American Science First Act

Bill: 117-hr-4734
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2021-07-28
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Asia

China

Foreign and international corporations

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>American Science First Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the National Science Foundation from providing grants or other forms of assistance to any individual or entity that is affiliated or otherwise has a relationship, including but not limited to a research partnership, joint venture, or contract with</p> <ul> <li>an entity included on the entity list under the Export Administration Regulations, which identifies foreign entities subject to license requirements for the export, reexport, or transfer of certain items;</li> <li>a Chinese military company operating in the United States or any of its territories or possessions on the list required under the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, or required under the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, or any successor list; or</li> <li>any parent, subsidiary, affiliate of, or entity owned by or controlled by any such entity.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4734 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2021 Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To prohibit the Director of the National Science Foundation from awarding grants and other forms of assistance to Chinese communist military companies and their affiliates, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Science First Act . 2. Restriction on National Science Foundation grants and other forms of assistance to Chinese communist military companies and their affiliates (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the National Science Foundation may not provide grants or other forms of assistance to any individual or entity that is affiliated or otherwise has a relationship, including but not limited to a research partnership, joint venture, or contract with— (1) an entity included on the list maintained and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations; (2) a company on the list required by section 1237 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ( Public Law 105–261 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), or required by section 1260H of the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ), or any successor list; or (3) any parent, subsidiary, affiliate of, or entity owned by or controlled by, an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2). (b) Export administration regulations defined In this section, the term Export Administration Regulations means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.