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handle is hein.crs/govbhyu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: * Conqrcissioa flasearch Service Foreign Interference in NIH Research: Policy Implications December 19, 2019 Recent congressional hearings and media reports have raised the issue of foreign interference in research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the primary federal agency for biomedical research and development (R&D). An NIH investigation, conducted in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), uncovered numerous potential violations of laws and policies (some confirmed, others subject to ongoing investigation), including * scientists involved in the NIH peer review process sharing details of research proposals with foreign entities; * failure of scientists to disclose foreign ties or funding from foreign governments; and * research fraud, involving scientists signing employment contracts and earning salary from both U.S. and foreign institutions for concurrent positions. NIH has stated, The focus of current concern is China-but this issue is not unique to China. NIH highlighted the Thousand Talents recruitment program, which encourages participants to transfer research and other propriety information from the United States to China. In FY2019, NIH received $39.3 billion in appropriations-making it the largest nondefense research agency and the largest single public funder of biomedical research in the world. Through its extramural research program (about 80% of the budget), NIH supports research conducted by over 300,000 scientists and staff at more than 2,500 institutions (e.g., universities, medical centers) located in all 50 states and around the world. As a condition of receiving NIH grant funds, scientists and research institutions must comply with NIH grant policies based on relevant laws and regulations. Such policies include those related to financial conflicts of interest (FCOI), research misconduct, and reporting of other research support. NIH grants are awarded to institutions, not to researchers; therefore, institutions are primarily responsible for compliance. NIH recently issued a notice to clarify how such policies apply to research with foreign components (e.g., international collaborations). In addition to grant policies, peer reviewers agree to keep research proposals confidential. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11207 CRS NStGHT Prepai-ed for ferbei-s amnd Comm ittees o. e Co -q s . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . ..--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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