---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 93.409"
title: "42"
number: "93.409"
heading: "Settlement of research misconduct proceedings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/93.409"
---

# §93.409. Settlement of research misconduct proceedings.

- (a) HHS may settle a research misconduct proceeding at any time it determines that settlement is in the best interests of the Federal Government and the public health or welfare.
- (b) Settlement agreements are publicly available, regardless of whether ORI made a finding of research misconduct.
- (c) A settlement agreement precludes the respondent from contesting any ORI findings of research misconduct, HHS administrative actions, or ORI's jurisdiction in handling the research misconduct proceeding.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 216 and 289b

### Source

Source: 89 FR 76295, Sept. 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted.