Susan Gottesman Motion 
June 3, 1988 
The NIH Guidelines are also applicable to recombinant DNA projects done 
abroad: 
1. if they are supported by NIH funds or are conducted at or sponsored by 
an institution that receives any support for recombinant DNA research 
from the NIH. 
2. if it involves deliberate release into the environment or testing in 
humans of materials containing recombinant DNA developed with NIH funds 
and the research is a direct extension of an NIH-supported project. 
If the host country, however, has established rules for the conduct of 
recombinant DNA projects, then a written assurance of compliance with those 
rules may be submitted to NIH in lieu of compliance with the NIH Guidelines. 
Alternatively, if the host country does not have such rules, written 
acceptance of the proposed project by an appropriate government office of 
the host country is necessary. The NIH reserves the right to withhold 
funding if the safety practices to be employed abroad are not reasonably 
consistent with the NIH Guidelines. 
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