U.S. General Accounting Office

Federally Funded Research at Institutions of Higher Education
(GAO-04-223SP)

8.	During the past 3 years, has your institution become aware of any cases at your institution of a sponsor delaying publication of research results, beyond policy time limits (including any extensions), for research not involving classified or sensitive information?

	1.		No
	2.		Yes --> Please provide information in the textbox below.
	3.		Uncertain
	4.		No Answer

	If you checked "Yes" (above), please provide the following information about the case(s): Number of cases, sponsor(s), and the field of research (e.g., psychology). (The textbox will expand to accommodate your response.)

9.	During the past 3 years, has your institution become aware of any cases at your institution of a federal sponsor delaying publication of research results, beyond policy time limits (including any extensions), for research involving sensitive, but not classified, information? (For example, "sensitive" could refer to Homeland Security information or controlled, but unclassified information.)

	1.		No
	2.		Yes --> Please provide information in the textbox below.
	3.		Uncertain
	4.		No Answer

	If you checked "Yes" (above), please provide the following information about the case(s): Number of cases, sponsor(s), and the field of research (e.g., medicine). (The textbox will expand to accommodate your response.)

10.	During the past 3 years, has your institution become aware of any cases at your institution of a federal sponsor blocking, or attempting to block, publication of research results for research involving sensitive, but not classified, information?

	1.		No
	2.		Yes --> Please provide information in the textbox below.
	3.		Uncertain
	4.		No Answer

	If you checked "Yes" (above), please provide the following information about the case(s): Number of cases, sponsor(s), and the field of research (e.g., engineering). (The textbox will expand to accommodate your response.)

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