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These forms can then be printed out for signatures. Participants will also have the opportunity to act as an IRB member through the review of a mock consent form. This report is the result of meetings held in 1999 and 2000 involving representatives of the American Anthropological Association, the American Historical Association, the American Political Science Association, the American Sociological Association, the Oral History Association, and the Organization of American Historians. The purpose of these meetings was to consider the experiences of social scientists and scholars in other academic disciplines whose research is subject to the government s rules for protecting human subjects. This report presents a balanced view of the current regulatory environment and makes some thoughtful recommendations.