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Sec. 1739 · H.R. 3838

Concurrent and post-award restrictions

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title XVII — Other Defense Matters › Subtitle D — SAFE Research Act

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(a) Concurrent award restrictions As a condition of receiving a covered award, a covered individual may not maintain an affiliation with a hostile foreign entity or a covered research collaborator affiliated with such an entity for the duration of the award period. (b) Post-award restrictions As a condition of receiving a covered award, during the five year period following the conclusion of the award period— (1) a covered individual may not share with a hostile foreign entity or a covered research collaborator affiliated with such an entity any nonpublished results, expertise, or intellectual property arising from or related to the covered award unless— (A) the covered individual submits to the research agency that made the award a request for permission to share such information with such an entity or collaborator; and (B) such request is approved, in writing, by the head of the research agency or an official designated by such agency head at or above the level of an Assistant Secretary (or the equivalent); and (2) on an annual basis during such five year period, the institution to which the covered award was made shall submit to the research agency that made the award an annual certification, signed by an authorized official of the institution, attesting that neither the institution nor any covered individual has shared with a hostile foreign entity or a covered research collaborator affiliated with such an entity any nonpublished results, expertise, or intellectual property arising from or related to the award, except as expressly approved under paragraph (1)(B).

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