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===1960s===
===1960s===


* '''[[Mansfield Amendment 1969|Mansfield Amendment (1969)]]''': The 1969 amendment limited the Department of Defense's (DoD) funding to projects with direct military relevance. It specified that DoD appropriations should not support any research not related to a specific military function. This amendment significantly impacted university research by restricting DoD funding for basic research without immediate military applications, reflecting societal concerns about the militarization of research during the Vietnam War era.
* '''[[Mansfield Amendment (1969)]]''': The 1969 amendment limited the Department of Defense's (DoD) funding to projects with direct military relevance. It specified that DoD appropriations should not support any research not related to a specific military function. This amendment significantly impacted university research by restricting DoD funding for basic research without immediate military applications, reflecting societal concerns about the militarization of research during the Vietnam War era.


===1970s===
===1970s===