February 27, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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 of 2025
.
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 (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.