Relevant Federal Policies and Guidance
Federal Policy
NSPM-33: Presidential Memorandum on United States Government-Supported Research and Development National Security Policy (January 14, 2021)
Requires:
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Federal funding agencies to strengthen and standardize disclosure requirements for federally funded awards; and
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Research organizations awarded in excess of $50 million per year in total Federal research funding to implement a research security program that includes the four elements (cybersecurity, foreign travel security, research security training and export control training).
Final Federal Guidance for NSPM-33
Guidelines for Research Security Program at Covered Institutions
July 9, 2024. The Office of Science and Technology Policy issued guidelines to federal research agencies on research security programs at certain universities and federally-funded research institutions.
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
- FY23 NDAA: Science and Technology Policy Highlights
- FY22 Congress Passes National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- FY21 NDAA Enacted: Science and Technology Policy Highlights
FYI: Science Policy News, American Institute of Physics
The NDAA is a federal policy that outlines the U.S. defense budget and priorities on an annual basis.
CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act
- National Science Foundation: Chips and Science
- U.S. Department of Commerce: Biden-Harris Administration Launches First CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity
- COGR: Looking at the Chips on the Table - An Overview of the CHIPS & Science Act of 2022
Historical Guidance for NSPM-33
March 7, 2023. The Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a reequest for comments. Comments were due by June 5, 2023.
Major organizations that submitted letters:
Association of American Universities (AAU), American Council on Education (ACE), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), the
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and EDUCAUSE
Draft Research Security Programs Standards Requirement
February 2023. The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) acting through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE) Subcommittee on Research Security released Draft Research Security Programs Standards Requirement.
January 4, 2022. The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) acting through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE) Subcommittee on Research Security released NSPM-33 Guidance.
January 10, 2022 Council of Government Relations (COGR)
Clear Rules for Research Security and Researcher Responsibility
August 10, 2021. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP Blog)Dr. Eric Lander, President’s Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. States "over the next 90 days, OSTP will develop clear and effective implementation guidance for NSPM-33, working in close partnership with the National Security Council staff, fellow Cabinet agencies, and other federal agencies through the National Science and Technology Council." The guidance will include a disclosure policy for all federally funded researchers, oversight and enforcement guidance for federal agencies that includes interagency sharing of information and a research security program requirement for research organizations that receive over $50 million anually in federal R&D funding.
Publications
- Safeguarding the Research Enterprise (March 2024). National Science Foundation commissioned study -JASON report
- Critical and Emerging Technologies List Update (2024 List) National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) (February 2024)
- G7 Best Practices for Secure & Open Research. Security and Integrity of the Global Research Ecosystem (SIGRE) Working Group (February 2024)
- Safeguarding International Science, Research Security Framework. National Institute of Standards and Technology (August 2023)
- Protecting Critical and Emerging U.S. Technologies from Foreign Threats The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) (October 2021)
- Recommended Practices for Strengthening the Security and Integrity of America's Science and Technology Research Enterprise National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) (January 2021)
- Advancing America's Global Leadership in Science and Technology, Trump Administration Highlights: 2017-2020 . (October 2020)
- Enhancing the Security and Integrity of America's Research Enterprise (OSTP) October 2020)
- Summary of the 2019 White House Summit of the Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE) (November 2019)
- Letter to United States Research Community from OSTP Director Kelvin Droegemeier (September 2019)
- Update from the National Science and Technology Council Joint Committee on Research Environments (July 2019)