United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-02-25 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-191 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-191 P0b002ee18038efda f:d05191 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-05-04 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-191 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-191 GAO-05-191 Chemical research Conflict of interests Gifts or gratuities Nonprofit organizations Policy evaluation Medical research Research grants Research programs Policies and procedures Other Written Product A18239 An institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and an office in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into collaborative arrangements with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) to support research on the health effects of chemical exposures. NIH accepted a gift from ACC to help fund the research. EPA and ACC funded their proposals separately. The arrangements raised concerns about the potential for ACC to influence research that could affect the chemical industry. GAO determined the agencies' legal authorities to enter into the arrangements; the extent to which the agencies evaluated and managed potential conflicts of interest resulting from these arrangements; the extent to which the NIH institute complied with NIH's gift acceptance policy; and the extent to which NIH, EPA, and other agencies have similar arrangements. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-191/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-191.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-191/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-191.pdf GAO-05-191 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-191 Other Written Product GAO-05-191; Federal Research: NIH and EPA Need to Improve Conflict of Interest Reviews for Research Arrangements with Private Sector Entities; Chemical research Conflict of interests Gifts or gratuities Nonprofit organizations Policy evaluation Medical research Research grants Research programs Policies and procedures Title 5 Appendix 4 5 U.S.C. App. 4