A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories.

This bill would require the Department of Energy to immediately terminate the employment of all Russian and Belarusian nationals working at U.S. National Laboratories, with an exception for those who are lawful permanent residents (green card holders). Under this legislation, individuals from these two countries would be prohibited from working at these research facilities until Russian and allied military forces have fully withdrawn from Ukraine and all related U.S. sanctions have been lifted. The practical impact of this measure would be the removal of specific foreign researchers and staff from high-level federal scientific institutions as a response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.