; and (C) institutions of higher education shall maintain the right to petition findings and contest the outcome of a screening. (b) List of citizenship requiring approval Approval under subsection (a) shall be required for any student who is a citizen of a country that is one of the following: (1) The People’s Republic of China. (2) The Russian Federation. (3) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 5. Foreign entities (a) List of foreign entities that pose an intelligence threat Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with the Director of National Intelligence to identify foreign entities, including governments, corporations, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and any subsidiary or affiliate of such an entity, that the Director determines pose a threat of espionage with respect to sensitive research projects, and shall develop and maintain a list of such entities. The Director may add or remove entities from such list at any time. The initial list developed by the Director shall include the following entities (including any subsidiary or affiliate): (1) Huawei Technologies Company. (2) ZTE Corporation. (3) Hytera Communications Corporation. (4) Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company. (5) Dahua Technology Company. (6) Kaspersky Lab. (7) Any entity that is owned or controlled by, or otherwise has demonstrated financial ties to, the government of a country identified under section 4(b). (b) Notice to institutions of higher education The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make the initial list required under subsection (a) in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, and any changes to such list, available to the Task Force and the head of each qualified funding agency as soon as practicable. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such initial list and subsequent amendments to each institution of higher education at which a project on the Sensitive Research Projects List is being carried out. (c)