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NSPM-33: Presidential Memorandum on United States Government-Supported Research and Development National Security Policy (January 14, 2021)

Requires: 

  • Federal funding agencies to strengthen and standardize disclosure requirements for federally funded awards; and 

  • 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). 

NSPM Fact Sheet

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)

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

Historical Guidance for NSPM-33

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests comments from the public on draft Research Security Programs Standard Requirement 

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. 

Guidance for Implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) on National Security Strategy for United States Governement-Supported Research and Development ("NSPM-33 Guidance") 

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. 

Summary of NSTC Guidance for Implementing NSPM-33: Provisions Regarding DPIs, Consequences, Information Sharing
and Research Security Programs 

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.

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