42 CFR § 93.238 - Retaliation.

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# 93.238 Retaliation.

Retaliation means an adverse action taken against a complainant, witness, or committee member by an institution or one of its members in response to:

(a) A good faith allegation of research misconduct; or

(b) Good faith cooperation with a research misconduct proceeding.