42 USC 283a-1 – Annual reporting to prevent fraud and abuse
(a) Whistleblower complaints
(1) In general
On an annual basis, the Director of NIH shall submit to the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Secretary, the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report summarizing the activities of the National Institutes of Health relating to whistleblower complaints.
(2) Contents
For each whistleblower complaint pending during the year for which a report is submitted under this subsection, the report shall identify the following:
(A) Each agency of the National Institutes of Health involved.
(B) The status of the complaint.
(C) The resolution of the complaint to date.
(b) First report
The first report under subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 1 year after January 15, 2007.
Terms Used In 42 USC 283a-1
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. See 42 USC 201