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.

Sponsor: Elise M. Stefanik (Republican-NY)April 28, 2026

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Colleges would need to confirm they don't have campuses in certain countries to get federal research money.

This bill would require colleges and universities to promise they don't run campuses in specific foreign countries like China or Russia if they want federal research grants. This aims to boost research security by adding a new check to grant applications. Federal agencies would have up to two years to put this new rule in place.

What Would Change

Currently, colleges applying for federal research money do not have to certify whether they operate branch campuses in specific foreign countries. After this bill, federal research agencies would require colleges to include a certification that they do not operate branch campuses in 8 specified countries, or any other country the Secretary of State adds to the list, to be eligible for these awards.

Key Provisions

Requires colleges to certify they don't operate branch campuses in specific countries to get federal research awards.
Lists 8 countries, including China, Russia, and Iran, where colleges could not have branch campuses.
Lets the Secretary of State add more countries to this list as needed.
Defines a "branch campus" as a permanent, degree-offering unit with its own staff and budget, separate from the main campus.
Gives federal research agencies up to two years to put this new certification rule into place.

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HR 8558 · 119th Congress · April 28, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

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.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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