Export Control Clauses and Research Agreements

The University may approve of research agreements that contain special restrictions stemming from export control regulations. Research agreements containing export control clauses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If the University determines that the export control issues with a particular research agreement are manageable, it may accept the agreement.

The following scenarios are examples of research agreements that contain export control clauses that may affect the University's willingness to accept the agreement:

A research agreement that indicates that technology, software or other information required for the performance of the agreement may be subject to export control regulation

A research agreement that indicates that technology, software or other information resulting from the performance of the agreement may be subject to export control regulation

A research agreement in which the sponsor requires identification of foreign national involvement on the project prior to the sponsor's involvement

A research agreement in which the sponsor reserves the right to approve or disapprove of foreign national involvement on the project

A research agreement in which the sponsor requires a pre-publication review or imposes other publication restrictions

The University also may elect to decline a proposed agreement if the export control clause is deemed to be unreasonable under the circumstances.  If the export control clause in a research agreement is overly restrictive or ambiguous, the export control issues may not be manageable and the University may terminate or otherwise decline the proposed agreement.