A bill to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 7686 2025-12-06T00:21:18Z 2025-12-06T00:21:18Z House H HR 2024-03-15 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7686 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 47 (Friday, March 15, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California:H.R. 7686.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havepower to make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Research and Development, Competition, andInnovation Act to clarify the definition foreign country forpurposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction.[Page H1188]</pre> sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2024-09-10T19:46:12Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Reported By 2024-09-09T16:24:39Z Markup By 2024-03-20T21:31:11Z Referred To 2024-03-15T15:02:15Z H. Rept. 118-653 A bill to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes. 118 5343 S 2024-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2024-09-10 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2024-09-09 14:23:40 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2024-09-09 14:23:35 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5039-5040) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2024-09-09 14:23:35 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5039-5040) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2024-09-09 14:13:21 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7686. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-09 14:13:19 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5039-5041) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-09 14:13:04 Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2024-09-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 550. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions 2024-09-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-653. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2024-09-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-653. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2024-03-20 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0. Committee 2024-03-20 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2024-03-15 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2024-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2024-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000061 Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-27] Mike Garcia R CA 27 N S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2024-03-15 True Science, Technology, Communications Employee hiring 2024-09-18T20:13:07Z International scientific cooperation 2024-09-18T20:22:50Z Research administration and funding 2024-09-18T20:09:16Z Science, Technology, Communications 2024-05-15T12:09:03Z

00 2024-03-15 Introduced in House 2024-09-11T20:43:58Z 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.

07 2024-09-09 Reported to House 2024-09-11T21:13:16Z 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.

53 2024-09-09 Passed House 2024-09-30T20:44:10Z 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.

To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes. Display Title 45 To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes. 2024-12-16T20:43:44Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes. 2024-12-16T20:43:44Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2024-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr7686rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr7686rfs.xml Reported in House 2024-09-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr7686rh/xml/BILLS-118hr7686rh.xml Engrossed in House 2024-09-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr7686eh/xml/BILLS-118hr7686eh.xml Introduced in House 2024-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr7686ih/xml/BILLS-118hr7686ih.xml 2024-09-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.