Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act
Rep. Moolenaar Introduces the Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act
This bill was recently introduced and is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and is considered active. There are no further actions scheduled for the bill at this time.
Legislative Progress
This bill was recently introduced and has not yet been debated or voted on by any committees. Most bills like this do not move forward unless they are added to a much larger piece of legislation.
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Personal Impact
Foreign researchers in the U.S. on work or student visas who maintain ties to institutions on restricted entity lists could be barred from participating in federally funded research. This would especially affect scholars from China whose home universities may appear on military-civil fusion or other restricted lists, potentially forcing them to sever professional ties or leave federally funded projects entirely.
Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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3 articlesLawmakers propose banning all U.S.-Chinese research collaborations
The Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries (SIRA) Act would prohibit U.S. scientists from using federal funding to collaborate with any scientist associated with blacklisted Chinese entities. The bill's broad definition includes co-authorship, data sharing, and material transfers.
The Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act seeks to stop taxpayer-funded research from benefiting China-linked institutions and blacklisted entities
The proposed legislation, introduced by John Moolenaar and Jim Banks, would establish a government-wide prohibition on the use of federal research funds for collaborations involving organizations or individuals included on U.S. government blacklists.
US researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators
Grants managers at major U.S. agencies are placing unprecedented limitations on the ability of U.S. scientists to publish with foreign co-authors, reflecting the legislative push for stricter research security codified in the Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act.
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Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act
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