Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century (2016) / Chapter Skim
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13 Operationalizing the New Regulatory Framework for the Federal Investment in Research Institutions
13 Operationalizing the New Regulatory Framework for the Federal Investment in Research Institutions
Pages 193-202
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Congress, the Administration, funding and regulatory agencies, research institutions, and the public lack a means of communicating with one another about their concerns and expectations regarding the regulation of research. Also lacking are the data needed to assess whether the government–academic research enterprise is operating as well as it might and the extent to which existing and proposed regulations, guidance documents, and policies are aiding or hindering that end.
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Therefore, in the current chapter, the committee offers a discussion of how the RPB and the associate director at OSTP might engage with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) , Congress, funding and regulatory agencies, and research institutions and associated organizations to optimize the research partnership.
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Recognizing that the specific operational functionality of the RPB and the mandate of the proposed associate director will be defined through debate and negotiation, the committee provides, in the following section, a broad illustration of how the proposed framework might work. The proposed OSTP-OMB annual report to Congress 2 is a key component of this new framework, as it affords Congress the opportunity to review, on a yearly basis, the progress made in optimizing the functioning of the research enterprise.
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Regulatory action need only be taken if an identified problem is found to be systemic and beyond the willingness or capacity of research institutions to manage. Additionally, the RPB could convene meetings with legislative staff to discuss proposed legislative actions affecting federally funded research.
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5 that has not responded to the concerns raised by the academic research community through the process described above, then the following will occur. The RPB will convene a meeting to discuss the agency response with the participants described above while ensuring that agency policies on ex parte communication during the rulemaking process are not violated.
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Following the issuance of a final rule, the RPB will engage in ongoing communications about the implementation of the associated regulations with agency liaisons and the research community. HOW THE PROPOSED RESEARCH POLICY BOARD MIGH ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS, THE COLLECTION OF DATA, AND IN EVALUATING AND ASSESSING DATA The RPB will work with the research community, research policy organizations, and federal agencies to identify and, as necessary, develop appropriate metrics to be used to assess the impact of regulations on the conduct of research.
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Information regarding these meetings and the data collected should be included in the OSTP-OMB annual report to Congress. Ultimately, the strength of the RPB will be its ability to contribute, through the vital role it will play in creating and shaping a meaningful dialogue among all stakeholders in the government–academic research partnership, to a more responsive and efficient regulatory structure that optimizes the nation's investment in academic research by better serving the interests of government, universities, investigators, and the public.
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