,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjbj,mr4    
,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,braun1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,ern/1   
,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 & ,mr4    
,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
?or\gh national security evaluation &   
cle>ance by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&       
,security1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & !     
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation ( all    
,*9ese /ud5t visa hold]s curr5tly 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates be=e issu+ any new /ud5t  
visas to nationals ( ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,vacc9e ,protection
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,may #ac1 #bjbj1 !     
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation 7,,fbi7 &
 ! ,cyb]security & ,infra/ructure       
,security ,ag5cy 7,,cisa7 ann\nc$ t cyb]
 actors & non-traditional collectors    
affiliat$ ) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a h   

be5 obs]v$ attempt+ to id5tify &        
illicitly obta9 valuable intellectual   
prop]ty & public heal? data relat$ to   
vacc9es1 treatm5ts1 & te/+ f networks & 
p]sonnel affiliat$ ) ,,covid-#ai-relat$ 
rese>*4  7#b7 ,! pot5tial !ft ( ! data  
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 jeop>dizes !  
deliv]y ( secure1 effective1 & effici5t 
treatm5t options4  7#c7 ,! ann\ncem5t   
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 urg$ all      
organizations conduct+                  
,,covid-#ai-relat$ rese>* to ma9ta9     
d$icat$ cyb]security & insid] ?reat     
practices to prev5t surreptiti\s review 
or !ft ( ,,covid-#ai-relat$ mat]ial4    
7#d7 ,accord+ to ! ,in/itute (          
,int]national ,education1 #cfi1edh      
,*9ese nationals att5d$ colleges1       
univ]sities1 & pr(essional s*ools dur+ !
 #bjah-ai academic ye>4  #c4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,homel&    
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    

,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,committee on !         
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee
 on ,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 ! ,committee on
 ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,cont9u\s vett+  
,! t]m cont9u\s vett+ means-- 7,a7      
regul> *ecks ) ! in/itutions or         
organizations ) :i* a nonimmigrant is   
affiliat$2  7,b7 p]iodic int]views )    
colleagues or sup]iors at su*           
in/itutions or organizations2 &  7,c7   
any o!r exam9ation t ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security consid]s necess>y to  
make a det]m9ation "u section           
#d7;d77#b74  7#c7 ,enhanc$ vett+ ,! t]m 
enhanc$ vett+ means a compreh5sive      
backgr\nd *eck process develop$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 !
 ,,fbi ,director1 ! ,director (         
,national ,intellig5ce1 & ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  #d4          
,,covid-#ai-relat$ rese>* cyb]security  
review  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj   

days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 9
 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 !  
,attorney ,g5]al1 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al
 ,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 ! ,director ( 
! ,cyb]security & ,infra/ructure        
,security ,ag5cy1 ! ,director ( ,u4,s4  
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices      
7,,uscis71 ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (     
,national ,intellig5ce 7,,odni71 & !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
%all complete a review1 :i* %all consi/ 
( enhanc$ vett+ ( nationals ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a resid+ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates z nonimmigrants describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,f71 7,j71 or 7,m7 (       
section #aja7;a77#ae7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a77#ae77 7except = nonimmigrants 
:o are enroll$ at an elem5t>y or        
second>y s*ool7 to det]m9e if any su*   
nonimmigrants are engag+ 9 any attempt  
to illegally obta9 in=mation relat$ to  
,,covid-#ai vacc9e rese>* or are o!rwise
 a national security ?reat4  7b7        

,ext5sion ,if ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security is unable to complete ! review
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 by ! deadl9e 
set =? 9 su* subsection1 ! ,secret>y    
%all-- 7#a7 complete su* review n lat]  
?an #fj days aft] ! deadl9es set =? 9   
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 be=e ! deadl9e  
set =? 9 subsection 7a71 notify !       
appropriate congressional committees ( !
 reasons su* review c\ld n be complet$  
by ! orig9al deadl9e4  7c7 ,cont9u\s    
vett+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 
9 consultation ) ! ag5cies li/$ "u      
subsection 7a71 %all conduct cont9u\s   
vett+ ( all nonimmigrants resid+ 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates :o are-- 7#a7 describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,f71 7,j71 or 7,m7 (       
section #aja7;a77#ae7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a77#ae772  7#b7 n enroll$ at an  
elem5t>y or second>y s*ool2  7#c7       
nationals ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &  
7#d7 engag$ 91 or h access to1 rese>* ( 
any pot5tial ,,covid-#ai vacc9e or      
,,covid-#ai relat$ mat]ial4  7d7 ,report

 ,^u ! completion ( ! review requir$ "u 
?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&      
,security %all submit a report to !     
appropriate congressional committees t--
 7#a7 conta9s ! results ( su* review2 & 
7#b7 indicates :e!r any ( ! ,*9ese      
nationals vett$ "u subsection 7a7 pose a
 ?reat to ! national security or public 
heal? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #e4 ,tempor>y 
delay 9 ! issuance ( /ud5t visas to     
,*9ese nationals ,dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+  
on ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&  
,security submits ! report requir$ "u   
section #d7;c71 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate may 
n issue1 to a national ( ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a1 any /ud5t visa to a   
nonimmigrant describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,f71 7,j71 or 7,m7 ( section           
#aja7;a77#ae7 ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#ae774