Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence

Higher education institutions face greater scrutiny of foreign gifts and contracts, and noncompliance may jeopardize federal grant funding.

What the order does ​

• Directs the Department of Education to enforce existing foreign-funding disclosure requirements.
• Requires more specific reporting of the true sources and purposes of foreign funds.
• Directs officials to reverse prior actions that allowed improper secrecy and expand public access to disclosed information.
• Orders audits, investigations, and Justice Department enforcement against noncompliant institutions.
• Directs agencies to treat disclosure compliance as material to federal fraud law and eligibility for appropriate federal grants.

Who it affects ​

• U.S. higher education and research institutions receiving reportable foreign funding.
• Foreign governments, organizations, and donors funding American institutions.
• Federal agencies that oversee education grants, compliance, investigations, and enforcement.