3.0.0 775 2022-11-01T17:47:13Z 2022-11-01T17:47:13Z Senate S 2019-03-13 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-13T18:52:11Z Scientific Integrity Act 116 1709 HR 2019-10-17 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 6. Related bill CRS 2019-03-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-03-26 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-03-26 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-04-29 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-04-29 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-04-29 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-05-06 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-06-10 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-06-26 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-07-25 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-08-01 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-09-24 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-10-22 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-10-22 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2019-10-22 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Employment and training programs Freedom of information Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Research administration and funding Research ethics Scientific communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-07T21:08:23Z Scientific Integrity Act

This bill revises provisions regarding the release of scientific research results by federal agencies.

The bill prohibits specified federal employees and contractors of an agency that funds, conducts, or oversees scientific research from engaging in scientific or research misconduct or manipulating communication of scientific or technical findings.

A covered individual may disseminate scientific or technical findings by (1) participating in scientific conferences; and (2) seeking publication through peer-reviewed, professional, or scholarly journals.

The bill specifies the kinds of scientific community activities covered individuals may participate and engage in, including the reviewing of public statements and responding to media interview requests.

Each covered agency must

  • develop, adopt, and enforce a scientific integrity policy and also must submit it to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Congress;
  • appoint a Scientific Integrity Officer; and
  • adopt and implement an administrative process and administrative appeal for dispute resolution and a training program that, among other things, provides regular scientific integrity and ethics training to employees and contractors.

OSTP must collate, organize, and publicly share all information it receives under each scientific integrity policy on its website.

]]> Scientific Integrity Act Display Title Scientific Integrity Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Scientific Integrity Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s775is/xml/BILLS-116s775is.xml 2019-03-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.