,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,bucshon 7for himself and ,mr4 ,peters 
of ,california7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve the 
efficiency of ,federal research and     
development1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,research and ,development      
,efficiency ,act4  #b4 ,regulatory      
efficiency  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it 
is the sense of ,congress that--  7#a7  
high and increasing administrative      
burdens and costs in ,federal research  
administration1 particularly in the     
higher education sector where most      
federally sponsored research is         
performed1 are eroding funds available  
to carry out basic scientific research2 
7#b7 progress has been made over the    
last decade in streamlining the         
pre-award grant application process     

through ,grants4gov1 the ,federal       
,government's website portal2  7#c7     
post-award administrative costs have    
grown as ,federal research agencies have
 continued to impose agency-unique      
compliance and reporting requirements on
 researchers and research institutions2 
7#d7 facilities and administration costs
 at research universities can exceed #ej
 percent of the total value of ,federal 
research grants1 and it is estimated    
that nearly #cj percent of the funds    
invested annually in federally funded   
research is consumed by paperwork and   
other administrative processes required 
by ,federal agencies2 and  7#e7 it is a 
matter of critical importance to        
,american competitiveness that          
administrative costs of federally funded
 research be streamlined so that a      
higher proportion of taxpayer dollars   
flow into direct research activities4   
7b7 ,in general ,the ,director of the   
,office of ,science and ,technology     
,policy shall establish a working group 

under the authority of the ,national    
,science and ,technology ,council1 to   
include the ,office of ,management and  
,budget4 ,the working group shall be    
responsible for reviewing ,federal      
regulations affecting research and      
research universities and making        
recommendations on how to--  7#a7       
harmonize1 streamline1 and eliminate    
duplicative ,federal regulations and    
reporting requirements2 and  7#b7       
minimize the regulatory burden on       
,united ,states institutions of higher  
education performing federally funded   
research while maintaining              
accountability for ,federal tax dollars4
  7c7 ,stakeholder input ,in carrying   
out the responsibilities under          
subsection 7b71 the working group shall 
take into account input and             
recommendations from non-,federal       
stakeholders1 including federally funded
 and nonfederally funded researchers1   
institutions of higher education1       
scientific disciplinary societies and   

associations1 nonprofit research        
institutions1 industry1 including small 
businesses1 federally funded research   
and development centers1 and others with
 a stake in ensuring effectiveness1     
efficiency1 and accountability in the   
performance of scientific research4  7d7
 ,report ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter for #c years1 the   
,director shall report to the ,committee
 on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate on what  
steps have been taken to carry out the  
recommendations of the working group    
established under subsection 7b74