Foreign Affiliation, as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 638(e)(16), means a funded or unfunded academic, professional, or institutional appointment or position with a foreign government or government-owned entity, whether full-time, part-time, or voluntary (including adjunct, visiting, or honorary). This includes appointments or positions deemed adjunct, visiting, or honorary with research institutions located in a foreign country of concern.
Foreign Affiliations are any of the following with foreign institutions of higher education, foreign governments, foreign companies or foreign nationals:
- Research collaborations
- Agreements or contracts
- Appointments or titles
- Teaching or training engagements
- Consulting engagements
- Talent recruitment programs
- Financial interests
- Visiting scholars
- Intellectual property
- Advising or mentoring engagements
- Speaking engagements
- Committees or boards
- Laboratories outside the U.S.
- Travel or site visits paid for by a foreign source
- Program evaluations paid for by a foreign source
- Contracts with or payments to a foreign business
- Ownership of a foreign business
- Any other foreign affiliation