117th Congress
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Scientific Integrity Act
Purpose
To amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies for Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Amends the American COMPETES Act to require science agencies to develop scientific integrity policies that meet certain standards
- Directs agencies to appoint a scientific integrity officer, implement a staff training program on scientific integrity, and release an annual report on misconduct cases
- Requires that instances when agencies overrule scientific integrity officers’ conclusions on alleged policy violations be reported to Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Requires the Government Accountability Office to review the implementation of agencies’ scientific integrity policies
Primary Sponsors
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REPRESENTATIVE D-NY
Co-sponsors by Party
R
1
D
185
I
0
Actions
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02/04/2021Introduced in House