2 . 
5 
the best way to insure that the appropriate governmental 
review body(ies) receive all the information is to guarantee 
to the submitter protection from public disclosure; 
3. the appropriate review body referred to above can have 
representatives from any and all sectors of the population; 
4. section 5 contains a mechanism by which the interests of 
the public and the proprietary rights of the submitter are 
balanced; and 
5. the language submitted by OASH/DHEW would not offer enough 
protection to draw out the private risk capital required to 
bring research advances to practical application in the 
marketplace. 
Dr. Koslov agreed that strong protection from disclosure would encourage 
the submitter not to withhold relevant information from government review. 
The following comments were made expressing concern over elements in 
the language submitted for the protection of proprietary information: 
1. the submitter may have more knowledge of the facts of his 
proposal than anyone else, but this does not necessarily 
put him in the best position to determine what information 
should be publicly disclosed; 
2. the language in the suggested elements for legislation is 
designed to set forth the sense of the Committee on the 
various issues and not to suggest the specific language 
to be included in a draft bill; 
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