Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§283a–4 Notification to Director of personnel removed or disciplined for harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part Part A— - National Institutes of Health › § 283a–4
Summary
Require institutions with NIH grant or cooperative‑agreement funds in FY2022 to notify the Director if a PI or key person named on an award is removed or disciplined for harassment or hostile conduct. Director may issue rules.
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Title 42, §283a–4
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The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall hereafter require institutions that receive funds through a grant or cooperative agreement during fiscal year 2022 and in future years to notify the Director when individuals identified as a principal investigator or as key personnel in an NIH notice of award are removed from their position or are otherwise disciplined due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions. The Director may issue regulations consistent with this section.
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Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2022, and also as part of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 283a–4
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73