119-S769

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House Senate President

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 769

1. Short title
2. Clarification of definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "United States Research Protection Act of 2025".

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.