Jim Banks (R-IN)
Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act aims to prohibit certain federally funded research collaborations with specific foreign entities. It prevents individuals or entities receiving federal research awards from collaborating with entities or individuals on United States Government restricted entity lists. The bill defines research collaboration broadly to include activities like joint projects, co-authorship, and personnel exchanges. To implement these rules, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy will issue government-wide guidance. Federal agency heads have the authority to waive these prohibitions if the collaboration is necessary for national security or essential scientific and public health purposes.
Yes
- Scored +2
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill limits research collaborations with entities on various federal restricted lists to protect national security interests.
- Scored +1
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill allows for waivers if a collaboration is essential for a clearly defined public health purpose.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this put more money into scientific research?
The bill imposes new restrictions on how federally funded research can be conducted through international collaborations.
- Scored -2
Would students be better off under this?
The bill's broad definition of collaboration includes restrictions on personnel exchanges and visiting scholar appointments.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of National Security Interests: Federal agency heads may grant waivers if a collaboration is deemed necessary to advance the national security interests of the United States (Section 2(d)(1)(A)).
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Advancement of Science and Public Health: Prohibitions can be waived if a collaboration is essential for a clearly defined scientific or public health purpose that cannot reasonably be achieved without it (Section 2(d)(1)(B)).
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Standardized Compliance: The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy will issue government-wide implementation guidance to ensure standardized compliance requirements, definitions, and enforcement mechanisms (Section 2(c)).
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Increased Accountability for Waivers: When a waiver is granted, the head of the Federal agency must submit a written notification to Congress including the identity of the subject, the justification, and any implemented mitigation measures (Section 2(d)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Research Collaboration: Individuals or entities participating in or receiving work under a federally funded research award are prohibited from entering into, supporting, or carrying out certain research collaborations (Section 2(a)).
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Broad Definition of Collaboration: The prohibition covers a wide range of activities, including co-authorship of scholarly publications, data sharing, and personnel exchanges or visiting scholar appointments (Section 2(e)(3)).
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Compliance Burdens via Restricted Lists: Research may be restricted based on a wide variety of United States Government restricted entity lists, including those maintained by the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, and the Federal Communications Commission (Section 2(e)(4)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill imposes new restrictions on how federally funded research can be conducted through international collaborations.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would students be better off under this? — The bill's broad definition of collaboration includes restrictions on personnel exchanges and visiting scholar appointments.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill limits research collaborations with entities on various federal restricted lists to protect national security interests.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill allows for waivers if a collaboration is essential for a clearly defined public health purpose.
- 5/14/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate