[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3327-S3328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6118. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. VISITORS TO NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern'' 
     means--
       (A) the People's Republic of China;
       (B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       (C) the Russian Federation;
       (D) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
       (E) any other country determined by the Secretary of State.
       (2) Covered visitor.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``covered visitor'' means a 
     foreign national from a country of concern that--
       (i) is not an employee of the Department of Energy or the 
     management and operations contractor operating a National 
     Laboratory on behalf of the Department of Energy; and
       (ii) has requested access to the premises, information, or 
     technology of a National Laboratory.

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       (B) Exclusion.--The term ``covered visitor'' does not 
     include any lawful permanent resident of the United States.
       (b) Prohibition.--No funds made available under this Act 
     may be expended on a National Laboratory (as defined in 
     section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) 
     that admits a covered visitor to any area of the National 
     Laboratory that is not accessible to the general public.
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