S.4424

A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit certain institutions of higher education from receiving research and development awards, and for other purposes.

Introduced·4/28/26

Prohibits institutions of higher education from receiving research and development awards if they receive funds from specified foreign governments.

The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to bar institutions of higher education from receiving research and development awards if they receive funds from specified foreign governments. The specified foreign governments include Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, China, Cuba, Turkey, Russia, and Qatar, as well as any other country deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State.

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Current
Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
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History

Apr 28

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.