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GovGreed Synthesis · 2025-03-25
United States Research Protection Act This bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act. The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict of interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization). The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also clarifies that malign foreign talent recruitment programs may involve direct or indirect compensation or incentives from such countries.
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2025-03-25
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-03-24
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-03-24
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201)
2025-03-24
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201)
2025-03-24
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318.
2025-03-24
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1201-1202)
2025-03-24
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-02-13
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2025-02-13
Introduced in House
2025-02-13
Introduced in House
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1318 EH: United States Research Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1318 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Research Protection Act . 2. Clarification of definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction Paragraph (4) 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— (1) by inserting of concern after foreign country each place such term appears; (2) by striking means— and all that follows through any program, position, or activity and inserting means any program, position, or activity ; (3) by striking subparagraph (B); (4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking directly provided and inserting whether directly or indirectly provided ; and (6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking ; and and inserting a period. Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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