S 1738

This bill, the Securing Academia from Foreign Entanglements Act, amends the Higher Education Act to prevent colleges and universities from accepting gifts or contracts from countries deemed ‘foreign countries of concern.’ These countries are defined as those identified as ‘covered nations’ under U.S. military law or those determined by a group of federal officials to be harmful to U.S. national security and foreign policy. The bill aims to safeguard academic institutions from potential foreign influence.