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HR 5478 117th Congress House Health

Protecting the Integrity of our Biomedical Research Act of 2021

Introduced: October 5, 2021 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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Protecting the Integrity of our Biomedical Research Act of 2021

This bill requires, as a condition of receiving extramural biomedical research funding through the Department of Health and Human Services, that researchers disclose their participation in foreign talent programs.

In general, foreign talent programs are programs in which foreign states attempt to acquire U.S. scientific research or technology through recruitment programs that target scientists, engineers, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States.

What's happening now October 6, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5478: Protecting the Integrity of our Biomedical Research Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5478/
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"H.R. 5478: Protecting the Integrity of our Biomedical Research Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5478/.
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H.R. 5478, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5478/.
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