Presidential Documents

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Federal Register

Vol. 66, No. 2

Wednesday, January 3, 2001

Title 3—

The President

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 GovernmentUniversity 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 GovernmentUniversity 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.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

December 28, 2000.

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