Introduced:
Feb 27, 2025
Policy Area:
Science, Technology, Communications
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Actions
3
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
4
Subjects
2
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Latest Action
Jul 22, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Feb 27, 2025
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<p><strong>United States Research Protection Act of 2025</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 (6)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
Type: Calendars
| Source: Senate
Jul 22, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.
Type: Committee
| Source: Senate
Jul 22, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.
Type: Committee
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 14000
Jul 22, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Type: Committee
| Source: Senate
Apr 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Feb 27, 2025
Subjects (4)
Employee hiring
International scientific cooperation
Research administration and funding
Science, Technology, Communications
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (3)
(R-FL)
Sep 15, 2025
Sep 15, 2025
(R-UT)
Apr 10, 2025
Apr 10, 2025
(D-CA)
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
Text Versions (2)
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Version: Reported to Senate
Version Date: Jul 22, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 18, 2025 6:12 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 769 Reported in Senate
(RS) ]
<DOC>
Calendar No. 123
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 769
[Report No. 119-45]
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Curtis) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
July 22, 2025
Reported by Mr. Cruz, without amendment
_______________________________________________________________________
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,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 769 Reported in Senate
(RS) ]
<DOC>
Calendar No. 123
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 769
[Report No. 119-45]
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Curtis) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
July 22, 2025
Reported by Mr. Cruz, without amendment
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Research Protection
Act of 2025''.
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 (42 U.
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.
Calendar No. 123
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 769
[Report No. 119-45]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 22, 2025
Reported without amendment
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.
Calendar No. 123
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 769
[Report No. 119-45]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 22, 2025
Reported without amendment