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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 14, Section 10 provides: 
SEC. 10. Science and Technology are essential for 
national development and progress. The State shall 
give priority to 
research and development, 
invention, innovation, and their utilization; and to 
science and technology education, training, and 
services, It shall support indigenous, appropriate, 
and 
self-reliant 
scientific 
and 
technological 
capabilities, and their application to the country's 
productive systems and national life. 
Research and development is an essential part of SCIence and 
technology. It is important not only for our collective intellectual growth but 
also for our progress as a nation. As such, we need to ensure that 
bureaucratic processes will not hinder our efforts and simplify the 
government requirements to allow the people behind the research and 
development activities to focus on their studies: 
This bill seeks to establish under the Office of the President a 
Research and Development Support Committee CRDSC) who shall be 
responsible. for reviewing regulations affecting research and research 
universities. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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AN ACT 
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TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND 
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DEVELOPMENT 
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SECTION 1. Short Title ~ This Act shall be known as "Research and 
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Development Efficiency Act'." 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ It shall be the policy of the state 
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to ensure that all efforts towards research and development shall be efficient 
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and effective. 
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SECTION 3. Research and Development Audit Committee. ~ There 
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shall be established under the Office of the President a Research and 
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Development SuppOli Committee (RDSC) who shall be responsible for 
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reviewing regulations affecting research and research universities and 
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making recommendations on how to: 
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a. harmonize, streamline, and eliminate duplicative regulations and 
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reporting requirements; and 
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b. minimize the regulatory burden on institutions of higher education 
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performing government funded research while maintaining 
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accountability for expenditures. 
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SECTION 4. Stakeholder Input. ~ In carrying out the responsibilities 
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under Section 3, the RDSC shall take into account input and 
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recommendations 
from 
stakeholders, 
including 
national 
and 
local 
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government funded researchers, institutions of higher education, scientific 
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disciplinary societies and associations, nonprofit research institutions, 
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industry, including small businesses, government funded research and 
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development centers, and others with a stake in ensuring effectiveness, 
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efficiency, and accountability in the performance of scientific research. 
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SECTION 5. Report. - Not later than 1 year after the date of 
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enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director shall 
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report to the appropriate committees in the Senate and the House of 
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Representatives on what steps have been taken to carry out the 
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recommendations of the working group established under Section 3. 
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SECTION 6. Term. - The term ofRDSC shall be three (3) years. 
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SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or 
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issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or 
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regulation contrary to or inconsistent with this Act is hereby repealed, 
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modified, or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 8. FjJectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen 
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(15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
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Adopted, 
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