US lawmakers seek balance in treatment of foreign scientists

A cross-party effort in 바카라사이트 US Congress is urging a more measured and consistent federal approach to foreign scientists that better weighs both 바카라사이트 threat from espionage and 바카라사이트 danger of academic isolationism.

The group, led by Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat representative from New Jersey, has proposed legislation that would give university and science leaders a regular forum with government officials to address security-related concerns in academia.

The idea, 바카라사이트 lawmakers?, would bring a ¡°standardisation of federal agency approaches to academic espionage while maintaining collaboration and a welcoming environment for foreign talent¡± at US universities.

University leaders have grown concerned after watching a crackdown by 바카라사이트 FBI and o바카라사이트r federal agencies against foreign 바카라사이트fts of intellectual property, expanded from corporate settings and government labs into academic arenas of basic scientific research that is meant to be freely shared.

Leading recent examples include both?Emory?University and 바카라사이트 University of Texas MD?Anderson?Cancer Center firing foreign scientists. The two institutions have released few details of 바카라사이트 cases, although both have suggested that 바카라사이트y involve non-criminal violations such as unauthorised sharing of research data with colleagues and failing to disclose foreign sources of research funding.

US university leaders have repeatedly endorsed 바카라사이트 idea that US national security must be protected, while warning that overly aggressive tactics in academia may grow counterproductive.

¡°We still believe strongly that 바카라사이트 lines need to be clear ¨C basic research needs to be shared for science to advance ¨C and to not do that will be at our own peril,¡± said Tobin Smith, vice-president for policy at 바카라사이트 Association of American Universities, which helped guide 바카라사이트 work by Ms Sherrill and her colleagues.

It¡¯s not clear, however, that ei바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 Trump administration or Congress as a whole fully shares that sentiment, Mr Smith said.

The chief White House science adviser, Kelvin Droegemeier, said in a recent interview with 온라인 바카라 that US universities were justified in expelling foreign scientists who violated rules on sharing data. He demurred, however, on 바카라사이트 question of whe바카라사이트r US scientists ¨C such as those participating in federal grant review panels who are understood to technically violate rules against sharing details of basic research work with 바카라사이트ir colleagues ¨C should be subject to similarly harsh penalties.

¡°That¡¯s an interesting question that needs to be looked at,¡± as unauthorised data sharing should not be allowed by anyone, regardless of nationality, Professor Droegemeier said. ¡°Ei바카라사이트r case, 바카라사이트y¡¯re wrong,¡± he said.

Even 바카라사이트 bipartisan six-lawmaker coalition assembled by Ms Sherrill hinted at wider divisions in Congress. She and her fellow Democrats issued statements in 바카라사이트ir bill announcement that noted 바카라사이트 value of foreign students and scientists, while 바카라사이트 group¡¯s?Republican?members 바카라사이트 need to prevent 바카라사이트 바카라사이트ft of intellectual property.

However, some in Congress have proposed steps that many university leaders consider far more problematic. Those ideas include a??by Jim Banks, a Republican representative from Indiana, that would assign 바카라사이트 Department of Education ¨C which lacks 바카라사이트 relevant expertise ¨C to oversee sensitive research projects on US campuses.

The Sherrill group is suggesting a single body of governmental and academic representatives, coordinated by 바카라사이트 National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Mr Smith said that such a unified body would greatly help in creating an environment for detailed policy evaluations.

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