,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #geaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,nehls 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gill
 ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit c]ta9
 =eign gov]nm5ts f acquir+ intellectual 
prop]ty rights ( rese>* conduct$ by     
,unit$ ,/ates univ]sities1 faculty1     
/aff1 or /ud5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,prev5t+ ,rese>* ,own]%ip ,transf] to   
,ext]nal ,competitive ,?reats           
7,,protect7 ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$    
=eign gov]nm5t ,! t]m cov]$ =eign       
gov]nm5t means ! gov]nm5t ( any         
prohibit$ nation1 includ+ any ag5cy1    
in/rum5tality1 or entity controll$ by   
su* gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,cov]$ rese>* ,! t]m
 cov]$ rese>* means any rese>*1         
inv5tion1 discov]y1 or intellectual     
prop]ty develop$ or conduct$1 9 :ole or 
9 "p1 by a ,unit$ ,/ates univ]sity1 or  

by any faculty memb]1 /aff memb]1 or    
/ud5t affiliat$ ) su* univ]sity4  7#c7  
,designat$ =eign t]rori/ organization ,!
 t]m designat$ =eign t]rori/            
organization has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #bai ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 
7#d7 ,intellectual prop]ty rights ,! t]m
 intellectual prop]ty rights includes   
pat5ts1 copyrights1 tradem>ks1 trade    
secrets1 "k-h[1 data rights1 & any o!r  
=m ( propriet>y in=mation or rights     
relat$ to cov]$ rese>*4  7#e7 ,prohibit$
 nation ,! t]m prohibit$ nation has !   
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #d4  7#f7  
,unit$ ,/ates univ]sity ,! t]m ,unit$   
,/ates univ]sity means any in/itution ( 
high] education z def9$ 9 section #aja (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7 or section #ajb ( !    
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb71 headqu>t]$ 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  #c4 ,prohibition on acquisition
 ( intellectual prop]ty rights  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,no ,unit$ ,/ates univ]sity1 or   

any faculty memb]1 /aff memb]1 or /ud5t 
affiliat$ ) su* univ]sity1 %all ent]    
into any contract1 agreem5t1 lic5se1    
sale1 transf]1 or o!r transaction t     
grants1 conveys1 or o!rwise provides a  
cov]$ =eign gov]nm5t ) any intellectual 
prop]ty rights 9 cov]$ rese>*4  7b7     
,applicability ,! prohibition "u        
subsection 7a7 %all apply to any        
transaction ent]$ into on or aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4          
,prohibit$ nations ,! t]m prohibit$     
nation means-- 7#a7 ! ,russian          
,f$]ation2  7#b7 ! ,p's ,republic (     
,*9a2  7#c7 ! ,islamic ,republic (      
,iran2  7#d7 any nation t is engag$ 9   
arm$ conflict ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7  
any nation t h>bors1 f9ancially         
supports1 or o!rwise coop]ates ) a      
designat$ =eign t]rori/ organization2   
7#f7 any nation designat$ z a ,/ate     
,sponsor ( ,t]rorism by ! ,u4,s4        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2 or  7#g7 any o!r     
nation t ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es   
poses a ?reat to ! national security ( !

 ,unit$ ,/ates4  #e4 ,p5alties  7a7     
,violations n endang]+ national security
 ,any ,unit$ ,/ates univ]sity t violates
 section #c %all be subject to a civil  
p5alty ( n m ?an #ejj1jjj = ea* su*     
violation1 if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate       
det]m9es t ! violation does n endang] ! 
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7b7 ,violations endang]+ national       
security ,any ,unit$ ,/ates univ]sity t 
violates section #c ) respect to cov]$  
rese>*1 9 g5]al1 or cov]$ rese>* relat$ 
to critical en]gy or def5se issues1 :i* 
may affect ! national security ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates %all be subject to a civil
 p5alty ( n m ?an #e1jjj1jjj = ea* su*  
violation4  7c7 ,seizure ( funds ,9 !   
case ( any violation "u subsection 7a7  
or 7b71 any funds or o!r consid]ation   
receiv$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates univ]sity 9  
ex*ange = ! intellectual prop]ty rights 
9 ! cov]$ rese>* %all be subject to     
seizure & =feiture to ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t4  7d7 ,en=cem5t ,! ,attorney  
,g5]al1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (  

,/ate1 %all en=ce ! p5alties "u ?is     
section4  #f4 ,det]m9ations by ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any det]m9ation 
requir$ "u ?is ,act1 includ+            
det]m9ations reg>d+ prohibit$ nations "u
 section #d7g71 ! level ( ?reat to      
national security "u section #e7;a7 or  
#e7;b71 or :e!r cov]$ rese>* relates to 
critical en]gy or def5se issues "u      
section #e7;b71 %all be made by !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate4  7b7 ,f9ality        
,det]m9ations "u subsection 7a7 %all be 
f9al & committ$ to ag5cy discretion4 ,no
 su* det]m9ation1 f9d+1 or action "u ?is
 section %all be subject to judicial    
review1 except to ! ext5t requir$ by !  
,con/itution = colorable claims (       
violation ( con/itutional rights4  #g4  
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application ( su* provision  
to any p]son or circum/ance1 is held to 
be invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 & !   
application ( su* provision to o!r      
p]sons or circum/ances1 %all n be       
affect$ !reby4