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Bill · 119th Congress · S 769
United States Research Protection Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-02-27Topic: technology privacySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceUnited States Research Protection Act of 2025 This bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act. 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). 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.
Sponsors
- John Cornyn Republican sponsor
- 4 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123. | |
| 2025-07-22 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45. | refer |
| 2025-07-22 | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45. | report | |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |