DOE Human Subjects Protection Program

Participating DOE Laboratories and Sites

Regulations, Orders,
and Policies

DOE Human Subjects Resources

Other Resources

Community IRB Members

DOE Worker
Health-Related Studies and Programs

Scientific Integrity

Contract Acknowledgement

Scientific Integrity

Policy

The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
The basis for the ethical principles that should underlie the conduct of biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects and to develop guidelines that should be followed to ensure that such research is conducted in accordance with those principles.

Executive Order 13145: To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information
The actual text of the Executive Order, located on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Web site.

Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145: To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information
Located on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Web site, this guidance explains the application of Executive Order 13145. It describes the Executive Order's general prohibitions on the collection, use, and disclosure of "protected genetic information," and explains how the limited exceptions to these prohibitions should be implemented. The guidance also discusses how an individual could establish coverage under section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act based on "protected genetic information." Also see the related Question and Answer document.

Federal Policy on Research Misconduct
Located on the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science Web site at Case Western Reserve University. Offers the policy as well as a summary of comments on the original draft of the policy.

Content reviewed: May 3, 2007