S418-119

In Committee

Defending Defense Research from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Defending Defense Research from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Defense Research from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act of 2025.
  • Section HDAEABBA918D3412795F774EA895279F0: 2. Prohibition on contracts between certain foreign entities and institutions of higher education conducting Department of Defense-funded research None of the...
  • Section H78F05B5ED35640A5AE646FBEEFAAD026: 3. Post-employment restrictions for participants in certain research funded by the Department of Defense Except as provided under subsection (c), as a...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Defending Defense Research from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Education, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, Defending Defense Research from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Education Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2025

Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Feb 5, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Education Defense
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered defense research project" §H78F05B5ED35640A5AE646FBEEFAAD026

a research project that is— operated by an institution of higher education or a subsidiary of an institution of higher education

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