Title: A bill to provide for the establishment of security standards for international research in key technology focus areas.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of State to compile a list of allied countries with which joint international research and cooperation would advance U.S. national interests and scientific knowledge in key technology focus areas. The State Department must collaborate with similar entities in listed countries to establish general security policies and procedures for governmental, academic, and private-sector research in order to prevent sensitive research from being disclosed to adversaries.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2317 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2317

      To provide for the establishment of security standards for 
         international research in key technology focus areas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 2021

Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
      To provide for the establishment of security standards for 
         international research in key technology focus areas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRIORITIZATION AND PROTECTION OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH.

    (a) List of Allied Countries.--The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, the National Security Council, the Secretary of Energy, the 
Director of the National Science Foundation, and the heads of other 
relevant agencies, shall create a list of allied countries with which 
joint international research and cooperation would advance United 
States national interests and advance scientific knowledge in key 
technology focus areas.
    (b) Establishment of Security Procedures.--The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the individuals and entities listed in subsection 
(a), shall collaborate with similar entities in the countries appearing 
on the list created pursuant to subsection (a) to develop, coordinate, 
and agree to general security policies and procedures for governmental, 
academic, and private sector research, to prevent sensitive research 
from being disclosed to adversaries.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
individuals and entities listed in subsection (a), and allied countries 
appearing on the list created pursuant to subsection (a), shall submit 
a report to Congress that identifies the most promising international 
research ventures that leverage resources and advance research in key 
technology focus areas.
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