AuthorizationSourceType
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Identifies the authorizing agency for the study and allows for the full text of the authorization (law, regulation, or other form of authorization). May be used to list authorizations from oversight committees and other regulatory agencies.

Properties
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   :header: "Name","Type","","Description"
   :widths: 15,10,5,100

   "AuthorizingAgencyReference",":doc:`/item-types/Agent/index`","0..n","References the authorizing agency, organization, or individual."
   "StatementOfAuthorization",":doc:`/composite-types/StructuredStringType/index`","0..n","Text of the authorization. Supports multiple language versions of the same content as well as optional formatting of the content."
   "LegalMandate","string","0..n","Provide a legal citation to a law authorizing the study/data collection. For example, a legal citation for a law authorizing a country's census."
   "AuthorizationDate","cogsDate","0..1","Identifies the date of Authorization."


Relationships
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The following types reference this type.

* :doc:`/item-types/Group/index`
* :doc:`/item-types/ResourcePackage/index`
* :doc:`/item-types/StudyUnit/index`

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