Reading Room Document

Emoluments Clause Questions Raised by NASA Scientist’s Proposed Consulting Arrangement with the University of New South Wales

This opinion concludes that a NASA scientist may accept a $150 fee for performing consulting services for a foreign university without violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, since it does not present the opportunity for "corruption and foreign influence." The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at https://justice.gov/olc/page/file/936146/download.

May 23, 1986