Research Security for America’s Future in Space
NASA’s Enforcement of the Wolf Amendment
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China released a new report examining NASA’s research security compliance and its enforcement of the Wolf Amendment, which prohibits NASA-funded bilateral research and activities with China without specific authorization from Congress and the FBI.
The committee’s report, Research Security for America’s Future in Space: NASA’s Enforcement of the Wolf Amendment, reviewed NASA-supported research collaborations involving entities affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including several institutions connected to China’s defense industrial base. The report identifies hundreds of NASA-supported or funded publications that potentially violate the Wolf Amendment due to bilateral research collaborations between American and Chinese coauthors and institutions. These findings raise significant concerns regarding the adequacy of historical post-award monitoring, enforcement, institutional disclosure practices, and the agency’s ability to identify potentially prohibited collaborations occurring under NASA-funded research awards.
Read the report here.