,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,banks 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly of    
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,cook1 and ,mr4      
,bacon7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor1 and in addition  
to the ,committees on ,intelligence     
7,permanent ,select71 ,armed ,services1 
and ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
create a task force within the          
,department of ,education to address the
 threat of foreign government influence 
and threats to academic research        
integrity on college campuses1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short ,title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,protect ,our 
,universities ,act of #bjai4  #b4       
,findings ,congress finds the following3

  7#a7 ,adversaries of the ,united      
,states take advantage of a largely     
vulnerable academic system4 ,academia is
 a place of uniquely free thought2      
however1 adversaries take advantage of  
access to federally funded sensitive    
research that takes place on the        
campuses of institutions of higher      
education4  7#b7 ,as stated in a #bjah  
report by the ,white ,house ,office of  
,trade and ,manufacturing ,policy1 ,more
 than #cjj1jjj ,chinese nationals       
annually attend ,u4,s4 universities or  
find employment at ,u4,s4 national      
laboratories1 innovation centers1       
incubators1 and think tanks4 ,chinese   
nationals now account for approximately 
one third of foreign university and     
college students in the ,united ,states 
and about #be percent of graduate       
students specializing in science1       
technology1 engineering1 or math        
7,,stem744  7#c7 ,international students
 from nations that are adversarial to   
the ,united ,states could face undue    

pressure or incentives to divulge       
technology to their home nation or to   
use sensitive information to negatively 
impact the ,united ,states4 ,according  
to the same #bjah ,white ,house ,report1
 ,the national and economic security    
risks are that the ,chinese ,state may  
seek to manipulate or pressure even     
unwitting or unwilling ,chinese         
nationals into becoming non-traditional 
information collectors that serve       
,beijing's military and strategic       
ambitions44  7#d7 ,technology and       
information that could be deemed        
sensitive to the national security      
interests of the ,united ,states should 
be given increased scrutiny to determine
 if access should be restricted in a    
research environment4  7#e7 ,an open    
federally funded research environment   
exposes the ,united ,states to the      
possibility of exchanging research      
affiliated with current or future       
critical military technological systems4
  7#f7 ,in ,federal ,bureau of          

,investigation 7,,fbi7 ,director ,wray's
 view1 ,chinese non-traditional         
intelligence collectors are exploiting  
the very open research and development  
environment that we have1 which we all  
revere4 ,but theyre taking advantage of 
it1 so one of the things were trying to 
do is view the ,china threat as not just
 the whole-of-government threat1 but a  
whole-of-society threat on their end1   
and ,i think it's going to take a       
whole-of-society response by us44  7#g7 
,as stated in the ,january #bjah        
,china's ,technology ,transfer ,strategy
 report by the ,defense ,innovation     
,unit1 ,academia is an opportune        
environment for learning about science  
and technology since the cultural values
 of ,u4,s4 educational institutions     
reflect an open and free exchange of    
ideas4 ,as a result1 ,chinese science   
and engineering students frequently     
master technologies that later become   
critical to key military systems1       
amounting over time to unintentional    

violations of ,u4,s4 export control     
laws44  #c4 ,task ,force  7a7 ,task     
,force established ,not later than one  
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,education1 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense and the ,director of ,national 
,intelligence1 shall establish the      
,national ,security ,technology ,task   
,force 7hereinafter referred to as the  
,task ,force7 within the ,department of 
,education to address the threat of     
espionage at institutions of higher     
education4  7b7 ,membership  7#a7       
,designation ,the ,task ,force shall    
include not more than #cj members1 of   
which-- 7,a7 at least #a representative 
shall be from the ,department of        
,defense1 designated by the ,secretary  
of ,defense2  7,b7 at least #a          
representative shall be from the        
intelligence community1 designated by   
the ,director of ,national              
,intelligence2  7,c7 at least #a        
representative shall be from the        

,department of ,justice1 designated by  
the ,united ,states ,attorney ,general2 
7,d7 at least #a representative shall be
 from the ,department of ,energy1       
designated by the ,secretary of ,energy2
 and  7,e7 at least #a representative   
shall be from each of the following     
offices of the ,department of           
,education1 as appointed and named by   
the ,secretary of ,education3  7i7      
,office of ,postsecondary ,education4   
7ii7 ,office of ,planning1 ,evaluation1 
and ,policy ,development4  7iii7 ,office
 of the ,general ,counsel4  7iv7 ,any   
other office the ,secretary of          
,education determines to be appropriate4
  7#b7 ,membership list ,not later than 
#aj days after the first meeting of the 
,task ,force1 the ,task ,force shall    
submit to ,congress a list identifying  
each member of the ,task ,force4  7c7   
,sensitive ,research ,project ,list ,the
 ,task ,force shall1 in consultation    
with the ,office of the ,director of    
,national ,intelligence1 actively       

maintain a list of sensitive research   
projects4 ,such list shall--  7#a7 be   
referred to as the ,sensitive ,research 
,projects ,list2 and  7#b7 for each     
project included on the list1 indicate--
  7,a7 the qualified funding agency that
 is funding the project2  7,b7 whether  
the project is open to student          
participation2 and  7,c7 whether the    
project is related to-- 7i7 an item     
listed on the ,commerce ,control ,list  
7,,ccl7 maintained by the ,department of
 ,commerce2  7ii7 an item listed on the 
,united ,states ,munitions ,list        
maintained by the ,department of ,state2
 or  7iii7 technology designated by the 
,secretary of ,defense as having a      
technology readiness level of #a1 #b1 or
 #c4  7d7 ,consultation with ,,oig ,the 
,task ,force shall periodically1 but no 
less than annually1 consult with the    
,office of the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,department of ,education1 which    
shall include annual reports to the     
,office of the ,inspector ,general on   

the activities of the ,task ,force1 with
 an opportunity for the ,office of the  
,inspector ,general to provide active   
feedback related to such activities4    
7e7 ,instruction to institutions of     
higher education ,not less than once    
every six months1 the ,task ,force shall
 provide relevant instruction to        
institutions of higher education at     
which research projects on the          
,sensitive ,research ,project ,list are 
being carried out4 ,such instruction    
shall provide the institutions of higher
 education with information related to  
the threat posed by espionage1 best     
practices identified by the ,task       
,force1 and1 to the extent possible1 any
 specific risks that the intelligence   
community1 the qualified funding agency1
 or law enforcement entities determine  
appropriate to share with the           
institutions4  7f7 ,report to ,congress 
,not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 and every six
 months thereafter1 the ,task ,force    

shall provide a report to the ,committee
 on ,education and ,labor1 the          
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the 
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives1 and to the ,committee 
on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and     
,pensions1 the ,committee on ,armed     
,services1 and the ,select ,committee on
 ,intelligence of the ,senate1 regarding
 the threat of espionage at institutions
 of higher education4 ,in each such     
briefing1 the ,task ,force shall        
identify actions that may be taken to   
reduce espionage carried out through    
student participation in sensitive      
research projects4 ,the ,task ,force    
shall also include in this report an    
assessment of whether the current       
licensing regulations relating to the   
,international ,traffic in ,arms        
,regulations and the ,export            
,administration ,regulations are        
sufficient to protect the security of   
the projects listed on the ,sensitive   

,research ,project ,list4  #d4 ,foreign 
student participation in sensitive      
research projects  7a7 ,approval of     
foreign student participation required  
,beginning on the date that is one year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 for each project on the ,sensitive
 ,research ,project ,list that is open  
to student participation1 the head of   
such project at the institution of      
higher education at which the project is
 being carried out shall ensure that    
each student participating in such      
project shall be required to provide    
proof of citizenship before the student 
is permitted to participate in such     
project4 ,a student who is a citizen of 
a country identified in subsection 7b7  
shall be permitted to participate in    
such a project only if--  7#a7 the      
student applies for1 and receives       
approval from1 the ,director of         
,national ,intelligence to participate  
in such project1 based on a background  
check and any other information the     

,director determines to be appropriate2 
and  7#b7 in the case of such a project 
that is related to an item or technology
 described in subparagraph 7,c7 of      
section #c7;c77#b71 the student applies 
for1 and receives approval from1 the    
head of the qualified funding agency1 to
 participate in such project4  7b7 ,list
 of citizenship requiring approval      
,approval under subsection 7a7 shall be 
required for any student who is a       
citizen of a country that is one of the 
following3 7#a7 ,the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china4  7#b7 ,the ,democratic      
,people's ,republic of ,korea4  7#c7    
,the ,russian ,federation4  7#d7 ,the   
,islamic ,republic of ,iran4  7#e7 ,any 
country identified by the head of the   
qualified funding agency as requiring   
approval for the purposes of this       
section4  #e4 ,foreign entities  7a7    
,list of foreign entities that pose an  
intelligence threat ,not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,director of ,national   

,intelligence shall identify foreign    
entities1 including governments1        
corporations1 non-profit and for-profit 
organizations1 and any subsidiary or    
affiliate of such an entity1 that the   
,director determines pose a threat of   
espionage with respect to sensitive     
research projects1 and shall develop and
 maintain a list of such entities4 ,the 
,director may add or remove entities    
from such list at any time4 ,the initial
 list developed by the ,director shall  
include the following entities          
7including any subsidiary or affiliate73
  7#a7 ,huawei ,technologies ,company4  
7#b7 ,,zte ,corporation4  7#c7 ,hytera  
,communications ,corporation4  7#d7     
,hangzhou ,hikvision ,digital           
,technology ,company4  7#e7 ,dahua      
,technology ,company4  7#f7 ,kaspersky  
,lab4  7#g7 ,any entity that is owned or
 controlled by1 or otherwise has        
demonstrated financial ties to1 the     
government of a country identified under
 section #d7;b74  7b7 ,notice to        

institutions of higher education ,the   
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
shall make the initial list required    
under subsection 7a71 and any changes to
 such list1 available to the ,secretary 
of ,education1 the ,task ,force1 and the
 head of each qualified funding agency  
as soon as practicable4 ,the ,secretary 
of ,education shall provide such initial
 list and subsequent amendments to each 
institution of higher education at which
 a project on the ,sensitive ,research  
,project ,list is being carried out4    
7c7 ,prohibition on use of certain      
technologies ,beginning on the date that
 is one year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the head of each
 sensitive research project shall1 as a 
condition of receipt of funds from a    
qualified funding agency1 provide an    
assurance to such qualified funding     
agency that1 beginning on the date that 
is two years after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 any technology  
developed by an entity included on the  

list maintained under subsection 7a7    
shall not be utilized in carrying out   
the sensitive research project4  #f4    
,enforcement ,the head of each qualified
 funding agency shall take such steps as
 may be necessary to enforce the        
provisions of sections #d and #e of this
 ,act4 ,upon determination that the head
 of a sensitive research project has    
failed to meet the requirements of      
either section #d or section #e1 the    
head of a qualified funding agency may  
determine the appropriate enforcement   
action1 including--  7#a7 imposing a    
probationary period1 not to exceed #f   
months1 on the head of such project1 or 
on the project2  7#b7 reducing or       
otherwise limiting the funding for such 
project until the violation has been    
remedied2  7#c7 permanently cancelling  
the funding for such project2 or  7#d7  
any other action the head of the        
qualified funding agency determines to  
be appropriate4  #g4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3  7#a7 ,citizen of a country  

,the term citizen of a country1 with    
respect to a student1 includes all      
countries in which the student has held 
or holds citizenship or holds permanent 
residency4  7#b7 ,institution of higher 
education ,the term institution of      
higher education means an institution   
described in section #ajb of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajjb7 that receives ,federal funds in 
any amount and for any purpose4  7#c7   
,intelligence community ,the term       
intelligence community has the meaning  
given that term in section #c of the    
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74  7#d7 ,qualified      
funding agency ,the term qualified      
funding agency1 with respect to a       
sensitive research project1 means-- 7,a7
 the ,department of ,defense1 if the    
sensitive research project is funded in 
whole or in part by the ,department of  
,defense2  7,b7 the ,department of      
,energy1 if the sensitive research      
project is funded in whole or in part by

 the ,department of ,energy2 or  7,c7 an
 element of the intelligence community1 
if the sensitive research project is    
funded in whole or in part by the       
element of the intelligence community4  
7#e7 ,sensitive research project ,the   
term sensitive research project means a 
research project at an institution of   
higher education that is funded by a    
qualified funding agency1 except that   
such term shall not include any research
 project that is classified or that     
requires the participants in such       
project to obtain a security clearance4 
7#f7 ,student participation ,the term   
student participation shall not include 
student activity in-- 7,a7 a research   
project that is required for completion 
of a course in which the student is     
enrolled at an institution of higher    
education2 or  7,b7 a research project  
for which the student is conducting     
unpaid research4