CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Elise Stefanik (R-NY)

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.

H.R. 8559 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill proposes an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. It aims to create a prohibition on research and development awards for certain institutions of higher education. If an institution receives funds from a specified foreign source to perform a specified task, it would be barred from receiving a research and development award for five years. Specified tasks include research related to artificial intelligence, biotechnology, or quantum information science. The bill defines specific foreign governments and entities that trigger this restriction.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?

    The bill limits foreign influence in sensitive research fields like artificial intelligence and quantum science which are critical to national defense.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    The bill creates a mechanism that restricts the receipt of research and development awards for institutions that engage in specific foreign-funded tasks.

  • Scored -3

    Does this put more money into public schools?

    The bill imposes a five-year prohibition on research and development awards for certain institutions of higher education, which could reduce their available funding.

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    Would students be better off under this?

    The restriction on research and development awards at higher education institutions may impact the research opportunities and funding available to students.