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This bill, known as the Securing Academia from Foreign Entanglements Act, aims to prohibit institutions of higher education from receiving gifts or entering into contracts with certain foreign countries deemed to be of concern to U.S. national security. The bill defines "foreign countries of concern" as those classified as covered nations under existing U.S. Code or countries that the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense and State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines to be detrimental to U.S. national security or foreign policy. Specifically, the bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add a new section that broadly prohibits educational institutions from accepting gifts or contracts from these specified countries. The legislation includes important definitions for terms like "contract," "gift," and "institution," and explicitly states that the prohibition does not impact standard student-related expenses such as tuition, room and board, fees, or other cost of attendance elements. This bill represents an effort to limit potential foreign influence in U.S. higher education institutions by creating a mechanism to restrict financial interactions with countries considered potential national security risks.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4902/all-info