Gill and Cruz introduce bill to crack down on undisclosed foreign funding in U.S. universities - Cross Timbers Gazette

Gill and Cruz introduce bill to crack down on undisclosed foreign funding in U.S. universities - Cross Timbers Gazette

Congressman Brandon Gill (R-Flower Mound) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) have introduced the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act, a new bill designed to penalize U.S. universities that fail to report foreign funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, and Iran. The legislation strengthens current requirements under the Higher Education Act, which already mandates that institutions disclose foreign gifts and contracts t…