COMMISSION ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY.

SEC. 162. COMMISSION ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY. (a) In General.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a commission to be known as the Commission on Research Integrity (in this section referred to as the “Commission”). (b) Duties.— The Commission shall develop recommendations for the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the administration of section 493 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended and added by section 161 of this Act). (c) Composition.— The Commission shall be composed of 12 members to be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Not more than 3 members of the Commission may be officers or employees of the United States. Of the members of the Commission— (1) three shall be scientists with substantial accomplishments in biomedical or behavioral research; (2) three shall be individuals with experience in investigating allegations of misconduct with respect to research; (3) three shall be representatives of institutions of higher education at which biomedical or behavioral research is conducted; and (4) three shall be individuals who are not described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), at least one of whom shall be an attorney and at least one of whom shall be an ethicist. 107 STAT. 142 (d) Compensation.— Members of the Commission may not receive compensation for service on the Commission. Members may be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the Commission. (e) Report.— Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Commission is established under subsection (a), the Commission shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report containing the recommendations developed under subsection (b).