A bill co-sponsored by Sen. Martha McSally would make it more difficult for foreign governments to steal research and intellectual property in the United States. | Facebook
A bill co-sponsored by Sen. Martha McSally would make it more difficult for foreign governments to steal research and intellectual property in the United States. | Facebook
A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-Arizona) is aimed at making it more difficult for foreign governments to steal research and intellectual property in the United States, according to her website.
“For years, American adversaries like China have exploited our unmatched academic research institutions and stolen taxpayer-funded research and intellectual property to strengthen their own militaries and economies,” McSally said in a statement. “Our bill shines a light on these bad actors and shields American innovation from theft. This bill will also keep spies out of our schools and ensure federal agencies have the authority to protect our education system from foreign influence.”
The legislation would make it a crime to withhold information about foreign support on federal grant applications. It would also give the U.S. State Department more authority to deny visas to people seeking access to “sensitive technologies” in the U.S.
In addition, it would also require U.S. schools to report foreign gifts of $50,000 or more. The current reporting threshold is $250,000.
Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Tom Carper (D-Delaware) are also co-sponsors of the bill.
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