American Science First Act

This proposal blocks the National Science Foundation (NSF) from giving grants or other support to anyone who has ties to certain foreign organizations linked to China’s military or to groups on a U.S. export control list. Ties can include research partnerships, joint ventures, or contracts. It also covers parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates of those groups .

In practice, U.S. researchers, universities, and labs would need to avoid working with these listed organizations if they want NSF funding. The goal is to keep taxpayer-funded research from aiding groups seen as security risks.

• Who is affected: Students, researchers, universities, and labs seeking NSF funding.
• What changes: No NSF grants if there’s a partnership, contract, or other relationship with entities on the U.S. Entity List or with Chinese military–linked companies and their affiliates .
• Scope: Also covers parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates of those entities.