`[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2001)]
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Part IX





The President





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Executive Order 13185--To Strengthen the Federal Government-University 
Research Partnership



Proclamation 7389--To Extend Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade 
Relations Treatment) to the Products of the Republic of Georgia
 
 
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  Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2001 / 
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 The President

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                Executive Order 13185 of December 28, 2000

                
To Strengthen the Federal Government-University 
                Research Partnership

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, and in order to keep the Federal Government-
                University research partnership strong, it is hereby 
                ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Principles of the Government-University 
                Partnership. The partnership in science and technology 
                that has evolved between the Federal Government and 
                American universities has yielded benefits that are 
                vital to each. It continues to prove exceptionally 
                productive, successfully promoting the discovery of 
                knowledge, stimulating technological innovation, 
                improving the quality of life, educating and training 
                the next generation of scientists and engineers, and 
                contributing to America's economic prosperity and 
                national security. In order to reaffirm and strengthen 
                this partnership, this order sets forth the following 
                guiding and operating principles that are fully 
                described in the April 1999 National Science and 
                Technology Council report, ``Renewing the Government-
                University Partnership.'' These principles shall 
                provide the framework for the development and analysis 
                of all future Federal policies, rules, and regulations 
                for the Federal Government-University research 
                partnership.

                    (a) The guiding principles that shall govern 
                interactions between the Federal Government and 
                universities that perform research are:
                    (1) Research is an investment in the future;
                    (2) The integration of research and education is 
                vital;
                    (3) Excellence is promoted when investments are 
                guided by merit review; and
                    (4) Research must be conducted with integrity.
                    (b) The operating principles that shall assist 
                agencies, universities, individual researchers, and 
                auditing and regulatory bodies in implementing the 
                guiding principles are:
                    (1) Agency cost-sharing policies and practices must 
                be transparent;
                    (2) Partners should respect the merit review 
                process;
                    (3) Agencies and universities should manage 
                research in a cost-efficient manner;
                    (4) Accountability and accounting are not the same;
                    (5) The benefits of simplicity in policies and 
                practices should be weighed against the costs;
                    (6) Change should be justified by need and the 
                process made transparent.
                    (c) Each executive branch department or agency that 
                supports research at universities shall regularly 
                review its existing policies and procedures to ensure 
                that they meet the spirit and intent of the guiding and 
                operating principles stated above.

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                Sec. 2. Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) Review 
                of the Government-University Research Partnership. (a) 
                The OSTP, in conjunction with the National Science and 
                Technology Council, shall conduct a regular review of 
                the Government-University research partnership and 
                prepare a report on the status of the partnership. The 
                OSTP should receive input from all departments or 
                agencies that have a major impact on the Government-
                University partnership through their support of 
                research and education, policy making, regulatory 
                activities, and research administra tion. In addition, 
                OSTP may seek the input of the National Science Board 
                and the President's Committee of Advisors for Science 
                and Technology, as well as other stakeholders, such as 
                State and local governments, industry, the National 
                Academy of Sciences, and the Federal Demonstration 
                Partnership.

                    (b) The purpose of the review and the report is to 
                determine the overall health of the Government-
                University research partnership, being mindful of the 
                guiding and operating principles stated above. The 
                report should include recommendations on how to improve 
                the Government- University partnership.
                    (c) The Director of OSTP shall deliver the report 
                to the President.

                Sec. 3. Judicial Review. This order does not create any 
                enforceable rights against the United States, its 
                agencies, its officers, or any person.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    December 28, 2000.

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