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Exhibit 847

Section 117 of the Higher Education Act: Reporting of Foreign Gifts and Contracts, CRS In Focus IF12927 (updated 25 March 2026)

Exhibit 847 ยท CRS report

Section 117 of the Higher Education Act: Reporting of Foreign Gifts and Contracts, CRS In Focus IF12927 (updated 25 March 2026)

From 2019 to 2021 during the first Trump Administration, ED opened 19 investigations into Section 117 noncompliance. The Biden Administration did not open any investigations.

States the reporting rule ($250,000 per source per calendar year), ED's published spreadsheets since 1986, and totals as of 23 February 2026: Qatar about $8.8 billion across about 1,300 transactions, China about $4.9 billion across about 8,000. Harvard $4.5 billion and Cornell $4.2 billion in aggregate. Enforcement: 19 investigations opened 2019 to 2021 (first Trump Administration), none under the Biden Administration, four to date under the second Trump Administration.

Source
Congressional Research Service
Date
25 March 2026
Quoted from
History of Enforcement Actions
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF12927.html
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding POL-6.17
Primary record Under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, Qatar was on 23 February 2026 the largest country of attribution for reported foreign gifts and contracts at U.S. colleges and universities, about $8.8 billion in about 1,300 transactions, and China was second at about $4.9 billion in about 8,000. The Education Department opened 19 Section 117 investigations from 2019 to 2021 under the first Trump Administration, none under the Biden Administration and four to date under the second Trump Administration.