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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Policies

National Science Foundation

Policies: In Development

Smithsonian Institution

U.S. Agency for International Development

Policies: Expected December 2016

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce (NIST, NOAA)

NIST Policies: In Development
NOAA Collections Policy

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

Policies: Awaiting content submission
Reports: Awaiting content submission

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CDC, FDA, NIH)

CDC Scientific Specimen Collections Policy: available upon request for parties working with CDC collections
FDA Scientific Collections Management and Access Policy (PDF)
NIH Policy for the Management of and Access to Scientific Collections

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Policies: In Development

U.S. Department of Interior (BIA, BLM, NPS, Reclamation, FWS, USGS)

U.S. Department of Justice (FBI)

Policies: Awaiting content submission
Reports: Awaiting content submission

U.S. Department of Transportation

Policies: In Development

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Collection Policies

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Scientific Collections Policy