,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,padilla7 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   
clarify the definition of foreign       
country for purposes of malign foreign  
talent recruitment restriction1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,united ,states
 ,research ,protection ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,clarification of definition of     
foreign country for purposes of malign  
foreign talent recruitment restriction  
,paragraph 7#d7 of section #ajfch of    
title ,,vi of division ,b of the        
,research and ,development1             
,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aibcg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
inserting of concern after foreign      

country each place such term appears2   
7#b7 by striking means-- and all that   
follows through any program1 position1  
or activity and inserting means any     
program1 position1 or activity2  7#c7 by
 striking subparagraph 7,b72  7#d7 by   
redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7ix7  
as subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,i71     
respectively1 and moving such           
subparagraphs1 as so redesignated1 two  
ems to the left2  7#e7 in the matter    
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 as so      
redesignated1 by striking directly      
provided and inserting whether directly 
or indirectly provided2 and  7#f7 in    
subparagraph 7,i71 as so redesignated1  
by striking 2 and and inserting a       
period4