---
kind: "unit"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
key: "subtA/part27"
level: "part"
label: "Part 27"
heading: "Protection of Human Subjects"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/subtA-part27"
sections_count: 23
---

# Part 27 — Protection of Human Subjects

Title 15 C.F.R. — Commerce and Foreign Trade › Subtitle A — Office of the Secretary of Commerce

## Sections

- [§27.101. To what does this policy apply?](/cfr/15/27.101.md)
- [§27.102. Definitions for purposes of this policy.](/cfr/15/27.102.md)
- [§27.103. Assuring compliance with this policy—research conducted or supported by any Federal department or agency.](/cfr/15/27.103.md)
- [§27.104. Exempt research.](/cfr/15/27.104.md)
- [§27.105-27.106. Reserved](/cfr/15/27.105-27.106.md)
- [§27.107. IRB membership.](/cfr/15/27.107.md)
- [§27.108. IRB functions and operations.](/cfr/15/27.108.md)
- [§27.109. IRB review of research.](/cfr/15/27.109.md)
- [§27.110. Expedited review procedures for certain kinds of research involving no more than minimal risk, and for minor changes in approved research.](/cfr/15/27.110.md)
- [§27.111. Criteria for IRB approval of research.](/cfr/15/27.111.md)
- [§27.112. Review by Institution](/cfr/15/27.112.md)
- [§27.113. Suspension or Termination of IRB Approval of Research.](/cfr/15/27.113.md)
- [§27.114. Cooperative Research.](/cfr/15/27.114.md)
- [§27.115. IRB Records.](/cfr/15/27.115.md)
- [§27.116. General Requirements for Informed Consent.](/cfr/15/27.116.md)
- [§27.117. Documentation of informed consent.](/cfr/15/27.117.md)
- [§27.118. Applications and proposals lacking definite plans for involvement of human subjects.](/cfr/15/27.118.md)
- [§27.119. Research undertaken without the intention of involving human subjects.](/cfr/15/27.119.md)
- [§27.120. Evaluation and disposition of applications and proposals for research to be conducted or supported by a Federal department or agency.](/cfr/15/27.120.md)
- [§27.121. Reserved](/cfr/15/27.121.md)
- [§27.122. Use of Federal funds.](/cfr/15/27.122.md)
- [§27.123. Early termination of research support: Evaluation of applications and proposals.](/cfr/15/27.123.md)
- [§27.124. Conditions.](/cfr/15/27.124.md)