Foreign Affiliations

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