Sec. 5. Policies for review of Federal research grants
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The Director, in collaboration with the interagency working group on inclusion in STEM, shall identify information and best practices useful for educating program officers and members of standing peer review committees at Federal science agencies about— research on implicit bias based on gender, race, or ethnicity; and methods to minimize the effect of such bias in the review of extramural and intramural Federal research grants. The Director shall disseminate the information and best practices identified in subsection
(a)to all Federal science agencies and provide guidance as necessary on policies to implement such practices within each agency. In consultation with the National Science Foundation and consistent with guidance provided in subsection (b), each Federal science agency shall implement a 2-year pilot orientation activity for program officers and members of standing review committees to educate reviewers and mitigate the effects of implicit bias in the review of extramural and intramural Federal research grants. Drawing upon lessons learned from the pilot activity in subsection (c), Federal science agencies shall maintain or develop and implement policies and practices to minimize the effects of implicit bias in the review of extramural and intramural Federal research grants. Federal science agencies shall regularly assess and amend as necessary the policies and practices in subsection
(d)to ensure effective measures are in place to minimize the impact of implicit bias on the grant review process. Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall report to Congress on what steps all Federal science agencies have taken to implement policies and practices to minimize the effects of bias in the review of extramural and intramural Federal research grants.