Section 235.017 - Federally Funded Research and Development Centers(a)Policy.(2) No DoD fiscal year 1992 or later funds may be obligated or expended to finance activities of a DoD Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) if a member of its board of directors or trustees simultaneously serves on the board of directors or trustees of a profit-making company under contract to DoD, unless the FFRDC has a DoD-approved conflict of interest policy for its members ( section 8107 of Pub. L. 102-172 and similar sections in subsequent Defense appropriations acts).