Introduced:
Feb 13, 2025
Policy Area:
Science, Technology, Communications
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Bill Statistics
10
Actions
1
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
4
Subjects
3
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Latest Action
Mar 25, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2025
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<p><strong>United States Research Protection Act</strong></p><p>This bill clarifies the definition of a <em>malign foreign talent recruitment program</em> under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.<em> </em></p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p>
Actions (10)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H38310
Mar 24, 2025
2:51 PM
2:51 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37300
Mar 24, 2025
2:51 PM
2:51 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201)
Type: Floor
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 8000
Mar 24, 2025
2:51 PM
2:51 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H8D000
Mar 24, 2025
2:37 PM
2:37 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1201-1202)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
Mar 24, 2025
2:37 PM
2:37 PM
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30300
Mar 24, 2025
2:37 PM
2:37 PM
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Feb 13, 2025
Subjects (4)
Employee hiring
International scientific cooperation
Research administration and funding
Science, Technology, Communications
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (1)
(D-MI)
Feb 13, 2025
Feb 13, 2025
Text Versions (3)
Full Bill Text
Length: 2,118 characters
Version: Referred in Senate
Version Date: Mar 25, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:15 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1318 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1318
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 25, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1318 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1318
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 25, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Research Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2.
MALIGN FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT RESTRICTION.
Paragraph
(4) of
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.
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.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.
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.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.