Foreign Influence Disclosure
Overview
Various government agencies have identified foreign interests and activities that should be disclosed/reported.
WHAT to Report
Foreign interests and activities that should be disclosed/reported include:
- Foreign funding
- Unfunded (in-kind) resources
- Unfunded services of visiting scholars, employees, and students
- Participation in foreign government entity and foreign government talent recruitment programs
- Foreign sponsored travel
- Honoraria or stipends
- Funded or unfunded services
- Foreign collaborations
- Unauthorized foreign national access to US government information, equipment, and/or technologies
WHERE to Report
Disclosures should be made through the University’s Business Relationship Reporting (BRR) System.
- Additionally, disclosures should be:
- Updated at least annually
- Reported within thirty (30) days of establishing a relationship with a foreign entity
- Current certification in BRR is required prior to:
- Submission of proposal to OSP
- Review of an application by the IRB
