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H.R. 4465 117th Congress House

Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act

Official title: To enhance transparency and accountability measures in Federal grantmaking to safeguard federally funded research and technology development, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2021 Introduced by: Stephen F. Lynch Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jul 20, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 20, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action July 20, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act

This bill addresses issues of transparency and accountability in federal grant-making to safeguard federally funded research and technology development.

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.

Malign foreign talent recruitment 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.

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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4465: Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4465/
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"H.R. 4465: Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4465/.
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