Sec. 117. Research reproducibility and replication
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It is the sense of Congress that— the gold standard of good science is the ability of a researcher or research lab to reproduce a published method and finding; there is growing concern that some published research findings cannot be reproduced or replicated, which can negatively affect the public’s trust in science; there are a complex set of factors affecting reproducibility and replication; and the increasing interdisciplinary nature and complexity of scientific research may be a contributing factor to issues with research reproducibility and replication.
The Director shall— not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to provide, within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a report to assess research and data reproducibility and replicability issues in interdisciplinary research and to make recommendations on how to improve rigor and transparency in scientific research; and not later than 60 days after receiving the results of the assessment under paragraph (1), submit a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the findings of the assessment, together with the agreement or disagreement of the Director and Board with each of its findings and recommendations.