For the DUHS Community
If you are an employee of Duke Medicine, please contact the Duke Office of Government Relations when:
- You want to invite a government official to campus
- You want to talk with a government official about an issue important to you
- You are invited to testify before a committee
- You are asked to evaluate proposed legislation
- Or you engage in other such interactions with federal or state government
It’s helpful in our work for us to know about these activities of Duke faculty and staff. In addition, we may be able to help simplify the process for you.
In certain instances, your activities may be governed by institutional policy or by federal and state lobbying and ethics laws. As a Duke employee, you are responsible for understanding and complying with these policies and regulations.
In addition, Duke is required to report certain government relations-related expenses to federal and state regulators, including items falling within the “gift” provisions, such as food and beverages served at Duke-hosted events. Your assistance will be required to enable us to prepare these reports.
We encourage you to read the documents below before issuing invitations to government officials or engaging in any government relations activities on Duke’s behalf.
Should you have questions, please consult our office.
Compliance and Reporting
- Government relations policy affecting all Duke employees
- Lobbying definitions, exceptions, and examples
- Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance with North Carolina’s ethics and lobbying laws
- Lobbying reporting form (PDF, 170 KB)
Earmarks
Duke University’s Policy Statement on Earmarks
Duke University is committed to excellence in research and hence to competitive peer review in the federal funding of research. Research funded by earmarks threatens to undermine national excellence in research by diverting resources from the peer review process. As a result, the University does not seek or accept earmarks except under extraordinary circumstances and with the express permission of the President of the University. Such extraordinary circumstances would include only those in which the President, in consultation with the senior administrative leadership of the University, determined that the proposed project involved inherently unique circumstances that could not be replicated elsewhere. When the case for an exception is considered, the strong presumption must be against the taking of earmarks.
Approved by President Richard Brodhead and Senior Leadership Group on 31 January 2006
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