1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act . 2. Authorization of imposition of sanctions on certain foreign persons (a) In general The President is authorized to impose sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person determined by the President— (1) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, directly or indirectly, activities, including cyber-enabled activities, originating from, or directed by foreign persons that are reasonably likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, public health, or economic health or financial stability of the United States and that have the purpose or effect of— (A) harming, or otherwise significantly compromising the provision of services by a computer or network of computers that support one or more entities in a critical infrastructure sector; (B) significantly compromising the provision of services by one or more entities in a critical infrastructure sector; (C) causing a significant disruption to the availability of a computer or network of computers; or (D) causing a significant misappropriation of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers, intellectual property, or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain; (2) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, or to have knowingly materially benefitted from, the receipt or use for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain, of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers, intellectual property, or financial information misappropriated through cyber-enabled activities and with respect to which such actions are reasonably likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, public health, or economic health or financial stability of the United States