Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-4465
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2021-07-16
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

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Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act</strong></p> <p>This bill addresses issues of transparency and accountability in federal grant-making to safeguard federally funded research and technology development.</p> <p>Specifically, the Office of Management and Budget must (1) require that any agency that makes a federal grant maintains compliance operations to guard against malign foreign talent recruitment programs, and (2) prescribe standardized disclosure and accountability measures to support such operations.</p> <p><em>Malign foreign talent recruitment</em> is defined as an effort organized, managed, or funded by a foreign government to recruit any individual or public or private entity engaged in research funded by a federal agency to share information with, or otherwise act on behalf of, such government.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4465 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2021 Mr. Lynch (for himself and Ms. Foxx ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To enhance transparency and accountability measures in Federal grantmaking to safeguard federally funded research and technology development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act . 2. Enhanced safeguards against foreign procurement of federally funded research and technology development (a) Enhanced review required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— (1) require that any agency that makes a Federal grant maintains compliance operations to guard against malign foreign talent recruitment programs; and (2) prescribe standardized disclosure and accountability measures to support such compliance operations. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Malign foreign talent recruitment program The term malign foreign talent recruitment program means an effort directly or indirectly organized, managed, or funded by a foreign government to recruit any individual or public or private entity (regardless of citizenship, national origin, or primary headquarters) engaged in research funded directly or indirectly by a Federal agency to share information with, or otherwise act on behalf of, such foreign government.