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This bill prohibits public institutions of higher education from accepting gifts and donations from certain entities and individuals. Under the bill, a public institution of higher education is prohibited from accepting gifts and donations from a foreign adversary, an individual acting on behalf of a foreign adversary, or an entity that is owned, controlled, or subject to a jurisdiction deemed a foreign adversary. The bill defines foreign adversary as any foreign government or foreign non-government person determined by the United States Secretary of Commerce to have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons.

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Douglas Steinhardt (R)*,  Mike Testa (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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