Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Our SOP says... [View all]BainsBane
(53,032 posts)ALL federal funding contains a provision that the money cannot be used to lobby or promote political positions of any kind. That's true for NSF, NIH, and even NEH. So there is no need for special laws to prohibit lobbying, since that is already prohibited. The reason for and effect of the ban has been to suppress knowledge on gun violence.
For an example, look at this provision by the National Endowment for the Humanities, that appears in Requests for Proposals for every federal grant.
Funding may not be used for: "projects that seek to promote a particular political, religious, or ideological point of view"
http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/fellowships-may-1-2013.pdf
If you look at any call on any federal funder's website, you will find a similar restriction.