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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Letter to Honorable John H. Marburger ." National Research Council. 2007. Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12013.
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APPENDIX A

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Letter to Honorable John H. Marburger ." National Research Council. 2007. Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12013.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Letter to Honorable John H. Marburger ." National Research Council. 2007. Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12013.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE

SUITE 2320 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, DC 20515–6301
(202) 225–6371
TTY: (202) 226–4410
http://www.house.gov/science/welcome.htm

September 30, 2002

The Honorable John H. Marburger, III

Director,

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Executive Office of the President

Washington, DC 20502

Dear Dr. Marburger:

At a joint House-Senate hearing on Science and Technology to Combat Terrorism, we heard from several witnesses representing the National Academy of Sciences who testified to the possible adverse impact of our response to terrorism on America’s science and technology enterprise. The witnesses spoke of the need to regulate some aspects of the university research environment, while maintaining, insofar as possible, the openness and freedom in inquiry that have contributed to our nations’s scientific leadership.


As chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, we have been grapping with how to strike a proper balance between the need to secure potentially sensitive research information, products, and facilities amd intellectual and interdisciplinary openness—including the free exchange of students, scholars, and scientific information—that characterize our research enterprise.


We understand that the National Academy of Sciences is planning to convene a series of science and security roundtable discussions around the country to solicit input from the scientific community on how best to balance the competing requirements of national security and unfettered scientific inquiry. Based on a preliminary proposal that we have seen (copy attached), we believe that the outcome of their process would significantly aid us in our deliberations on this issue.


We hope that the Office of Science and Technology Policy could commission this endeavor and identify an agency to fund this project quickly to allow all of us to have the benefit of the science community’s input as we move forward on addressing security and research.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Letter to Honorable John H. Marburger ." National Research Council. 2007. Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12013.
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We look forward to your support and expedited response to our request. If you have additional questions please contact our Science Committee staff: Peter Rooney at 202225-8844, or Mark Harkins at 202-226-8324.

Sincerely,

SHERWOOD L. BOELHERT

Chairman

RALPH M. HALL

Ranking Democratic Member

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Letter to Honorable John H. Marburger ." National Research Council. 2007. Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12013.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Letter to Honorable John H. Marburger ." National Research Council. 2007. Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World: A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12013.
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Based on a series of regional meetings on university campuses with officials from the national security community and academic research institutions, this report identifies specific actions that should be taken to maintain a thriving scientific research environment in an era of heightened security concerns. Actions include maintaining the open exchange of scientific information, fostering a productive environment for international scholars in the U.S., reexamining federal definitions of sensitive but unclassified research, and reviewing policies on deemed export controls. The federal government should establish a standing entity, preferably a Science and Security Commission, that would review policies regarding the exchange of information and the participation of foreign-born scientists and students in research.

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