No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025
H.R. 542119th Congress

No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025

Introduced in the HouseRep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)9 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025.

Section 2. Prohibition on gifts from certain countries

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 117 the following:

(a) In general

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, an institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act may not receive a gift from—

(1) a country that, as of such date of enactment, has provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as determined by the Secretary of State; or

(2) China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran.

(b) Reporting

In order to continue to be eligible to receive funds under this Act, an institution described in subsection (a) must, for each instance where such institution is offered a gift from a country described in such subsection, report such offer to the Secretary.

(c) Definitions

In this section:

(1) Material support

The term material support has the meaning given the term material support and resources in section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States Code.

(2) Foreign terrorist organization

The term foreign terrorist organization means an entity designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).

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