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House Bill 401
118th Congress(2023-2024)
American Science First Act
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Introduced in House on Jan 20, 2023
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H. R. 401 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 401


To prohibit the Director of the National Science Foundation from awarding grants and other forms of assistance to Chinese communist military companies and their affiliates, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 20, 2023

Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

To prohibit the Director of the National Science Foundation from awarding grants and other forms of assistance to Chinese communist military companies and their affiliates, 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 “American Science First Act”.

SEC. 2. Restriction on National Science Foundation grants and other forms of assistance to Chinese communist military companies and their affiliates.

(a) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the National Science Foundation may not provide grants or other forms of assistance to any individual or entity that is affiliated or otherwise has a relationship, including but not limited to a research partnership, joint venture, or contract with—

(1) an entity included on the list maintained and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations;

(2) a company on the list required by section 1237 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), or required by section 1260H of the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), or any successor list; or

(3) any parent, subsidiary, affiliate of, or entity owned by or controlled by, an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2).

(b) Export administration regulations defined.—In this section, the term “Export Administration Regulations” means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.