[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 90 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3370-S3371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1963. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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 Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (7) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (8) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include, at a minimum,

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     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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