,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #e1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,harrigan 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,moolenaar7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a period  
to be subsequently determined by the    
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the issuance of 
certain visas to nationals of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,securing      
,education and ,critical ,u4,s4         
,research and ,employment in ,,stem ,act
 of #bjbe or the ,,secure ,,stem ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibition on certain visa        
issuances  7a7 ,visa ,ineligibility     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law and except as provided in subsection

 7c71 the ,secretary of ,state may not  
issue a visa to1 and the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security may not admit to the
 ,united ,states1 a covered foreign     
national who is seeking admission to the
 ,united ,states under a covered visa   
category4  7b7 ,employment ,prohibition 
at ,national ,laboratories ,beginning on
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 a  
national research laboratory may not    
employ a covered foreign national who is
 present in the ,united ,states under a 
covered visa category on the date of    
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,national  
,interest ,waiver ,the ,secretary of    
,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security may jointly waive the         
application of subsections 7a7 and 7b7  
with respect to a specific individual if
 the ,secretaries determine that such a 
waiver is in the ,national interest of  
the ,united ,states4  #c4 ,reporting    
,requirements ,the ,secretary of ,state1
 in consultation with the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security1 shall submit to the

 ,committee on the ,judiciary and the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives1 and the     
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate1 a biannual report1 including1 
for the previous #ahj-;day period-- 7#a7
 the total number of waivers granted    
under section #b7;c72  7#b7 a summary of
 the justification for each waiver2 and 
7#c7 biographical information about each
 recipient of such a waiver1 including  
any prior affiliation with foreign      
state-sponsored institutions4  #d4      
,definitions ,for purposes of this ,act3
 7#a7 ,the term covered visa category   
means a nonimmigrant visa issued under  
any of the following3 7,a7 ,section     
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b7 of the         
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b774   
7,b7 ,section #aja7;a77#ae77,o77i7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77,o77i774   
7,c7 ,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,j7 of the 

,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,j774  7,d7   
,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,f71 7,j71 or   
7,m7 of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,f71 7,j71 or 7,m77     
7student visas74  7#b7 ,the term covered
 foreign national means an alien who is 
a national of any of the following3 7,a7
 ,the ,people's ,republic of ,china4    
7,b7 ,the ,russian ,federation4  7,c7   
,the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran4  7,d7 
,the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of 
,korea4  7,e7 ,the ,republic of ,cuba4  
7#c7 ,the term national research        
laboratory means a ,federal laboratory  
as such term is defined in section #d of
 the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology     
,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #cgjc74  #e4 ,rules ,not later than #ij
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 shall make such    
rules as may be necessary to carry out  

this ,act4