,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbj ,mr4 
,kustoff of ,tennessee introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committees on         
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1      
,education and ,labor1 and ,foreign     
,affairs1 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 secure the research      
enterprise of the ,united ,states from  
the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,safeguarding  
,educational institutions1 ,colleges1   
,universities1 and ,research ,entities  
from ,china's ,attempts to              
,misappropriate ,property of the ,united
 ,states ,act of #bjbj or the ,,secure  
,,campus ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,exclusion 

of certain citizens of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary of ,state shall deny a  
nonimmigrant visa described in          
subparagraph 7,f7 or 7,j7 of section    
#aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#ae77 to1 and the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security may not admit to 
the ,united ,states pursuant to such a  
nonimmigrant visa1 an alien who is a    
citizen of the ,people's ,republic of   
,china if the ,secretary of ,state      
determines that the alien seeks to enter
 the ,united ,states to participate in  
graduate-level or post-graduate-level   
coursework or academic research in a    
field of science1 technology1           
engineering1 or mathematics at an       
institution of higher education4  7b7   
,applicability ,subsection 7a7 shall    
apply with respect to any application   
for a visa described in that subsection 
filed on or after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,waivers   

7#a7 ,humanitarian purposes ,the        
,secretary of ,state may waive the      
application of subsection 7a7 with      
respect to a visa applicant who         
demonstrates that he or she is a member 
of a religious or ethnic group that is  
systematically oppressed by the ,chinese
 ,communist ,party4  7#b7 ,national     
security interests  7,a7 ,in general    
,the ,president may waive the           
application of subsection 7a7 on a      
case-by-case basis if such application  
would harm the national security of the 
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,report ,not     
later than #cj days after the date on   
which a waiver under this paragraph is  
issued1 the ,president shall submit to  
,congress a report that describes the   
specific national security interest     
served by the issuance of the waiver4   
7d7 ,regulations ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security and the ,secretary  

of ,education1 shall issue regulations  
specifying areas of study that          
constitute science1 technology1         
engineering1 and mathematics4  7e7 ,rule
 of construction ,nothing in this       
section shall be construed to require   
the denial of a visa application of a   
citizen or permanent resident of ,taiwan
 or ,hong ,kong4  #c4 ,conditions on    
,federal research grants ,as a condition
 of receiving a ,federal research and   
development grant in a field of science1
 technology1 engineering1 or            
mathematics1 a grant recipient shall    
certify that the recipient-- 7#a7 is    
not--  7,a7 a citizen of the ,people's  
,republic of ,china2 or  7,b7 a         
participant in a foreign talent         
recruitment program of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china listed by the       
,secretary of ,state in accordance with 
section #g2 and  7#b7 will not knowingly
 employ to carry out activities funded  
by the ,federal research and development
 grant-- 7,a7 a citizen of the ,people's

 ,republic of ,china2 or  7,b7 a        
participant in a foreign talent         
recruitment program of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china listed by the       
,secretary of ,state in accordance with 
section #g4  #d4 ,protecting            
institutions1 laboratories1 and research
 institutes  7a7 ,in general            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the head of each ,federal agency   
shall ensure that any institution of    
higher education1 laboratory1 or        
research institute receiving ,federal   
assistance agrees1 as a condition of    
such assistance1 to not knowingly employ
 any individual who is a participant in 
a foreign talent recruitment program of 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china4  7b7 
,program participation agreements       
,section #dhg7;a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajid7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#cj7 ,the          
institution will not knowingly employ   
any individual who is a participant in a

 foreign talent recruitment program of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china listed
 by the ,secretary of ,state in         
accordance with section #g of the       
,,secure ,,campus ,act of #bjbj4  4  #e4
 ,registration of participants in       
foreign talent recruitment programs of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china as    
agents of the ,government of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china           
,notwithstanding section #c of the      
,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fac71 any         
individual in the ,united ,states who is
 associated with a foreign talent       
recruitment program of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china1 either as a        
recruiter or as a recruit-- 7#a7 shall  
be deemed to be an agent of a foreign   
principal 7as defined in section #a7;c7 
of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;c772  
and  7#b7 shall comply with the         
registration requirements set forth in  
section #b of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#fab7 not later than #cj days after the 

later of-- 7,a7 the date of the         
enactment of this ,act2 or  7,b7 the    
date on which the individual entered the
 ,united ,states4  #f4 ,economic        
espionage ,section #ahci7a7 of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by inserting education1 research1
 after commercial12 and  7#b7 by        
inserting or otherwise incorporated or  
substantially located in or composed of 
citizens of countries subject to        
compulsory political or governmental    
representation within corporate         
leadership after foreign government4    
#g4 ,department of ,state list of       
foreign talent recruitment programs of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in      
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 the ,secretary of ,defense1   
and the ,director of ,national          
,intelligence1 shall compile and publish
 in the ,federal ,register a list of    

foreign talent recruitment programs of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china4  7b7 
,annual review and revision ,not less   
frequently than annually1 the ,secretary
 of ,state shall--  7#a7 review and     
revise the list compiled under          
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 publish the   
revised list in the ,federal ,register4 
#h4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,foreign talent recruitment program of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china ,in   
this ,act1 the term foreign talent      
recruitment program of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china means any effort    
organized1 managed1 funded1 or otherwise
 controlled by the ,government of the   
,people's ,republic of ,china or the    
,chinese ,communist ,party to employ1   
contract1 or otherwise compensate #a or 
more individuals to conduct research1   
development1 testing1 or any other      
science or technology activity for the  
direct or indirect benefit of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7#b7    
,institution of higher education ,the   

term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774