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Calendar No. 138 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1867 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 7, 2007 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 

2010 for the National Science Foundation, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Science 

5 Foundation Authorization Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na9 tional Science Board established under section 2 of 


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1 the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 

2 U.S.C. 1861). 

3 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

4 the Director of the Foundation. 

5 (3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen6 tary school’’ has the meaning given that term by 

7 section 9101(18) of the Elementary and Secondary 

8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(18)). 

9 (4) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

10 means the National Science Foundation. 

11 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

12 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

13 meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 

14 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

15 (6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec16 ondary school’’ has the meaning given that term by 

17 section 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary 

18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(38)). 

19 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2008.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

22 appropriated to the Foundation $6,500,000,000 for 

23 fiscal year 2008. 

24 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

25 authorized under paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) $5,080,000,000 shall be made avail2 able for research and related activities, of which 

3 $115,000,000 shall be made available for the 

4 Major Research Instrumentation program; 

5 (B) $873,000,000 shall be made available 

6 for education and human resources, of which— 

7 (i) $94,000,000 shall be for Mathe8 matics and Science Education Partner9 ships established under section 9 of the 

10 National Science Foundation Authorization 

11 Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 

12 (ii) $70,000,000 shall be for the Rob13 ert Noyce Scholarship Program established 

14 under section 10 of the National Science 

15 Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 

16 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 

17 (iii) $44,000,000 shall be for the 

18 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 

19 Technology Talent Expansion Program es20 tablished under section 8(7) of the Na21 tional Science Foundation Authorization 

22 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368); and 

23 (iv) $51,620,000 shall be for the Ad24 vanced Technological Education program 

25 established by section 3(a) of the Scientific 


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1 and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 

2 (Public Law 102–476); 

3 (C) $245,000,000 shall be made available 

4 for major research equipment and facilities con5 struction; 

6 (D) $285,600,000 shall be made available 

7 for agency operations and award management; 

8 (E) $4,050,000 shall be made available for 

9 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

10 (F) $12,350,000 shall be made available 

11 for the Office of Inspector General. 

12 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2009.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

14 appropriated to the Foundation $6,980,000,000 for 

15 fiscal year 2009. 

16 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

17 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) $5,457,400,000 shall be made avail19 able for research and related activities, of which 

20 $123,100,000 shall be made available for the 

21 Major Research Instrumentation program; 

22 (B) $934,000,000 shall be made available 

23 for education and human resources, of which— 

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1 ships established under section 9 of the 

2 National Science Foundation Authorization 

3 Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 

4 (ii) $101,000,000 shall be for the 

5 Robert Noyce Scholarship Program estab6 lished under section 10 of the National 

7 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 

8 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 

9 (iii) $55,000,000 shall be for the 

10 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 

11 Technology Talent Expansion Program es12 tablished under section 8(7) of the Na13 tional Science Foundation Authorization 

14 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368); and 

15 (iv) $55,200,000 shall be for the Ad16 vanced Technological Education program 

17 as established by section 3(a) of the Sci18 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 

19 1992 (Public Law 102–476); 

20 (C) $262,000,000 shall be made available 

21 for major research equipment and facilities con22 struction; 

23 (D) $309,760,000 shall be made available 

24 for agency operations and award management; 


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1 (E) $4,120,000 shall be made available for 

2 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

3 (F) $12,720,000 shall be made available 

4 for the Office of Inspector General. 

5 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2010.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

7 appropriated to the Foundation $7,493,000,000 for 

8 fiscal year 2010. 

9 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

10 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) $5,863,200,000 shall be made avail12 able for research and related activities, of which 

13 $131,700,000 shall be made available for the 

14 Major Research Instrumentation program; 

15 (B) $1,003,000,000 shall be made avail16 able for education and human resources, of 

17 which— 

18 (i) $107,600,000 shall be for Mathe19 matics and Science Education Partner20 ships established under section 9 of the 

21 National Science Foundation Authorization 

22 Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 

23 (ii) $133,000,000 shall be for the 

24 Robert Noyce Scholarship Program estab25 lished under section 10 of the National 


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1 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 

2 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 

3 (iii) $60,000,000 shall be for the 

4 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 

5 Technology Talent Expansion Program es6 tablished under section 8(7) of the Na7 tional Science Foundation Authorization 

8 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368); and 

9 (iv) $59,100,000 shall be for the Ad10 vanced Technological Education program 

11 as established by section 3(a) of the Sci12 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 

13 1992 (Public Law 102–476); 

14 (C) $280,000,000 shall be made available 

15 for major research equipment and facilities con16 struction; 

17 (D) $329,450,000 shall be made available 

18 for agency operations and award management; 

19 (E) $4,250,000 shall be made available for 

20 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

21 (F) $13,100,000 shall be made available 

22 for the Office of Inspector General. 

23 (d) MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION.— 

24 (1) AWARD AMOUNT.—The minimum amount 

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1 tion program shall be $100,000. The maximum 

2 amount of an award under the program shall be 

3 $4,000,000, except if the total amount appropriated 

4 for the program for a fiscal year exceeds 

5 $125,000,000, in which case the maximum amount 

6 of an award shall be $6,000,000. 

7 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to the acquisi8 tion of instrumentation and equipment, funds made 

9 available by awards under the Major Research In10 strumentation program may be used to support the 

11 operations and maintenance of such instrumentation 

12 and equipment. 

13 (3) COST SHARING.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—An institution of higher 

15 education receiving an award shall provide at 

16 least 30 percent of the cost from private or 

17 non-Federal sources. 

18 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—Institutions of higher 

19 education that are not Ph.D.-granting institu20 tions are exempt from the cost sharing require21 ment in subparagraph (A), and the Director 

22 may reduce or waive the cost sharing require23 ment for— 

24 (i) institutions— 


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1 (I) which are not ranked among 

2 the top 100 institutions receiving Fed3 eral research and development fund4 ing, as documented by the statistical 

5 data published by the Foundation; 

6 and 

7 (II) for which the proposed 

8 project will make a substantial im9 provement in the institution’s capa10 bilities to conduct leading edge re11 search, to provide research experi12 ences for undergraduate students 

13 using leading edge facilities, and to 

14 broaden the participation in science 

15 and engineering research by individ16 uals identified in section 33 or 34 of 

17 the Science and Engineering Equal 

18 Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a 

19 or 1885b); and 

20 (ii) consortia of institutions of higher 

21 education that include at least one institu22 tion that is not a Ph.D-granting institu23 tion. 

24 (e) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The 

25 Director shall continue to carry out programs in support 


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1 of undergraduate education, including those authorized in 

2 section 17 of the National Science Foundation Authoriza3 tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–6). Funding for these 

4 programs shall increase in proportion to the increase in 

5 the total amount appropriated to the Foundation in any 

6 year for which appropriations are authorized by this Act. 

7 (f) LIMIT ON PROPOSALS.— 

8 (1) POLICY.—For programs that require as 

9 part of the selection process for awards the submis10 sion of preproposals and that also limit the number 

11 of preproposals that may be submitted by an institu12 tion, the Director shall allow the subsequent submis13 sion of a full proposal based on each preproposal 

14 that is determined to have merit following the Foun15 dation’s merit review process. 

16 (2) REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF POLICIES.— 

17 The Board shall review and assess the effects on in18 stitutions of higher education of the policies of the 

19 Foundation regarding the imposition of limitations 

20 on the number of proposals that may be submitted 

21 by a single institution for programs supported by the 

22 Foundation. The Board shall determine whether cur23 rent policies are well justified and appropriate for 

24 the types of programs that limit the number of pro25 posal submissions. Not later that 1 year after the 


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1 date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall sum2 marize its findings and any recommendations re3 garding changes to the current policy on the restric4 tion of proposal submissions in a report to the Com5 mittee on Science and Technology of the House of 

6 Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, 

7 Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 

8 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen9 ate. 

10 (g) RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADU11 ATES.—The Director shall increase funding for the Re12 search Experiences for Undergraduates program in pro13 portion to the increase in the total amount appropriated 

14 to the Foundation for research and related activities in 

15 any year for which appropriations are authorized by this 

16 Act. 

17 (h) GLOBAL WARMING EDUCATION.— 

18 (1) INFORMAL EDUCATION.—As part of Infor19 mal Science Education activities, the Director shall 

20 support activities to create informal educational ma21 terials, exhibits, and multimedia presentations rel22 evant to global warming, climate science, and green23 house gas reduction strategies. 

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1 rector shall support the development of K–12 edu2 cational materials relevant to global warming, cli3 mate science, and greenhouse gas reduction strate4 gies. 

5 SEC. 4. CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON LEARNING AND EDU6 CATION IMPROVEMENT. 

7 (a) FUNDING FOR CENTERS.—The Director shall 

8 continue to carry out the program of Centers for Research 

9 on Learning and Education Improvement as established 

10 in section 11 of the National Science Foundation Author11 ization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–2). 

12 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR CENTERS.—Section 11 of the 

13 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 

14 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–2) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or eligi16 ble nonprofit organizations’’ after ‘‘institutions of 

17 higher education’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘or an eli19 gible nonprofit organization’’ after ‘‘institution of 

20 higher education’’; and 

21 (3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘of such in22 stitutions’’ and inserting ‘‘thereof’’. 

23 SEC. 5. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall evaluate the role 

25 of the Foundation in supporting interdisciplinary research, 


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1 including through the Major Research Instrumentation 

2 program, the effectiveness of the Foundation’s efforts in 

3 providing information to the scientific community about 

4 opportunities for funding of interdisciplinary research pro5 posals, and the process through which interdisciplinary 

6 proposals are selected for support. The Board shall also 

7 evaluate the effectiveness of the Foundation’s efforts to 

8 engage undergraduate students in research experiences in 

9 interdisciplinary settings, including through the Research 

10 in Undergraduate Institutions program and the Research 

11 Experiences for Undergraduates program. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

13 of enactment of this Act, the Board shall provide the re14 sults of its evaluation under subsection (a), including a 

15 recommendation for the proportion of the Foundation’s re16 search and related activities funding that should be allo17 cated for interdisciplinary research, to the Committee on 

18 Science and Technology of the House of Representatives 

19 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor20 tation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

21 and Pensions of the Senate. 

22 SEC. 6. PILOT PROGRAM OF GRANTS FOR NEW INVESTIGA23 TORS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 

25 pilot program to award one-year grants to individuals to 


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1 assist them in improving research proposals that were pre2 viously submitted to the Foundation but not selected for 

3 funding. 

4 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec5 tion shall be used to enable an individual to resubmit an 

6 updated research proposal for review by the Foundation 

7 through the agency’s competitive merit review process. 

8 Uses of funds made available under this section may in9 clude the generation of new data and the performance of 

10 additional analysis. 

11 (c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

12 under this section, an individual shall— 

13 (1) not have previously received funding as the 

14 principal investigator of a research grant from the 

15 Foundation; and 

16 (2) have submitted a proposal to the Founda17 tion, which may include a proposal submitted to the 

18 Research in Undergraduate Institutions program, 

19 that was rated very good or excellent under the 

20 Foundation’s competitive merit review process. 

21 (d) SELECTION PROCESS.—The Director shall make 

22 awards under this section based on the advice of the pro23 gram officers of the Foundation. 


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1 (e) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—The Director may 

2 carry out this section through the Small Grants for Ex3 ploratory Research program. 

4 (f) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REVIEW.—The 

5 Board shall conduct a review and assessment of the pilot 

6 program under this section, including the number of new 

7 investigators funded, the distribution of awards by type 

8 of institution of higher education, and the success rate 

9 upon resubmittal of proposals by new investigators funded 

10 through this pilot program. Not later than 3 years after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall summa12 rize its findings and any recommendations regarding 

13 changes to or the continuation of the pilot program in a 

14 report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the 

15 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com16 merce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 

17 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

18 SEC. 7. BROADER IMPACTS MERIT REVIEW CRITERION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating research proposals 

20 under the Foundation’s broader impacts criterion, the Di21 rector shall give special consideration to proposals that in22 volve partnerships between academic researchers and in23 dustrial scientists and engineers that address research 

24 areas that have been identified as having high importance 


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1 for future national economic competitiveness, such as 

2 nanotechnology. 

3 (b) PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY.—The Director 

4 shall encourage research proposals from institutions of 

5 higher education that involve partnerships with businesses 

6 and organizations representing businesses in fields that 

7 have been identified as having high importance for future 

8 national economic competitiveness and that include input 

9 on the research agenda from and cost-sharing by the in10 dustry partners. 

11 (c) REPORT ON BROADER IMPACTS CRITERION.— 

12 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

13 Act, the Director shall transmit to Congress a report on 

14 the impact of the broader impacts grant criterion used by 

15 the Foundation. The report shall— 

16 (1) identify the criteria that each division and 

17 directorate of the Foundation uses to evaluate the 

18 broader impacts aspects of research proposals; 

19 (2) provide a breakdown of the types of activi20 ties by division that awardees have proposed to carry 

21 out to meet the broader impacts criterion; 

22 (3) provide any evaluations performed by the 

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1 ried out and how effective they have been at meeting 

2 the goals described in the research proposals; 

3 (4) describe what national goals, such as im4 proving undergraduate science, mathematics, and 

5 engineering education, improving K–12 science and 

6 mathematics education, promoting university-indus7 try collaboration and technology transfer, and broad8 ening participation of underrepresented groups, the 

9 broader impacts criterion is best suited to promote; 

10 and 

11 (5) describe what steps the Foundation is tak12 ing and should take to use the broader impacts cri13 terion to improve undergraduate science, mathe14 matics, and engineering education. 

15 SEC. 8. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS. 

16 (a) MENTORING.—The Director shall require that all 

17 grant applications that include funding to support 

18 postdoctoral researchers include a description of the men19 toring activities that will be provided for such individuals, 

20 and shall ensure that this part of the application is evalu21 ated under the Foundation’s broader impacts merit review 

22 criterion. Mentoring activities may include career coun23 seling, training in preparing grant applications, guidance 

24 on ways to improve teaching skills, and training in re25 search ethics. 


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1 (b) REPORTS.—The Director shall require that an2 nual reports and the final report for research grants that 

3 include funding to support postdoctoral researchers in4 clude a description of the mentoring activities provided to 

5 such researchers. 

6 SEC. 9. RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH. 

7 The Director shall require that each institution that 

8 applies for financial assistance from the Foundation for 

9 science and engineering research or education describe in 

10 its grant proposal a plan to provide appropriate training 

11 and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of re12 search to undergraduate students, graduate students, and 

13 postdoctoral researchers participating in the proposed re14 search project. 

15 SEC. 10. REPORTING OF RESEARCH RESULTS. 

16 The Director shall ensure that all final project re17 ports and citations of published research documents re18 sulting from research funded, in whole or in part, by the 

19 Foundation, are made available to the public in a timely 

20 manner and in electronic form through the Foundation’s 

21 Web site. 

22 SEC. 11. SHARING RESEARCH RESULTS. 

23 An investigator supported under a Foundation 

24 award, whom the Director determines has failed to comply 

25 with the provisions of section 734 of the Foundation Grant 


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1 Policy Manual, shall be ineligible for a future award under 

2 any Foundation supported program or activity. The Direc3 tor may restore the eligibility of such an investigator on 

4 the basis of the investigator’s subsequent compliance with 

5 the provisions of section 734 of the Foundation Grant Pol6 icy Manual and with such other terms and conditions as 

7 the Director may impose. 

8 SEC. 12. FUNDING FOR SUCCESSFUL STEM EDUCATION 

9 PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Director shall, 

11 on an annual basis, evaluate all of the Foundation’s grants 

12 that are scheduled to expire within one year and— 

13 (1) that have the primary purpose of meeting 

14 the objectives of the Science and Engineering Equal 

15 Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 1885 et seq.); or 

16 (2) that have the primary purpose of providing 

17 teacher professional development. 

18 (b) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—For grants that 

19 are identified under subsection (a) and that are deemed 

20 by the Director to be successful in meeting the objectives 

21 of the initial grant solicitation, the Director may extend 

22 the duration of those grants for up to 3 additional years 

23 beyond their scheduled expiration without the requirement 

24 for a recompetition. The Director may extend such grants 

25 for an additional 3 years following a second review within 


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1 1 year before the extended completion date, in accordance 

2 with subsection (a), and the determination by the Director 

3 that the objectives of the grant are being achieved. 

4 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

6 submit a report to the Committee on Science and Tech7 nology of the House of Representatives and to the Com8 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 

9 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

10 the Senate that— 

11 (1) lists the grants which have been extended in 

12 duration by the authority provided under this sec13 tion; and 

14 (2) provides any recommendations the Director 

15 may have regarding the extension of the authority 

16 provided under this section to programs other than 

17 those specified in subsection (a). 

18 SEC. 13. COST SHARING. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall evaluate the im20 pact of its policy to eliminate cost sharing for research 

21 grants and cooperative agreements for existing programs 

22 that were developed around industry partnerships and his23 torically required industry cost sharing, such as the Engi24 neering Research Centers and Industry/University Coop25 erative Research Centers. The Board shall also consider 


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1 the impact that the cost sharing policy has on initiating 

2 new programs for which industry interest and participa3 tion are sought. 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, the Board shall report to the 

6 Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee 

7 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and 

8 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor9 tation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

10 Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

11 Senate, on the results of the evaluation under subsection 

12 (a). 

13 SEC. 14. DONATIONS. 

14 Section 11(f) of the National Science Foundation Act 

15 of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1870(f)) is amended by inserting at 

16 the end before the semicolon ‘‘, except that funds may be 

17 donated for specific prize competitions’’. 

18 SEC. 15. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. 

19 (a) REPORT ON FUNDING FOR MAJOR FACILITIES.— 

20 (1) PRECONSTRUCTION FUNDING.—The Board 

21 shall evaluate the appropriateness of the require22 ment that funding for detailed design work and 

23 other preconstruction activities for major research 

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1 able, at least in part, from the Major Research 

2 Equipment and Facilities Construction account. 

3 (2) MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS.— 

4 The Board shall evaluate the appropriateness of the 

5 Foundation’s policies for allocation of costs for, and 

6 oversight of, maintenance and operation of major re7 search equipment and facilities. 

8 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall 

10 report on the results of the evaluations under para11 graphs (1) and (2) and on any recommendations for 

12 modifying the current policies related to allocation of 

13 funding for major research equipment and facilities 

14 to the Committee on Science and Technology and 

15 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

16 Representatives, and to the Committee on Com17 merce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee 

18 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the 

19 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

20 (b) INCLUSION OF POLAR FACILITIES UPGRADES IN

21 MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CON22 STRUCTION PLAN.—Section 201(a)(2)(D) of the National 

23 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 

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1 upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research pro2 grams’’ after ‘‘facilities construction account’’. 

3 (c) REPORT ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITHIN THE

4 RESEARCH DIRECTORATES.—Not later than 6 months 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

6 transmit to the Committee on Science and Technology of 

7 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com8 merce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 

9 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 

10 report cataloging all elementary and secondary school, in11 formal, and undergraduate educational programs and ac12 tivities supported through appropriations for Research 

13 and Related Activities. The report shall display the pro14 grams and activities by directorate, along with estimated 

15 funding levels for the fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, 

16 and shall provide a description of the goals of each pro17 gram and activity. The report shall also describe how the 

18 programs and activities relate to or are coordinated with 

19 the programs supported by the Education and Human Re20 sources Directorate. 

21 (d) REPORT ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE IN22 STITUTIONS PROGRAM.—The Director shall transmit to 

23 Congress along with the fiscal year 2011 budget request 

24 a report listing the funding success rates and distribution 

25 of awards for the Research in Undergraduate Institutions 


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1 program, by type of institution based on the highest aca2 demic degree conferred by the institution, for fiscal years 

3 2008, 2009, and 2010. 

4 (e) ANNUAL PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF EDUCATION

5 AND HUMAN RESOURCES FUNDING.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

7 the date of enactment of legislation providing for the 

8 annual appropriation of funds for the Foundation, 

9 the Director shall submit to the Committee on 

10 Science and Technology and the Committee on Ap11 propriations of the House of Representatives, and to 

12 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans13 portation, the Committee on Health, Education, 

14 Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appro15 priations of the Senate, a plan for the allocation of 

16 education and human resources funds authorized by 

17 this Act for the corresponding fiscal year, including 

18 any funds from within the research and related ac19 tivities account used to support activities that have 

20 the primary purpose of improving education or 

21 broadening participation. 

22 (2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall 

23 include a description of how the allocation of fund24 ing— 


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1 (A) will affect the average size and dura2 tion of education and human resources grants 

3 supported by the Foundation; 

4 (B) will affect trends in research support 

5 for the effective instruction of mathematics, 

6 science, engineering, and technology; 

7 (C) will affect the K–20 pipeline for the 

8 study of mathematics, science, engineering, and 

9 technology; and 

10 (D) will encourage the interest of individ11 uals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 

12 Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 

13 Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in mathe14 matics, science, engineering, and technology, 

15 and help prepare such individuals to pursue 

16 postsecondary studies in these fields. 

17 SEC. 16. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS. 

18 (a) TRIANNUAL AUDIT OF THE OFFICE OF THE NA19 TIONAL SCIENCE BOARD.—Section 15(a) of the National 

20 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

21 4862n–5) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘an annual 

23 audit’’ and inserting ‘‘an audit every three years’’; 

24 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘each year’’ 

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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(5) MATERIALS RELATING TO CLOSED POR4 TIONS OF MEETINGS.—To facilitate the audit re5 quired under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the 

6 Office of the National Science Board shall maintain 

7 the General Counsel’s certificate, the presiding offi8 cer’s statement, and a transcript or recording of any 

9 closed meeting, for at least 3 years after such meet10 ing.’’. 

11 (b) LIMITED TERM PERSONNEL FOR THE NATIONAL

12 SCIENCE BOARD.—Subsection (g) of section 4 of the Na13 tional Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 

14 1863(g)) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(g) The Board may, with the concurrence of a ma16 jority of its members, permit the appointment of a staff 

17 consisting of not more than 5 professional staff members, 

18 technical and professional personnel on leave of absence 

19 from academic, industrial, or research institutions for a 

20 limited term and such operations and support staff mem21 bers as may be necessary. Such staff shall be appointed 

22 by the Chairman and assigned at the direction of the 

23 Board. The professional members and limited term tech24 nical and professional personnel of such staff may be ap25 pointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 


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1 States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 

2 service, and the provisions of chapter 51 of such title relat3 ing to classification, and shall be compensated at a rate 

4 not exceeding the maximum rate payable under section 

5 5376 of such title, as may be necessary to provide for the 

6 performance of such duties as may be prescribed by the 

7 Board in connection with the exercise of its powers and 

8 functions under this Act. Section 14(a)(3) shall apply to 

9 each limited term appointment of technical and profes10 sional personnel under this subsection. Each appointment 

11 under this subsection shall be subject to the same security 

12 requirements as those required for personnel of the Foun13 dation appointed under section 14(a).’’. 

14 (c) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WATERMAN AWARDS

15 TO THREE.—Section 6(c) of the National Science Founda16 tion Authorization Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 1881a) is 

17 amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(c) Up to three awards may be made under this sec19 tion in any one fiscal year.’’. 

20 SEC. 17. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORTS. 

21 Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4(j) of the National 

22 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1) 

23 and (2)) are amended by striking ‘‘, for submission to’’ 

24 and ‘‘for submission to’’, respectively, and inserting 

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1 SEC. 18. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE REPORT ON DI2 VERSITY IN STEM FIELDS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall enter into 

4 an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences 

5 for a report, to be transmitted to the Congress not later 

6 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, about 

7 barriers to increasing the number of underrepresented mi8 norities in science, technology, engineering, and mathe9 matics fields and to identify strategies for bringing more 

10 underrepresented minorities into the science, technology, 

11 engineering, and mathematics workforce. 

12 (b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall 

13 ensure that the study described in subsection (a) address14 es— 

15 (1) social and institutional factors that shape 

16 the decisions of minority students to commit to edu17 cation and careers in the science, technology, engi18 neering, and mathematics fields; 

19 (2) specific barriers preventing greater minority 

20 student participation in the science, technology, en21 gineering, and mathematics fields; 

22 (3) primary focus points for policy intervention 

23 to increase the recruitment and retention of under24 represented minorities in America’s future work25 force; 


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1 (4) programs already underway to increase di2 versity in the science, technology, engineering, and 

3 mathematics fields, and their level of effectiveness; 

4 (5) factors that make such programs effective, 

5 and how to expand and improve upon existing pro6 grams; 

7 (6) the role of minority-serving institutions in 

8 the diversification of America’s workforce in these 

9 fields and how that role can be supported and 

10 strengthened; and 

11 (7) how the public and private sectors can bet12 ter assist minority students in their efforts to join 

13 America’s workforce in these fields. 

14 SEC. 19. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE MATH15 EMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PRO16 GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

17 AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. 

18 It is the sense of the Congress that— 

19 (1) although the mathematics and science edu20 cation partnership program at the National Science 

21 Foundation and the mathematics and science part22 nership program at the Department of Education 

23 practically share the same name, the 2 programs are 

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1 (2) the National Science Foundation partner2 ship programs are innovative, model reform initia3 tives that move promising ideas in education from 

4 research into practice to improve teacher quality, de5 velop challenging curricula, and increase student 

6 achievement in mathematics and science, and Con7 gress intends that the National Science Foundation 

8 peer-reviewed partnership programs found to be ef9 fective should be put into wider practice by dissemi10 nation through the Department of Education part11 nership programs; and 

12 (3) the Director of the National Science Foun13 dation and the Secretary of Education should have 

14 ongoing collaboration to ensure that the 2 compo15 nents of this priority effort for mathematics and 

16 science education continue to work in concert for the 

17 benefit of States and local practitioners nationwide. 

18 SEC. 20. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS UNDER19 GRADUATE PROGRAM. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to es21 tablish a new program to award grants on a competitive, 

22 merit-reviewed basis to Hispanic-serving institutions to 

23 enhance the quality of undergraduate science, mathe24 matics, engineering, and technology education at such in25 stitutions and to increase the retention and graduation 


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1 rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate de2 grees in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology. 

3 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grants awarded under 

4 this section shall support— 

5 (1) activities to improve courses and curriculum 

6 in science, mathematics, engineering, and tech7 nology; 

8 (2) faculty development; 

9 (3) stipends for undergraduate students partici10 pating in research; and 

11 (4) other activities consistent with subsection 

12 (a), as determined by the Director. 

13 (c) INSTRUMENTATION.—Funding for instrumenta14 tion is an allowed use of grants awarded under this sec15 tion. 

16 SEC. 21. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING FOR SCIENTISTS. 

17 (a) GRANT SUPPLEMENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS

18 TRAINING.—The Director shall provide grant supple19 ments, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to institu20 tions receiving awards under the Integrative Graduate 

21 Education and Research Traineeship program. The 

22 grant supplements shall be used to train graduate stu23 dents in the communication of the substance and impor24 tance of their research to nonscientist audiences, including 

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1 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

3 transmit a report to the Committee on Science and Tech4 nology of the House of Representatives, and to the Com5 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 

6 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

7 the Senate, describing how the activities required under 

8 subsection (a) have been implemented. The report shall 

9 include data on the number of graduate students trained 

10 and the number and size of grant supplements awarded, 

11 and a description of the types of activities funded through 

12 the grant supplements. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 2, 2007. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 138 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1867 

AN ACT 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 

dation, and for other purposes. 2009, and 2010 for the National Science FounMAY 7, 2007 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 


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