,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddbd  ,,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 ,national    
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjba to prohibit certain        
institutions of higher education from   
receiving research and development      
awards1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,prohibition on research and development
 awards for certain institutions of     
higher education  7a7 ,in general       
,subtitle ,b of title ,,ii of division  
,a of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7           
,thornberry ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc7 is amended
 by inserting after section #bbc 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #ffje7 the following new      
section3  #bbc;,a4 ,prohibition on      
research and development awards for     

certain institutions of higher education
  7a7 ,in general ,if an institution of 
higher education receives from a foreign
 source funds to carry out a specified  
task1 such institution may not1 for a   
period of #e years after such receipt1  
be awarded a research and development   
award4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,artificial intelligence  
,the term artificial intelligence has   
the meaning given such term in section  
#ejjb4  7#b7 ,biotechnology ,the term   
biotechnology means the application of  
science and engineering in the direct or
 indirect utilization of living         
organisms or parts or products of such  
organisms1 including modified forms of  
such organisms1 parts1 or products1 as  
the case may be4  7#c7 ,foreign source  
,the term foreign source means any of   
the following entities3 7,a7 ,a         
specified foreign government4  7,b7 ,an 
entity established under the laws of    
such government4  7,c7 ,an entity in    
which such government holds ownership   

interest of not less than #be percent4  
7,d7 ,an agent of any of the entities   
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,c71 including any of the following3   
7i7 ,a subsidiary of such an entity4    
7ii7 ,a person that operates primarily  
for the benefit of1 or under the        
auspices of1 such an entity1 such as a  
foundation of such entity1 or an        
educational1 cultural1 or language      
entity4  7#d7 ,institution of higher    
education ,the term institution of      
higher education has the meaning given  
such term in section #aja7;a7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#e7 ,quantum    
information science ,the term quantum   
information science has the meaning     
given such term in section #b of the    
,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hhja74  7#f7 ,research and  
development award ,the term research and
 development award has the meaning given
 such term in section #bbc4  7#g7       
,specified foreign government ,the term 

specified foreign government means the  
government of any of the following      
countries3 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  7#h7 ,specified
 task ,the term specified task means    
research and development relating to a  
national security or military           
application1 including relating to any  
of the following3 7,a7 ,artificial      
intelligence4  7,b7 ,biotechnology4     
7,c7 ,quantum information science4  4   
7b7 ,clerical amendments ,the ,william  
,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national        
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc7 is 
amended in the table of contents in     

section #b7;b7 and in title ,,ii of     
division ,a by inserting after the items
 relating to section #bbc the following 
new items3  ,sec4 #bbc;,a4 ,prohibition 
on research and development awards for  
certain institutions of higher          
education4  4