,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hafd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #d1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,barr introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish a ,higher ,education      
,initiative in the ,office of ,private  
,sector of the ,federal ,bureau of      
,investigation1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,higher ,education ,research    
,protection ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,establishment of ,higher ,education    
,initiative  7a7 ,in general ,chapter   
#cc of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #edj;,d4 ,higher ,education 
,initiative  7a7 ,in general ,there is  
established within the ,office of       
,private ,sector of the ,intelligence   
,branch of the ,federal ,bureau of      
,investigation a ,higher ,education     
,initiative1 which shall be headed by   
the ,assistant ,director of the ,office 

of ,private ,sector 7in this ,act       
referred to as the ,assistant           
,director74  7b7 ,duties  7#a7          
,assistant ,director duties ,the        
,assistant ,director shall investigate  
and report to the ,director of the      
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation any  
suspected incidents of individuals      
participating in federally funded       
research as agents of a foreign         
government in institutions of higher    
education and ,national ,academies4     
7#b7 ,director duties ,the ,director of 
the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation  
shall instruct ,federal ,bureau of      
,investigation field offices to conduct 
proactive outreach to institutions of   
higher education and ,national          
,academies within the office's area of  
responsibility4  7c7 ,foreign ,trade    
,statistical ,program ,access ,for the  
purpose of carrying out the duties      
described in subsection 7b71 the        
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall
 have full access to any information    

collected by the ,foreign ,trade        
,statistical ,program of the ,bureau of 
the ,census4  7d7 ,hiring ,the ,attorney
 ,general1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,federal ,bureau of              
,investigation1 shall hire #ef          
investigative agents to carry out this  
section4  7e7 ,definition ,in this      
section3  7#a7 ,foreign government ,the 
term foreign government includes the    
,people's ,republic of ,china or any    
component thereof1 including the        
,chinese ,communist ,party1 the ,central
 ,committee of the ,communist ,party of 
,china1 the ,central ,military          
,commission of ,china1 the ,chinese     
,people's ,political ,consultative      
,conference1 the ,national ,people's    
,congress of ,china1 or the ,state      
,council of ,china4  7#b7 ,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  7#c7 ,national   

,academies ,the term ,national          
,academies means the ,national          
,academies of ,science1 ,engineering1   
and ,medicine4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #cc of title #bh1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #edj;,d4 ,higher
 ,education ,initiative4  4