Director of National Intelligence, actively maintain a list 
of sensitive research projects. Such list shall— 
(1) be referred to as the Sensitive Research 
Projects List; and 
(2) for each project included on the list, indi-
cate— 
(A) the qualified funding agency that is 
funding the project; 
(B) whether the project is open to student 
participation; and 
(C) whether the project is related to— 
(i) an item listed on the Commerce 
Control List (CCL) maintained by the De-
partment of Commerce; 
(ii) an item listed on the United 
States Munitions List maintained by the 
Department of State; or 
(iii) technology designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense as having a technology 
readiness level of 1, 2, or 3. 
(d) CONSULTATION WITH OIG.—The Task Force 
shall periodically, but no less than annually, consult with 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Education, which shall include annual reports to the Of-
fice of the Inspector General on the activities of the Task 
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Force, with an opportunity for the Office of the Inspector 
General to provide active feedback related to such activi-
ties. 
(e) INSTRUCTION
TO INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION.—Not less than once every six months, the 
Task Force shall provide relevant instruction to institu-
tions of higher education at which research projects on 
the Sensitive Research Project List are being carried out. 
Such instruction shall provide the institutions of higher 
education with information related to the threat posed by 
espionage, best practices identified by the Task Force, 
and, to the extent possible, any specific risks that the in-
telligence community, the qualified funding agency, or law 
enforcement entities determine appropriate to share with 
the institutions. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every six 
months thereafter, the Task Force shall provide a report 
to the Committee on Education and Labor, the Committee 
on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, regarding the 
threat of espionage at institutions of higher education. In 
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each such briefing, the Task Force shall identify actions 
that may be taken to reduce espionage carried out through 
student participation in sensitive research projects. The 
Task Force shall also include in this report an assessment 
of whether the current licensing regulations relating to the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export 
Administration Regulations are sufficient to protect the 
security of the projects listed on the Sensitive Research 
Project List. 
SEC. 4. FOREIGN STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN SENSITIVE 
RESEARCH PROJECTS. 
(a) APPROVAL OF FOREIGN STUDENT PARTICIPA-
TION REQUIRED.—Beginning on the date that is one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, for each project 
on the Sensitive Research Project List that is open to stu-
dent participation, the head of such project at the institu-
tion of higher education at which the project is being car-
ried out shall ensure that each student participating in 
such project shall be required to provide proof of citizen-
ship before the student is permitted to participate in such 
project. A student who is a citizen of a country identified 
in subsection (b) shall be permitted to participate in such 
a project only if— 
(1) the student applies for, and receives ap-
proval from, the Director of National Intelligence to 
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participate in such project, based on a background 
check and any other information the Director deter-
mines to be appropriate; and 
(2) in the case of such a project that is related 
to an item or technology described in subparagraph 
(C) of section 3(c)(2), the student applies for, and 
receives approval from, the head of the qualified 
funding agency, to participate in such project. 
(b) LIST OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIRING APPROVAL.— 
Approval under subsection (a) shall be required for any 
student who is a citizen of a country that is one of the 
following: 
(1) The People’s Republic of China. 
(2) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(3) The Russian Federation. 
(4) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(5) Any country identified by the head of the 
qualified funding agency as requiring approval for 
the purposes of this section. 
SEC. 5. FOREIGN ENTITIES. 
(a) LIST OF FOREIGN ENTITIES THAT POSE AN IN-
TELLIGENCE THREAT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall identify foreign entities, including gov-
ernments, corporations, non-profit and for-profit organiza-
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tions, and any subsidiary or affiliate of such an entity, 
that the Director determines pose a threat of espionage 
with respect to sensitive research projects, and shall de-
velop and maintain a list of such entities. The Director 
may add or remove entities from such list at any time. 
The initial list developed by the Director shall include the 
following entities (including any subsidiary or affiliate): 
(1) Huawei Technologies Company. 
(2) ZTE Corporation. 
(3) Hytera Communications Corporation. 
(4) Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 
Company. 
(5) Dahua Technology Company. 
(6) Kaspersky Lab. 
(7) Any entity that is owned or controlled by, 
or otherwise has demonstrated financial ties to, the 
government of a country identified under section 
4(b). 
(b) NOTICE
TO INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The Director of National Intelligence shall 
make the initial list required under subsection (a), and 
any changes to such list, available to the Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Task Force, and the head of each qualified 
funding agency as soon as practicable. The Secretary of 
Education shall provide such initial list and subsequent 
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amendments to each institution of higher education at 
which a project on the Sensitive Research Project List is 
being carried out. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
CERTAIN
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—Beginning on the date that is one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each 
sensitive research project shall, as a condition of receipt 
of funds from a qualified funding agency, provide an as-
surance to such qualified funding agency that, beginning 
on the date that is two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, any technology developed by an entity 
included on the list maintained under subsection (a) shall 
not be utilized in carrying out the sensitive research 
project. 
SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT. 
The head of each qualified funding agency shall take 
such steps as may be necessary to enforce the provisions 
of sections 4 and 5 of this Act. Upon determination that 
the head of a sensitive research project has failed to meet 
the requirements of either section 4 or section 5, the head 
of a qualified funding agency may determine the appro-
priate enforcement action, including— 
(1) imposing a probationary period, not to ex-
ceed 6 months, on the head of such project, or on 
the project; 
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(2) reducing or otherwise limiting the funding 
for such project until the violation has been rem-
edied; 
(3) permanently cancelling the funding for such 
project; or 
(4) any other action the head of the qualified 
funding agency determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITIZEN OF A COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘cit-
izen of a country’’, with respect to a student, in-
cludes all countries in which the student has held or 
holds citizenship or holds permanent residency. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means an in-
stitution described in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) that re-
ceives Federal funds in any amount and for any pur-
pose. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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(4) QUALIFIED FUNDING AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘qualified funding agency’’, with respect to a sen-
sitive research project, means— 
(A) the Department of Defense, if the sen-
sitive research project is funded in whole or in 
part by the Department of Defense; 
(B) the Department of Energy, if the sen-
sitive research project is funded in whole or in 
part by the Department of Energy; or 
(C) an element of the intelligence commu-
nity, if the sensitive research project is funded 
in whole or in part by the element of the intel-
ligence community. 
(5) SENSITIVE RESEARCH PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘sensitive research project’’ means a research 
project at an institution of higher education that is 
funded by a qualified funding agency, except that 
such term shall not include any research project that 
is classified or that requires the participants in such 
project to obtain a security clearance. 
(6) STUDENT PARTICIPATION.—The term ‘‘stu-
dent participation’’ shall not include student activity 
in— 
(A) a research project that is required for 
completion of a course in which the student is 
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enrolled at an institution of higher education; 
or 
(B) a research project for which the stu-
dent is conducting unpaid research. 
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