Education
OGSRS works closely with federal funding and governmental agencies to remain cognizant of existing and future government regulations and mandates as they relate to international collaboration and research security. As such OGSRS provides education to the Baylor community to avoid unwanted scrutiny from federal funding and U.S. governmental agencies with law enforcement authorities.
Regulations and Requirements
In January of 2021, the White House issued NSPM-33 which directs federal agencies and departments to focus on improving the security of the research enterprise. Specifically, NSPM-33 focuses on:
- Adopt and standardize, where possible, disclosure requirements across agencies
- Require recipients of funding to use Digital Persistent Identifiers
- Document consequences for violation of disclosure requirements
- Share information between agencies
- Require recipients of federal funding to implement Research Security programs
In January 2022, was issued to federal agencies and requires that Research Security programs contain the following elements:
- Foreign Travel security
- Cybersecurity
- Research Security training
- Export Control training
- CHIPS + Science Act (2022)
- Federal Sponsor Requirements related to Disclosures
- Cybersecurity
- CUI/NIST 800-171
- Export Control Regulations
- Department of State, (Directorate of Defense Trade Controls)– International Traffic in Arms Regulations
- Department of Commerce, (Bureau of Industry and Security)– Export Administration Regulations
- Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC)–Sanctions and Embargoes
- Exports of specific items, materials, and/or biologics may also be regulated by other agencies such as DOE, NRC, FDA, USDA/ APHIS, etc.
- Financial Reporting Requirements
- NSF reporting requirements for foreign gifts
- Prohibition on certain telecommunications equipment