Attachment 1: FAQ Army Risk Protection Program v FEB23

Army Research Risk Assessment Program (ARRP) – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Army Research Risk Assessment Program (ARRP) – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Incorporating Change 1, (changes are in italicized text) 1.

Q: What is Army Research Risk Assessment Program (ARRP)? A: The Army Research Risk Assessment Program (ARRP) is an effort to help identify and mitigate existing or potential risk of Conflicts of Commitment/Conflicts of Interest Conflicts of Commitment/Conflicts of Interest (CoC/CoI) in Army research grants and cooperative agreements. ARRP information for proposers is included in the Army’s Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) instructions.

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Q: What policies required the establishment of Army Research Risk Assessment Program (ARRP )? (What is driving this program)?
A: Congressional Law. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2019 directed the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish an initiative to work with academic institutions who perform defense research and engineering activities to: (1) support protection of intellectual property, controlled information, key personnel, and information about critical technologies relevant to national security; and (2) to limit undue influence, including through foreign talent programs, by countries to exploit United States technology within the Department of Defense research, science and technology, and innovation enterprise. Congress subsequently amended NDAA 2019 in NDAA 2020 Section 1281, and NDAA 2021 Section 1299C. Congress also enacted NDAA 2021, Section 1062, Limitation of Provision of Funds to Institutions of Higher Education Hosting Confucius Institutes; and Section 223, Disclosure of Funding Sources in Applications for Federal Research and Development Awards.
Executive Direction. The Presidential Memorandum on United States Government-Supported Research and Development National Security Policy was issued on Jan 14, 2021, under National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and it directed action to strengthen protections of United States-supported Research and Development (R&D) against foreign government interference and exploitation. NSPM-33 directs R&D participants to disclose conflicts of interest and commitment, and for organizations to have established and administer policies and processes to identify and manage risks to research security and integrity.
DoD Policy. On 20 July 2020, OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING (OUSD(R&E)) issued DoD Instruction 5000.83, Technology and Program Protection