S 3997 · 116th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Safeguarding American Innovation Act

Introduced 2020-06-18· Sponsored by Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.(2020-12-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Safeguarding American Innovation Act This bill addresses the security of federally funded research and development grants and export-controlled goods, technologies, or sensitive information. The bill establishes in the Office of Management and Budget a Federal Research Security Council to develop federally funded research and development grant making policy and management guidance to protect the national and economic security interests of the United States. Each executive agency on the council shall be responsible for assessing federal research security risks posed by persons participating in federally funded research and development. The bill prohibits any individual from knowingly (1) preparing or submitting a federal grant application that fails to disclose the receipt of any outside compensation, including foreign compensation, by the individual; or (2) forging, counterfeiting, or otherwise falsifying a document to obtain a federal grant. An alien shall be inadmissible to the United States if a consulate or the Department of Justice knows the alien seeks to enter the United States to acquire export-controlled goods, technologies, or sensitive information if the Department of St…

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Congressional Budget Office

S. 3997, Safeguarding American Innovation Act

Oct 19, 2020

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 22, 2020

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Cosponsors (19)

6 Democrats13 Republicans