Sec. 115. Misrepresentation of research results
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As a condition of receiving a research grant from the Foundation, a principal investigator shall sign a statement certifying that the findings and conclusions of any article authored by such principal investigator, using the results of the research conducted under the grant, that is published in a peer-reviewed publication, otherwise made publicly available, or incorporated in an application for a research grant or grant extension from the Foundation, will contain no falsification or fabrication and will be free of any plagiarism.
The Inspector General of the Foundation shall investigate suspected violations of a certification signed under subsection (a), and shall submit to the Director the results of such investigation, along with a recommendation with respect to whether a violation has occurred. Based on the results of the investigation conducted under subsection (b), the Director shall make a determination of whether the principal investigator knowingly violated a certification signed pursuant to subsection (a). 10-Year ban If the Director determines under subsection
(c)that a principal investigator knowingly violated a certification signed pursuant to subsection (a), the Foundation shall not, for a period determined by the Director of no less than 5 years and no more than 10 years, provide a research grant or research extension to such principal investigator, except as provided in subsection (f). Not later than 7 days after making a determination under subsection (c), the Director shall notify the principal investigator of such determination in writing. The Director shall establish a process by which a principal investigator may, within 30 days after receipt of a notification under subsection (e), appeal a determination made under subsection
(c)and a ban under subsection (d). If the Director concludes that the determination under subsection
(c)was not correct, the Director may reduce or eliminate the period of the ban under subsection
(d)based on information provided in the appeal process under this subsection. A ban may not be reduced under this subsection to a period less than 5 years, unless it is eliminated. The Director shall not make publicly available any determination made under subsection
(c)that a knowing violation has occurred until after the later of the expiration of the 30-day period described in subsection
(f)or the end of an appeal process under subsection (f). At such time, the Director shall make publicly available any such determination, which shall include the name of the principal investigator.