119th Congress Education
S. 1296: DETERRENT Act
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Summary
This bill expands oversight and disclosure requirements related to foreign sources and institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to annually disclose to the Department of Education (ED) any year in which the IHE
- receives a gift from a foreign country of concern (e.g., China or Russia) or foreign entity of concern of any dollar amount;
- receives a gift or contract from a foreign source (other than a foreign country of concern or foreign entity of concern) that is valued at $50,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts or contracts within a calendar year (current disclosure threshold is $250,000 or more), or which has an undetermined monetary value;
- enters into a contract with a foreign country of concern or foreign entity of concern after receiving a waiver for such contract; or
- is substantially controlled by a foreign source.
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Additionally, the bill
- prohibits IHEs from entering into contracts with a foreign country of concern or with a foreign entity of concern without obtaining a waiver, and
- requires certain IHEs to disclose gifts or contracts between covered individuals (e.g., researchers) and foreign sources.
The bill requires ED to investigate possible violations of this bill and outlines the various penalties for each violation. Penalties may include losing eligibility for federal student financial aid.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- Shelley Capito R-WVOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- Joni Ernst R-IAOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Pete Ricketts R-NEOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
- Eric Schmitt R-MOOriginal
- Michael Crapo R-ID
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Mike Rounds R-SD
- John Kennedy R-LA
- Tommy Tuberville R-AL
- Ted Budd R-NC
- Tom Cotton R-AR
- Jim Banks R-IN
- Dave McCormick R-PA
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- John Fetterman D-PA
- Dan Sullivan R-AK
- James Lankford R-OK
Who scored on this bill
- 1Thom Tillis SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Thom Tillis.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.