The new policy will affect about 150 of the largest US universities, an official of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy told Science|Business. The aim is to toughen safeguards against sensitive US research leaking to China, Russia or others. “This stems from a need to bolster our national security,” the official said.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2024/07/09/white-house-office-of-science-and-technology-policy-releases-guidelines-for-research-security-programs-at-covered-institutions