CONGRESSMAN PAT HARRIGAN INTRODUCES GATE ACT TO PROTECT U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORIES FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARIES

Washington, Aug. 14 -- Congressman Pat Harrigan issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced the Guarding American Technology from Exploitation (GATE) Act, legislation to strengthen security at U.S. National Laboratories by restricting access for nationals of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba. The legislation is the House companion to legislation introduced by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR).

"America's National Laboratories are home to some of the most sensitive and valuable research in the world, and the same countries working to steal American technology should not have routine access to the facilities developing it," said Congressman Harrigan. "China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea have spen...