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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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5757 SENATE BILL 373 By: Bergstrom
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to education; creating the Research
6666 and Education Protection Act of 202 5; providing short
6767 title; providing purpose; de fining terms; prohibiting
6868 certain institutions and schools from accepting
6969 certain things of value from certain sources or
7070 countries; requiring public schools and institutions
7171 of higher education to disclose certain gifts
7272 received after certain date; provid ing manner of
7373 disclosure; requiring submitted information to be
7474 forwarded to the Office of Management and Enterprise
7575 Services (OMES); requiring information to be
7676 disclosed on certain website; directing the State
7777 Auditor and Inspector to inspect or audit ce rtain
7878 gifts upon certain request; requiring public schools
7979 and institutions of higher education to disclose
8080 offering of certain gifts; providing manner of
8181 disclosure; requiring submitted information to be
8282 forwarded to OMES to issue a final decision on
8383 whether certain gifts may be accepted; directing OMES
8484 to develop certain forms and maintain certain
8585 website; making certain indirect gifts subject to
8686 certain approval process; directing the State Auditor
8787 and Inspector to inspect or audit certain gifts upon
8888 certain request; requiring public schools and
8989 institutions of higher education to disclose certain
9090 contracts from certain foreign sources entered into
9191 after certain date; providing manner of disclosure;
9292 requiring certain information to be submitted to
9393 OMES; requiring information to be disclosed on
9494 certain website; directing the State A uditor and
9595 Inspector to inspect or audit certain contracts upon
9696 certain request; requiring public schools and
9797 institutions of higher education to disclose certain
9898 proposed contracts; requiring submitted information
9999 to be forwarded to OMES to issue a final decision on
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151151 whether a school or institution may enter into
152152 certain contract; directing OMES to develop certain
153153 forms and maintain certain website; making certain
154154 contracts subject to certain approval process;
155155 directing the State Auditor and Inspector to in spect
156156 or audit certain contracts upon certain request;
157157 providing civil penalty for certain failure to
158158 disclose certain information; providing for deposit
159159 of funds; providing for administrative enforcement of
160160 penalty; allowing certain entities to bring civil
161161 action for certain enforcement; providing for
162162 attorney fees; providing immunity from employment
163163 discipline and civil liability to certain employees
164164 who make certain reports; pr oviding for reward
165165 amount; providing for confidentiality of certain
166166 information; prohibiting public schools and
167167 institutions of higher education from participating
168168 in certain agreements with certain foreign sources;
169169 requiring certain cultural exchange agre ements to be
170170 shared with certain federal and state agencies;
171171 providing manner of sharing information; requiring
172172 the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and
173173 the State Board of Education to submit certain annual
174174 report by certain date; providing cont ents of report;
175175 prohibiting certain associations from accepting
176176 certain gifts or grants or entering into certain
177177 contracts; requiring public schools and institutions
178178 of higher education that establish certain program or
179179 agreement to adopt certain prioritiz ing policy;
180180 requiring institutions of higher education with
181181 certain research budget to screen certain applicants
182182 and students; directing boards of regents to require
183183 submission of certain materials from certain
184184 individuals; directing presidents of institut ions of
185185 higher education to designate a research integrity
186186 office; providing purpose of office; requiring
187187 certain review prior to interviewing for or offering
188188 certain positions; allowing an individual to not be
189189 employed for failure to disclose certain info rmation;
190190 requiring a research integrity office to report
191191 certain information regarding an individual who was
192192 rejected for employment on certain basis; directing
193193 institutions of higher education to adopt a policy of
194194 prioritizing certain foreign researchers; requiring
195195 institutions of higher education with certain
196196 research budget to es tablish certain travel approval
197197 and monitoring program; providing criteria for
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249249 certain preapproval; requiring maintenance of certain
250250 records of foreign travel requests and approv als for
251251 certain time period; requiring submission of certain
252252 annual report; requiring certain operation audit by
253253 certain date; allowing certain academic partnerships
254254 to be entered into or renewed under certain
255255 conditions; directing the Governor to appoint certain
256256 individual to submit certain report; providing
257257 contents of report; pro viding for severability;
258258 providing for codification; providing an effective
259259 date; and declaring an emergency.
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265265 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
266266 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
267267 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24 -162 of Title 70, unless there
268268 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
269269 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Research
270270 and Education Protection Act of 2025 ”. The purpose of the act is to
271271 protect research and educational system operations in this state
272272 from malicious influence from foreign countries of concern.
273273 B. As used in this act:
274274 1. “Affiliate organization ” means any entity under the control
275275 of or established for the benefit of an organization required to
276276 report pursuant to this section including a direct -support
277277 organization;
278278 2. “Agreement” means a written or spoken statement of mutual
279279 interest in cultural exchange or academic or research collaboration;
280280 3. “Allied countries” means:
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332332 a. nations currently party to any bilateral mutual
333333 defense treaties including the North Atlantic Treaty,
334334 the Agreement between the United States and Australia
335335 and New Zealand, the Philippine Treaty, the Southeast
336336 Asia Treaty, the Japanese Treaty, the Republic of
337337 Korea Treaty, or the Rio Treaty,
338338 b. any nation currently designated as a Major Non -North
339339 Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ally by the United
340340 States Department of Stat e, or
341341 c. the Republic of China;
342342 4. “Contract” means any agreement for the acq uisition by
343343 purchase, lease, or barter of property or services for the direct
344344 benefit or use of either of the parties;
345345 5. “Country of concern” means the People’s Republic of China,
346346 the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic
347347 People’s Republic of Korea, the State of Qatar, the Republic of
348348 Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, the Syrian Arab
349349 Republic, or any foreign terrorist organization designat ed by the
350350 United States Secretary of State in accordance with the Immigration
351351 and Naturalization Act, as amended, including any agent of or any
352352 other entity under significant control of such foreign country of
353353 concern or any other entity deemed by the Gove rnor in consultation
354354 with the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security;
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406406 6. “Direct-support organization ” means an organization that is
407407 organized and operated to receive, hold, invest, and administer
408408 property and to make expenditures to or for the benefit of a n
409409 institution of higher education or for the benefit of a research and
410410 development park or research and development authority affiliated
411411 with an institution of higher education;
412412 7. “Foreign government” means the government of any country,
413413 nation, group of nations, or any province or political subdivision
414414 of any country, nation, or group of nations other than the
415415 government of the United States including any agent of such foreign
416416 government;
417417 8. “Foreign source” means:
418418 a. a foreign government or an agency o f a foreign
419419 government,
420420 b. a legal entity, governmental or otherwise, created
421421 solely under the laws of a foreign state or states,
422422 c. an individual who is not a citizen or a national of
423423 the United States or a territory or protectorate of
424424 the United States,
425425 d. a partnership, association, corporation, organization,
426426 or any other combination of persons organized under
427427 the laws of or having its principal place of business
428428 in a country of concern of subsidiary of such entity,
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480480 e. an agent including a subsidiary or an affiliate of a
481481 foreign legal entity acting on behalf of a foreign
482482 source,
483483 f. a political party or a member of a political party.
484484 For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term
485485 “political party” means an organization or combination
486486 of individuals whose aim or purpose is, or who is
487487 engaged in any activity devoted in whole or in part
488488 to, the establishment, administration, control, or
489489 acquisition of administration or control of a
490490 government of a country of concern or a subdivision
491491 thereof or the furtheranc e or influencing of the
492492 political or public interest, policies, or relations
493493 of a government of a country of concern or subdivision
494494 thereof, or
495495 g. a program operated for the benefit of a government or
496496 political party of a country of concern including, but
497497 not limited to, the Thousand Talents Program, any
498498 program affiliated with United Front operations, or
499499 any program affiliated with a country of concern ’s
500500 ministry of education;
501501 9. “Gift” means any gift, grant, endowment, award, or donation
502502 of money or property of any kind, or any combination thereof,
503503 including a conditional or uncon ditional pledge of such gift,
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555555 endowment, award, or donation. For the purposes of this paragraph,
556556 pledge means a promise, an agreement, or an expressed intention to
557557 give a gift, and grant means a transfer of money for a specified
558558 purpose including a conditional gift;
559559 10. “Institution of higher education ” means an institution of
560560 higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
561561 Education or a private institution of highe r learning located within
562562 this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 o f Title 70 of
563563 the Oklahoma Statutes;
564564 11. “Interest” in an entity means any direct or indirect
565565 investment in or loan to an entity valued at five percent (5%) or
566566 more of the entity’s net worth or any form of direct or indirect
567567 control exerting similar or greater influence on the governance of
568568 the entity;
569569 12. “Partnership” means a faculty or student exchange program,
570570 a study abroad program, a matriculation program, a recruiting
571571 program, or a dual degree program; and
572572 13. “Public school” means a public school district, public
573573 charter school, or public statewide virtual charter school.
574574 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
575575 in the Oklahoma Statu tes as Section 24-163 of Title 70, unless there
576576 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
577577 Upon the effective date of this act, no institution of higher
578578 education or public school shall accept any gift, research funding,
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630630 or any other item, se rvice, contract, partnership, or thing of value
631631 from a foreign source or from a country of concern.
632632 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
633633 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24 -164 of Title 70, unless there
634634 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
635635 A. 1. Any public school or institution of higher education
636636 that has received directly or indirectly any gift with any value
637637 from any foreign source from a country of concern after December 31,
638638 2013, shall disclose such gifts in the following manner:
639639 a. public schools shall disclose such gifts to the State
640640 Board of Education and the State Department of
641641 Education within sixty (60) days after the effective
642642 date of this act, and
643643 b. institutions of higher educat ion shall disclose such
644644 gifts to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
645645 Education within sixty (60) days after the effective
646646 date of this act.
647647 2. Unless otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential under
648648 state or federal law, disclosure required by this sub section shall
649649 include the date the gift was received; the amount of the gift; the
650650 purpose of the gift; the identification of the persons the gift was
651651 explicitly intended to benefit; any applicable conditions,
652652 requirements, restrictions, or terms made part of the gift; the name
653653 and country of residence or domicile of the foreign source; the name
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705705 and mailing address of the disclosing entity; and, as applicable,
706706 the date of termination of the gift.
707707 3. Information submitted pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
708708 subsection shall be forwarded to the Office of Management and
709709 Enterprise Services (OMES), which shall maintain a public web portal
710710 to disclose information on past gifts from countries of concern.
711711 4. Upon a request from the Governor, the President Pro Tempore
712712 of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
713713 State Auditor and Inspector shall inspect or audit a past gift or
714714 gift agreement.
715715 B. 1. Any public school or institution of higher education
716716 that has been offered directly or indirectly a ny gift with any value
717717 from a foreign source from a country of concern after t he effective
718718 date of this act shall disclose such gift in the following manner:
719719 a. public schools shall disclose such gifts to the State
720720 Board of Education and the State Departme nt of
721721 Education before accepting such gifts, and
722722 b. institutions of higher education shall disclose such
723723 gifts to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
724724 Education before accepting such gifts.
725725 2. Unless otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential under
726726 state or federal law, disclosure required by this subsection shall
727727 include the date the gift was offered; the amount of the gift; the
728728 purpose of the gift; the identification of the persons the gift was
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780780 explicitly intended to benefit; any applicable conditions,
781781 requirements, restrictions, or terms made part of the gift; the name
782782 and country of residence or domicile of the foreign source; the name
783783 and mailing address of the disclosing entity; and, as applicable,
784784 the date of termination of the gift.
785785 3. Information submitted pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
786786 subsection shall be forwarded to O MES. Within thirty (30) days of
787787 receiving the disclosure of an offered gift, OMES shall issue a
788788 final decision to the public school or institution of higher
789789 education on whether and under what conditions the public school or
790790 institution of higher education may accept the gift. OMES shall:
791791 a. develop disclosure forms, rules, and procedures for
792792 deciding whether to allow a public school or
793793 institution of higher education to accept gifts from
794794 countries of concern, and
795795 b. maintain a public web portal disclosin g proposed gifts
796796 from countries of concern with the final decision from
797797 OMES on whether to allow the public school or
798798 institution of higher education to accept the gift.
799799 4. For the purposes of this section, a gift received by a
800800 public school or institution of higher education from a foreign
801801 source through an intermediary shall be considered an indirect gift
802802 and shall be subject to the approval process provided for in this
803803 subsection.
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855855 5. Upon the request of the Governor, the President Pro Tempore
856856 of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
857857 State Auditor and Inspector shall inspect or audit a gift or gift
858858 agreement.
859859 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
860860 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24 -165 of Title 70, unless there
861861 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
862862 A. A public school or institution of higher education that has
863863 entered directly or indirectly into any contract with any value from
864864 any foreign source from a country of co ncern after December 31,
865865 2013, shall disclose such contracts in the following manner:
866866 1. Public schools shall disclose such contracts to the State
867867 Board of Education and the Sta te Department of Education within
868868 sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act; and
869869 2. Institutions of higher education shall disclose such
870870 contracts to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education within
871871 sixty (60) days after the effective dat e of this act.
872872 B. Unless otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential under
873873 state or federal law, disclosure required by subsection A of this
874874 section shall include the date of the contract; the amount of the
875875 contract; the purpose of the contract; the ident ification of the
876876 persons the contract was explicitly intended to benefit; any
877877 applicable conditions, requirements, restrictions, or terms made
878878 part of the contract; a copy of the contract; the name and country
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930930 of residence or domicile of the foreign source ; the name and mailing
931931 address of the disclosing entity; and, as applicable, t he date of
932932 termination of the contract.
933933 C. For the purposes of this section, a contract entered into
934934 with a foreign source through an intermediary or affiliate
935935 organization shall be considered an indirect contract to the public
936936 school or institution of higher education and shall be subject to
937937 the disclosure process provided for in this section.
938938 D. Information submitted pursuant to subsection A of this
939939 section shall be forwarded to the Office of Management and
940940 Enterprise Services (OMES), which shall mainta in a public web portal
941941 to disclose information on past proposed and entered into contracts
942942 with countries of concern.
943943 E. Upon the request of the Governor, the President Pro Temp ore
944944 of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
945945 State Auditor and Inspector shall inspect or audit a past contract.
946946 F. Any public school or institution of higher education that
947947 has been offered or has proposed directly or indirectly any contract
948948 with any value from or with a foreign source from a country of
949949 concern after the effective date of this act shall disclose such
950950 proposed contract in the following manner:
951951 1. Public schools shall disclose such contract to the State
952952 Board of Education and the State Department of Education before
953953 entering into such contract; and
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10051005 2. Institutions of higher education shall disclose such
10061006 contract to the State Regents.
10071007 G. Unless otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential under
10081008 state or federal law , disclosure required by subsection F of this
10091009 section shall include the date o f the contract; the amount of the
10101010 contract; the purpose of the contract; the identification of the
10111011 persons the contract was explicitly intended to benefit; any
10121012 applicable conditions, requirements, restrictions, or terms made
10131013 part of the contract; a copy of the contract; the name and country
10141014 of residence or domicile of the foreign source; the name and mailing
10151015 address of the disclosing entity; and, as applicable, the date of
10161016 termination of the contract.
10171017 H. Information submitted pursuant to subsection F of th is
10181018 section shall be forwarded to OMES. Within thirty (30) days of
10191019 receiving the disclosure of the offered or proposed contract, OMES
10201020 shall issue a final decision to the public s chool or institution of
10211021 higher education on whether and under what conditions the public
10221022 school or institution of higher education may enter into the
10231023 contract. OMES shall:
10241024 1. Develop disclosure forms, rules, and procedures for deciding
10251025 whether to allow a public school or an institution of higher
10261026 education to enter into a contract with a country of concern; and
10271027 2. Maintain a public web portal disclosing proposed or offered
10281028 contracts with countries of concern with the final decision from
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10801080 OMES on whether to allow the public school or institution of higher
10811081 education to enter into the contract.
10821082 I. For the purposes of this section, a contract proposed from a
10831083 foreign source through an intermediary or affiliate organization
10841084 shall be considered an indirect contra ct with the public school or
10851085 institution of higher education and shall be subj ect to the approval
10861086 process provided for in subsection H of this section.
10871087 J. Upon the request of the Governor, the President Pro Tempore
10881088 of the Senate, or the Speaker of the Hou se of Representatives, the
10891089 State Auditor and Inspector shall inspect or audit a contract
10901090 entered into pursuant to this section.
10911091 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
10921092 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24 -166 of Title 70, unless there
10931093 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
10941094 A. A public school or institution of higher education that
10951095 knowingly, willfully, or negligently fails to disclose the
10961096 information required by the Research and Education Protectio n Act of
10971097 2025 shall be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred and five
10981098 percent (105%) of the amount of the undisclosed gift or contract,
10991099 payable only from non -state funds. The recovered funds shall be
11001100 deposited into the General Revenue Fund. The State Board of
11011101 Education or the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may
11021102 administratively enforce the penalty provided for in this section as
11031103 an administrative penalty.
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11551155 B. In the absence of enforcement by the State Board of
11561156 Education or the State Regent s, the Attorney General or the Office
11571157 of the State Treasurer may bring a civil action to enforce the
11581158 provisions of the Research and Education Protection Act of 202 5. If
11591159 such action is successful, the Attorney General or the Office of the
11601160 State Treasurer shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees and
11611161 costs.
11621162 C. An employee of a p ublic school or an institution of higher
11631163 education who in good faith reports an undisclosed foreign gift or
11641164 contract to the Attorney General or the Office of the State
11651165 Treasurer shall be immune from employment discipline or civil
11661166 liability. The reporting employee shall be entitled to receive a
11671167 reward in the amount of twenty -five percent (25%) of any penalty
11681168 recovered by the State Board of Education, the State Regents, the
11691169 Attorney General, or the Office of the State Treasurer.
11701170 D. Information reported purs uant to Sections 2 and 3 of this
11711171 act shall not be deemed confidential except as provided for in the
11721172 Oklahoma Open Records Act.
11731173 E. The State Board of Education and the State Rege nts may adopt
11741174 promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
11751175 SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
11761176 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24 -167 of Title 70, unless there
11771177 is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
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12291229 A. A public school or institution of higher educatio n shall not
12301230 participate in any cultural exchange agreement with a foreign source
12311231 from a country of concern, or any entity controlled by a country of
12321232 concern, which:
12331233 1. Constrains the freedom of contract of such public school or
12341234 institution of higher education;
12351235 2. Allows the curricula or values of a program in this state to
12361236 be directed, controlled, or influenced by a country of concern; or
12371237 3. Promotes an agenda detrimental to th e safety or security of
12381238 this state, its residents, or the United States.
12391239 B. Prior to the execution of a cultural exchange agreement with
12401240 a foreign source from a country of concern, the substance of the
12411241 agreement shall be shared with:
12421242 1. Federal agencies concerned with protecting national security
12431243 or enforcing trade sanctions, embargoes, or other restrictions under
12441244 federal law. If any federal agency provides information suggesting
12451245 that such an agreement promotes an agenda detrimental to the safety
12461246 or security of this state, the United States, or its residents, the
12471247 public school or institution of higher education may not enter into
12481248 the agreement; and
12491249 2. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). If
12501250 OMES provides information suggesting that s uch an agreement promotes
12511251 an agenda detrimental to the safety or security of this state, the
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13031303 United States, or its residents, the public school or institution of
13041304 higher education may not enter into the agreement.
13051305 C. By July 1, 2026, and by each July 1 the reafter, each public
13061306 school shall submit the information required by subsectio n B of this
13071307 section to the State Board of Education, and each institution of
13081308 higher education shall submit the information required by subsection
13091309 B of this section to the Oklahom a State Regents for Higher
13101310 Education.
13111311 D. By December 1, 202 6, and each December 1 thereafter, the
13121312 State Regents and the State Board of Education shall each
13131313 electronically submit a report to the Governor, the President Pro
13141314 Tempore of the Senate, and the Sp eaker of the House of
13151315 Representatives relating to partnerships and agreements of
13161316 institutions of higher education and public schools, respectively,
13171317 made with educational institutions or other institutions based in
13181318 countries of concern. The report shall in clude at a minimum the
13191319 following information for the previous fiscal year:
13201320 1. Data reflecting any grant program, agreement, partnership,
13211321 or contract between an institution of higher education and any
13221322 college, university, or entity that is based in or cont rolled by a
13231323 country of concern or between a public school and any private or
13241324 public school that is based in or controlled by a country of
13251325 concern;
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13771377 2. Data reflecting any office, campus, or physical location
13781378 used or maintained by an institution of higher e ducation in a
13791379 country of concern; and
13801380 3. The date on which any such grant program, agreement,
13811381 partnership, or contract reported pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
13821382 subsection is expected to terminate.
13831383 E. 1. No students’ or scholars’ association affiliated w ith
13841384 any public school or institution of higher education may accept any
13851385 gift or grant from a foreign source in a country of concern or enter
13861386 into any contract or agreement with a foreign source in a country of
13871387 concern. For the purposes of this subsection, member dues or fees
13881388 shall not be considered a gift or grant from a foreign source in a
13891389 country of concern.
13901390 2. A violation of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this
13911391 subsection shall result in the public school or institution of
13921392 higher education ending any affiliation with the students ’ or
13931393 scholars’ association.
13941394 F. Each public schoo l or institution of higher education that
13951395 has established or will establish an exchange program or
13961396 international cultural agreement concerning the Mandarin dialect of
13971397 the Chinese language or culture shall adopt a policy of prioritizing
13981398 partnerships with foreign sources from the Republic of China over
13991399 partnerships with foreign sources from the People ’s Republic of
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14521452 G. The State Board of Education and the State Regents may ad opt
14531453 regulations and rules to implement the provisions of this section.
14541454 SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
14551455 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24 -168 of Title 70, unless there
14561456 is created a duplication in numbering , reads as follows:
14571457 A. Each institution of higher education or affiliate thereof
14581458 that has a research budget of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00)
14591459 or more shall screen:
14601460 1. Applicants seeking employment in research or research -
14611461 related support positions;
14621462 2. Graduate and undergraduate students applying for research or
14631463 research-related support positions; and
14641464 3. Applicants for positions of visiting researcher who are:
14651465 a. citizens of a foreign country and who are not
14661466 permanent residents of the United States, or
14671467 b. citizens and permanent residents of the United States
14681468 who have any affiliation with an institution or
14691469 program or at least one year of prior employment or
14701470 training in a country of concern, with the exception
14711471 of employment or training by an agency of the United
14721472 States government.
14731473 Screening required by this subsection shall be r equired prior to
14741474 interviewing such applicants or offering an applicant a position of
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15261526 employment or of visiting researcher. An institution of higher
15271527 education may screen other ap plicants for such positions.
15281528 B. In addition to satisfying all employment and enrollment
15291529 qualifications imposed by federal law, the governing board of
15301530 regents for each institution of higher education shall:
15311531 1. Require a foreign applicant to submit a compl ete copy of his
15321532 or her passport and most recently submitted Online Nonimmigran t Visa
15331533 Application, DS-160. After extraction and submission of all
15341534 information relevant to the requirements of this section, an
15351535 institution of higher education may destroy or re turn the copy of
15361536 the DS-160;
15371537 2. Require all individuals described in subsection A of this
15381538 section to submit:
15391539 a. a complete resume and curriculum vitae including every
15401540 institution of higher education attended,
15411541 b. all previous employment since the applicant reached
15421542 the age of eighteen,
15431543 c. a list of all published material for which th e
15441544 applicant received credit as an author, a researcher,
15451545 or otherwise to which the applicant contributed
15461546 significant research, writing, or editorial support,
15471547 d. a list of the applicant’s current and pending research
15481548 funding from any source including the source of funds,
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16001600 the amount, the applicant ’s role on the project, and a
16011601 brief description of the research, and
16021602 e. a full disclosure of non -institution of higher
16031603 education profession al activities including any
16041604 affiliation with an institution of higher educatio n or
16051605 program in a country of concern; and
16061606 3. An institution of higher education may require individuals
16071607 described in subsection A of this section who have been continually
16081608 employed or enrolled in an institution of higher education in the
16091609 United States for twenty (20) years or more to submit employment
16101610 history prior to the most recent twenty (20) years.
16111611 C. The president of each institution of higher education or
16121612 affiliate thereof shall designate a research integrity office to
16131613 review all materials submitted pursuant to subsection B of this
16141614 section and take reasonable steps to verify all attendance,
16151615 employment, publications, and contributions included in the
16161616 submitted materials. Re asonable steps shall include but not be
16171617 limited to searching public databases for research publications,
16181618 presentations, and public conflict of interest records to identify
16191619 any research publication or presentation that may have been omitted
16201620 from the materials submitted pursuant to subsection B of this
16211621 section; contacting all employer s of the most recent ten (10) years
16221622 to verify employment; contacting all institutions of higher
16231623 education attended to verify enrollment and educational progress;
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16751675 searching public listings of persons subject to sanctions or
16761676 restrictions under federal law; submitting the applicant ’s name and
16771677 other identifying information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
16781678 or any federal agency reasonably willing to scrutinize such
16791679 applicant for national security or counterespionage purposes; and
16801680 any other steps deemed app ropriate. The institution of higher
16811681 education or affiliate thereof may also direct the research
16821682 integrity office to approve applicants for hire based on a risk -
16831683 based determination considering the nature of the research and
16841684 background and ongoing affiliations of the applicant.
16851685 D. The provisions of this section shall be completed before an
16861686 institution of higher education or an affiliate thereof interviews
16871687 or offers a position to a n individual described in subsection A of
16881688 this section in any research or rese arch-related support position
16891689 and before granting such individual any access to research data or
16901690 activities or other sensitive data. An individual described in
16911691 subsection A of this section may not be employed in any research or
16921692 research-related support position if he or she fails to disclose a
16931693 substantial educational, employment, or research -related activity,
16941694 publication, or presentation at the time of submitting materials
16951695 required by subsection B of this section unless an institution of
16961696 higher education department head or his or her designee certifies in
16971697 writing the substance of the nondisclosure and the reasons for
16981698 disregarding such failure to disclose. A copy of such certifica tion
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17501750 shall be kept in the investigative file of the research integrity
17511751 office and shall be submitted to the nearest Federal Bureau of
17521752 Investigation field office.
17531753 E. An institution of higher education ’s research integrity
17541754 office designated pursuant to subs ection C of this section shall
17551755 report to the nearest Federal Bureau of Investi gation field office,
17561756 any law enforcement agency designated by the Governor, and the board
17571757 of regents of the institution of higher education or affiliate
17581758 thereof the identity of t he individual who was rejected for
17591759 employment based on the scrutiny required by this section or other
17601760 risk-based screening.
17611761 F. Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy of
17621762 prioritizing foreign researchers from allied nations and joint
17631763 research projects with allied nations in the following order of
17641764 prioritization:
17651765 1. Members of the Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review
17661766 Council;
17671767 2. Current signatories of the North Atlantic Treaty;
17681768 3. The State of Israel, the Republic of China, the Pe ople’s
17691769 Republic of Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and the Republic of
17701770 India; and
17711771 4. All other countries including remaining nations designated
17721772 as a Major Non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ally by the
17731773 United States Department of State and remai ning allied countries.
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18251825 G. By July 1, 2026, each institution of higher educati on or
18261826 affiliate thereof that has a research budget of Ten Million Dollars
18271827 ($10,000,000.00) or more shall establish an international travel
18281828 approval and monitoring program. The p rogram shall require
18291829 preapproval and screening by an institution of higher education ’s
18301830 research integrity office designated pursuant to subsection C of
18311831 this section, in addition to any other travel approval process
18321832 requirements applicable to the institutio n of higher education.
18331833 H. 1. Preapproval by an institution of higher educati on’s
18341834 research integrity office shall be based on the applicant ’s review
18351835 and acknowledgement of guidance published by the employing
18361836 institution of higher education or affiliate th ereof which relates
18371837 to countries of concern, countries under sanction, or other
18381838 restrictions or designations imposed by this state or the United
18391839 States government including any federal licensing requirements;
18401840 customs rules; export controls; restrictions on taking institutional
18411841 property including intellectual property abroad; restric tions on
18421842 presentations, teaching, and interactions with foreign colleagues;
18431843 and other subjects important to the research and academic integrity
18441844 of the institution of higher educa tion.
18451845 2. Preapproval by an institution of higher education ’s research
18461846 integrity office shall be based on the binding commitment of the
18471847 individual traveler not to violate the institution of higher
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18991899 education’s limitations on travel and activities abroad and to obey
19001900 all applicable federal laws.
19011901 I. The institution of higher education or affiliate thereof
19021902 shall maintain records of all foreign travel requests and approvals;
19031903 expenses reimbursed by the institution of higher education or
19041904 affiliate thereof during s uch travel including travel, food, and
19051905 lodging; and payments and honoraria received during such travel and
19061906 activities including for travel, food, and lodging. The institution
19071907 of higher education shall retain the records for at least three (3)
19081908 years or any longer period of time required by any applicable state
19091909 or federal law.
19101910 J. The institution of higher education or affiliate thereof
19111911 shall provide an annual report of foreign travel to countries of
19121912 concerns listing individual travelers, foreign locations v isited,
19131913 and foreign institutions visited to its board of regents.
19141914 K. By July 1, 2026, the State Auditor and Inspector shall
19151915 perform an operational audit regarding implementation of the
19161916 provisions of this section.
19171917 SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
19181918 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24 -169 of Title 70, unless there
19191919 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
19201920 A. Subject to the approval of its board of regents, an
19211921 institution of higher education shall only enter into a new or renew
19221922 an existing academic partnership with an academic or research
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19741974 institution located in a country of concern if the institution of
19751975 higher education maintains sufficient structural safeguards to
19761976 protect its intellectual property , the security of this state, and
19771977 the national security interests of the Unite d States. A board of
19781978 regents shall only approve an institution of higher education ’s
19791979 partnership if the board, in consultation with the Office of the
19801980 Attorney General, determine s the partnership meets the following
19811981 safeguard requirements:
19821982 1. Compliance with all federal requirements including the
19831983 requirements of federal research sponsors and federal export control
19841984 agencies, regulations regarding international traffic in arms and
19851985 export administration, and economic and trade sanctions administered
19861986 by the federal Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States
19871987 Department of the Treasury;
19881988 2. Annual formal institution -level programs for faculty on
19891989 conflicts of interest and conf licts of commitment; and
19901990 3. A formalized foreign visitor process and uniform visiting
19911991 scholar agreement.
19921992 B. The board of regents of an institution of higher education,
19931993 in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, shall have
19941994 full discretion to reject or terminate any research partnership
19951995 between the institution and an a cademic or research institution
19961996 located in a country of concern at any time and for any purpose.
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20482048 SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
20492049 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24 -170 of Title 70, unless there
20502050 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
20512051 A. No later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of
20522052 this act, the Governor shall appoint one qualified person who shall
20532053 be responsible for the “Report on Foreign Influence in Higher
20542054 Education”. The report shall be electronically submitted to the
20552055 Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker
20562056 of the House of Representatives and shall be published semi -annually
20572057 on a state website.
20582058 B. The Report on Foreign Influence in Higher Education:
20592059 1. Shall investigate and provide oversight of all attempted
20602060 foreign influence operations in higher education in this state; and
20612061 2. May include a synthesis of reports from the federal
20622062 government and state agencies, new findings and ongoing
20632063 investigations, and recommendations for limiting exposure to foreign
20642064 influence.
20652065 SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
20662066 in the Oklahoma Statutes as S ection 24-171 of Title 70, unless there
20672067 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
20682068 The provisions of the Research and Education Protection Act of
20692069 2025 are severable and if any part or provision shall be held void,
20702070 the decision of the court so holding shall not affect or impair any
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21222122 of the remaining parts or provisions o f the Research and Education
21232123 Protection Act of 202 5.
21242124 SECTION 11. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
21252125 SECTION 12. It being immediately ne cessary for the preservation
21262126 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
21272127 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
21282128 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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