Foreign subawards, Wolf Amendment, foreign components, international security policies (G7, etc.).
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September 2024, report ordered by Committee on Homeland Security. States that IHEs which have a relationship with a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern is ineligible to receive any funds from the Department of Homeland Security, unless the institution terminates the relationship.
A May 2020 joint release from AAU and APLU providing effective practices that can be utilized by universities to implement research security efforts and minimize foreign influence.
A May 2021 joint release from AAU and APLU highlighting key principles that can be adapted by both universities and the federal government to protect the research enterprise from foreign influence.
Research security training developed by institutions and organizations under cooperative agreements funded by NSF in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Energy (DoE), and Department of Defense (DoD), with engagement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The training consists of 4 modules: 1.) What is Research Security?; 2.) Disclosure; 3.) Manage and Mitigate Risk; 4.) International Collaboration.
An August 2024 report emphasizing the importance of the critical quantum information science and technology (QIST) field and the need to enhance interagency cooperation, fund international collaboration, and track global competitiveness.
A summary document from AAU, updated in January 2024, that references key federal documentation that has been developed to address foreign influence in research.
Signed December 20, 2019. Section 1746 directs OSTP to establish an interagency working group (the Research Security Subcommittee) under the NSTC to protect federally funded R&D from foreign interference, cyberattacks, theft, or espionage and to develop recommendations for best practices for federal agencies and grantee institutions. Section 1746 also called on the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine to stand up a new Roundtable on Science, Technology, and Security. Includes Confucius Institute waiver criteria for DoD.
A June 2023 report issued by the National Academies providing recommendations that U.S. institutions of higher education can take to identify and mitigate risks associated with foreign-funded language and culture institutes on campus.
A 2024 report by the National Academies: Sciences, Engineering and Medicine examining international talent programs in the context of the changing global environment.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable, called for in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, explored issues related to protecting U.S. national and economic security while ensuring the open exchange of ideas and the international talent.
The G7 research security portal providing resources and coordination among G7 member nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States) on research security best practices and policies.
Published February 2024, this document outlines best practices agreed upon by G7 member nations for maintaining secure and open research.
November 2021 guidelines for the Australian University sector to help manage and engage with risk to deepen resilience against foreign interference in the university sector.
A searchable database that provides ratings on 'risk' for collaboration with an entity. In addition to the tracker, an associated document (released in 2019): Exploring the military and security links of China's universities.
A Government of Canada website (October 2022) that provides guidance and resources for researchers engaging in international research.
Released in May 2022 from the Committee on guidelines for international research and innovation cooperation to facilitate international cooperation in research.
Published April 2021, Japan's policy directions for ensuring research integrity in response to new risks associated with increasing internationalization and openness of research activities.
Published in 2020. Purpose is to aid universities in assessing collaborations and the best approach to international collaboration.
A reference (2019) that can be utilized for advice and guidance which supports the integrity of the system of international research collaboration.