,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aj1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,mull91 & ,mr4  
,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t no ,f$]al    
funds may be obligat$ or exp5d$ to aw>d 
a grant or contract to an in/itution (  
high] education = ! specific purposes ( 
conduct+ fundam5tal rese>* 9            
collaboration ) a cov]$ entity4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,am]ican ,rese>* & ,tal5t     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on availability 
( funds = fundam5tal rese>*             
collaboration ) cov]$ entities  7a7     
,prohibition ,except z provid$ 9        
subsection 7b71 no ,f$]al funds may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ to aw>d a grant or   
contract to an in/itution ( high]       
education = ! specific purposes (       
conduct+ fundam5tal rese>* 9            

collaboration ) a cov]$ entity4  7b7    
,waiv]  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( a ,f$]al
 ag5cy may waive ! prohibition describ$ 
9 subsection 7a7 on a case-by-case      
basis1 ) respect to an individual grant 
or contract ) an eligible in/itution (  
high] education describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7
 if ! ag5cy head det]m9es t su* a waiv] 
is 9 ! national security int]e/s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,eligibility  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,an in/itution ( high]         
education is eligible = a waiv] "u ?is  
subsection if-- 7i7 ! int]national      
enrollm5t rate at ! in/itution is less  
?an #ae p]c5t2 &  7ii7 ! enrollm5t at ! 
in/itution ( /ud5ts f =eign c\ntries (  
conc]n is less ?an #e p]c5t ( !         
int]national /ud5t body at ! in/itution4
  7,b7 ,p]secut$ gr\ps n to be includ$ 9
 cap  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (        
calculat+ ! enrollm5t at an in/itution (
 high] education ( /ud5ts "u clauses 7i7
 & 7ii7 ( subp>agraph 7,a71 a /ud5t f a 
=eign c\ntry ( conc]n :o is memb] ( a   
gr\p on ! li/ describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 =  

su* =eign c\ntry ( conc]n %all n c\nt   
t[>d ! caps provid$ 9 su* subp>agraph4  
7ii7 ,li/ ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all     
e/abli% a li/ = ea* =eign c\ntry (      
conc]n ( gr\ps :o are ! t>get (         
p]secution 9 ! =eign c\ntry ( conc]n4   
7#c7 ,congressional notice ,n lat] ?an  
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* an aw>d is  
made by a ,f$]al ag5cy involv+ an       
in/itution ( high] education ) respect  
to :i* a waiv] is made "u p>agraph 7#a71
 ! head ( ! ag5cy %all submit to        
,congress a notice ( su* waiv]4  7c7    
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on an annual    
basis1 ea* head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy %all   
submit to ,congress a report on !       
compliance ( ! ag5cy & in/itutions (    
high] education ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is   
section4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* report     
annex submitt$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7
 %all include-- 7,a7 a li/ ( in/itutions
 ( high] education t appli$ = fund+ t   
also appli$ = a waiv] "u subsection 7b7 
dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 & = ea* 
( ^! in/itutions1 /ati/ics on dome/ic1  

int]national1 & =eign c\ntry ( conc]n   
enrollm5t 9 ea* ( ! in/itution's        
und]graduate & graduate s*ools2 &  7,b7 
= ea* waiv] made "u subsection 7b7 dur+ 
! p]iod cov]$ by ! report-- 7i7 a       
ju/ification = ! waiv]2 &  7ii7 a       
detail$ description ( ! type & ext5t (  
any collaboration betwe5 an in/itution (
 high] education & a cov]$ entity all[$ 
pursuant to ! waiv]1 includ+            
id5tification ( ! in/itution ( high]    
education & ! cov]$ entity involv$1 !   
type ( te*nology involv$1 ! duration ( !
 collaboration1 & t]ms & conditions on  
intellectual prop]ty assignm5t1 z       
applicable1 "u ! collaboration agreem5t4
  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7     
,collaboration ,! t]m collaboration     
means coord9at$ activity betwe5 an      
in/itution ( high] education & a cov]$  
entity1 & includes-- 7,a7 %>+ ( rese>*  
facilities1 res\rces1 or data2  7,b7 %>+
 ( te*nical "k-h[2  7,c7 any f9ancial or
 9-k9d contribution int5d$ to produce a 
rese>* product2  7,d7 sponsor%ip or     

facilitation ( rese>* fell[%ips1 visas1 
or resid5ce p]mits2  7,e7 jo9t v5tures1 
p>tn]%ips1 or o!r =maliz$ agreem5ts = ! 
purpose ( conduct+ rese>* or %>+        
res\rces1 data1 or te*nology2  7,f7     
inclusion ( rese>*]s z consultants1     
advisors1 or memb]s ( advisory or review
 bo>ds2 &  7,g7 su* o!r activities z may
 be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4   
7#b7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity--
 7,a7 means-- 7i7 any academic          
in/itution t is includ$ 9 ! mo/ rec5tly 
updat$ li/ develop$ pursuant to section 
#abhf7;c77#i7 ( ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain    
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 7,public ,law        
#aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #djja note72    
7ii7 any entity includ$ 9 ! li/ ( ,*9ese
 milit>y companies op]at+ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates mo/ rec5tly submitt$ "u section  
#abfj;,h7b77#a7 ( ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7 
,?ornb]ry ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 
7,public ,law #aaf-bhc2aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac
 note72 or  7iii7 any college or        

univ]sity 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a t-- 
7,i7 is kn[n z ! ,sev5 ,sons ( ,national
 ,def5se2  7,,ii7 is designat$ "u !     
,d\ble ,fir/-,class ,con/ruction plan2  
7,,iii7 is designat$ or ov]se5 by !     
,/ate ,adm9i/ration = ,sci5ce1          
,te*nology1 & ,indu/ry = ,national      
,def5se to ho/ jo9t con/ruction         
programs2 or  7,,iv7 o!rwise conducts   
rese>* or o!r activities 9 support (    
implem5tation ( milit>y-civil fusion    
/rategy or national def5se capabilities2
 &  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 any individual  
employ$ by1 or receiv+ fund+ f1 an      
entity or academic in/itution describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a72  7ii7 any =eign p]son
 :o holds a degree f an academic        
in/itution describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 
&  7iii7 any =eign p]son :o receives    
fund+ f-- 7,i7 an entity describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,a72  7,,ii7 a =eign tal5t 
program includ$ 9 ! mo/ rec5tly updat$  
li/ develop$ pursuant to section        
#abhf7;c77#aj7 ( ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain   
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  

,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 7,public ,law        
#aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #djja note72 or 
7,,iii7 a =eign c\ntry ( conc]n or an   
entity bas$ 9 a =eign c\ntry ( conc]n1  
:e!r or n directly sponsor$ by ! =eign  
c\ntry ( conc]n4  7#c7 ,=eign c\ntry (  
conc]n ,! t]m =eign c\ntry ( conc]n has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajfab7;a7 
( ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1 ,competition1
 & ,innovation ,act 7,public ,law       
#aag-afg2 #acf ,/at4 #afce2 #db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aibba7 4  7#d7 ,fundam5tal   
rese>* ,! t]m fundam5tal rese>* has !   
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 ,national ,security  
,decision ,directive-#ahi 7,,nssd-#ahi71
 ,national ,policy on ! ,transf] (      
,sci5tific1 ,te*nical & ,eng9e]+        
,in=mation1 dat$ ,septemb] #ba1 #aihe1  
or any successor docum5t4  7#e7         
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb7 & includes-- 7,a7 any dep>tm5t1  
program1 project1 faculty1 rese>*]1 or  

o!r individual1 entity1 or activity (   
su* in/itution2 &  7,b7 any bran* ( su* 
in/itution )9 or outside ! ,unit$       
,/ates4