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A bill to amend the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979, relating to the conduct of knowledge diplomacy.

Introduced: June 18, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 18, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill modifies U.S. policy and establishes requirements with respect to knowledge diplomacy (i.e., the role of international science and technology agreements in foreign relations).

Specifically, the bill declares it to be U.S. policy that federally supported international science and technology agreements should serve U.S. national security and economic interests.

Further, it requires the Department of State to (1) identify vulnerabilities in international cooperation that may place federally funded research at risk, (2) strengthen the security and integrity of U.S. scientific and research collaborations with foreign partners, and (3) encourage the international scientific community to adopt and adhere to U.S. scientific values.

The bill also requires the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to submit a biennial report on compliance with U.S. policy across such science and technology agreements.

What's happening now June 18, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 6
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jun 18, 2020
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 18, 2020
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jun 18, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 18, 2020
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jun 18, 2020
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jun 18, 2020
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jun 18, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 18, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3996: A bill to amend the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979, relating to the conduct of knowledge diplomacy.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3996/
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