This bill requires colleges and universities to certify that they do not operate branch campuses in nine specified countries—Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, China, Cuba, Turkey, Russia, Qatar, and any other countries designated by the Secretary of State—in order to receive federal research and development funding. The certification requirement applies to all institutions of higher education applying for research awards from federal agencies and must be implemented within two years of the bill's enactment. The bill defines a branch campus as a permanent, geographically separate unit of a university that offers degree or certificate programs and has its own faculty, administration, and budgetary authority. This measure is intended to strengthen research security by preventing federal research funds from supporting institutions with ties to designated countries.