Disclosure of Research Information Under the Freedom of Information Act: Report and Recommendations

摘要

The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects was directed (under title III of the Health Research and Health Services Amendmentsof 1976, P.L. 94-278) to investigate and Study the Implications of public disclosure of information contained in research protocols, hypotheses and designs submitted to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in connection with applications or proposals for grants, fellowships or contracts under the Public Health Service Act.