S.Amdt. 1998

SA 1998. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr.
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for
Technology and

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Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III of division B, add the following:

SEC. 2309. IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF TRADE SECRET THEFT AND
ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Stop
Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2021''.
(b) In General.--
(1) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(3)(A) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(A)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(3) Security and related grounds.--
``(A) In general.--Any alien who a consular officer, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Attorney General
knows, or has reasonable ground to believe, seeks to enter
the United States to engage solely, principally, or
incidentally in--
``(i) any activity to violate any law of the United States
relating to espionage or sabotage;
``(ii) any activity to violate or evade any law prohibiting
the export from the United States of goods, technology, or
sensitive information;
``(iii) any activity to violate any law of the United
States or of any State relating to the theft or
misappropriation of trade secrets or economic espionage;
``(iv) any other unlawful activity; or
``(v) any activity, a purpose of which is the opposition
to, or the control or overthrow of, the Government of the
United States by force, violence, or other unlawful means,
is inadmissible.''.
(2) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(4)(A) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(A)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(A) In general.--Any alien who has engaged, is engaged,
or at any time after admission, engages in--
``(i) any activity to violate any law of the United States
relating to espionage or sabotage;
``(ii) any activity to violate or evade any law prohibiting
the export from the United States of goods, technology, or
sensitive information;
``(iii) any activity to violate any law of the United
States or of any State relating to the theft or
misappropriation of trade secrets or economic espionage;
``(iv) any other criminal activity that endangers public
safety or national security; or
``(v) any activity, a purpose of which is the opposition
to, or the control or overthrow of, the Government of the
United States by force, violence, or other unlawful means,
is deportable.''.
(c) Annual Report of Inadmissible and Deportable Foreign
Nationals.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
of State, in cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security and the Attorney General, shall submit a report to
the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and of the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives that identifies--
(1) the nationality and visa admission category of each of
the foreign nationals who was determined, during the
reporting period, to be inadmissible under clause (ii) or
(iii) of section 212(a)(3)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (b)(1), or
deportable pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of section
237(a)(4)(A) of such Act, as amended by subsection (b)(2);
and
(2) the research institutions, private sector companies or
other entities, United States Government agencies, and
taxpayer-funded organizations with which such foreign
nationals were associated.
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