Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3210.7
May 14, 2004
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Research Integrity and Misconduct
References: (a) DoD Directive 3216.2, "Protection of Human Subjects and Adherence to
Ethical Standards in DoD-Supported Research," March 25, 2002
(b) Federal Register, Volume 65, page 76262, December 6, 2000, "Federal
Policy on Research Misconduct" current edition
(c) Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 22, "DoD Grant and
Agreement Regulations (DoDGARs)," current edition
(d) Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 2, "Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)," current edition
(e) through (g), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction supplements the policy established by paragraph 4.8. of reference (a) and
implements subparagraph 5.1.5. of reference (a) by specifying detailed procedures and
standards for the Department of Defense for the prevention of research misconduct. This
Instruction is consistent with the "Federal Policy on Research Misconduct" (reference
(b)), which calls upon those Federal Agencies that support or conduct research on an
intramural or extramural basis to issue policies and procedures that conform to the
Federal policy.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction applies to:
2.1. The Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Defense Agencies,
the DoD Field Activities and all other organizational entities in the Department of
Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").
