,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,risch1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1
 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4      
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,ms4
 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,ms4 ,lummis1    
,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4      
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,budd1 and ,mr4 ,romney7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,state ,department
 ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief to   
require certain congressional           
notification prior to entering into1    
renewing1 or extending a science and    
technology agreement with the ,people's 
,republic of ,china1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,science and        
,technology ,agreement ,enhanced        
,congressional ,notification ,act of    
#bjbc4  #b4 ,enhanced congressional     

notification regarding science and      
technology agreements with the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china  7a7 ,notification 
required ,title ,i of the ,state        
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et seq47 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #fd4            
,congressional notification regarding   
science and technology agreements with  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china  7a7  
,notification required ,the ,secretary  
of ,state may not enter into1 renew1 or 
extend any science and technology       
agreement with the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china until-- 7#a7 the ,secretary   
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees a notification containing   
each of the matters described in        
subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 a period of   
not less than #cj days has elapsed      
following such submission4  7b7 ,matters
 described ,the matters described in    
this subsection are1 with respect to the
 science and technology agreement for   

which the notification is submitted1 the
 following3 7#a7 ,a written notice of   
such agreement1 including the full text 
of such agreement4  7#b7 ,a detailed    
justification for such agreement1       
including an explanation as to why such 
agreement is in the national security   
interests of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 
,an assessment of the risks and         
potential effects of such agreement1    
including any potential for the transfer
 under such agreement of technology or  
intellectual property capable of harming
 the national security interests of the 
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,a detailed      
justification for how the ,secretary    
intends to address human rights concerns
 in any scientific and technology       
collaboration proposed to be conducted  
under such agreement4  7#e7 ,an         
assessment of the extent to which the   
,secretary will be able to continuously 
monitor the commitments made by the     
,people's ,republic of ,china under such
 agreement4  7#f7 ,such other           

information relating to such agreement  
as may be determined appropriate4  7c7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2  
and  7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign    
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7#b7 ,science and    
technology agreement ,the term science  
and technology agreement means any      
treaty1 memorandum of understanding1 or 
other contract or agreement between the 
,united ,states and one or more foreign 
countries for the purpose of            
collaborating on or otherwise engaging  
in joint activities relating to         
scientific research1 technological      
development1 or the sharing of          
scientific or technical knowledge or    
resources between such countries4  4    
7b7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,in general    
,the requirements under section #fd of  
the ,state ,department ,basic           

,authorities ,act of #aief1 as added by 
subsection 7a71 shall apply with respect
 to science and technology agreements   
entered into1 renewed1 or extended on or
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  7#b7 ,existing agreements ,any  
science and technology agreement between
 the ,secretary of ,state and the       
,people's ,republic of ,china in effect 
as of the date of the enactment of this 
,act shall be revoked unless1 not later 
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state submits to the appropriate    
congressional committees a notification 
of such agreement containing each of the
 matters described in subsection 7b7 of 
such section #fd4  7#c7 ,definitions ,in
 this subsection1 the terms appropriate 
congressional committees and science and
 technology agreement have the meanings 
given such terms in subsection 7c7 of   
such section #fd4