# House Committee Releases NSF Research Records

The House Select Committee on China released more than 700 pages of unclassified National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General records concerning investigations into alleged failures to disclose foreign affiliations, compensation, and research commitments connected to federally funded research. The records describe more than $12.8 million in claimed costs associated with Stanford awards and approximately $5.2 million in federal awards associated with Enrique Lavernia. They do not establish that all identified funds were improperly spent or that every recommended suspension was implemented. This is an oversight and research-compliance development, not a new solicitation or contract award.

- Federal research institutions and contractors supporting NSF-funded work should review controls for disclosing foreign affiliations, outside compensation, and commitments, as well as processes for documenting those disclosures.
- The records include recommendations to suspend Stanford awards; procurement and research administrators should distinguish those recommendations from actions actually taken when assessing award status or risk.
- Organizations competing for or administering federal research funding can use the cases to assess whether their disclosure and conflict-of-commitment procedures address the issues identified in the investigations.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Education
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 18, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General (NSF OIG)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- House Select Committee on China

### Sources
- [🚨 The Select Committee on China has released 700+ pages of previously non-public, unclassified investigative records concerning research security cases investigated by the NSF Office of Inspector General (https://t.co/xxIoa1tm7R). The records document cases involving undisclosed](https://x.com/Byron_Wan/status/2111631116029636825) - twitter-fed-procurement