,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjba,mr4 ,waltz 7= himself & ,mr4      
,lucas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
prohibit malign =eign tal5t recruitm5t  
programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,malign
 =eign tal5t recruitm5t program         
prohibition  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ea* ,f$]al rese>* ag5cy %all      
e/abli% a requirem5t t1 z "p ( a        
proposal = a rese>* & developm5t aw>d f 
! ag5cy-- 7#a7 ea* cov]$ individual li/$
 9 ! proposal = a rese>* & developm5t   
aw>d c]tify t !y are n a p>ty to a      
malign =eign tal5t recruitm5t program f 
a =eign c\ntry ( conc]n 9 _! proposal   
submission & annually !reaft] = !       
duration ( ! aw>d2 &  7#b7 ea*          
in/itution ( high] education or o!r     
organization apply+ = su* an aw>d c]tify
 t ea* cov]$ individual :o is employ$ by

 ! in/itution ( high] education or o!r  
organization has be5 made aw>e ( !      
requirem5t "u ?is section4  7b7         
,int]national collaboration ,ea* policy 
develop$ "u subsection 7a7 %all n       
prohibit-- 7#a7 mak+ s*ol>ly            
pres5tations & publi%+ writt5 mat]ials  
reg>d+ sci5tific in=mation n o!rwise    
controll$ "u curr5t law2  7#b7          
p>ticipation 9 int]national conf]5ces or
 o!r int]national ex*anges1 p>tn]%ips or
 programs t involve op5 & reciprocal    
ex*ange ( sci5tific in=mation1 & :i* are
 aim$ at advanc+ int]national sci5tific 
und]/&+2 &  7#c7 o!r int]national       
activities deem$ appropriate by ! ,f$]al
 rese>* ag5cy head or _! designee4  7c7 
,limitation ,! c]tifications requir$ "u 
subsection 7a7 %all n apply             
retroactively to rese>* & developm5t    
aw>ds made prior to ! e/abli%m5t ( !    
policy by ! ,f$]al rese>* ag5cy4  7d7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ individual means an individual    
:o-- 7,a7 contributes 9 a sub/antive1   

mean+ful way to ! sci5tific developm5t  
or execution ( a rese>* & developm5t    
project propos$ to be c>ri$ out ) a     
rese>* & developm5t aw>d f a ,f$]al     
rese>* ag5cy2 &  7,b7 is designat$ z a  
cov]$ individual by ! ,f$]al rese>*     
ag5cy conc]n$4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,f$]al      
rese>* ag5cy means any ,f$]al ag5cy ) an
 annual extramural rese>* exp5diture (  
ov] #ajj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,! t]m =eign    
c\ntry ( conc]n means ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a1 ! ,democratic ,p's ,republic (   
,korea1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 ! ,islamic
 ,republic ( ,iran1 or any o!r c\ntry   
deem$ to be a c\ntry ( conc]n z det]m9$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7#d7 ,! t]m    
,malign =eign tal5t program means any   
program1 position1 or activity t        
includes comp5sation1 includ+ ca%1      
rese>* fund+1 promis$ future            
comp5sation1 or ?+s ( value1 directly   
provid$ by ! =eign /ate at any level    
7national1 prov9cial or local7 or o!r   
=eign entity1 :e!r or n directly        
sponsor$ by ! =eign /ate1 to ! t>get$   

individual 9 ex*ange = ! individual--   
7,a7 transf]r+ intellectual prop]ty1    
mat]ials1 or data products own$ by a    
,u4,s4 entity or develop$ ) a ,f$]al    
rese>* & developm5t aw>d exclusively to 
! =eign c\ntry's gov]nm5t or o!r =eign  
entity reg>dless ( :e!r t gov]nm5t or   
entity provid$ support = ! developm5t ( 
! intellectual prop]ty1 mat]ials1 or    
data products2  7,b7 be+ requir$ to     
recruit /ud5ts or rese>*]s to enroll 9  
malign =eign tal5t programs sponsor$ by 
! =eign /ate or entity2 or  7,c7        
e/abli%+ a laboratory1 accept+ a faculty
 position1 or und]tak+ any o!r employm5t
 or appo9tm5t 9 ! =eign /ate or entity  
contr>y to ! /&>d t]ms & conditions ( a 
,f$]al rese>* & developm5t aw>d4  7#e7  
,! t]m rese>* & developm5t aw>d means   
support provid$ to an individual or     
entity by a ,f$]al rese>* ag5cy to c>ry 
out rese>* & developm5t activities1 :i* 
may include support 9 ! =m ( a grant1   
contract1 coop]ative agreem5t1 or o!r   
su* transaction4 ,! t]m does n include a

 grant1 contract1 agreem5t or o!r       
transaction = ! procurem5t ( goods or   
s]vices to meet ! adm9i/rative ne$s ( a 
,f$]al rese>* ag5cy4