Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 351 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/6/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 317 3
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By: Senator B. Johnson 5
By: Representatives Puryear, Achor, Andrews, Barker, Beaty Jr., Beck, Bentley, S. Berry, Breaux, Brooks, 6
K. Brown, M. Brown, N. Burkes, R. Burkes, Joey Carr, John Carr, Cavenaugh, Childress, C. Cooper, 7
Cozart, Crawford, Eaton, Evans, Furman, Gazaway, Gramlich, Hall, Hawk, Hollowell, L. Johnson, Long, 8
Lundstrum, Lynch, Maddox, McAlindon, McClure, M. McElroy, McGrew, B. McKenzie, McNair, 9
Milligan, J. Moore, Nazarenko, Painter, Pearce, Perry, Pilkington, Ray, R. Scott Richardson, Richmond, 10
Rose, Rye, Schulz, M. Shepherd, Torres, Tosh, Underwood, Unger, Vaught, Walker, Wing, Wooten 11
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For An Act To Be Entitled 13
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION; 14
TO PROHIBIT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM 15
PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITH A PROHIBITED 16
FOREIGN PARTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 17
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TO PROHIBIT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER 21
EDUCATION FROM PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN 22
ACTIVITIES WITH A PROHIBITED FOREIGN 23
PARTY. 24
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 26
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 60, Subchapter 1, is amended 28
to add an additional section to read as follows: 29
6-60-123. Prohibition on activities with prohibited foreign party — 30
Definition. 31
(a) As used in this section, "prohibited foreign party" means the same 32
as defined in § 18-11-802. 33
(b) An institution of higher education shall not participate in the 34
following activities with a prohibited foreign party: 35
(1) Conduct classified research; 36 As Engrossed: S3/6/25 SB317
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(2) Conduct agricultural research under a contract; 1
(3) Sell agricultural products, including without limitation 2
seeds; 3
(4) Engage in the production of agricultural products; or 4
(5) Enter into a nondisclosure agreement. 5
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/s/B. Johnson 7
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APPROVED: 3/20/25 10
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