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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4977
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use of Federal
funds to be used to pay an individual for influencing or attempting
to influence an officer of employer of any agency, Member of Congress,
an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
Congress, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Mr. PHILLIPS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit
the use of Federal funds to be used to pay an individual
for influencing or attempting to influence an officer of
employer of any agency, Member of Congress, an officer
or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member
of Congress, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Higher Education
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Funds Integrity Act’’.
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SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REGARDING THE USE OF CERTAIN
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FEDERAL FUNDS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title I of the Higher
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amend-
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ed by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 129. CERTIFICATION REGARDING THE USE OF CER-
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TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.
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‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds received
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under this Act by an institution of higher education or
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other postsecondary educational institution may be used
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to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influ-
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ence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
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Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an em-
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ployee of a Member of Congress in connection with any
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Federal action described in subsection (b).
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‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—The prohibition in subsection
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(a) applies with respect to the following Federal actions:
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‘‘(1) The awarding of any Federal contract.
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‘‘(2) The making of any Federal grant.
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‘‘(3) The making of any Federal loan.
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‘‘(4) The entering into of any Federal coopera-
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tive agreement.
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‘‘(5) The extension, continuation, renewal,
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amendment, or modification of any Federal contract,
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grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
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‘‘(c) LOBBYING AND EARMARKS.—No Federal stu-
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dent aid funding under this Act may be used to hire a
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registered lobbyist or pay any person or entity for securing
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an earmark.
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‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.—Each institution of higher
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education or other postsecondary educational institution
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receiving Federal funding under this Act, as a condition
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for receiving such funding, shall annually certify to the
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Secretary that the requirements of subsections (a) through
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(c) have been met.
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‘‘(e) ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE.—The
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Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to en-
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sure that the provisions of this section are implemented
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and enforced.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 119 of the
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Higher Education Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 1011m) is
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repealed.
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