1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing American Research from Foreign Adversaries Act or the SARFA Act . 2. Research security Section 10114(a)(2) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18912(a)(2) ) is amended by striking authorized and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting administered or provided, as applicable, by the Department of Energy, including National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 )). . 3. Polygraph examinations for certain foreign nationals with access to nonpublic National Laboratory areas or information (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered foreign national (A) In general The term covered foreign national means a foreign national who— (i) is a citizen or national of, or otherwise owes allegiance to, a country that, as of the date described in subparagraph (B), is a foreign country of concern (as defined in section 10612(a) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 19221(a) )); and (ii) is not— (I) a national of the United States; or (II) lawfully admitted for permanent residence. (B) Date described The date referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) is, as applicable— (i) the date on which the foreign national begins work— (I) in a position at a National Laboratory; or (II) in any other position at the Department in which the foreign national will have access to nonpublic areas, data, or information of a National Laboratory