A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies for Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4545 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4545 To amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies for Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2026 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies for Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Scientific Integrity Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) science and the scientific process should help inform and guide public policy decisions on a wide range of issues, including improvement of public health, protection of the environment, and protection of national security; (2) the public must be able to trust the science and scientific process informing public policy decisions; (3) science, the scientific process, and the communication of science should be free from politics, ideology, and financial conflicts of interest; (4) policies and procedures that ensure the integrity of the conduct and communication of publicly funded science are critical