Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§19063 Leveraging international expertise in research

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 163— - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE › Part Part E— - Fundamental Research › § 19063

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director must seek and build international partnerships and projects that match the Foundation’s and the United States’ research priorities and could help U.S. prosperity, security, health, and well‑being, for example by working with binational research groups and sending Foundation scientists to visit foreign labs and agencies. The Director must also create and use policies and training to reduce risks from these exchanges, such as protecting intellectual property and preventing improper foreign influence on research.

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Title 42, §19063

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The Director shall explore and advance opportunities for leveraging international capabilities and resources that align with the Foundation and United States research community priorities and have the potential to benefit United States prosperity, security, health, and well-being, including through binational research and development organizations and foundations and by sending teams of Foundation scientific staff for site visits of scientific facilities and agencies in other countries. The Director shall establish and implement policies, including through any research security training requirements, to mitigate the potential risks of such interactions, including risks to the protection of intellectual property and the risk of undue foreign influence on research.

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42 U.S.C. § 19063

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73