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Joni Ernst Secures Amendment in Defense Policy Bill to Block Tax Dollars from Funding Chinese, Russian Research

National Review: Conservative News, Opinion, Politics, Policy, & Current Events
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Senator Joni Ernst secured an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025 to prohibit Pentagon funds from being spent on research grants to mostly Chinese and Russian educational institutions.

The amendment contains a process for the Pentagon to obtain a waiver on national-security grounds.

Ernst has pushed for greater transparency about U.S. taxpayer dollars sent to foreign adversaries.

The House easily passed the NDAA last week with bipartisan support.