Notice Regarding Repository Review in Response to Executive Order 14168

This notice is provided to inform users of the reason for the banner displayed on this repository's landing page. In compliance with Executive Order 14168, issued by the current Administration, the NIH and its supported repositories are required to review publicly available data resources. This document contains the relevant communication regarding this review and its implications for the repository.

Original Letter Below

Dear Joost,

To comply with Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological truth To the Federal Government,” HHS leadership has required that agencies “remove all statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications, or other internal and external messages that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology, and shall cease issuing such statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications or other messages. Agency forms that require an individual’s sex shall list male or female, and shall not request gender identity. Agencies shall take all necessary steps, as permitted by law, to end the Federal funding of gender ideology.” (Section (3)(e)). Additionally, Executive Order 14168 requires that “Federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology. Each agency shall assess grant conditions and grantee preferences and ensure grant funds do not promote gender ideology.” (Section (3)(g)).
To ensure compliance with Executive Order 14168, actions may be required for some publicly available data repositories, and NIH is developing guidance for implementation. While this guidance is in development, NIH supported repositories are requested post the following information in a banner on your repositories landing page.
This repository is under review for potential modification in compliance with Administration directives.

Further implementation is awaiting NIH’s directive.