Washington, Oct. 14 -- The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has released a report urging Congress to strengthen safeguards against the alleged theft and misuse of American taxpayer-funded research by entities linked to China, calling for the passage of the Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries (SIRA) Act.

The report, titled How to Stop China's Theft of America's Taxpayer-Funded Research, was released by Committee Chairman John Moolenaar, a Republican from Michigan. According to the committee, the report draws on documentation from congressional investigations, federal enforcement actions and inspector general findings to challenge arguments against stricter research security measures.

The report...