,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,research and
 ,development1 ,competition1 and        
,innovation ,act to require each        
institution of higher education to      
certify as part of an application for a 
research and development award that such
 institution does not operate certain   
branch campuses1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,research security requirement for
 institutions of higher education  7a7  
,in general ,subtitle ,d of title ,,vi  
of the ,research and ,development1      
,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aibca et seq47 is amended by 
inserting after section #ajfcd the      
following new section3  #ajfcd;,a4      
,research security requirement for      
institutions of higher education  7a7   

,in general ,not later than two years   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 each head of a ,federal        
research agency shall require an        
institution of higher education applying
 for a research and development award   
from such agency to include on an       
application for such an award a         
certification that such institution does
 not operate a branch campus in any of  
the following3 7#a7 ,the ,bolivarian    
,republic of ,venezuela4  7#b7 ,the     
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea4  7#c7 ,the ,islamic ,republic of
 ,iran4  7#d7 ,the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china4  7#e7 ,the ,republic of      
,cuba4  7#f7 ,the ,republic of ,turkey4 
7#g7 ,the ,russian ,federation4  7#h7   
,the ,state of ,qatar4  7#i7 ,any other 
country the ,secretary of ,state        
determines appropriate4  7b7 ,branch    
campus defined ,the term branch campus  
means a unit of an institution of higher
 education that is geographically       
separate from the main campus of such   

institution and satisfies the following 
requirements3 7#a7 ,is permanent in     
nature4  7#b7 ,offers courses leading to
 a degree1 certificate1 or other        
education credential4  7#c7 ,has the    
following3 7,a7 ,faculty and            
administration specific to such unit4   
7,b7 ,budgetary and hiring authority4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendments ,public ,law 
#aag-afg is amended in the table of     
contents in sections #a and #ajjjj by   
inserting after the items relating to   
section #ajfcd the following new items3 
,sec4 #ajfcd;,a4 ,research security     
requirement for institutions of higher  
education4  4