S. 2063 · 112th Congress
A bill to prohibit the transfer of technology developed using funding provided by the United States Government to entities of certain countries, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jim Webb
- Introduced
- 2012-02-02
- Latest action
- 2012-02-02 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Prohibits a U.S. commercial entity from transferring any proprietary technology or intellectual property researched, developed, or commercialized with federal financial assistance to an entity: (1) owned or controlled by the government of a country which requires any U.S. commercial entity to transfer proprietary technology or intellectual property as a condition of doing business, or (2) in which the citizens of such a country hold 5% interests of the capital structure of that entity.
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to waive such prohibition if the transfer would not compromise U.S. economic interests or competitiveness.