Academic Institution Research Integrity Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7813 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require disclosures of foreign gifts by entities affiliated with institutions of higher education. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 29, 2020 Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania 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 require disclosures of foreign gifts by entities affiliated with in- stitutions of higher education. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Academic Institution 4 Research Integrity Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES OF FOREIGN GIFTS REQUIRED FOR 6 AFFILIATED ENTITIES. 7 Section 117(h)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 8 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)(4)) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:38 Aug 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7813.IH H7813 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7813 IH (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 1 (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and ad- 2 justing the margins accordingly; 3 (2) by striking ‘‘means any institution’’ and in- 4 serting the following: 5 ‘‘(A) means any institution’’; 6 (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting 7 ‘‘or’’; and 8 (4) by adding at the end the following: 9 ‘‘(B) means any nonprofit foundation or 10 other entity affiliated with an institution de- 11 scribed in subparagraph (A), such as a re- 12 search, an endowment, or an alumni founda- 13 tion; and’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:38 Aug 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7813.IH H7813 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS