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"Given that so many colleges and academics were taken by surprise by this policy, I strongly recommend that the policy be reviewed by the full Faculty Senate for deliberation, for comparison with peer universities, and for revision."

RII also believes that it was important to get feedback from Faculty Senate and other stakeholders. As such, the policy underwent multiple stakeholder reviews, including review by Faculty Senate and APPC. It was presented to the full Faculty Senate at its December 2, 2019, senate meeting and circulated to the Faculty Senate for review prior to implementation on an interim basis in May 2021. It was also discussed at a January 9, 2020 APPC meeting in which Taren Ellis Langford was present. (Please know that all suggestions and edits from APPC were incorporated into the final policy.)

Here is the full list of stakeholders who were provided a copy of the draft policy and invited to participate in the review, feedback and comment period:

Faculty Senate	Associates Deans for Research
Student Affairs Policy Committee Academic Personnel Policy Committee (APPC)	Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA)
Research Policy Committee (RPC)	Institutional Review Committee (IRC)
Dean's Council	Procurement & Contracting Services (PACS)
Internal Audit	Tech Launch Arizona
Classified Staff Council	Appointed Professionals Advisory Council (APAC)
Graduate & Professional Student Council	Executive Review Committee (ERC)
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Office for Responsible Outside Interests

"Why do I have to include an entity that is not an Outside Commitment in my disclosure?"

In the past, University Employees were asked to disclose Outside Commitments in the COC database and Outside Interests in the COI database.

The Conflicts of Interest & Commitment Policy incorporated and replaced the following policies:

1.   Conflict of Commitment Policy
2.   Conflict of Interest (UHAP) Policy
3.   Conflict of Interest in Purchasing Policy
4.   Individual Conflict of Interest in Research Policy
5.   Institutional Conflict of Interest Policy

Now, eDisclosure serves as a single platform to meet all policy disclosure requirements.

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Office for Responsible Outside Interests

What is the DOE foreign person access requirement?

A recent regulatory change was made to DOE Order 142.3A (December 13, 2019). The clause may be in DOE agreements awarded after December 2019 as well older DOE agreements that are being amended by DOE to include this revision. The revised 142.3A requires prior approval of Foreign Nationals working on DOE projects (including U.S. Permanent Residents). Contact Export Control for assistance with navigating this process.

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Export Control

What impact does export control have on emerging technologies?

The federal government is identifying emerging technologies essential to US national security and placing new or additional export controls on these technologies. Starting in 2019, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published export controls on several emerging technologies. Please review this summary of emerging technologies and let the Export Control team (export@arizona.edu) know if you have any research or projects in these areas so we can work with you to ensure compliance.

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