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Institutions will be required to report sexual misconduct to NIH if House committee bill becomes law
By Matthew Bin Han Ong
Institutions receiving NIH funds through grants or cooperative agreements would be required—by federal law—to notify the NIH director when a principal investigator or other key personnel are removed or disciplined for “harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions.”
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