Legislative Alert
H.R. 3038 Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019 was introduced by Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) on May 30, 2019. It has 33 bipartisan co-sponsors (17 D and 16 R). According to Science, this bill has been folded into H.R. 2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA), which passed the House with a 220 - 197 margin on July 12.
The Senate version of the NDAA, S. 1790 passed earlier on June 27, 2019 with a margin 86-8. Its difference with the House will be resolved in conference.
S. 2133 Secure American Research Act of 2019 was introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on July 16, 2019. It has 7 co-sponsors (4 R and 3 D). H.R. 2133 and H.R. 2500 are listed as related bills. Section 2.(3).F of S. 2133 reads as follows:
"(F) develop and ensure the implementation of a means for Federal agencies listed in paragraph (2)(A) to aggregate and share Federal agency information regarding completed investigations of researchers that were determined to be knowingly fraudulent in disclosure of foreign interests, investments, or involvement relating to Federal research, which shall--
(i) be shared among agencies listed in paragraph (2)(A);
(ii) not be made available to the public; and
(iii) not be subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”);"
"Malign Foriegn Government Talent Recruitment Program"
The Bipartisan Innovation Act is the bill merging the House's America COMPETES Act and the Senate's USICA. On April 6, 2022, the White House announced a bipartisan and bicameral Congressional briefing to discuss the urgent need to invest in made-in-America semiconductors as well as research and development that will protect our economic and national security: https://bit.ly/3rhJtea.
The America COMPETES bill was passed by the House on February 4, 2022. It has 3,610 pages: https://bit.ly/3vlzeXL. Pages 670-674 covers Subtitle E—Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Prohibition and SEC. 10651. Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Prohibition.
The Senate passed its revised USICA on March 28, 2022. That bill has 2,326 pages: https://bit.ly/3M32KIh. Pages 263-267 covers Section 2303. Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program Prohibition.
