,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #cj1 #bjai,ms4   
,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez (     
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,/efanik1    
,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,lucas7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an      
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p to coord9ate       
activities & develop policy guidance to 
protect f$]ally fund$ rese>* &          
developm5t f =eign int]f]5ce1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,am]ican ,sci5ce & 
,te*nology ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,int]ag5cy
 work+ gr\p  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director (
 ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy
 7,,o/p71 act+ ?r\gh ! ,national ,sci5ce
 & ,te*nology ,c\ncil 7,,n/c71 9        

consultation ) ! ,national ,security    
,advisor1 %all e/abli% an int]ag5cy     
work+ gr\p to coord9ate activities to   
protect f$]ally fund$ rese>* &          
developm5t f =eign int]f]5ce1           
cyb]attacks1 !ft1 or espionage & to     
develop common def9itions & be/         
practices = ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies &     
grantees1 :ile acc\nt+ = ! importance ( 
! op5 ex*ange ( ideas & int]national    
tal5t requir$ = sci5tific progress &    
,am]ican lead]%ip 9 sci5ce & te*nology4 
7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! work+   
gr\p %all include a repres5tative (     
ea*-- 7,a7 ! ,national ,sci5ce          
,f\ndation2  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2 
7,c7 ! ,national ,a]onautics & ,space   
,adm9i/ration2  7,d7 ! ,national        
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology2  7,e7 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2  7,f7 ! ,national
 ,in/itutes ( ,heal?2  7,g7 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se2  7,h7 ! ,dep>tm5t (          
,agriculture2  7,i7 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,education2  7,j7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2  
7,k7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury2  7,l7 ! 

,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2  7,m7 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,homel& ,security2  7,n7 ! ,c5tral     
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy2  7,o7 ! ,f$]al     
,bureau ( ,inve/igation2  7,p7 ! ,(fice 
( ! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce2 
7,q7 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget2   
7,r7 ! ,national ,economic ,c\ncil2 &   
7,s7 su* o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy z 
! ,presid5t consid]s appropriate4  7#b7 
,*air ,! work+ gr\p %all be *air$ by !  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy 7or ! ,director's    
designee74  7c7 ,responsibilities ( !   
work+ gr\p ,! work+ gr\p e/abli%$ "u    
subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 id5tify &    
track kn[n & pot5tial cyb]1 physical1 & 
human intellig5ce ?reats &              
vuln]abilities )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
sci5tific & te*nological ent]prise2     
7#b7 coord9ate ef=ts among ag5cies to   
%>e important in=mation1 includ+        
specific examples ( =eign int]f]5ce1    
cyb]attacks1 !ft1 or espionage direct$  
at f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t or 
! integrity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates sci5tific 

ent]prise2  7#c7 id5tify & assess exi/+ 
me*anisms = control ( f$]ally fund$     
rese>* & developm5t2  7#d7 develop an   
inv5tory (--  7,a7 t]ms & def9itions us$
 across ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies to        
del9eate areas t may require additional 
control2 &  7,b7 policies & proc$ures at
 ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies reg>d+ control ( 
f$]ally fund$ rese>*2 &  7#e7 develop & 
p]iodically update unclassifi$ policy   
guidance to assi/ ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies 
& grantees 9 def5d+ aga9/ ?reats to     
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t & !   
integrity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates sci5tific   
ent]prise t--  7,a7 includes-- 7i7      
descriptions ( kn[n & pot5tial ?reats to
 f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t & !  
integrity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates sci5tific   
ent]prise2  7ii7 common def9itions &    
t]m9ology = classification ( rese>* &   
te*nologies t are controll$2  7iii7     
id5tifi$ areas ( rese>* or te*nology t  
might require additional controls2  7iv7
 recomm5dations = h[ control me*anisms c
 be utiliz$ to protect f$]ally fund$    

rese>* & developm5t f =eign int]f]5ce1  
cyb]attacks1 !ft or espionage1 includ+  
any recomm5dations = updates to exi/+   
control me*anisms2  7v7 recomm5dations =
 be/ practices = ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies &
 grantees to def5d aga9/ su* ?reats2    
7vi7 assessm5ts ( pot5tial consequ5ces t
 any propos$ practices w\ld h on        
int]national collaboration & ,unit$     
,/ates lead]%ip 9 sci5ce & te*nology2 & 
7vii7 a classifi$ add5dum z necess>y to 
fur!r in=m ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cy          
decisionmak+2 &  7,b7 acc\nts = ! range 
( ne$s across diff]5t sectors ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates sci5ce & te*nology ent]prise4   
7d7 ,coord9ation ) national academies   
r\ndtable ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy %all       
coord9ate ) ! ,academies to ensure t at 
lea/ "o memb] ( ! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p  
is also a memb] ( ! r\ndtable "u section
 #c4  7e7 ,int]im report ,n lat] ?an #f 
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &     
,te*nology ,policy %all provide a report

 to ! relevant ,committees t includes ! 
inv5tory requir$ "u subsection 7c77#d71 
& an update on progress t[>d develop+ ! 
policy guidance requir$ "u subsection   
7c77#e71 z well z any additional        
activities und]tak5 by ! work+ gr\p 9 t 
"t4  7f7 ,bi5nial report+ ,two ye>s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & at lea/
 e #b ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,director ( !     
,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy   
%all provide a summ>y report to !       
relevant ,committees on ! activities ( !
 work+ gr\p & ! mo/ curr5t v]sion ( !   
policy guidance requir$ "u subsection   
7c77#e74  #c4 ,national ,academies      
,sci5ce1 ,te*nology1 & ,security        
,r\ndtable  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,national   
,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,en]gy1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & any  
o!r ag5cies z det]m9$ by ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1 
%all ent] into a jo9t agreem5t ) !      
,academies to create a new ,national    
,sci5ce1 ,te*nology1 & ,security        
,r\ndtable 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is section      

ref]r$ to z ! r\ndtable74  7b7          
,p>ticipants ,! r\ndtable %all include  
s5ior repres5tatives & practition]s f   
,f$]al sci5ce1 intellig5ce1 & national  
security ag5cies1 law en=cem5t1 z well z
 key /akehold]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
sci5tific ent]prise includ+ in/itutions 
( high] education1 ,f$]al rese>*        
laboratories1 indu/ry1 & non-pr(it      
rese>* organizations4  7c7 ,purpose ,!  
purpose ( ! r\ndtable is to facilitate  
among p>ticipants-- 7#a7 exploration (  
critical issues relat$ to protect+      
,unit$ ,/ates national & economic       
security :ile ensur+ ! op5 ex*ange (    
ideas & int]national tal5t requir$ =    
sci5tific progress & ,am]ican lead]%ip 9
 sci5ce & te*nology2  7#b7 id5tification
 & consid]ation ( security ?reats &     
risks involv+ f$]ally fund$ rese>* &    
developm5t1 includ+ =eign int]f]5ce1    
cyb]attacks1 !ft1 or espionage2  7#c7   
id5tification ( effective approa*es =   
communicat+ ! ?reats & risks id5tifi$ 9 
p>agraph 7#b7 to ! academic & sci5tific 

community1 includ+ ?r\gh ! %>+ (        
unclassifi$ data & relevant case /udies2
  7#d7 %>+ ( be/ practices = address+ & 
mitigat+ ! ?reats & risks id5tifi$ 9    
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#e7 exam9ation (     
pot5tial ne>- & long-t]m responses by ! 
gov]nm5t & ! academic & sci5tific       
community to mitigate & address ! risks 
associat$ ) =eign ?reats4  7d7 ,report &
 brief+ ,! jo9t agreem5t "u subsection  
7a7 %all specify t-- 7#a7 ! r\ndtable   
%all p]iodically organize work%ops &    
issue publicly available reports on !   
topics describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7c7 & !   
activities ( ! r\ndtable2 &  7#b7 n lat]
 ?an ,m>* #a1 #bjbj1 ! ,academies %all  
provide a brief+ to relevant ,committees
 on ! progress & activities ( !         
r\ndtable4  7e7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section f   
fiscal ye> #bjbj to #bjbd-- 7#a7 !      
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation1 #b1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 #a1ejj1jjj2 &  7#c7 

! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 #a1ejj1jjj4  #d4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,academies
 ,! t]m ,academies means ! ,national    
,academies ( ,sci5ce1 ,eng9e]+ &        
,m$ic9e4  7#b7 ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cy ,!   
t]m ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cy means any ,f$]al
 ag5cy ) at lea/ #ajj1jjj1jjj 9 basic & 
appli$ rese>* obligations 9 fiscal ye>  
#bjah4  7#c7 ,grantee ,! t]m grantee    
means an entity t is-- 7,a7 a recipi5t (
 a ,f$]al grant2 &  7,b7 an in/itution (
 high] education or a non-pr(it         
organization4  7#d7 ,relevant           
,committees ,! t]m relevant ,committees 
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1  
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives2  7,b7 ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee on ,arm$    
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,d7 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! 
,s5ate4