While federal regulations and reporting requirements are mostly well intentioned, research universities are among the most regulated entities in the country and often must comply with regulations that are not sensible or scaled to risk. The AAU works with the federal government to harmonize, streamline, and when possible eliminate unnecessary regulations and reporting requirements to maximize federal investments in research while still ensuring public accountability. AAU also helps its member universities to review their existing institutional policies and procedures to ensure that they are not adding unnecessary and costly requirements on themselves.
AAU sent Trump's transition team a comprehensive set of policy recommendations aimed at helping the nation sustain its preeminence in research, innovation, and higher education.
Reducing Regulatory Burden | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | Department of Defense | Department of Energy | Recommendation | NASA | Department of Education | Research Administration & Regulation | Federal Budget
AAU and COGR today issued a statement of support for draft legislation issued by Representative Lipinski to reduce the burden of federal regulation on research.
This letter is in response to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) January 26, 2016 Request for Information (RFI), asking for comments on regulations that should be modified, expanded, streamlined, or repealed to increase flexibility and reduce burden.
Re: Retrospective Review: Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens; 81 FR 4213
In the US, ketamine is currently a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, and strict regulations and safeguards are already in place to prevent its illegal use.
Letters | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Higher Education Regulation | Research Administration & Regulation
On behalf of the Association of American Universities (AAU), I would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act.
Letters | Reducing Regulatory Burden | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy | Innovation and Competitiveness
Comments are on NPRM regarding teacher preparation published in the Federal Register on December 3, 2014.
Policies and regulations related to human subjects protection are among the most frequently cited causes of the increased burden and cost associated with research.
Human Subjects Protection | Letters | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Research Administration & Regulation
The following testimony is for the record submitted to the United States Senate Committee on Finance Hearing on Higher Education and the Tax Code.
Reducing Regulatory Burden | Student Aid Tax Issues | Testimony | Taxation & Finance | The Cost of College
AAU President's statement on congressional approval of the Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act.