Sen. Banks Introduces Bill to Ban Federal Research Ties With Restricted Foreign Entities
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.
While there is strong interest in protecting U.S. research, standalone bills like this often struggle to pass unless they are added to much larger defense or spending laws.
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Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at U.S. universities who work on federally funded projects would lose the ability to collaborate with or be supervised by scholars associated with restricted foreign entities. This could limit research opportunities, particularly in STEM fields where international collaboration is common, and could affect students from countries like China whose home institutions appear on restricted lists.
“Personnel exchanges, visiting scholar appointments, or joint supervision of students or researchers.”
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Two senior Republican lawmakers, John Moolenaar and Jim Banks, introduced the 'Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act' to prevent China from accessing federally funded American research. The bill aims to close loopholes that allow Chinese-linked institutions to benefit from U.S. scientific innovation, targeting entities on government blacklists and prohibiting collaborations like joint research, co-authorship, and data sharing.
US lawmakers have introduced the 'Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act' to restrict federally funded research partnerships with foreign adversaries, particularly China. The bill would establish a government-wide prohibition on using federal funds for collaborations with blacklisted individuals or organizations, citing concerns over technology transfer and the exploitation of American academic openness by the Chinese Communist Party.
U.S. House China Committee Chairman John Moolenaar and Senator Jim Banks introduced legislation to prohibit the use of federal research funds in collaborations with entities on U.S. blacklists. The bill defines 'research collaboration' broadly to include joint projects and personnel exchanges, aiming to protect taxpayer-funded innovation from being exploited by foreign adversaries like China's military and intelligence services.
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Congressional Bill
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Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act
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