S.Amdt. 2722

SA 2722. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cotton) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr.
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the
bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following:

SEC. ___. INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT PROTECTION OF NATIONAL
SECURITY ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS FROM UNDUE
INFLUENCE AND OTHER SECURITY THREATS.

(a) Initiative Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall,
in consultation with other appropriate government
organizations, establish an initiative to work with academic
institutions who perform defense research and engineering
activities--
(1) to support protection of intellectual property,
controlled information, key personnel, and information about
critical technologies relevant to national security;
(2) to limit undue influence by countries engaged in
illicit behaviors to exploit United States technology within
the Department of Defense research, technology, and
innovation enterprise; and
(3) to support efforts toward development of domestic
talent in relevant scientific and engineering fields.
(b) Institutions and Organizations.--
(1) In general.--The initiative required by subsection (a)
shall be developed and executed to the maximum extent
practicable with academic research institutions and other
educational and research organizations, including tier I
research institutions of higher education and their chief
research security officers and chief information security
officers.
(2) Record of excellence.--In selecting research
institutions of higher education under this subsection, the
Secretary shall select institutions of higher education that
the Secretary determines demonstrate a record of excellence
in industrial security and counterintelligence in academia
and in research and development.
(c) Requirements.--The initiative required by subsection
(a) shall include development of the following:
(1) Information exchange forum and information repositories
to enable awareness of security threats and influence
operations being executed against the United States research,
technology, and innovation enterprise.
(2) Training and other support for academic institutions to
promote security and limit undue influence on institutions
and personnel, including financial support for execution for
such activities.
(3) Opportunities to collaborate with defense researchers
and research organizations in secure facilities to promote
protection of critical information.
(4) Regulations and procedures--
(A) for government and academic organizations and personnel
to support the goals of the initiative; and
(B) that are consistent with policies that protect open and
scientific exchange in fundamental research.
(5) Policies to limit or prohibit funding for institutions
or individual researchers who knowingly and repeatedly
violate regulations developed under the initiative.
(6) Initiatives to support the transition of the results of
academic institution research programs into defense
capabilities.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the activities
carried out under the initiative required by subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of the activities conducted and the
progress made under the initiative.
(B) The findings of the Secretary with respect to the
initiative.
(C) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for
legislative or administrative action relating to the matters
described in subsection (a).
(D) Identification and discussion of the gaps in legal
authorities that need to be improve to enhance the security
of tier I research institutions of higher education.
(E) A description of the actions taken by such institutions
to comply with such best practices and guidelines as may be
established by under the initiative.
(3) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in classified form.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(2) The term ``tier I'' with respect to an institution of
higher education means the institution of higher education
has the highest research activity, as defined by the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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