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United States Research Protection Act
Summary
This act amends the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of "foreign country of concern" for purposes of restrictions on malign foreign talent recruitment programs. The amendment expands the definition to include funding or support provided either directly or indirectly from countries of concern, and restructures the list of criteria identifying such countries. The change aims to strengthen restrictions on researchers receiving talent recruitment support from foreign governments or entities that pose security concerns to US research institutions.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
1 cosponsor
Actions (9)
- Mar 25, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Mar 24, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Mar 24, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201) · house
- Mar 24, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201)
- Mar 24, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318. · house
- Mar 24, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1201-1202) · house
- Mar 24, 2025 Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “United States Research Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR PURPOSES OF MALIGN FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT RESTRICTION.
Paragraph (4) of section 10638 of title VI of division B of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167; 42 U.S.C. 19237) is amended—
(1) by inserting “of concern” after “foreign country” each place such term appears;
(2) by striking “means—” and all that follows through “any program, position, or activity” and inserting “means any program, position, or activity”;
(3) by striking subparagraph (B);
(4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left;
(5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking “directly provided” and inserting “whether directly or indirectly provided”; and
(6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking “; and” and inserting a period.
Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1318
AN ACT
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.
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