# 119-hr-9660: No Hostile ONLOOKERS Act

119-hr-9660, No Hostile ONLOOKERS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-07-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9660
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Hostile ONLOOKERS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-31

## Summary

**Blocks National Intelligence Program funds for lab research that allows access by personnel from countries of risk.** The bill would prohibit the head of any intelligence element from obligating or expending funds for research, development, or technical support at a National Laboratory if the Laboratory permits covered assignees or covered visitors from countries of risk to access premises, information, or technology. - Intelligence agency leaders would be barred from using National Intelligence Program funds for lab projects that allow access by covered assignees or covered visitors from countries of risk. - National Laboratories could lose access to National Intelligence Program funded research, development, and technical support unless they prevent covered foreign personnel from entering facilities or accessing information or technology. - Covered assignees and covered visitors from countries of risk would be denied access to lab premises, information, or technology for programs subject to the prohibition. - A head of an intelligence element could grant a waiver by certifying to the congressional intelligence committees that the work is not at risk of collection and by providing a justification. - Key terms like "country of risk," "covered assignee," and "National Laboratory" are tied to existing definitions in prior intelligence and energy statutes referenced by the bill.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits intelligence funding at national labs: benefit, medium. This bill would bar intelligence agencies from spending money for R&D or technical support at any National Laboratory if that lab lets covered assignees or covered visitors from countries of risk access its premises, information, or technology. Agency heads would be able to waive the ban only for p…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9660 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9660)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9660 (as of 2026-07-31).