To provide that no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in collaboration with a covered entity.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide that no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in collaboration with a covered entity., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Defense, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id9db35587a1924ef8af46f11831296d07: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Research and Talent Act.
- Section id83d7273a408044e99af76126164bf334: 2. Prohibition on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with covered entities Except as provided in subsection (b), no Federal funds may...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide that no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in collaboration with a covered entity., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Defense, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide that no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in collaboration with a covered entity., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Mullin, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
coordinated activity between an institution of higher education and a covered entity, and includes— sharing of research facilities, resources, or data
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