Request for Information - Committee on Improving the Regulatory Efficiency and Reducing Administrative Workload to Strengthen Competitiveness and Productivity of U.S. Research

The National Academies is conducting a fast-track consensus study with a committee that is focusing on reviewing and prioritizing federal actions that could improve regulatory efficiency. The committee is conducting a Request for Information to hear from those working in the academic research community and their experiences with administrative burden.

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Since the 2016 National Academies Report Optimizing the Nation’s Investment in Academic Research, changes in federal regulations and policies for research have had impacts on U.S. R&D. Based on your experiences, which of the following research areas are in the greatest need of regulatory reform:
(multiple options can be selected) *This question is required.

Animal Research
Biohazard Regulations
Export Control Requirements
Financial and Conflict of Interest (FCOI)
Grants Management
Human Subjects Research
Research Integrity
Research Security
Other: Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

When engaging in work to ensure compliance with federal regulations for your research, what have been some of your biggest challenges in the last 5-10 years? *This question is required.

If you have the ability to change or streamline current research regulations, what would you most like to see happen? Why?

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