Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1048

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  

Caption

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions Act or the DETERRENT ActThis 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 IHEreceives 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; oris substantially controlled by a foreign source.Additionally, the billprohibits IHEs from entering into contracts with a foreign country of concern or with a foreign entity of concern without obtaining a waiver,requires certain IHEs to disclose gifts or contracts between covered individuals (e.g., researchers) and foreign sources, andrequires private IHEs with specified assets or investments to file annual investment disclosure reports.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.

Congress_id

119-HR-1048

Policy_area

Education

Introduced_date

2025-02-06

Companion Bills

US HB938

Related bill No Contracts with Foreign Adversaries Act

US HB1023

Related bill RIFA Act Reporting on Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act

US HB1018

Related bill INSTRUCT Act of 2025 Instructing Noteworthy Steps toward Transparency to Rout and Undo Calamitous Transactions Act of 2025

US HR242

Procedurally-related Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1048) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern, and for other purposes.

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