,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ba1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,ricketts 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,ris*1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4
 ,fis*]1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4
 ,"y1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mr4    
,da9es1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4
 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,budd1 & ,mr4
 ,romney7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act
 ( #aief to require c]ta9 congressional 
notification prior to ent]+ into1 r5ew+1
 or ext5d+ a sci5ce & te*nology agreem5t
 ) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,sci5ce & ,te*nology       
,agreem5t ,enhanc$ ,congressional       
,notification ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4        
,enhanc$ congressional notification     
reg>d+ sci5ce & te*nology agreem5ts ) ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  7a7 ,notification
 requir$ ,title ,i ( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t  

,basic ,au?orities ,act ( #aief 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et seq47 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#fd4 ,congressional notification reg>d+ 
sci5ce & te*nology agreem5ts ) ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a  7a7 ,notification     
requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may n ent] 
into1 r5ew1 or ext5d any sci5ce &       
te*nology agreem5t ) ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a until-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y submits to
 ! appropriate congressional committees 
a notification conta9+ ea* ( ! matt]s   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 a    
p]iod ( n less ?an #cj days has elaps$  
foll[+ su* submission4  7b7 ,matt]s     
describ$ ,! matt]s describ$ 9 ?is       
subsection are1 ) respect to ! sci5ce & 
te*nology agreem5t = :i* ! notification 
is submitt$1 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a writt5   
notice ( su* agreem5t1 includ+ ! full   
text ( su* agreem5t4  7#b7 ,a detail$   
ju/ification = su* agreem5t1 includ+ an 
explanation z to :y su* agreem5t is 9 ! 
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t ( ! risks & 

pot5tial effects ( su* agreem5t1 includ+
 any pot5tial = ! transf] "u su*        
agreem5t ( te*nology or intellectual    
prop]ty capable ( h>m+ ! national       
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#d7 ,a detail$ ju/ification = h[ !     
,secret>y int5ds to address human rights
 conc]ns 9 any sci5tific & te*nology    
collaboration propos$ to be conduct$ "u 
su* agreem5t4  7#e7 ,an assessm5t ( !   
ext5t to :i* ! ,secret>y w be able to   
cont9u\sly monitor ! commitm5ts made by 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a "u su* agreem5t4
  7#f7 ,su* o!r in=mation relat+ to su* 
agreem5t z may be det]m9$ appropriate4  
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,sci5ce &      
te*nology agreem5t ,! t]m sci5ce &      
te*nology agreem5t means any treaty1    
memor&um ( und]/&+1 or o!r contract or  

agreem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & "o or 
m =eign c\ntries = ! purpose (          
collaborat+ on or o!rwise engag+ 9 jo9t 
activities relat+ to sci5tific rese>*1  
te*nological developm5t1 or ! %>+ (     
sci5tific or te*nical k or res\rces     
betwe5 su* c\ntries4  4  7b7            
,applicability  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
requirem5ts "u section #fd ( ! ,/ate    
,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act (     
#aief1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all   
apply ) respect to sci5ce & te*nology   
agreem5ts ent]$ into1 r5ew$1 or ext5d$  
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  7#b7 ,exi/+ agreem5ts ,any sci5ce
 & te*nology agreem5t betwe5 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 9    
effect z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act %all be revok$ unless1 n lat] ?an  
#fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate submits to !  
appropriate congressional committees a  
notification ( su* agreem5t conta9+ ea* 
( ! matt]s describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 (  
su* section #fd4  7#c7 ,def9itions ,9   

?is subsection1 ! t]ms appropriate      
congressional committees & sci5ce &     
te*nology agreem5t h ! mean+s giv5 su*  
t]ms 9 subsection 7c7 ( su* section #fd4