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H.R. 7686 118th Congress House

To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other…

Official title: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recru… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 15, 2024 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 9, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 9, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5039-5040)
Sep 9, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5039-5040)
Sep 9, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7686.
Sep 9, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5039-5041)
Sep 9, 2024
Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 9, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 550.
Sep 9, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-653.
Mar 20, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
Mar 20, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 15, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Mar 15, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 10, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act. 

The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict-of-interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization). The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Mar 15, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7686: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7686/
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"H.R. 7686: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7686/.
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H.R. 7686, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7686/.
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[H.R. 7686: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7686/)
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