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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-114.html
https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2019/10/04/nih-investigates-foreign-influence-us-grantee-institutions
Note: Foreign Components mentioned on page 66 https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/forms-e/general-forms-e.pdf
https://grants.nih.gov/faqs#/other-support-and-foreign-components.htm
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm#ForeignComponent
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/othersupport.htm
A report from OIG: https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31903003.asp
An Advisory Committee to the NIH Director: https://acd.od.nih.gov/documents/presentations/06142019Foreign.pdf
https://acd.od.nih.gov/documents/presentations/12132018ForeignInfluences.pdf
A letter from NIH Director Francis Collins to research institutions: https://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/media/NIH%20Foreign%20Influence%20Letter%20to%20Grantees%2008-20-18.pdf
NIH publication NOT-OD-18-160 to research institutions regarding investigators’ disclosure of foreign financial interests: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-160.html

National Science Foundation (NSF)

A NSF commissioned report from the JASON Group, four main themes emerged from the study:
  1. The value of, and need for, foreign scientific talent in the United States
  2. The significant negative impacts of placing new restrictions on access to fundamental research
  3. The need to extend our notion of research integrity to include disclosures of commitments and potential conflicts of interest
  4. The need for a common understanding between academia and U.S. government agencies about how to best protect U.S. interests in fundamental research while maintaining openness and successfully competing in the global marketplace for science talent
https://nsf.gov/news/special_reports/jasonsecurity/JSR-19-2IFundamentalResearchSecurity_12062019FINAL.pdf
https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/researchprotection/PersonnelPolicyForeignGovTalentRecruitment%20Programs07_11_2019.pdf
https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19200/research_protection.jsp
This statement notes that US universities must "embrace transparency and rigorously adhere to conflict of interest and conflict of commitment policies.” https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2018/NSB-2018-42-statement-on-security-and-science.pdf

Department of Defense (DoD)

Department of Energy (DoE)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

U.S. Senate

“Securing the U.S. Research Enterprise from China’s Talent Recruitment Plans.” https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/securing-the-us-research-enterprise-from-chinas-talent-recruitment-plans
Senator Chuck Grassley’s, Senate Committee on Finance, letter to NSF Director France A. Córdova seeking transparency on foreign threats to the research grant process: https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2019-04-15%20CEG%20to%20NSF%20(research%20threats)1.pdf
Senator Chuck Grassley’s, Senate Committee on Finance, letter to DoD seeking transparency on foreign threats to the research grant process: https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/grassley-probes-foreign-threats-to-taxpayer-funded-research-at-defense-department
Senator Chuck Grassley’s, Senate Committee on Finance, letter to NIH seeking transparency on foreign threats to the research grant process: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/chairman-grassley-seeks-transparency-nih-foreign-threats-research-grant-process NIH response to Sen. Chuck Grassley: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/constituents/FR01%20WF%20376670%20Final%20Response.signed_0.pdf Sen. Grassley response to NIH: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-receives-response-nih-foreign-threats-research-grant-process In response, NIH asks inspector general to investigate 12 allegations of foreign influence in U.S. research: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/nih-research-projects-referred-inspector-general-failure-disclose-foreign

U.S. House of Representatives

H.R. 5515: initiative to protect researchers from undue influence and security threats https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill

White House

The White House Office of Science Technology open letter to the U.S. research community on foreign influence concerns https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OSTP-letter-to-the-US-research-community-september-2019.pdf
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