The concerns revolve around Section 8138 of Public Law 117-328, which explicitly forbids the allocation of U.S. funds to the Azov Battalion, a unit notorious for its neo-Nazi affiliations and alleged human rights abuses.
U.S. federal government has imposed a stringent 10-year funding prohibition on the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) through the Health and Human Services Department (HHS).
Critics argue that the PPPR is marred by contradictions and emphasizes an unwarranted centralization of control at the expense of democracy and human rights.
The Biden administration’s National Science Foundation (NSF) and State Department have granted over $4 million to programs combatting "misinformation."
