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To prohibit the use of funds by the intelligence community for research, development, or technical support performed by any National Laboratory that lacks certain security measures.
Summary
- Prohibits intelligence community elements from using federal funds for research, development, or technical support at National Laboratories that permit certain foreign nationals from countries of risk to access the facility's premises, information, or technology.
- Defines the restricted foreign nationals as "covered assignees" and "covered visitors" from "countries of risk" as those terms are defined in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.
- Allows the head of an intelligence community element to waive the prohibition if they certify that the research is not at risk of collection by foreign intelligence agencies or nontraditional intelligence collection.
- Requires the intelligence community head to submit any waiver, along with justification, to the congressional intelligence committees.
- Applies the restrictions to research, development, and technical support that is part of the National Intelligence Program.
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- Jul 13, 2026 Referred to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. · house
- Jul 13, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 13, 2026
Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds by the intelligence community for research, development, or technical support performed by any National Laboratory that lacks certain security measures.
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 “No Hostile Operatives in our National Labs Obtaining Our Knowledge which Establishes Risks to our Security Act” or the “No Hostile ONLOOKERS Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, OR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL LABORATORIES LACKING CERTAIN SECURITY MEASURES.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Country of risk.—The term “country of risk” has the meaning given such term in section 6432 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).
(2) Covered assignee; covered visitor.—The terms “covered assignee” and “covered visitor” have the meanings given such terms in section 6432 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 119-60).
(3) National intelligence program.—The term “National Intelligence Program” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
(4) National laboratory.—The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(5) Nontraditional intelligence collection.—The term “nontraditional intelligence collection” has the meaning given such term in section 6432 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 119-60).
(b) Prohibition.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the head of an element of the intelligence community may not obligate or expend any amount for research, development, or technical support performed by any National Laboratory when such National Laboratory permits covered assignees or covered visitors from countries of risk to access any of the premises, information, or technology of the National Laboratory.
(c) Waiver.—The head of an element of the intelligence community may waive the prohibition in subsection (b) for research, development, or technical support as part of a program, project, or activity of the element that is within the National Intelligence Program if the head submits to the congressional intelligence committees—
(1) a certification that the research, development, or technical support for which funds are to be expended are not at risk of collection from a foreign intelligence agency or nontraditional intelligence collection; and
(2) the justification for the waiver. <all>
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