Title: Fix Nondisclosure of Influence in Health Research Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Fix Nondisclosure of Influence in Health Research Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to annually report on research misconduct related to foreign influence. The report must address cases of research misconduct identified by the National Institutes of Health, the investigation and enforcement of each case, and other efforts to prevent such misconduct.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5442 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5442

   To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to 
     Congress a report on actions taken by the Secretary to ensure 
 compliance with disclosure requirements relating to foreign influence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2021

  Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to 
     Congress a report on actions taken by the Secretary to ensure 
 compliance with disclosure requirements relating to foreign influence.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fix Nondisclosure of Influence in 
Health Research Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON PROGRESS TO ADDRESS UNDUE FOREIGN INFLUENCE.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate, in a manner that does not compromise national 
security, a report on actions taken by the Secretary--
            (1) to address cases of noncompliance with disclosure 
        requirements or research misconduct related to foreign 
        influence, including--
                    (A) the number of potential noncompliance cases 
                investigated by the National Institutes of Health or 
                reported to the National Institutes of Health by a 
                research institution, including relating to undisclosed 
                research support, undisclosed conflicts of interest or 
                other conflicts of commitment, and peer review 
                violations;
                    (B) the number of cases referred to the Office of 
                Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human 
                Services, the Office of National Security of the 
                Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal 
                Bureau of Investigation, or other law enforcement 
                agencies;
                    (C) a description of enforcement actions taken for 
                noncompliance related to undue foreign influence; and
                    (D) any other relevant information; and
            (2) to prevent, address, and mitigate instances of 
        noncompliance with disclosure requirements or research 
        misconduct related to foreign influence.
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