On December 6, 2000, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President, published a notification of a final Federal Policy on Research Misconduct (Federal Policy) (65 FR 76260). That policy set forth a definition of "research misconduct" and provided basic guidelines for responding to allegations of misconduct for all federally funded research and proposals for such research. Federal agencies that conduct or support research, including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), are required to implement the Federal Policy within one year of the policy's issuance (12/6/00). The VA hereby publicizes its intent to adopt the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct with respect to all research subject to VA approval. Operational implementation of the Federal Policy will be effected by revising relevant, internal VA procedures to conform to the requirements of the Federal Policy. The VA's internal, research misconduct policies and procedures will be fully cons
A formal finding of research misconduct under 42 CFR part 93 (HHS) or equivalent agency policy. The respondent was found to have engaged in fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism of research data. The federal grant funds involved are typically identified in the FR notice, along with the administrative actions (debarment, supervised research, manuscript correction or retraction requirements).