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Protect Our Universities Act of 2021

Introduced: February 18, 2021 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Feb 18, 2021
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 2021

This bill restricts student participation in sensitive research projects and prohibits the use of certain technologies for these 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 (IHE) where the project is being carried out. Specifically, it prohibits students who are citizens of certain countries, including China and Russia, from participating in 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 IHEs where these projects are being carried out.

What's happening now February 18, 2021

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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1091: Protect Our Universities Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1091/
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"H.R. 1091: Protect Our Universities Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1091/.
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H.R. 1091, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1091/.
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