Protecting American Research and Talent Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Sep 10, 2025
What it does
The Protecting American Research and Talent Act would prohibit federal funds from being used to award grants or contracts to U.S. institutions of higher education for fundamental research conducted in collaboration with a "covered entity," which includes certain foreign academic institutions, individuals, and entities linked to countries of concern—particularly those tied to China’s military-civil fusion strategy. The bill allows case-by-case waivers for national security interests, but only for institutions with less than 15% international enrollment and less than 5% enrollment from students of foreign countries of concern, excluding persecuted groups from those counts. Federal agencies…
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Where it stands
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Where it goes next
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