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094378 1 (1979-04-10)

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               U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                  WASHINGTON, D. C.  20548

                                                        094378
                         ADDRESS BY
                       ELMER B. STAATS
          COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                           TO THE
               NATIONAL GRADUATE UNIVERSITY'S
           NINETEENTH INSTITUTE ON FEDERAL FUNDING
         SHOREHAM AMERICANA HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D. C.

                       APRIL 10, 1979


                  FEDERAL RESEARCH GRANTS:
          MAINTAINING PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY WITHOUT
                INHIBITING CREATIVE RESEARCH


     I was happy to accept the invitation to be here today,

to discuss with you a matter of great importance:  finding

an appropriate working definition of accountability for public

funds used to support basic research at universities.  This

topic currently is eliciting wide interest and kindling very

strong reactions in concerned parties.  In my address today,

I will describe the necessity for both accountability and the

freedom essential to creative research.  Although my remarks

today focus on university research, many of the same issues

also relate to other institutions performing research, de-

velopment, demonstrations, training, or other services under

Federal grants.

INTRODUCTION

     Few people I believe would question that science and tech-

nology have made basic contributions towards meeting societal

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