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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2017 �� As the world’s largest scientific society, the American Chemical �й�365bet���Ĺ��� (ACS) expresses its concern over the Presidential Executive Order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States�� and the chilling effect this order may potentially have on the freedom of scientific exchange among scientists and students worldwide.

The ACS public policy Freedom of International Scientific Exchange specifically supports the ability of scientists to operate without barriers, impediments, limitations or restrictions to travel, collaborate or otherwise have meaningful discourse.

The ACS statement was originally adopted to allow the �й�365bet���Ĺ��� to intervene on behalf of foreign scientists imprisoned or otherwise constrained by oppressive regimes seeking to compromise the legitimate research with which these scientists were engaged.

While ACS understands the administration has communicated that the intent of the order is to prevent terrorists from entering the country, it feels that the order itself is overly broad in its reach, unfairly targets individuals from a handful of nations, ignores established mechanisms designed to achieve the ends sought by the order, and sets potential precedent for future executive orders.

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To help facilitate international scientific collaboration, the �й�365bet���Ĺ��� operates a web-based resource, the , which provides useful information and tools to allow freedom of scientific exchange, including detailed information on securing approval for travel to the U.S.

ACS encourages the administration to revisit the executive order and seek less intrusive means to achieve its goals, including the use of existing programs.

The American Chemical �й�365bet���Ĺ��� is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With nearly 157,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. ACS does not conduct research, but publishes and publicizes peer-reviewed scientific studies. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.