United States Research Protection Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 7/22/2025
Actions
- 2025-07-22Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
- 2025-07-22Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.
- 2025-07-22Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.
- 2025-04-30Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2025-02-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2025-02-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-27 (00)
United States Research Protection Act of 2025
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, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also clarifies that malign foreign talent recruitment programs may involve direct or indirect compensation or incentives from such countries.
Cosponsors (4)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- John Curtis (R-UT)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- David McCormick (R-PA)
Subjects
- Employee hiring
- International scientific cooperation
- Research administration and funding
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