,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bb1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,res*5?al] 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,trone1 & ,ms4 ,h\lahan7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,labor1 & 9  
addition to ! ,committees on ,arm$      
,s]vices1 ,intellig5ce 7,p]man5t        
,select71 ,=eign ,affairs1 & !          
,judici>y1 = 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 protect f$]ally fund$      
academic rese>* f undue =eign influ5ces 
& ?reats by bett] in=m+ ! academic &    
rese>* communities ab\t su* influ5ces & 
?reats1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,academic ,rese>* ,protection ,act4  #b4
 ,designation ( ,academic ,liaison to   
protect aga9/ em]g+ ?reats  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      

,def5se1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,def5se = ,rese>* & ,eng9e]+1 %all take 
! foll[+ actions3 7#a7 ,designate an    
(ficial s]v+ )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,"u        
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,rese>* & ,eng9e]+
 to "w ) ! academic & rese>* communities
 to protect academic rese>* fund$ by !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se f undue =eign       
influ5ces & ?reats4  7#b7 ,set =? !     
responsibilities ( ! (ficial designat$  
"u p>agraph 7#a71 includ+-- 7,a7 s]v+ z 
! liaison ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ) !   
academic & rese>* communities2  7,b7    
c>ry+ out initiatives ( ! ,dep>tm5t     
relat$ to ! protection ( academic rese>*
 fund$ by ! ,dep>tm5t f undue =eign     
influ5ces & ?reats1 includ+ ! initiative
 e/abli%$ "u section #abhf ( ! ,national
 ,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal   
,ye> #bjai 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note72  
7,c7 n less frequ5tly ?an once a ye>1   
conduct+ outrea* & education activities 
= ! academic & rese>* community ab\t    
undue =eign influ5ces & ?reats to       
academic rese>* t is fund$ by !         

,dep>tm5t2  7,d7 coord9at+ & align+ !   
policies relat+ to academic rese>*      
security (-- 7i7 ! elem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 specifi$ 9 section #aaa7;b7 ( title    
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7ii7 !       
intellig5ce community2  7iii7 ,f$]al    
sci5ce ag5cies2  7iv7 ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce
 & ,te*nology ,policy2 &  7v7 ,f$]al    
regulatory ag5cies2 &  7,e7 work+ ) !   
intellig5ce community to ! maximum ext5t
 practicable to %>e ) ! academic &      
rese>* communities1 at lea/ annually1   
unclassifi$ in=mation1 includ+          
c\nt]9tellig5ce in=mation1 on ?reats f  
undue =eign influ5ces4  7b7 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ z au?oriz+ ! (ficial designat$  
"u subsection 7a77#a7 to classify       
academic rese>* 9 a mann] t is          
inconsi/5t ) ! policies ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se or ! ,national ,security        
,decision ,directive ,numb]$ #ahi (     
,septemb] #ba1 #aihe1 titl$ ,national   
,policy on ! ,transf] ( ,sci5tific1     
,te*nical & ,eng9e]+ ,in=mation1 or any 

successor directive4  #c4 ,national     
,commission on ,academic ,rese>*        
,protection  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is    
e/abli%$ 9 ! executive bran* an         
indep5d5t commission1 to be kn[n z !    
,national ,commission on ,academic      
,rese>* ,protection 79 ?is section      
ref]r$ to z ! ,commission71 to address  
conc]ns relat$ to undue =eign influ5ce  
at in/itutions ( high] education        
conduct+ f$]ally fund$ rese>* &         
developm5t4  7b7 ,treatm5t ,!           
,commission %all be consid]$ an         
indep5d5t e/abli%m5t 7z def9$ 9 section 
#ajd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  
7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,composition ,!     
,commission %all be compos$ ( #cj       
memb]s1 z foll[s3 7,a7 ,! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology4  7,b7 ,! 
,national ,security ,advisor 7or a      
designee74  7,c7 ,! ,director (         
,national ,intellig5ce 7or a designee74 
7,d7 ,! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation 7or a designee74  7,e7 ,!    
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce 7or a designee74   

7,f7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 7or a         
designee74  7,g7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
7or a designee74  7,h7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security 7or a designee74  7,i7
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices
 7or a designee74  7,j7 ,! ,secret>y (  
,en]gy 7or a designee74  7,k7 ,!        
,secret>y ( ,education 7or a designee74 
7,l7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 7or a  
designee74  7,m7 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !    
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration 7or a designee74  7,n7 ,! 
,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,national ,ar*ives &       
,records ,adm9i/ration 7or a designee74 
7,o7 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al 7or a          
designee74  7,p7 ,twelve individuals :o 
are employ$ by in/itutions ( high]      
education & h demon/rat$ exp]tise       
relevant to ! duties ( ! ,commission    
describ$ 9 subsection 7e74  7,q7 ,?ree  
individuals :o h exp]tise relevant to ! 
duties ( ! ,commission describ$ 9       
subsection 7e7 & are ea* employ$ by a   
diff]5t organization t repres5ts        
in/itutions ( high] education conduct+  

f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t & t   
focuses1 at lea/ 9 "p1 on academic      
rese>* & developm5t ( security policy4  
7#b7 ,appo9tm5ts  7,a7 ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives appo9tm5ts  7i7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
& ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives %all jo9tly appo9t #f ( 
! memb]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77,p74  
7ii7 ,consultation ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! m9ority lead] ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all make !     
appo9tm5ts describ$ 9 clause 7i7 9      
consultation ) ! ,*airman & ,rank+      
,memb] ( ea* (-- 7,i7 ! ,committee on   
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2  7,,ii7 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives2  7,,iii7 ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives2  7,,iv7 ! ,committee on
 ,education & ,labor ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives2  7,v7 ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives2  7,,vi7 ! ,committee on

 ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives2  7,,vii7 ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives2  7,,viii7 ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2  7,,ix7 ! ,committee on
 ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,x7 ! ,p]man5t  
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,s5ate   
appo9tm5ts  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! majority    
lead] ( ! ,s5ate & ! m9ority lead] ( !  
,s5ate %all jo9tly appo9t #f ( ! memb]s 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77,p74  7ii7     
,consultation ,! majority lead] ( !     
,s5ate & ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all
 make ! appo9tm5ts describ$ 9 clause 7i7
 9 consultation ) ! ,*airman & ,rank+   
,memb] ( ea* (-- 7,i7 ! ,committee on   
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate2  7,,ii7 ! ,committee on         
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,,iii7 !  
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2
  7,,iv7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1      
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2  

7,v7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations (
 ! ,s5ate2  7,,vi7 ! ,committee on      
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate2  7,,vii7 ! ,committee on     
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate2  7,,viii7 ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,,ix7 !      
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,s5ate4  7,c7 ,jo9t congressional       
appo9tm5ts ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives1 ! m9ority lead] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! majority     
lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! m9ority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate %all jo9tly appo9t ! memb]s      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77,q74  7,d7     
,cle>ance ,to be eligible to be appo9t$ 
z a memb] (1 or employ$ by1 !           
,commission1 an individual mu/ possess a
 security cle>ance t ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se det]m9es suffici5t to af=d su*  
individual access to ! in=mation        
necess>y to c>ry out ! responsibilities 
( a memb] or ! position 9 :i* su*       
individual w be employ$1 z applicable4  
7#c7 ,t]ms ,ea* memb] appo9t$ "u        

p>agraph 7#b7 %all be appo9t$ to a t]m (
 #d ye>s4  7#d7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy 9 
! ,commission %all n affect its p[]s &  
%all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al
 appo9tm5t 0 made4  7#e7 ,(fic]s  7,a7  
,*air ,! memb]s %all elect by majority  
vote "o ( ! memb]s describ$ 9           
subp>agraphs 7,p7 or 7,q7 ( p>agraph    
7#a7 to s]ve z ! ,*air4  7,b7 ,vice     
,*air ,! memb]s %all elect by majority  
vote "o ( ! memb]s describ$ 9           
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,o7 ( p>agraph 
7#a7 to s]ve z ! ,vice ,*air4  7d7      
,subcommittees ,! ,*air1 9 consultation 
) ! ,vice ,*air1 may e/abli%            
subcommittees to focus on p>ticul>      
topics t are ( int]e/ to ! ,commission4 
7e7 ,duties ,! responsibilities ( !     
,commission %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,! ,commission %all s]ve z ! =um =      
communication betwe5 in/itutions ( high]
 education1 ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cies1
 ,f$]al c\nt]9tellig5ce ag5cies1 & !    
intellig5ce community reg>d+ undue =eign
 influ5ce on1 & ?reats to1 f$]ally fund$

 academic rese>* & developm5t4  7#b7 ,n 
lat] ?an six mon?s aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n less ?an once e
 six mon?s !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all  
meet to review ! intellig5ce reg>d+--   
7,a7 undue =eign influ5ce on1 & ?reats  
to1 f$]ally fund$ academic rese>* &     
developm5t2  7,b7 ef=ts by =eign        
entities to recruit /ud5ts or employees 
( in/itutions ( high] education2  7,c7  
specific te*nologies relevant to        
in/itutions ( high] education t =eign   
entities may seek to exploit2 &  7,d7   
national security & rese>* security     
issues relat$ to =eign /ud5ts att5d+    
in/itutions ( high] education 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7#c7 ,! ,commission %all      
develop1 & update z w>rant$1 me?ods =   
educat+ ! academic community 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 includ+ faculty & rese>*]s1 9 an
 unclassifi$ mann] ab\t undue =eign     
influ5ce on1 & ?reats to1 f$]ally fund$ 
academic rese>* & developm5t4  7#d7 ,!  
,commission %all develop1 & update z    
w>rant$1 recomm5dations to facilitate ! 

coord9ation ( ,f$]al ag5cy outrea*1     
education1 disclosure1 & regulatory     
ef=ts :i* affect f$]ally fund$ rese>* & 
developm5t at in/itutions ( high]       
education4  7#e7 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &      
annually !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all    
review ! adequacy ( ,f$]al disclosure   
policies = f$]ally fund$ academic rese>*
 & developm5t = protect+ su* rese>* &   
developm5t f undue =eign influ5ce &     
?reats4  7#f7 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually
 !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all review !   
adequacy ( ,f$]al export control        
regulations = protect+ f$]ally fund$    
academic rese>* & developm5t t is       
subject to su* regulations f undue =eign
 influ5ce & ?reats4  7#g7 ,n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,commission 
%all submit to ! ,presid5t & ,congress 9
 an unclassifi$ =m1 b :i* may conta9 a  
classifi$ annex1 a report conta9+       
recomm5dations on protect+ f$]ally fund$

 academic rese>* f undue =eign influ5ce 
& ?reats :ile ma9ta9+ an op5 &          
collaborative rese>* environm5t at      
in/itutions ( high] education4  7#h7 ,n 
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !  
,commission submits a report "u p>agraph
 7#g71 ! ,commission %all make su*      
report publicly available 9 an          
unclassifi$ =m4  7#i7 ,any o!r matt]s t 
! ,commission det]m9es to be relevant to
 protect+ f$]ally fund$ academic rese>* 
& developm5t f undue =eign influ5ce &   
?reats4  7f7 ,obta9+ (ficial data ,on   
reque/ ( ! ,*air1 made 9 consultation ) 
! ,vice ,*air1 any head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy
 %all furni% directly to ! ,commission  
any in=mation necess>y to enable !      
,commission to c>ry out ?is section4    
7g7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,=   
fiscal ye> #bjba & = ea* fiscal ye>     
!reaft]1 !re is au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj1 to rema9        
available until exp5d$1 = ! ,commission 
to c>ry out its duties4  7h7 ,t]m9ation 
,! ,commission %all t]m9ate on ! date t 

is #aj ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !        
,commission conducts ! initial meet+    
describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#b74  #d4     
,initiatives to protect academic rese>* 
f =eign ?reats  7a7 ,in=mation %>+ )    
in/itutions ( high] education  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an ! date t is #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 
! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 9 
consultation ) ! ,national ,commission  
on ,academic ,rese>* ,protection1 %all  
e/abli% an unclassifi$ onl9e cle>+h\se  
to consolidate & make publicly          
available-- 7,a7 op5 s\rce intellig5ce  
relat+ to =eign ?reats to in/itutions ( 
high] education or ! faculty !re(1      
academic rese>*]s1 & academic s*ol>s2 & 
7,b7 guidance & o!r publications reg>d+ 
! =eign ?reats describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a7 t are issu$ by ,f$]al ag5cies4     
7#b7 ,intellig5ce classification        
,intellig5ce r\t9ely classifi$ or       
re/rict$ above ! level ( controll$      
unclassifi$ in=mation may n be made     
available ?r\gh ! cle>+h\se describ$ 9  

p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,int]national       
traffic 9 arms regulation guidance      
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an ! date t is #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 & 9 consultation )
 ! ,national ,commission on ,academic   
,rese>* ,protection & ! ,export         
,en=cem5t ,coord9ation ,c5t]1 %all--    
7#a7 develop1 issue1 & regul>ly update  
export control guidance = in/itutions ( 
high] education on compliance ) !       
,int]national ,traffic 9 ,arms          
,regulations1 includ+ guidance1 support 
docum5tation1 & tra9+ mat]ials enc\rag+ 
& assi/+ su* in/itutions to p]=m p]iodic
 int]nal assessm5ts ( ! risk ( n comply+
 ) su* regulations2 &  7#b7 at lea/     
annually1 conduct outrea* activities    
exclusively = ! academic community t    
promote und]/&+ & compliance ) !        
,int]national ,traffic ,arms            
,regulations4  7c7 ,export adm9i/ration 
regulation guidance ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an !
 date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !    

enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate1 & 9 consultation ) ! ,national   
,commission on ,academic ,rese>*        
,protection & ! ,export ,en=cem5t       
,coord9ation ,c5t]1 %all-- 7#a7 develop1
 issue1 & regul>ly update export control
 guidance = in/itutions ( high]         
education on compliance ) ! ,export     
,adm9i/ration ,regulations1 includ+     
guidance1 support docum5tation1 & tra9+ 
mat]ials enc\rag+ & assi/+ su*          
in/itutions to p]=m p]iodic int]nal     
assessm5ts ( ! risk ( n comply+ ) su*   
regulations2 &  7#b7 at lea/ annually1  
conduct outrea* activities exclusively =
 ! academic community t promote und]/&+ 
& compliance ) ! ,export ,adm9i/ration  
,regulations4  7d7 ,f$]al ,bureau (     
,inve/igation in=mation outrea*  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ! date t is #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1
 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (       
,inve/igation1 9 consultation ) !       
,national ,commission on ,academic      

,rese>* ,protection1 %all develop &     
implem5t 9 ! headqu>t]s & all ( ! field 
(fices ( ! ,bureau an outrea* /rategy to
 in=m in/itutions ( high] education ab\t
 ! availability ( in=mation on ?reats   
aga9/ su* in/itutions1 includ+ in=mation
 ab\t ?reats to f$]ally fund$ rese>* &  
developm5t c>ri$ out by su* in/itutions4
  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 &     
annually !reaft]1 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al
 ,bureau ( ,inve/igation %all issue1 &  
make publicly available on a website1 a 
report on ! outrea* /rategy describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a74  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act3 7#a7 ,export ,adm9i/ration        
,regulations ,! t]m ,export             
,adm9i/ration ,regulations means ^?     
regulations conta9$ 9 p>ts #gcj ?r\gh   
#ggd ( title #ae1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7#b7 ,export ,en=cem5t ,coord9ation   
,c5t] ,! t]m ,export ,en=cem5t          
,coord9ation ,c5t] means ! organization 
e/abli%$ "u ,executive ,ord] #aceeh1    

titl$ ,export ,en=cem5t ,coord9ation    
,c5t] 7#ge ,f$4 ,reg4 #fiegc74  7#c7    
,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m ag5cy 9 section #eea ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7    
,f$]al regulatory ag5cies ,! t]m ,f$]al 
regulatory ag5cies means ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,ju/ice1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury1 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security1 & ! ,national        
,ar*ives & ,records ,adm9i/ration4  7#e7
 ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies ,! t]m ,f$]al    
sci5ce ag5cies means ea* ,f$]al ag5cy t 
obligat$ or exp5d$ n less ?an           
#ajj1jjj1jjj 9 ! previ\s fiscal ye> =   
rese>* & developm5t4  7#f7 ,in/itution (
 high] education ,! t]m in/itution (    
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74     
7#g7 ,intellig5ce community ,! t]m      
intellig5ce community has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,national      

,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjjc74  7#h7 ,int]national ,traffic 9  
,arms ,regulations ,! t]m ,int]national 
,traffic 9 ,arms ,regulations means ^?  
regulations conta9$ 9 p>ts #abj ?r\gh   
#acj ( title #bb1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations 7or successor regulations74