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Research Integrity and Foreign Influence Prevention 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.
Summary
This bill amends federal research law to expand the definition of "covered foreign country of concern" for purposes of restricting malign foreign talent recruitment in research. Beginning January 1, 2026, the definition now includes special administrative regions within covered foreign countries and any other territories that the United States recognizes as being under the control of such countries.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Daniel Webster’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- LEE PROPERTIES, INC. $13,200
- FRONTLINE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE $13,200
- FRONTLINE INSURANCE $12,471
- FLORIDA CRYSTALS $11,600
- FRONTLINE INSURANCE CO. $10,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Daniel Webster → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- Jun 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 5, 2025
Mr. Webster of Florida (for himself and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
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 “Research Integrity and Foreign Influence Prevention Act”.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR PURPOSES OF MALIGN FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT RESTRICTION.
Paragraph (2) 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 by inserting “, including, beginning on January 1, 2026, any special administrative region within such a covered foreign country of concern or any other territory that the United States recognizes as being under the control of such a covered foreign country of concern” after “Iran”. <all>
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