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United States Research Protection Act
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H. R. 1318 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1318


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2025

Mr. Kennedy of Utah (for himself and Ms. Stevens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

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.

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 “United States Research Protection Act”.

SEC. 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.