No Hostile ONLOOKERS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9660 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9660

    To prohibit the use of funds by the intelligence community for
 research, development, or technical support performed by any National
            Laboratory that lacks certain security measures.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2026

  Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
               Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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                                 A BILL

    To prohibit the use of funds by the intelligence community for
 research, development, or technical support performed by any National
            Laboratory that lacks certain security measures.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Hostile Operatives in our
National Labs Obtaining Our Knowledge which Establishes Risks to our
Security Act'' or the ``No Hostile ONLOOKERS Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, OR
              TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL LABORATORIES LACKING
              CERTAIN SECURITY MEASURES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Country of risk.--The term ``country of risk'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 6432 of the Intelligence
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).
            (2) Covered assignee; covered visitor.--The terms ``covered
        assignee'' and ``covered visitor'' have the meanings given such
        terms in section 6432 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 119-60).
            (3) National intelligence program.--The term ``National
        Intelligence Program'' has the meaning given such term in
        section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
        3003).
            (4) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory''
        has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Energy
        Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
            (5) Nontraditional intelligence collection.--The term
        ``nontraditional intelligence collection'' has the meaning
        given such term in section 6432 of the Intelligence
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 119-60).
    (b) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the head of
an element of the intelligence community may not obligate or expend any
amount for research, development, or technical support performed by any
National Laboratory when such National Laboratory permits covered
assignees or covered visitors from countries of risk to access any of
the premises, information, or technology of the National Laboratory.
    (c) Waiver.--The head of an element of the intelligence community
may waive the prohibition in subsection (b) for research, development,
or technical support as part of a program, project, or activity of the
element that is within the National Intelligence Program if the head
submits to the congressional intelligence committees--
            (1) a certification that the research, development, or
        technical support for which funds are to be expended are not at
        risk of collection from a foreign intelligence agency or
        nontraditional intelligence collection; and
            (2) the justification for the waiver.
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