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International Research Security: Protecting Key Technologies

This bill aims to protect important scientific research conducted jointly with other countries, ensuring sensitive information does not fall into the wrong hands. The goal is to make scientific cooperation secure and beneficial to the United States, without the risk of losing valuable knowledge. In practice, this means the government will work more closely with allies to establish common security standards for research in key technological areas.
Key points
The government will create a list of allied countries for beneficial scientific cooperation with the U.S.
Common security procedures will be developed for research by government, academic, and private sectors to protect sensitive data.
A report on promising international research ventures will be submitted within one year.
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Print number: 117_HR_4430
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Process start date: 2021-07-13