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AI Summary: This is a policy document - specifically an Executive Order issued by the President regarding transparency of foreign funding in higher education institutions. This regulation requires the Secretary of Education to robustly enforce disclosure requirements for foreign funding at American universities. The order mandates more comprehensive reporting of foreign funds, including their true sources and purposes, and aims to prevent potential exploitation of educational institutions by foreign entities. Specifically, the Secretary must take steps to reverse previous administrative actions that allowed secrecy about foreign funding, require more detailed disclosures from universities, provide greater public access to information about foreign funding, and hold institutions accountable for non-compliance. The order also ties federal grant funding eligibility to compliance with foreign funding disclosure laws, meaning universities that do not properly report foreign funds may lose federal financial support. The regulation is based on Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and stems from evidence that universities have historically underreported or incompletely disclosed foreign funding sources. The order applies to higher education and research institutions and seeks to protect American educational, cultural, and national security interests by increasing transparency about foreign financial contributions to these institutions.