e fund management organ shall take a sample survey on the implementation of the funded projects and the performance of duties by the supporting institutions, and shall check the original records on the implementation of the funded projects at the time of survey. The results of sample survey shall be recorded and publicized, and can be consulted by the general public.

The fund management organ shall set up archives on the credits of project principals and supporting institutions.
　　第三十条　基金管理机构应当定期对评审专家履行评审职责情况进行评估；根据评估结果，建立评审专家信誉档案；对有剽窃他人科学研究成果或者在科学研究中有弄虚作假等行为的评审专家，不再聘请。
Article 30 The fund management organ shall regularly assess the performance of appraising duties by evaluation experts, and set up archives on the credits of evaluation experts according to the evaluation results; and it may not employ those who have stolen scientific research achievements of others or resorted to fraud in scientific research.
　　第三十一条　基金管理机构应当在每个会计年度结束时，公布本年度基金资助的项目、基金资助经费的拨付情况以及对违反本条例规定行为的处罚情况等。
　　基金管理机构应当定期对基金资助工作进行评估，公布评估报告，并将评估报告作为制定基金发展规划和年度基金项目指南的依据。
Article 31 At the end of each accounting year, the fund management organ shall publish the funded projects, the allotment of funds and the punishments to those acts against these Regulations, etc. in this year.

The fund management organ shall assess the work on the grant of funds at regular intervals, publish the evaluation reports, and regard the evaluation reports as the evidence for formulating the fund development plan and the annual directory of funded projects.
　　第三十二条　评审专家对申请人的基金资助项目申请提出评审意见后，申请人可以就评审专家的评审工作向基金管理机构提出意见；基金管理机构在对评审专家履行评审职责进行评估时应当参考申请人的意见。
　　任何单位或者个人发现基金管理机构及其工作人员、评审专家、依托单位及其负责基金资助项目管理工作的人员、申请人或者项目负责人、参与者有违反本条例规定行为的，可以检举或者控告。
　　基金管理机构应当公布联系电话、通讯地址和电子邮件地址。
Article 32 The applicant may show his opinions to the fund management organ concerning the evaluation work of evaluation experts after the evaluation experts have brought forward their evaluation opinions on an application for a funded project as submitted by an applicant; and the fund management organ shall consider the opinions of this applicant when evaluating the performance of appraising duties by evaluation experts.

Any entity or individual may tip off or accuse any act in violation of these Regulations as committed by the fund management organ or any of the personnel thereof, any evaluation expert, supporting institution, person in charge of the management of funded projects, applicant or project principal.

The fund management organ shall publicize its contact phone number, address and e-mail address.
　　第三十三条　基金管理机构依照本条例规定对外公开有关信息，应当遵守国家有关保密规定。
Article 33 The related information as publicized by the fund management organ as prescribed by these Regulations shall be identical with the confidentiality provisions of the state.

第六章　法律责任
Chapter VI Legal Liabilities

　　第三十四条　申请人、参与者伪造或者变造申请材料的，由基金管理机构给予警告；其申请项目已决定资助的，撤销原资助决定，追回已拨付的基金资助经费；情节严重的，3至5年不得申请或者参与申请国家自然科学基金资助，不得晋升专业技术职务（职称）。
Article 34 Where an applicant or participant forges or changes any application materials, he shall be given a warning by the fund management organ; and if the application for fund thereof has been determined to be granted, the original decision on fund granting shall be annulled, and the allotted funds shall be recovered; in case of any serious circumstance, the applicant or participant may not apply for the National Natural Science Funds or be concerned with the application for the Funds for three up to five years, nor may he be promoted to a higher academic technical rank (title).
　　第三十五条　项目负责人、参与者违反本条例规定，有下列行为之一的，由基金管理机构给予警告，暂缓拨付基金资助经费，并责令限期改正；逾期不改正的，撤销原资助决定，追回已拨付的基金资助经费；情节严重的，5至7年不得申请或者参与申请国家自然科学基金资助：
　　（一）不按照项目计划书开展研究的；
　　（二）擅自变更研究内容或者研究计划的；
　　（三）不依照本条例规定提交项目年度进展报告、结题报告或者研究成果报告的；
　　（四）提交弄虚作假的报告、原始记录或者相关材料的；
　　（五）侵占、挪用基金资助经费的。
　　项目负责人、参与者有前款第（四）项、第（五）项所列行为，情节严重的，5至7年不得晋升专业技术职务（职称）。
Article 35 In case of any of the following acts in violation of these Regulations as committed by a project principal or participant, a warning shall be given, the allotment of funds subsides shall be suspended, and he shall be ordered to make correction within a time limit; if he fails to make correction within the time limit, the original decision on fund granting shall be annulled, and the allotted funds shall be revoked; in case of any serious circumstance, the applicant or participant may not apply for the National Natural Science Funds or participate in the application for the funds for five up to seven years:

(1) He fails to perform research in light of the project plan;

(2) He alters the research contents or plans without approval;

(3) He fails to submit an annual progress report, concluding report or research achievement report on the project in accordance with these Regulations;

(4) He submits any false or invented report, original records or related materials; or

(5) He occupies or misappropriates the funds.

The project principal or participant that commits any act referred to in Subparagraph (4) or (5) of the preceding paragraph may not be promoted to a higher academic rank (title) for five up to seven years under any serious circumstance.
　　第三十六条　依托单位有下列情形之一的，由基金管理机构给予警告，责令限期改正；情节严重的，通报批评，3至5年不得作为依托单位：
　　（一）不履行保障基金资助项目研究条件的职责的；
　　（二）不对申请人或者项目负责人提交的材料或者报告的真实性进行审查的；
　　（三）不依照本条例规定提交项目年度进展报告、年度基金资助项目管理报告、结题报告和研究成果报告的；
　　（四）纵容、包庇申请人、项目负责人弄虚作假的；
　　（五）擅自变更项目负责人的；
　　（六）不配合基金管理机构监督、检查基金资助项目实施的；
　　（七）截留、挪用基金资助经费的。
Article 36 In case of any following circumstance occurs to a supporting institution, the fund management organ shall give it a warning and order it to make correction within a time limit; in case of any serious circumstance, a circular of criticism shall be publicized and the said institution may not be taken as the supporting institution for three up to five years:

(1) It fails to perform the duty of guaranteeing the research conditions for the funded project;

(2) It fails to examine the authenticity of the materials or reports as submitted by applicants or project principals;

(3) It fails to submit an annual progress report, concluding report or research achievement report on the projects in accordance with these Regulations;

(4) It connives and covers up for any applicant or project principal in their fraudulent activities;

(5) It changes the project principals without approval;

(6) It refuses to cooperate with the fund management organ to surveil and inspect the implementation of the funded projects; or

(7) It retains or misappropriates any of the funds.
　　第三十七条　评审专家有下列行为之一的，由基金管理机构给予警告，责令限期改正；情节严重的，通报批评，基金管理机构不得再聘请其为评审专家：
　　（一）不履行基金管理机构规定的评审职责的；
　　（二）未依照本条例规定申请回避的；
　　（三）披露未公开的与评审有关的信息的；
　　（四）对基金资助项目申请不公正评审的；
　　（五）利用工作便利谋取不正当利益的。
Article 37 In case of any of the following acts committed by an evaluation expert, the fund management organ shall give him a warning and order him to make correction within a time limit; in case of any serious circumstance, a circular of criticism shall be publicized and the fund management organ may not employ him as an evaluation expert:

(1) He fails to perform the appraising duties as prescribed by the fund management organ;

(2) He fails to apply for withdrawal in accordance with these Regulations;

(3) He reveals the information on the evaluation that has not been publicized;

(4) He makes unfair evaluation of the applications for funded projects; or

(5) He seeks unjustifiable interests by taking advantage of such work.
　　第三十八条　基金管理机构工作人员有下列行为之一的，依法给予处分：
　　（一）未依照本条例规定申请回避的；
　　（二）披露未公开的与评审有关的信息的；
　　（三）干预评审专家评审工作的；
　　（四）利用工作便利谋取不正当利益的。
Article 38 In case of any of the following acts committed by a personnel of the fund management organ, he shall be punished:

(1) He fails to apply for withdrawal in accordance with these Regulations;

(2) He reveals the information on the evaluation that has not been publicized;

(3) He interferes the evaluation work of evaluation experts; or

(4) He seeks unjustifiable interests by taking advantage of such work.
　　第三十九条　违反本条例规定，有下列行为之一，构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任：
　　（一）侵吞、挪用基金资助经费的；
　　（二）基金管理机构工作人员、评审专家履行本条例规定的职责，索取或者非法收受他人财物或者谋取其他不正当利益的；
　　（三）申请人或者项目负责人、参与者伪造、变造国家机关公文、证件或者伪造、变造印章的；
　　（四）申请人或者项目负责人、参与者、依托单位及其负责基金资助项目管理工作的人员为谋取不正当利益，给