Protecting US Research: New Security Rules and Penalties for Undisclosed Foreign Ties.
This law establishes strict rules to protect US government-funded research and technology from foreign governments, particularly China. It creates severe penalties for grant application fraud, including mandatory disclosure of all foreign financial ties and collaborations. For researchers and citizens, this means significantly increased legal responsibility and risk when seeking federal funding.
Key points
Creation of a new federal crime: grant application fraud, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a 5-year ban on receiving grants.
Mandatory disclosure of all foreign compensation and outside support in federal grant applications to prevent technology theft.
Prohibition on US government collaboration with "countries of concern" (like China) on research supporting US military or intelligence capabilities.
New grounds for denying or revoking visas for foreign nationals linked to adversarial military or security organizations.
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