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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 3996 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979, relating to the conduct of knowledge diplomacy. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Science and technology agreements

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The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 ( Public Law 95–426 ) is amended— in section 502 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656b ), by amending paragraph
(5)to read as follows: Federally supported international science and technology agreements should serve United States national security and economic interests by— properly protecting intellectual property rights; providing United States researchers with access to research and development opportunities and facilities; ensuring that the flow of scientific and technological information between the United States and foreign countries, international organizations, and commissions of which the United States and 1 or more foreign countries are members is equitable and reciprocal, to the maximum extent practicable; requiring foreign countries, international organizations, and commissions of which the United States and 1 or more foreign countries are members to adhere to United States scientific values, including openness, transparency, reciprocity, integrity, and merit-based competition; and ensuring that the exchange of scientific and technological information between the United States and foreign countries, international organizations, and commissions of which the United States and 1 or more foreign countries are members is not contrary to United States foreign policy interests. ; and in section 504(a) ( 22 U.S.C. 2656d(a) )— by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: In coordinating and overseeing agreements described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider— scientific merit; equity of access (as described in section 502(5)); possible commercial or trade linkages with the United States that may flow from the agreement or activity; national security concerns; and any other factors that the Secretary deems appropriate. ; and by adding at the end the following: In furtherance of sections 501(3) and 502, the Secretary shall provide Federal science agencies, Federal law enforcement agencies, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of National Intelligence with access to a digital repository of United States Government bilateral and multilateral science and technology agreements, subagreements, and other unclassified or sensitive information provided by Federal agencies, in accordance with section 503(a)(1). The Secretary, in coordination with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, Federal science agencies, Federal law enforcement agencies, and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall— identify United States vulnerabilities in international cooperation that may place research funded by the United States Government at risk; strengthen the security and integrity of United States scientific and research collaborations with key foreign partners; and encourage the international scientific community to adopt and adhere to United States scientific values, including openness, transparency, reciprocity, integrity, and merit-based competition. As used in this subsection, the term Federal science agency means any Federal department or agency to which more than $100,000,000 in research and development funds were appropriated for fiscal year 2020. .
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