Commentary on OMB proposed rule restricting federal grant funding for foreign collaborations

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This article is a comment on the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) proposed rule for federal financial assistance, specifically criticizing blanket foreign restrictions that extend policies like the Wolf Amendment government-wide. The proposed rule (sections § 200.202(e) and § 200.220) would prohibit spending federal funds on direct programmatic activities, research, technical assistance, data-sharing, travel, or indirect costs with "covered foreign countries" or other foreign entities unless expressly authorized by federal statute or a federal agency head. The piece calls on the scientific community to speak out against what it frames as an existential threat to scientific collaboration.

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