Ineligibility of institutions of higher education participating in certain nonexpressive commercial boycotts

Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) (A) The institution will not engage in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of a major strategic partner of the United States. (B) For purposes of this paragraph: (i) The term major strategic partner means, with respect to the United States— (I) a country described in section 4 of Public Law 113–296; or (II) an entity licensed or regulated by, or organized under the laws of, such a country. (ii) The term nonexpressive commercial boycott of a major strategic partner — (I) means a commercial action (including engaging in refusals to deal and terminating business activities) that— (aa) is intended to limit commercial relations with a major strategic partner; and (bb) is not based on a valid business reason; and (II) does not include actions described in regulations issued to provide for the exceptions described in section 1773(a)(2) of the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4842(a)(2))..

Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) (A) The institution will not engage in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of a major strategic partner of the United States. (B) For purposes of this paragraph: (i) The term major strategic partner means, with respect to the United States— (I) a country described in section 4 of Public Law 113–296; or (II) an entity licensed or regulated by, or organized under the laws of, such a country. (ii) The term nonexpressive commercial boycott of a major strategic partner — (I) means a commercial action (including engaging in refusals to deal and terminating business activities) that— (aa) is intended to limit commercial relations with a major strategic partner; and (bb) is not based on a valid business reason; and (II) does not include actions described in regulations issued to provide for the exceptions described in section 1773(a)(2) of the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4842(a)(2))..