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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Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Mr. Kennedy of Utah (for himself and Ms. Stevens) introduced …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Amends the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify that malign foreign talent recruitment restrictions apply to programs from foreign countries of concern, whether directly or indirectly provided.
Who Benefits and How
US research security benefits from clearer restriction language. Federal research agencies gain clearer enforcement authority. Universities gain clearer compliance guidance.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Researchers with foreign talent program ties face clearer restrictions. Programs from countries of concern face explicit coverage regardless of indirect structure.
Key Provisions
- Adds of concern to foreign country definition
- Covers programs whether directly or indirectly provided
- Removes ambiguous subparagraph (B)
- Maintains list of prohibited activities (subparagraphs A through I)
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Clarifies definition of foreign country for malign foreign talent recruitment restrictions in research
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Close loopholes in foreign talent recruitment restrictions"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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