The Follow the Science Act aims to ensure scientific integrity at the National Institutes of Health by prohibiting political appointees from.
The Follow the Science Act amends the Public Health Service Act to prevent political appointees from participating in the solicitation, review, scoring, selection, or awarding of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other funding arrangements by the National Institutes of Health. This includes prohibiting political employees from being employed by the NIH or participating in the implementation of general policies. The Director of the National Institutes of Health must report to Congress on the participation of political employees in these activities since January 20, 2021.
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