,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bj1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,allen introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the
 ,director of the ,national ,science    
,foundation from awarding grants and    
other forms of assistance to ,chinese   
communist military companies and their  
affiliates1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,american ,science ,first ,act4    
#b4 ,restriction on ,national ,science  
,foundation grants and other forms of   
assistance to ,chinese communist        
military companies and their affiliates 
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 the ,director of
 the ,national ,science ,foundation may 
not provide grants or other forms of    
assistance to any individual or entity  
that is affiliated or otherwise has a   
relationship1 including but not limited 

to a research partnership1 joint        
venture1 or contract with--  7#a7 an    
entity included on the list maintained  
and set forth in ,supplement ,no4 #d to 
part #gdd of the ,export ,administration
 ,regulations2  7#b7 a company on the   
list required by section #abcg of the   
,strom ,thurmond ,national ,defense     
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#aiii 7,public ,law #aje-bfa2 #ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note71 or required by   
section #abfj;,h of the ,mac ,thornberry
 ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act 
for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law   
#aaf-bhc71 or any successor list2 or    
7#c7 any parent1 subsidiary1 affiliate  
of1 or entity owned by or controlled by1
 an entity described in paragraph 7#a7  
or 7#b74  7b7 ,export administration    
regulations defined ,in this section1   
the term ,export ,administration        
,regulations means the regulations set  
forth in subchapter ,c of chapter ,,vii 
of title #ae1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 or successor regulations4