Protection of human subjects: first biennial report on the adequacy and uniformity of federal rules and policies, and their implementation for the protection of human subjects in biomedical and behavioral research; Report of the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Department of Health and Human Services. Notice of report for public comment.
On November 8, 1978, the Public Health Service Act (Pub. L. 95-622) was amended, thereby creating the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. One of the charges of the Commission was to biennially report to the President, the Congress, and appropriate Federal agencies on the protection of human subjects of biomedical and behavioral research. In carrying out the above, the Commission was directed to include a review of the adequacy and uniformity (1) of the rules, policies, guidelines, and regulations of all Federal agencies regarding the protection of human subjects of biomedical or behavioral research which such agencies conduct or support, and (2) of the implementation of such rules, policies, guidelines, and regulations by such agencies, and may include such recommendations for legislation and administrative action as the Commission deems appropriate.
D000328:Adult; D035841:Behavioral Research; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D035082:Federal Government; D006077:Government Agencies; D033161:Government Regulation; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*; D035842:Research Subjects; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services