[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1318 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1318

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                                 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. 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1318

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.