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H.R. 1678 116th Congress House

Protect Our Universities Act of 2019

Official title: To create a task force within the Department of Education to address the threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2019 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Espionage and treasonForeign and international corporationsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationIranMiddle EastNorth KoreaResearch administration and fundingRussia
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Mar 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 12, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Protect Our Universities Act of 2019

This bill restricts student participation in sensitive research projects and prohibits the use of certain technologies for such projects.

The bill requires each student, prior to participating in a sensitive research project, to provide proof of citizenship to the institution of higher education where the project is being carried out. Specifically, it prohibits students who are citizens of certain countries, including China and Russia, from participating in such a project unless the student applies for and receives approval from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

It prohibits certain technologies developed by listed entities, including Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation, from being used to carry out sensitive research projects.

It also requires the Department of Education to establish a national security technology task force, which must maintain a list of sensitive research projects and provide guidance to the institutions of higher education where such projects are being carried out.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1879 Protect Our Universities Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Bucshon, Larry
· Jul 24, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 7, 2019
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 12, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Mar 12, 2019
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Mar 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1678: Protect Our Universities Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1678/
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