To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that such institution does not operate certain branch campuses, and for other purposes.

This bill would require colleges and universities that apply for federal research and development awards to certify that they do not operate a branch campus in certain countries. The listed countries are Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, China, Cuba, Turkey, Russia, and Qatar, plus any other country the Secretary of State chooses. Federal research agencies would have to put this requirement in place within two years of the bill becoming law. A branch campus is defined as a permanent, separate location that offers degrees or credentials and has its own faculty, administration, and budget and hiring authority.

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Sponsors

• Elise M. Stefanik Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors