,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,webster of ,florida          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 amend the ,research and ,development1  
,competition1 and ,innovation ,act to   
place certain restrictions on members   
and activities of the ,foundation for   
,energy ,security and ,innovation of the
 ,department of ,energy1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,america ,first     
,energy ,act4  #b4 ,foundation for      
,energy ,security and ,innovation of the
 ,department of ,energy ,section #ajfia 
of the ,research and ,development1      
,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aibha2 enacted as part of    
division ,b of ,public ,law #aag-afg7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 in paragraph 7#b71 by amending         
subparagraph 7,i7 to read as follows3   

7,i7 ,restrictions on membership  7i7   
,employees ,no employee of the          
,department may be appointed as a voting
 member of the ,board4  7ii7 ,status    
,each voting member of the ,board shall 
be-- 7,i7 a citizen of the ,united      
,states2  7,,ii7 a national of the      
,united ,states 7as such term is defined
 in section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja7;a772  7,,iii7 an alien admitted  
as a refugee under section #bjg of such 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg72 or  7,,iv7 an
 alien lawfully admitted to the ,united 
,states for permanent residence4  2 and 
7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by adding at the
 end the following new subparagraph3    
7,m7 ,restrictions  7i7 ,executive      
,director ,the ,executive ,director     
shall be-- 7,i7 a citizen of the ,united
 ,states2  7,,ii7 a national of the     
,united ,states 7as such term is defined
 in section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja7;a772  7,,iii7 an alien admitted  

as a refugee under section #bjg of such 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg72 or  7,,iv7 an
 alien lawfully admitted to the ,united 
,states for permanent residence4  7ii7  
,officers and employees ,each officer or
 employee of the ,foundation shall be-- 
7,i7 a citizen of the ,united ,states2  
7,,ii7 a national of the ,united ,states
 7as such term is defined in section    
#aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a772  7,,iii7 an alien admitted  
as a refugee under section #bjg of such 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg72 or  7,,iv7 an
 alien lawfully admitted to the ,united 
,states for permanent residence4  2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new subsection3  7d7 ,security ,this    
section shall be carried out in         
accordance with the provisions of       
subtitle ,d of this title and section   
#bbc of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7         
,thornberry ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ffje74  4