Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965

Over 30 years ago, Congress enacted Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) in light of concerns about the growing financial relationship between U.S. universities and foreign sources. Congress balanced academic freedom and national security by mandating financial transparency through required reporting of contracts with and gifts from a foreign source that, alone or combined, are valued at $250,000 or more in a calendar year.

Gifts and Contracts Involving Foreign Sources

Information Collection

Notices of Investigation and Records Requests

Related Material

Statute

Questions and Comments

If you have technical questions or access issues related to the Section 117 electronic reporting portal, please contact ForeignGiftsAccess@ed.gov or send to:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Federal Student Aid
Attn: HEA Section 117 Access
830 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

For all other questions about the Department's Section 117 efforts or information you wish to provide on related issues, please contact ForeignSourceReporting@ed.gov or send to:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of the General Counsel
Attn: HEA Section 117 Reporting
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202


   
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Last Modified: 07/19/2022