1. The universities involved were the 48 U.S. members of the Association of American Universities, the group of universities probably most closely associated with research in the U.S.
2. Responses were received from 42 of the 48 universities.
3. 95 Stat 172-355, 26 U.S.C.A. §§ l-7701(a)(34)(A) passim.
4. P.L. 96-517 § 6, 94 Stat. 3018-27, 35 U.S.C.A. §§ 200–211.