Sec. 6. Responsible conduct guide
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the Academies to update the report entitled On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research issued by the Academies. The report, as so updated, shall include— updated professional standards of conduct in research; standards of treatment individuals can expect to receive under such updated standards of conduct; evidence-based practices for fostering a climate intolerant of sexual harassment and gender harassment; methods, including bystander intervention, for identifying and addressing incidents of sexual harassment and gender harassment; and professional standards for mentorship and teaching with an emphasis on preventing sexual harassment and gender harassment.
In updating the report under subsection (a), the Academies shall take into account recommendations made in the report issued by the Academies in 2018 entitled Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and other relevant studies and evidence. Not later than 18 months after the effective date of the contract under subsection (a), the Academies, as part of such agreement, shall submit to the Director and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the report referred to in such subsection, as updated pursuant to such subsection.