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FCCSETMEMBERS
Chairman
TheHonorableD.AllanBromley
AssistanttothePresidentlorScience&
TechnologyandDirector.Officeof
ScienceandTechnologyPolicy
Members
TheHonorableManuelLujan,Jr. The Federal Coordinating Council for Science,
SecretaryoftheInterior and
Engineering Technology
TheHonorableDonaldJ.Atwood,Jr.
DeputySecretaryofDefense
TheHonorableEdwardMadigan X
SecretaryofAgriculture he Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Tech-
TheHonorableIvanSelln nology was established in 1976 to address science and technology
CChoamimrimsasni,oNnuclearRegulatory policy issues affecting multiple Federal agencies. The Council is an im-
R&D
TheHonorableWendellL.WlllkleII portant means for coordinating Federal programs and other multi-
ActingDeputySecretaryofCommerce agency science and technology activities. It also provides a mechanism
TheHonorableArthurJ.Rothkopf for focusing attention on science, engineering and technology policy is-
DeputySecretaryofTransportation
sues within the Federal agencies.
TheHonorableNancyR.Rohrbach
ADsespiasrttanmtenStecorfeLtaabroyrforPolicy The Council is chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and
TheHonorableAnthonyJ.Principl Technology Policy and is comprised of Cabinet members or their
DeputySecretary deputies from the major Federal Departments and the heads of Federal
DepartmentofVeteransAffairs
science agencies. In Fiscal Year 1992, these departments and agencies
TheHonorableLouisW.Sullivan R&D
SecretaryofHealth collectively accounted for approximately $74 billion in Federal
andHumanServices
expenditures.
TheHonorableFrankG.Wisner
UnderSecretaryforInternational The interagency nature of the Council makes it a critical body for
SecurityAffairs,DepartmentofState
the planning, budgeting, and coordination necessary to set government-
TheHonorableJamesD.Watklns R&D
SecretaryofEnergy wide priorities on cross-cutting initiatives and to ensure efficient
R&D
TheHonorableAlfredDelllBovl use of Federal resources. The Council has established seven high-
UHonudseirnSgecarnedtaUrryb,aDneDpeavretmleonptmeonft level, interagency standing committees spanning broad areas of science
and
TheHonorableLamarAlexander technology.
SecretaryofEducation
In close cooperation with the Office of Management and Budget,
TheHonorableRichardAustin
Administrator.GeneralServices the Council and its committees develop coordinated, integrated
Administration
strategies, programs, and budgets for Federal research and development
TDihreectHoorn,oOrfafibcleeofRilc^haanradgeGm.eDnalrman in high priority, cross-cutting areas ofscience and technology. The areas
andBudget include: global change, high performance computing and communica-
TheHonorableDanielS.Goldin tions, biotechnology, advanced materials and processing, and mathe-
Administrator,NationalAeronauticsand
SpaceAdministration matics and science education. Interagency groups also are examining
TheHonorableWilliamK.Reilly topics ranging from coastal ocean science, genome patenting, and
Administrator,Environmental natural disaster reduction to the structure of international science and
ProtectionAgency
TheHonorableBrentScowcroft technology agreements. In each case, the goal is to achieve consensus
AssistanttothePresidentforNational that can then guide the actions ofparticipating agencies.
SecurityAffairs
TheHonorableWalterE.Massey
Director,NationalScienceFoundation
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n the National Interest
The Federal Government
and
Research-Intensive Universities
A
Report to the Federal Coordinating Councilfor Science
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and
Engineering, Technology
from
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Research-Intensive Universities
and the Federal Government
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December 1992
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D C 20506
December 10, 1992
Dear Mr. President:
As Chairman of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and
Technology, I have the pleasure of transmitting to you the report In the National Interest;
The Federal Government and Research-Intensive Universities. This is a worthy companion
to the report from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology titled
Renewingthe Promise: Research-Intensive Universities and theNation which I transmitted
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to you on November 23. Taken together, these reports provide an unprecedented and
invaluable perspective on the government-university relationship, representing as they do
both Federal and private sector viewpoints.
The importance of research-intensive universities to the nation derives from their joint
mission, namely providing education at the most advanced levels and performing much of
the fundamental research upon which our technological progress ultimately depends. The
two reports should be central to national discussions about the current needs and future
roles of those institutions.
Forthefirst time, representatives ofseventeen research-supportingFederal agencies worked
together to develop ajoint perspective on that relationship. Also for the first time, PCAST
and FCCSET are co-publishing related reports developed along parallel lines. The
FCCSET
report provides the perspectives of the individual agencies, as well as a
coordinated interagency view, on the government-university relationship; comments on a
number of current issues affecting that relationship; and makes a series of
recommendations that are generally in consonance with those of the PCAST report. I am
confident that the two reports, taken together, will have a significant and far-reaching
impact on many matters affecting the relationship.
The agency representatives who participated in the FCCSET Working Group are listed in
the report. I would like to thank all of them, and particularly Dr. Walter Massey, who
chaired the Group so effectively.
Sincerely Yours,
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D. Allan Bromley |
Director
The President
The White House
Enclosure
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20550
December 8, 1992
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OFFICEOFTHE
DIRECTOR
Honorable D. Allan Bromley
Assistant to the President
for Science and Technology
Room 358
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Allan:
It is my pleasure to transmit to you, In the National Interest: The Federal Government and
Research-Intensive Universities, a report by the FCCSET Ad Hoc Working Group on Research-
Intensive Universities (WGRIU) and the Federal Government. This report constitutes a
landmark: seventeen agencies have developed a Federal government perspective on its
relationship with research-intensive universities both now and for the future, an unprecedented
achievement.
This report conveys three key themes. First, it describes the broad, complex, and
interdependent relationship that has developed between research-intensive universities and the
Federal government. Second, it identifies critical trends and issues that are affecting this
relationship. And third, it reaffirms principles and makes recommendations whose purpose is
to assure that the relationship between the Federal government and the research-intensive
universities is maintained, nurtured, and enhanced.
The strength ofthis report is directly attributable to the personal attention demonstrated by each
ofthe agencies in developing a common set ofrecommendations. The report is further enriched
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by the individual agency perspectives papers a reflection of the diversity of the Federal
government's relationship with research-intensive universities. This document provides a basis
for pursuing and nurturing this relationship with the research-intensive universities well into the
next century.
I appreciate the opportunity to have chaired this effort in David Keams' absence. The process
has been valuable from an interagency perspective and I believe we have all learned a great deal
from
it.
Sincerely,
Walter E. Massey
Director
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IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST
The Federal Government and Research-Intensive Universities
A
Report to the Federal Coordinating Council for Science,
Engineering, and Technology
from
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Research-Intensive Universities
and the Federal Government
Table ofContents
Page
Membership vii
The Charge ix
Introduction 1
Origins and Nature ofthe Relationship 3
Issues and Challenges 5
The Conduct ofResearch 6
Education and Development ofthe Talent Pool 8
Dissemination and Utilization of Knowledge 9
Accountability and Administrative Burdens 9
Issues forFurtherAttention 10
Conclusion 11
APPENDICES
A: The RIUs in the Academic System: Data Overview 13
B: Agency Perspectives 23
Introduction 25
Agency for International Development 25
Department ofAgriculture 27
Department ofCommerce 31
Department ofDefense 34
Department ofEducation 36
DepartmentofEnergy 38
DepartmentofHousing and Urban Development 40
Department ofthe Interior 41
Department ofState 42
Department ofVeterans Affairs 44
Environmental Protection Agency 46
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 47
National Endowment for the Humanities 50
National Institutes ofHealth 52
National Science Foundation 56
FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL
FOR
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING,
AND TECHNOLOGY
Ad Hoc Working Group on Research-Intensive Universities
and the Federal Government
Chairman
David T. Keams, DepartmentofEducation
ViceChairmen
Bemadine Healy, National InstitutesofHealth
Walter E. Massey, National Science Foundation*
Members
John Boright, DepartmentofState
Sidney L. Jones, DepartmentofTreasury
ChristopherJehn, DepartmentofDefense
John Schrote, Department ofthe Interior
K. Jane Coulter, DepartmentofAgriculture
John Knauss, Department ofCommerce
Jay Moskowitz, DepartmentofHealth and Human Services
John Sommer, Department ofHousing and Urban Development
Elaine E. Joost, Department ofTransportation
William Happer, DepartmentofEnergy
Carolyn Reid-Wallace, DepartmentofEducation
Elizabeth Short, DepartmentofVeterans Affairs
RogerCortesi, Environmental Protection Agency
J. Thomas Ratchford, Office ofScience and Technology Policy
Richard Bissell, Agency forInternational Development
Robert W. Brown, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CelesteColgan, National Endowmentforthe Humanities
MartaCehelsky, National Science Foundation
ExecutiveSecretary
AngelaM. Phillips, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FCCSET
Directorate
Vickie Sutton, AssistantDirector
Charles H. Dickens, Executive Secretary
*In Dr. Keams' absence. Dr. Massey servedasactingChairmanofthisactivity.'
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