Lawmaker worries NSF program loophole enables Chinese institutions to access US-backed computing resources

House Select Committee on the CCP Chairman Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) leaves the office of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Capitol Hill on November 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The chairman of the House China Select Committee is scrutinizing a loophole in a National Science Foundation program that appears to allow Chinese institutions to gain visibility into U.S.-funded high-performance computing infrastructure.

Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., sent a letter Thursday to NSF interim director Brian Stone asking the agency to revoke China-linked entities’ access to the Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support — or ACCESS — program, according to a copy of the missive first seen by Nextgov/FCW.

ACCESS is a free, nationwide collection of supercomputing systems made available to academics and other researchers. It’s frequently used across U.S. institutions and national labs to assist with national security and economic ...