[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1594. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORT ON ESPIONAGE 
                   AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall submit a report on the potential use of 
     10-year multi-entry visa programs of the United States by 
     covered nations (as defined in section 2533c(d) of title 10, 
     United States Code) to enable espionage and intellectual 
     property theft against the United States to--
       (1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (6) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include, at a minimum, an analysis of efforts by 
     covered nations to exploit the visa programs described in 
     subsection (a) and coerce individuals participating in such 
     visa programs to aid in espionage or intellectual property 
     theft by covered nations or entities under the jurisdiction 
     of such covered nations.
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