"Open and collaborative fundamental research has served as a scientific and economic boon to the U.S. and the world. MSU is dedicated to the development of globally competent students and internationally engaged faculty. The research and education enterprises, however, are put at risk when other governments endeavor to benefit from it without upholding the values of openness, transparency and reciprocal collaboration. To that end, it is critical that our faculty, staff, and students adhere to laws, regulations and disclosure requirements regarding international collaborations."
On January 4, 2022 the Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE) of the White House National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee on Research Security released a document entitled Guidance for Implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) on National Security Strategy for United States Government-Supported Research and Development, Presidential Memorandum on United States Government-Supported Research and Development National Security Policy – The White House.
In August 2022, the U.S. Congress passed the Chips and Science Act. The relevant statutes for our purposes can be found here.
Federally funded researchers are required to report outside activity related to their university expertise, whether domestic or foreign, for review and approval via the Financial Disclosure form. For more information about training and how to disclose, please visit the COI program website at https://www.orc.msstate.edu/compliance/coi/.
Federal sponsors generally require broader disclosure than MSU. Outside and inside activities must be reported to federal sponsors. All federally sponsored investigators and key personnel must report any activity that supports their research endeavors to sponsors. Please reach out to Office of Sponsored Projects for more information Office of Sponsored Projects | Office of Sponsored Projects.
Disclose financial interests related to your research in all public sharing of your MSU research results - presentations, publications or otherwise. Journals and professional organizations (where results are presented) have different, often broader standards for disclosure than the University. Review those standards for each relevant journal or organization. Remind your group members and coauthors to review those standards.
Outside resources:
NSF SECURE Center | Research Security Center
Association of University Export Control Officers - Home
Federal websites on research security:
Research Security | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
Research Security | U.S. Department of Commerce
Office of Research, Economic, and Science Security | USDA
Office of Science Laboratory Policy Research Security | Department of Energy