; (8) scientific and technical staff are able to ensure the scientific and technical content of scientific documents, reports, press releases, and fact sheets accurately represents the relevant scientific data and conclusions; and (9) procedures, including any applicable whistleblower protections, are in place as are necessary to ensure the integrity of scientific and technological information and processes on which the Federal agency relies in its decisionmaking or otherwise uses. (e) Application A scientific integrity policy shall apply to each employee or contractor who conducts, handles, communicates, supervises, or manages federally funded scientific research for the Federal agency or for a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Federal agency. (f) Dissemination of scientific integrity policies and procedures The head of each Federal agency that funds or conducts scientific research shall— (1) make the scientific integrity policy available to the public on the Federal agency’s website; (2) disseminate the scientific integrity policy to each new employee and contractor; and (3) develop and require training on the scientific integrity policy for each employee or contractor who conducts, handles, communicates, or supervises scientific research for the Federal agency. (g) Definition of federal agency In this section, the term Federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. . (b) Existing scientific integrity policies Notwithstanding section 1009(b) of the America COMPETES Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6620(b) ), as amended by this Act, a scientific integrity policy that was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act may satisfy the requirements of section 1009 of that Act if the head of a Federal agency that funds or conducts scientific research— (1) makes a written determination that the policy satisfies the requirements of that section