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Directs [NSF] to establish a research security and integrity information sharing analysis organization to enable the research community to share information, identify research security risks, and implement risk assessment and mitigation best practices and procurement of a non-government organization to run this center. The SECURE Program, including the SECURE Center and SECURE Analytics, were implemented to answer this call.

Expands the requirement for RCR training to include faculty and other senior personnel on [NSF] awards and expands the scope of such training to include mentoring training and training to raise awareness of research security risks as well as Federal export control, disclosure, and reporting requirements.

Authorizes the NSF OCRSSP, in coordination with the Office of Inspector General (OIG), to conduct risk assessments, including through the use of open-source analysis and analytical tools, of R&D award applications and disclosures to NSF.

Directs [NSF] to develop an online resource to inform institutions and researchers of security risks and best practices and explain Foundation research security policies.

Establishes a Chief of Research Security position within the NSF Office of the Director to manage the Office of Research Security and Policy.

Establishes an Office of Research Security, Strategy, and Policy within NSF.

Requires NIST to offer resources and technical assistance to research intensive universities to help them mitigate cyber risks related to conducting research.

DOE Office of Science to develop and maintain tools and processes to manage and mitigate research security risks such as an S&T risk matrix, informed by threats identified by the Office of Defense National Intelligence (ODNI).

Signed into law in August 2022, the CHIPS and Science Act includes a number of research security provisions. Key sections address research security at DOE, NIST cybersecurity guidance, NSF Office of Research Security and Policy, research security training requirements, information sharing analysis organizations, Confucius Institute restrictions, foreign financial support reporting, and foreign talent recruitment program requirements.

Released in May 2022 from the Committee on guidelines for international research and innovation cooperation to facilitate international cooperation in research.

A summary document issued by COGR in January 2022 that highlights key points of the Guidance for Implementing NSPM-33 Provisions.

A January 2022 report by the White House OSTP/NSTC Research Security Subcommittee providing additional details on 1.) Disclosure Requirements and Standardization 2.) Persistent Identifiers 3.) Consequences for Violation of Disclosure Requirements 4.) Information Sharing and 5.) Research Security Programs. Largely superseded by the final July 9, 2024 guidelines.

Issued by the NCSC in December 2021, this document includes links to risk mitigation materials that can be utilized to improve: physical security, personnel security, operations security, cybersecurity, defensive counterintelligence, insider threat mitigation, and supply chain risk management.

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 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.

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.

Issued March 2021. Requires immediate notification of undisclosed Other Support. If a recipient discovers Other Support information on an active NIH grant that should have been, but was not, disclosed during just-in-time or in an annual progress report, updated Other Support must be submitted to the Grants Management Specialist as soon as the undisclosed information is known.

A supplement to NSPM-33 outlining recommendations for research organizations to enhance research security and integrity. Categories include: Demonstrate organizational leadership and oversight; Establish an expectation of openness and transparency; Provide and share training, support, and information; Ensure effective mechanisms for compliance with organizational policies; and Manage potential risks associated with collaborations and data.

A Presidential Memorandum issued in January 2021 to strengthen protections of U.S. Government-supported R&D against foreign government interference and exploitation. It focuses on ensuring full disclosure of potential conflicts of interest and commitment by recipients of federal R&D and requires research institutions receiving over $50 million in federal R&D funding to certify they operate a research security program covering cybersecurity, foreign travel security, insider threat awareness, and export control training. As of November 2025, federal agencies continue to coordinate and work to implement this requirement for awardee institutions.

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.

Signed January 3, 2020. Section 223 mandates disclosure of funding sources in applications for federal R&D awards and holds universities accountable for ensuring faculty awareness. Section 1299C is an amendment to FY 2019 NDAA Section 1286 requiring designation of an official responsible for liaising with academic institutions and briefing them on espionage risks. Section 1062 restricts DoD and NSF funds to institutions hosting a Confucius Institute. Section 9907 prohibits any funds for microelectronics initiatives to a foreign entity of concern.

Published in 2020. Purpose is to aid universities in assessing collaborations and the best approach to international collaboration.

NSF's formal response to the JASON Group's report on Fundamental Research Security, outlining how the Foundation plans to address the report's findings and recommendations.

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 December 2019 report from the JASON Group commissioned by NSF. The report outlines that concerns of foreign influence can be addressed within the framework of research integrity and, in addition, that the benefits of openness in research and of the inclusion of foreign researchers dictate against measures that would restrict fundamental research. The report includes questions for researchers to consider when entering a collaboration [Section 7.3 Assessment Tools: pages 34-36].