Barrasso and Marshall Introduce Bill to Enhance Research Security at National Labs

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas introduced a bill Wednesday intended to prohibit Russian and Belarusian foreign nationals from working in Department of Energy research facilities for as long as Russian troops, or their allies, remain on Ukrainian soil.

Barrasso, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, said Russian and Belarusian nationals should be barred from access to cutting-edge research at our national laboratories, and the legislation will prevent these foreign  nationals from working at DOE research labs until Russia ends its brutal war in Ukraine.  Barrasso added that it is more important than ever to ensure our sensitive research does not fall into the hands of our adversaries and we cannot allow these countries to benefit off the backs of the American taxpayers.