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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 1790 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1285

Sec. 1285. Modification of initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats

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Section 1286(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: A list, developed in consultation with the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, the Director of National Intelligence, and United States academic institutions that conduct significant Department of Defense research or engineering activities, of academic institutions of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation that— are associated with a defense program of the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation, including any university heavily engaged in military research; are known— to recruit individuals for the purpose of advancing the talent and capabilities of such a defense program; or to provide misleading transcripts or otherwise attempt to conceal the connections of an individual or institution to such a defense program; or pose a serious risk of intangible transfers of defense or engineering technology and research. .
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