A bill to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that such institution does not operate certain branch campuses, and for other purposes.

TL;DR (AI)

• This bill amends the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require institutions of higher education applying for research and development awards to certify they do not operate branch campuses in specific countries.
• The bill establishes a research security requirement, mandating certification against operating branch campuses in countries including Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, China, Cuba, Turkey, Russia, and Qatar, with the potential for the Secretary of State to add more.
• The legislation defines 'branch campus' as a geographically separate unit offering degree programs with distinct faculty, administration, and budgetary authority.