General Guidance Memoranda (GGMs)

Export Control General Guidance Memos flow down contractual requirements dealing with national security or export control to a research team. The requirements are often first stated in the research agreement and then applied officially to the project’s researchers through a GGM.

While some Purdue research is covered by a GGM, and some by a Technology Control Plan (TCP), both documents still provide crucial directives for how a project must be conducted to remain compliant with U.S. laws and/or sponsor agreements. Below are several topics that you can expect your GGM to cover:

Publication Restrictions. A GGM may flow down publication restrictions when the data covered by the project is not export controlled.

Access Restrictions. There are times when Purdue may be required to limit access to research or information based on citizenship. These requirements are either established by federal law and regulation or may be flowed to Purdue through a contract. When the data being worked with would not otherwise be subject to a TCP, a GGM may be used to flow down these restrictions to the project team.

Other Restrictions. Because the nature of contracts is dynamic and the research objectives may shift as discoveries are made, there may be other scenarios where RSEC needs to flow down particular contractual requirements to the research team. In these scenarios, a GGM would be utilized.

GGMs will be linked to their associated projects in PERA. Be sure to read your GGM closely and address any questions to the RSEC team.

For any questions on these topics, please contact RSEC.