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This bill, known as the SECURE STEM Act of 2025, aims to restrict visa issuance and employment opportunities for nationals from certain countries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba) in specific visa categories, including H-1B work visas, O-1 extraordinary ability visas, student visas, and exchange visitor visas. The bill prohibits the State Department from issuing visas and the Department of Homeland Security from admitting individuals from these countries under the specified visa categories, effectively barring them from entering the United States. National research laboratories are also prohibited from employing covered foreign nationals who are already in the United States under these visa categories. However, the bill provides a national interest waiver, allowing the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to jointly grant exceptions if they determine it serves U.S. national interests. The bill requires biannual reporting to Congressional committees detailing the number of waivers granted, justifications for those waivers, and biographical information about waiver recipients. The legislation is designed to address potential national security concerns related to scientific and technological research and employment, particularly focusing on individuals from countries deemed potential strategic competitors or security risks.

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