Disclose GIFT Act
Sponsored By: Representative James, John [R-MI-10]
Introduced
Summary
Public reporting of foreign gifts and contracts at research-focused colleges and universities. This bill would require eligible institutions to disclose foreign gifts and contracts to a searchable public database, set disclosure thresholds and retention rules, and create a federal enforcement mechanism and anti-espionage planning requirement.
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- Would require eligible colleges and universities to maintain a public, searchable database of disclosed foreign gifts and contracts. Reports must appear online 30 days after receipt and remain available until at least five years after the gift or contract date.
- Covered faculty and staff would have to report gifts that exceed the minimal value defined in law and certain contracts. Institutions must keep records of the names of individuals who make disclosures for purposes of investigations or Freedom of Information Act requests.
- Applies only to Title IV-eligible institutions that either received more than $50 million in federal research funds in any of the prior five years or receive Title VI funding. Institutions must also adopt plans to identify and manage potential information-gathering or espionage risks arising from foreign gifts or contracts.
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New foreign gift reporting at colleges
If enacted, Title IV colleges that got over $50,000,000 in federal research funds in any of the last five years, or get Title VI funds, would face new foreign gift and contract reporting within 90 days. Covered employees would file a yearly report by July 31 for the prior year. They would disclose foreign gifts above the federal minimal value and contracts: $5,000+ with most foreign sources (per source, combined), and all contracts with countries or entities of concern, even at $0, including the full contract text; unknown-value deals must also be reported. Schools would post the info online within 30 days, keep it for at least five years or until a contract ends, and make it searchable by date, country, department, and source. Schools would keep names off the public site but retain them for investigations and public-record requests, and they would run a plan to manage espionage risks.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
James, John [R-MI-10]
MI • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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