H.R. 3744

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3744 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3744

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 5, 2025

Mr. Webster of Florida (for himself and Mr. Ogles) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology

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A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Research Integrity and Foreign 
Influence Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR PURPOSES OF 
MALIGN FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT RESTRICTION.

Paragraph (2) of section 10638 of title VI of division B of the 
Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 
117-167; 42 U.S.C. 19237) is amended by inserting ``, including, 
beginning on January 1, 2026, any special administrative region within 
such a covered foreign country of concern or any other territory that 
the United States recognizes as being under the control of such a 
covered foreign country of concern'' after ``Iran''.
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