Scientists Cheer Clarification of Proposed Rules Governing Disclosure of Data

Scientists won a key victory in August when the Clinton Administration proposed a clarification that would save recipients of federal research grants from having to disclose certain kinds of data -- such as the medical histories of research subjects -- that some scholars feared a new law would mandate.

In a notice in the August 11 Federal Register, the Office of Management and Budget proposed to clarify the definitions of four critical concepts before it issues final rules that explain

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