,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjba,mr4 
,lynch 7for himself and ,ms4 ,foxx7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
enhance transparency and accountability 
measures in ,federal grantmaking to     
safeguard federally funded research and 
technology development1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federally ,funded  
,research and ,technology ,development  
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,enhanced        
safeguards against foreign procurement  
of federally funded research and        
technology development  7a7 ,enhanced   
review required ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget shall-- 7#a7 
require that any agency that makes a    
,federal grant maintains compliance     
operations to guard against malign      

foreign talent recruitment programs2 and
  7#b7 prescribe standardized disclosure
 and accountability measures to support 
such compliance operations4  7b7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agency ,the term agency has the meaning
 given that term in section #eea of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7  
,malign foreign talent recruitment      
program ,the term malign foreign talent 
recruitment program means an effort     
directly or indirectly organized1       
managed1 or funded by a foreign         
government to recruit any individual or 
public or private entity 7regardless of 
citizenship1 national origin1 or primary
 headquarters7 engaged in research      
funded directly or indirectly by a      
,federal agency to share information    
with1 or otherwise act on behalf of1    
such foreign government4