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Protect Our Universities Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1091| House 
| Updated: 2/18/2021
Jim Banks

Jim Banks

Republican Representative

Indiana

Armed Services Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protect Our Universities Act of 2021 This bill restricts student participation in sensitive research projects and prohibits the use of certain technologies for these projects. The bill requires each student, prior to participating in a sensitive research project, to provide proof of citizenship to the institution of higher education (IHE) where the project is being carried out. Specifically, it prohibits students who are citizens of certain countries, including China and Russia, from participating in a project unless the student applies for and receives approval from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It prohibits certain technologies developed by listed entities, including Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation, from being used to carry out sensitive research projects. It also requires the Department of Education to establish a national security technology task force, which must maintain a list of sensitive research projects and provide guidance to the IHEs where these projects are being carried out.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1678
Protect Our Universities Act of 2019
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1678
    Protect Our Universities Act of 2019


  • February 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 18, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Education

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Protect Our Universities Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1091| House 
| Updated: 2/18/2021
Protect Our Universities Act of 2021 This bill restricts student participation in sensitive research projects and prohibits the use of certain technologies for these projects. The bill requires each student, prior to participating in a sensitive research project, to provide proof of citizenship to the institution of higher education (IHE) where the project is being carried out. Specifically, it prohibits students who are citizens of certain countries, including China and Russia, from participating in a project unless the student applies for and receives approval from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It prohibits certain technologies developed by listed entities, including Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation, from being used to carry out sensitive research projects. It also requires the Department of Education to establish a national security technology task force, which must maintain a list of sensitive research projects and provide guidance to the IHEs where these projects are being carried out.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1678
Protect Our Universities Act of 2019
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1678
    Protect Our Universities Act of 2019


  • February 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 18, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jim Banks

Jim Banks

Republican Representative

Indiana

Armed Services Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightEspionage and treasonEuropeForeign and international corporationsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationIranMiddle EastNorth KoreaResearch administration and fundingRussia