Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) Policy Compliance (Renewal)

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC Policy) in September 2014. The purpose of the Policy is to identify Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) and implement risk mitigation measures where applicable. DURC applies to life science research that provides knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, material, or national security. Institutions subject to the iDURC Policy are those within the United States that (1) receive funding from the U.S. Government to conduct or sponsor life sciences research and (2) conduct or sponsor reserach that involves one or more of the 15 agents or toxins identified in the iDURC Policy, even if the research is not supported by U.S. Government funding. Institutions outside of the United States that receive U.S. Government funding to conduct or sponsor research that involves one or more of the 15 agents or toxins identified in the iDURC Policy are also subject to the Policy. The iDURC Policy requires that institutions subject to the Policy provide education and training on DURC for individuals conducting life sciences research with one or more of the 15 agents or toxins identified in the iDURC Policy. It is also required that they maintain education and training records for the term of the research grant or contract. The policy states that records must be saved for three years after its completion, but no less than eight years, unless a shorter period is required by law or regulation.

The latest form for Institutional Dual Use Research of Concern (iDURC) Policy Compliance (Renewal) expires 2023-02-28 and can be found here.

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