1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Influence Transparency Act . 2. Limiting exemption from foreign agent registration requirement for persons engaging in activities in furtherance of certain pursuits to activities not promoting political agenda of foreign governments (a) Limitation on exemption Section 3(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 613(e) ) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , but only if the activities do not promote the political agenda of a government of a foreign country; . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to activities carried out on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Disclosures of foreign gifts and agreements (a) In general Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011f ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by adding and agreements at the end; (2) in subsection (a), by striking $250,000 and inserting $50,000 ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including the content of each such contract ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the following: , including the content of each such contract ; (4) in subsection (e), by inserting , including the contents of any contracts, after reports ; (5) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively; (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Confucius Institute agreements (1) Defined term In this subsection, the term Confucius Institute means a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. (2) Disclosure requirement Any institution that has entered into an agreement with a Confucius Institute shall immediately make the full text of such agreement available— (A) on the publicly accessible website of the institution; (B) to the Department of Education