"Legislation would require federal science agencies to adopt and enforce strong scientific integrity policies."

"Legislation to protect scientific integrity in U.S. federal agencies was approved by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on 17 October in a 25–6 vote that included bipartisan support.

The bill, which now goes to the full House for approval, would require federal science agencies to adopt and enforce a scientific integrity policy, and it also formalizes these policies in law.

The policy requirements for agencies covered by the bill would prohibit any individual from “engaging in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, coercive manipulation, or other scientific or research misconduct.” Among other measures, the bill also would prohibit “suppressing, altering, interfering with, delaying without scientific merit, or otherwise impeding the release and communication of, scientific or technical findings.”"

Randy Showstack reports for Eos October 18, 2019. [2]