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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2272 

To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve 

the competitiveness of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2007 

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. WU, Mr. 

EHLERS, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. GINGREY) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Science and Technology 

A BILL 

To invest in innovation through research and development, 

and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIPS AND 

EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT 


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Sec. 101. Findings. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

Subtitle A—Science Scholarships 

Sec. 111. Short title. 

Sec. 112. Findings. 

Sec. 113. Policy objective. 

Sec. 114. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. 

Subtitle B—Mathematics and Science Education Improvement 

Sec. 121. Mathematics and science education partnerships amendments. 

Sec. 122. Teacher institutes. 

Sec. 123. Graduate degree program. 

Sec. 124. Curricula. 

Sec. 125. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program. 

Sec. 126. High-need local educational agency definition. 

Sec. 127. Teacher leaders. 

Sec. 128. Laboratory science pilot program. 

Sec. 129. Study on laboratory equipment donations for schools. 

TITLE II—SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. National Science Foundation early career awards for science and engineering researchers. 

Sec. 203. Department of Energy early career awards for science and engineering researchers. 

Sec. 204. Integrative graduate education and research traineeship program. 

Sec. 205. Presidential innovation award. 

Sec. 206. National Coordination Office for Research Infrastructure. 

Sec. 207. Research on innovation and inventiveness. 

Sec. 208. Report on National Institute of Standards and Technology efforts to 

recruit and retain early CAREER science and engineering researchers. 

Sec. 209. NASA’s contribution to innovation. 

Sec. 210. Undergraduate scholarships for science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics. 

TITLE III—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

Sec. 302. Definitions. 

Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 304. Centers for research on learning and education improvement. 

Sec. 305. Interdisciplinary research. 

Sec. 306. Pilot program of grants for new investigators. 

Sec. 307. Broader impacts merit review criterion. 

Sec. 308. Postdoctoral research fellows. 

Sec. 309. Responsible conduct of research. 

Sec. 310. Reporting of research results. 

Sec. 311. Sharing research results. 

Sec. 312. Funding for successful stem education programs. 

Sec. 313. Cost sharing. 

Sec. 314. Donations. 


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Sec. 315. Additional reports. 

Sec. 316. Administrative amendments. 

Sec. 317. National Science Board reports. 

Sec. 318. National Academy of Science Report on Diversity in STEM fields. 

Sec. 319. Sense of the Congress regarding the mathematics and science partnership programs of the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. 

Sec. 320. Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program. 

Sec. 321. Communications training for scientists. 

TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 

TECHNOLOGY 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 411. Scientific and technical research and services. 

Sec. 412. Industrial technology services. 

Subtitle B—Innovation and Technology Policy Reforms 

Sec. 421. Institute-wide planning report. 

Sec. 422. Report by Visiting Committee. 

Sec. 423. Manufacturing extension partnership. 

Sec. 424. Technology Innovation Program. 

Sec. 425. Research fellowships. 

Sec. 426. Collaborative manufacturing research pilot grants. 

Sec. 427. Manufacturing fellowship program. 

Sec. 428. Meetings of Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology. 

Sec. 429. Manufacturing research database. 

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 

Sec. 441. Post-doctoral fellows. 

Sec. 442. Financial agreements clarification. 

Sec. 443. Working capital fund transfers. 

Sec. 444. Retention of depreciation surcharge. 

Sec. 445. Non-Energy Inventions Program. 

Sec. 446. Redefinition of the metric system. 

Sec. 447. Repeal of redundant and obsolete authority. 

Sec. 448. Clarification of standard time and time zones. 

Sec. 449. Procurement of temporary and intermittent services. 

Sec. 450. Malcolm Baldrige awards. 

TITLE V—HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 

Sec. 501. High-performance computing research and development program. 

Sec. 502. Definitions. 


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1 TITLE I—SCIENCE AND MATHE2 MATICS SCHOLARSHIPS AND 

3 EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT 

4 SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The National Science Foundation has made 

7 significant and valuable contributions to the im8 provement of K–12 and undergraduate science, tech9 nology, engineering, and mathematics education 

10 throughout its 56 year history. 

11 (2) Under section 3 of the National Science 

12 Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862), the Na13 tional Science Foundation is explicitly required to 

14 strengthen science, mathematics, and engineering re15 search potential and education programs at all lev16 els. 

17 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this title: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the 

20 meaning given that term in section 472 of the High21 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll). 

22 (2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

23 the National Science Foundation. 

24 (3) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

25 has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) 


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1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1001(a)). 

3 (4) The term ‘‘mathematics and science teach4 er’’ means a mathematics, science, or technology 

5 teacher at the elementary school or secondary school 

6 level. 

7 Subtitle A—Science Scholarships 

8 SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘10,000 Teachers, 

10 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act’’. 

11 SEC. 112. FINDINGS. 

12 Congress finds the following: 

13 (1) The prosperity the United States enjoys 

14 today is due in no small part to investments the Na15 tion has made in research and development over the 

16 past 50 years. 

17 (2) Corporate, government, and national sci18 entific and technical leaders have raised concerns 

19 that current trends affecting the science and tech20 nology enterprise of the Nation could result in ero21 sion of this past success and jeopardize future pros22 perity. 

23 (3) The National Academy of Sciences, the Na24 tional Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of 

25 Medicine were tasked in a congressional request to 


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1 recommend actions that the Federal Government 

2 could take to enhance the science and technology en3 terprise so that the United States can successfully 

4 compete, prosper, and be secure in the global com5 munity of the 21st century. 

6 (4) The Academies’ highest priority rec7 ommendation in its report, ‘‘Rising Above the Gath8 ering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for 

9 a Brighter Economic Future’’, is to improve K–12 

10 mathematics and science education, and the Acad11 emies’ first recommended action item is to institute 

12 a major scholarship program to recruit and educate 

13 annually 10,000 mathematics and science teachers. 

14 SEC. 113. POLICY OBJECTIVE. 

15 In carrying out the program under section 10 of the 

16 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, 

17 the National Science Foundation shall seek to increase by 

18 up to 10,000 per year the number of elementary and sec19 ondary mathematics and science teachers in the Nation’s 

20 schools having both exemplary subject knowledge and ped21 agogical skills. 


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1 SEC. 114. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.—Section 10 of the Na4 tional Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 

5 U.S.C. 1862n–1) is amended— 

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘TEACHER’’ after ‘‘NOYCE’’ 

7 in the section heading; 

8 (2) in subsection (a)(1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘to provide scholarships, 

10 stipends, and programming designed’’; 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘and to provide scholar12 ships and stipends to students participating in 

13 the program’’ after ‘‘science teachers’’; and 

14 (C) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after ‘‘Noyce’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘encourage top college jun17 iors and seniors’’ and inserting ‘‘recruit and 

18 prepare undergraduate students’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘qualified as’’ after ‘‘to 

20 become’’; 

21 (4) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘programs to help scholar23 ship recipients’’ and inserting ‘‘academic 

24 courses and early field teaching experiences de25 signed to prepare students participating in the 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘programs that will result 

2 in’’ and inserting ‘‘such preparation as is nec3 essary to meet requirements for’’; and 

4 (C) by striking ‘‘licensing; and’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘licensing;’’; 

6 (5) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘scholarship recipients’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘students participating in the 

9 program’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘enable the recipients’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘enable the students’’; and 

12 (C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; 

13 and’’; 

14 (6) in subsection (a)(3)(A) by inserting at the 

15 end the following new clause: 

16 ‘‘(iv) providing summer internships 

17 for freshman students participating in the 

18 program; or’’; 

19 (7) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘recruit and prepare’’; and 

22 (B) by inserting ‘‘qualified as’’ after ‘‘to 

23 become’’; 

24 (8) by amending clause (ii) of subsection 

25 (a)(3)(B) to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(ii) offering academic courses and 

2 field teaching experiences designed to pre3 pare stipend recipients to teach in elemen4 tary schools and secondary schools, includ5 ing such preparation as is necessary to 

6 meet requirements for teacher certification 

7 or licensing; and’’; 

8 (9) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end the 

9 following new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—To be eligi11 ble for an award under this section, an institution 

12 of higher education (or consortia of such institu13 tions) shall ensure that specific faculty members and 

14 staff from the institution’s mathematics, science, or 

15 engineering departments and specific education fac16 ulty are designated to carry out the development and 

17 implementation of the program. An institution of 

18 higher education may also include teacher leaders to 

19 participate in developing the pedagogical content of 

20 the program and to supervise students participating 

21 in the program in their field teaching experiences. 

22 No institution of higher education shall be eligible 

23 for an award unless faculty from the institution’s 

24 mathematics, science, or engineering departments 

25 are active participants in the program. 


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1 ‘‘(5) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this 

2 section, the Director shall endeavor to ensure that 

3 the recipients are from a variety of types of institu4 tions of higher education. In support of this goal, 

5 the Director shall broadly disseminate information 

6 about when and how to apply for grants under this 

7 section, including by conducting outreach to Histori8 cally Black Colleges and Universities that are part 

9 B institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the 

10 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) 

11 and minority institutions (as defined in section 

12 365(3) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))).’’; 

13 (10) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘scholarship or stipend’’; 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘and summer intern16 ships’’ after ‘‘number of scholarships’’; and 

17 (C) by inserting ‘‘the type of activities pro18 posed for the recruitment of students to the 

19 program,’’ after ‘‘intends to award,’’; 

20 (11) in subsection (b)(1)(B)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘scholarship or stipend’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

24 which may include a description of any existing 

25 programs at the applicant’s institution that are 


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1 targeted to the education of mathematics and 

2 science teachers and the number of teachers 

3 graduated annually from such programs;’’; 

4 (12) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subpara5 graph (C) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) a description of the academic courses 

7 and field teaching experiences required under 

8 subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and (B)(ii), including— 

9 ‘‘(i) a description of the under10 graduate program that will enable a stu11 dent to graduate within 5 years with a 

12 major in mathematics, science, or engineer13 ing and to obtain teacher certification or li14 censing; 

15 ‘‘(ii) a description of the field teaching 

16 experiences proposed; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) evidence of agreements between 

18 the applicant and the schools or school dis19 tricts that are identified as the locations at 

20 which field teaching experiences will occur; 

21 ‘‘(D) a description of the programs re22 quired under subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii) and 

23 (B)(iii), including activities to assist new teach24 ers in fulfilling their service requirements under 

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1 ‘‘(E) an identification of the applicant’s 

2 mathematics, science, or engineering faculty 

3 and its education faculty who will carry out the 

4 development and implementation of the pro5 gram as required under subsection (a)(4).’’; 

6 (13) in subsection (b)(2)— 

7 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

8 (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), 

9 (E) and (F), respectively; 

10 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) a 

11 new subparagraph as follows: 

12 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the applicant’s 

13 mathematics, science, or engineering faculty 

14 and its education faculty have worked or will 

15 work collaboratively to design new or revised 

16 curricula that recognizes the specialized peda17 gogy required to teach mathematics, science, 

18 and technology effectively in elementary and 

19 secondary schools;’’; and 

20 (C) by amending subparagraph (F), as so 

21 redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para22 graph, to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(F) the ability of the applicant to recruit 

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1 Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 

2 1885b).’’; 

3 (14) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘2 

4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’; 

5 (15) in subsection (c)(3)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$10,000’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘2 years of scholarship 

9 support’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years of scholarship 

10 support, unless the Director establishes a policy 

11 by which part-time students may receive addi12 tional years of support’’; 

13 (16) in subsection (c)(4)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘8 

15 years’’; 

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘, with a maximum serv17 ice requirement of 6 years’’ after ‘‘was re18 ceived’’; and 

19 (C) by striking ‘‘Service required under 

20 this paragraph shall be performed in a high21 need local educational agency.’’; 

22 (17) in subsection (c), by adding at the end a 

23 new paragraph as follows: 

24 ‘‘(5) EXCEPTION.—The period of service obliga25 tion under paragraph (4) is reduced by 1 year for 


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1 scholarship recipients whose service is performed in 

2 a high-need local educational agency. The Director 

3 shall establish and maintain a central clearinghouse 

4 of information on teaching opportunities available in 

5 high-need local educational agencies throughout the 

6 United States, which shall be made available to indi7 viduals having a service obligation under this sec8 tion.’’; 

9 (18) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘to re10 ceive certification or licensing to teach’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘established under subsection (a)(3)(B)’’; 

12 (19) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘and 

13 professional achievement’’ after ‘‘academic merit’’; 

14 (20) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘16 months’’; 

16 (21) in subsection (d)(4)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 

18 years’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘for each year a stipend 

20 was received’’; 

21 (22) in subsection (e)— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘or section 10A’’ after 

23 ‘‘under this section’’; and 

24 (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or sec25 tion 10A’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 


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1 (23) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘or sec2 tion 10A’’ after ‘‘under this section’’; 

3 (24) in subsection (g)(2)(A)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘Treasurer of the United 

5 States,’’ and inserting ‘‘Treasurer of the United 

6 States.’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘multiplied by 2.’’; 

8 (25) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘or section 

9 10A’’ after ‘‘under this section’’; 

10 (26) in subsection (i)(3), by inserting ‘‘or had 

11 a career in’’ after ‘‘is working in’’; 

12 (27) in subsection (i)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para14 graph (4); 

15 (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘or sec16 tion 10A’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 

17 (C) by striking the period at the end of 

18 paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(6) the term ‘teacher leader’ means a mathe21 matics or science teacher who works to improve the 

22 instruction of mathematics or science in kinder23 garten through grade 12 through— 


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1 ‘‘(A) participating in the development or 

2 revision of science, mathematics, engineering, or 

3 technology curricula; 

4 ‘‘(B) serving as a mentor to mathematics 

5 or science teachers; 

6 ‘‘(C) coordinating and assisting teachers in 

7 the use of hands-on inquiry materials, equip8 ment, and supplies, and when appropriate, su9 pervising acquisition and repair of such mate10 rials; 

11 ‘‘(D) providing in-classroom teaching as12 sistance to mathematics or science teachers; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(E) providing professional development, 

15 for the purposes of training other teacher lead16 ers, to mathematics and science teachers.’’; and 

17 (28) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(j) MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP

19 GIFT FUND.—In accordance with section 11(f) of the Na20 tional Science Foundation Act of 1950, the Director is au21 thorized to accept donations from the private sector to 

22 support scholarships, stipends, or internships associated 

23 with programs under this section. 

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1 ment of this subsection, the Director shall transmit to 

2 Congress a report on the effectiveness of the program car3 ried out under this section. The report shall include the 

4 proportion of individuals receiving scholarships or stipends 

5 under the program who— 

6 ‘‘(1) fulfill their service obligation required 

7 under this section in a high-need local educational 

8 agency; 

9 ‘‘(2) elect to fulfill their service obligation in a 

10 high-need local educational agency but fail to com11 plete it, as defined in subsection (g); 

12 ‘‘(3) remain in the teaching profession beyond 

13 their service obligation; and 

14 ‘‘(4) remain in the teaching profession in a 

15 high-need local educational agency beyond their serv16 ice obligation.’’. 

17 (b) SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR STI18 PENDS.—The National Science Foundation Authorization 

19 Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 10 the 

20 following new section: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 10A. SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR STI22 PENDS. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Robert Noyce 

24 Teacher Scholarship Program established under section 

25 10, the Director shall establish a separate type of award 


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1 for eligible entities described in subsection (b). Stipends 

2 under this section shall be available only to mathematics, 

3 science, and engineering professionals who, while receiving 

4 the stipend, are enrolled in a program to receive certifi5 cation or licensing to teach. 

6 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to receive 

7 a grant under this section, an institution of higher edu8 cation (or consortia of such institutions) shall enter into 

9 a partnership with one or more private sector nonprofit 

10 organizations, local or State government organizations, 

11 and businesses. The members of the partnership shall pro12 vide the teaching supplements described in subsection (f). 

13 ‘‘(c) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided under this 

14 section shall be used by institutions of higher education 

15 or consortia to develop and implement a program to en16 courage science, mathematics, or engineering professionals 

17 to become qualified as mathematics and science teachers, 

18 through— 

19 ‘‘(1) administering stipends in accordance with 

20 this section; 

21 ‘‘(2) offering academic courses and field teach22 ing experiences designed to prepare stipend recipi23 ents to teach in elementary and secondary schools, 

24 including such preparation as is necessary to meet 

25 the requirements for certification or licensing; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) offering programs to stipend recipients, 

2 both during and after matriculation in the program 

3 for which the stipend is received, to enable recipients 

4 to become better mathematics and science teachers, 

5 to fulfill the service requirements of this section, and 

6 to exchange ideas with others in their fields. 

7 ‘‘(d) SELECTION PROCESS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be provided 

9 under this section on a competitive, merit-reviewed 

10 basis. 

11 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible institution of 

12 higher education or consortium seeking funding 

13 under this section shall submit an application to the 

14 Director at such time, in such manner, and con15 taining such information as the Director may re16 quire. The application shall include, at a minimum— 

17 ‘‘(A) a description of the program that the 

18 applicant intends to operate, including the num19 ber of stipends the applicant intends to award, 

20 the type of activities proposed for the recruit21 ment of students to the program, and the 

22 amount of the teaching supplements to be pro23 vided in accordance with subsection (f); 

24 ‘‘(B) a description of the selection process 

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1 ing a description of the rigorous, nationally rec2 ognized test that will be administered during 

3 the selection process in order to determine 

4 whether individuals applying for stipends have 

5 advanced content knowledge of science or math6 ematics; 

7 ‘‘(C) evidence that the applicant has the 

8 capability to administer the program in accord9 ance with the provisions of this section, which 

10 may include a description of any existing pro11 grams at the applicant’s institution that are 

12 targeted to the education of mathematics and 

13 science teachers and the number of teachers 

14 graduated annually from such programs; 

15 ‘‘(D) a description of the academic courses 

16 and field teaching experiences described in sub17 section (c)(2), including— 

18 ‘‘(i) a description of an educational 

19 program that will enable a student to ob20 tain teacher certification or licensing with21 in 16 months; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) evidence of agreements between 

23 the applicant and the schools or school dis24 tricts that are identified as the locations at 

25 which field teaching experiences will occur; 


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1 ‘‘(E) a description of the programs de2 scribed in subsection (c)(3), including activities 

3 to assist new teachers in fulfilling their service 

4 requirements under this section; and 

5 ‘‘(F) evidence that the partnership will 

6 provide the teaching supplements required 

7 under subsection (f). 

8 ‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—In evaluating the applications 

9 submitted under paragraph (2), the Director shall 

10 consider, at a minimum— 

11 ‘‘(A) the ability of the applicant to effec12 tively carry out the program and to meet the 

13 requirement of subsection (f); 

14 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the applicant’s 

15 mathematics, science, or engineering faculty 

16 and its education faculty have worked or will 

17 work collaboratively to design new or revised 

18 curricula that recognizes the specialized peda19 gogy required to teach mathematics and science 

20 effectively in elementary and secondary schools; 

21 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant is 

22 committed to making the program a central or23 ganizational focus; 

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1 come successful mathematics and science teach2 ers; 

3 ‘‘(E) the number and quality of the stu4 dents that will be served by the program; and 

5 ‘‘(F) the ability of the applicant to recruit 

6 students who would otherwise not pursue a ca7 reer in teaching. 

8 ‘‘(e) STIPENDS.—Individuals shall be selected to re9 ceive stipends under this section primarily on the basis 

10 of their content knowledge of science or mathematics as 

11 demonstrated by their performance on a test designated 

12 in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B). Among individ13 uals demonstrating equivalent content knowledge, consid14 eration may be given to financial need and to the goal 

15 of promoting the participation of individuals identified in 

16 section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal 

17 Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 

18 ‘‘(f) TEACHING SUPPLEMENTS.—The members of a 

19 partnership shall identify a source of non-Federal funding 

20 to provide salary supplements to individuals who partici21 pate in the program under this section during the period 

22 of their service obligation under subsection (h). 

23 ‘‘(g) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—Stipends under this 

24 section shall be not less than $10,000 per year, except that 

25 no individual shall receive for any year more than the cost 


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1 of attendance at that individual’s institution. Individuals 

2 may receive a maximum of 16 months of stipend support. 

3 ‘‘(h) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual re4 ceives a stipend under this section, that individual shall 

5 be required to complete, within 6 years after completion 

6 of the educational program for which the stipend was 

7 awarded, 4 years of service as a mathematics or science 

8 teacher in a public secondary school.’’. 

9 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8(6) of the 

10 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in the paragraph heading by inserting 

13 ‘‘TEACHER’’ after ‘‘NOYCE’’; and 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after ‘‘Noyce’’. 

15 Subtitle B—Mathematics and 

16 Science Education Improvement 

17 SEC. 121. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PART18 NERSHIPS AMENDMENTS. 

19 Section 9 of the National Science Foundation Au20 thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 

23 (B) by striking subparagraph (B); 

24 (C) by inserting ‘‘, through 1 or more of 

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1 gineering,’’ after ‘‘institution of higher edu2 cation’’; and 

3 (D) by striking ‘‘a State educational agen4 cy’’ and inserting ‘‘education faculty from the 

5 participating institution or institutions of high6 er education, a State educational agency,’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘content-specific’’ before 

9 ‘‘professional development programs’’; 

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘which are’’ before ‘‘de11 signed’’; and 

12 (C) by inserting ‘‘and which may include 

13 teacher training activities to prepare mathe14 matics and science teachers to teach challenging 

15 mathematics, science, and technology college16 preparatory courses, including Advanced Place17 ment and International Baccalaureate courses’’ 

18 after ‘‘and science teachers’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (a)(3)(C)— 

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory experi21 ences’’ after ‘‘technology’’; and 

22 (B) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory’’ after 

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1 (4) in subsection (a)(3)(I) by inserting ‘‘includ2 ing model induction programs for teachers in their 

3 first 2 years of teaching,’’ after ‘‘and science,’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (a)(3)(K) by striking ‘‘devel5 oping and offering mathematics or science enrich6 ment programs for students, including after-school 

7 and summer programs;’’ and inserting ‘‘developing 

8 educational programs and materials and conducting 

9 mathematics, science, and technology enrichment 

10 programs for students, including after-school pro11 grams and summer camps for students described in 

12 subsection (b)(2)(G);’’; 

13 (6) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(8) MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS.—Activities 

16 carried out in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) 

17 shall include the development and offering of mas18 ter’s degree programs for in-service mathematics 

19 and science teachers that will strengthen their sub20 ject area knowledge and pedagogical skills, as de21 scribed in section 123 of the Act enacting this para22 graph. Grants provided under this section may be 

23 used to develop and implement courses of instruction 

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1 online learning, and develop related educational ma2 terials. 

3 ‘‘(9) MENTORS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

4 OF CHALLENGING COURSES.—Partnerships carrying 

5 out activities to prepare mathematics and science 

6 teachers to teach challenging mathematics, science, 

7 and technology college-preparatory courses, includ8 ing Advanced Placement and International Bacca9 laureate courses, in accordance with paragraph 

10 (3)(B) shall encourage companies employing sci11 entists, mathematicians, or engineers to provide 

12 mentors to teachers and students and provide for 

13 the coordination of such mentoring activities. 

14 ‘‘(10) INVENTIVENESS.—Activities carried out 

15 in accordance with paragraph (3)(H) may include 

16 the development and dissemination of curriculum 

17 tools that will help foster inventiveness and innova18 tion.’’; 

19 (7) in subsection (b)(2) by redesignating sub20 paragraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and 

21 (G), respectively, and inserting after subparagraph 

22 (D) the following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(E) the extent to which the evaluation de24 scribed in paragraph (1)(E) will be independent 

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1 (8) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(4) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM GRANT SIZE.—A 

4 grant awarded under this section shall be not less 

5 than $75,000 or greater than $2,000,000 for any 

6 fiscal year.’’; 

7 (9) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

9 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 

10 and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec11 tively; and 

12 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

13 following new paragraphs: 

14 ‘‘(2) REPORT ON MODEL PROJECTS.—The Di15 rector shall determine which completed projects 

16 funded through the program under this section 

17 should be seen as models to be replicated on a more 

18 expansive basis at the State or national levels. Not 

19 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

20 paragraph, the Director shall transmit a report de21 scribing the results of this study to the Committee 

22 on Science and Technology and the Committee on 

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1 and Transportation and the Committee on Health, 

2 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

3 ‘‘(3) REPORT ON EVALUATIONS.—Not later 

4 than 4 years after the date of enactment of this 

5 paragraph, the Director shall transmit a report sum6 marizing the evaluations required under subsection 

7 (b)(1)(E) of grants received under this program and 

8 describing any changes to the program recommended 

9 as a result of these evaluations to the Committee on 

10 Science and Technology and the Committee on Edu11 cation and Labor of the House of Representatives 

12 and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

13 Transportation and the Committee on Health, Edu14 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such re15 port shall be made widely available to the public.’’; 

16 and 

17 (10) by adding at the end the following new 

18 subsection: 

19 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

20 ‘‘(1) the term ‘mathematics and science teacher’ 

21 means a mathematics, science, or technology teacher 

22 at the elementary school or secondary school level; 

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1 ‘‘(2) the term ‘science’, in the context of ele2 mentary and secondary education, includes tech3 nology and pre-engineering.’’. 

4 SEC. 122. TEACHER INSTITUTES. 

5 (a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INSTITUTES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

7 a grant program to provide for summer or academic 

8 year teacher institutes or workshops authorized by 

9 section 9(a)(3)(B) of the National Science Founda10 tion Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

11 1862n(a)(3)(B)) and shall allow grantees under the 

12 Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century program to 

13 operate 1 to 2 week summer teacher institutes with 

14 the goal of reaching the maximum number of in15 service mathematics and science teachers, particu16 larly elementary and middle school teachers, to im17 prove their content knowledge and pedagogical skills. 

18 (2) PREPARATION TO TEACH CHALLENGING

19 COURSES.—The Director shall ensure that activities 

20 supported for awards under paragraph (1) include 

21 the development and implementation of teacher 

22 training activities to prepare mathematics and 

23 science teachers to teach challenging mathematics, 

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1 including Advanced Placement and International 

2 Baccalaureate courses. 

3 (3) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this 

4 section, the Director shall give priority to applica5 tions that propose programs that will attract mathe6 matics and science teachers from local educational 

7 agencies that— 

8 (A) are receiving grants under title I of the 

9 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

10 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq) as a result of 

11 having within their jurisdictions concentrations 

12 of children from low income families; and 

13 (B) are experiencing a shortage of highly 

14 qualified teachers, as defined in section 9101 of 

15 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

16 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), in the fields of 

17 science, mathematics, or technology. 

18 (b) LABORATORY SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL

19 DEVELOPMENT.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

20 to the Secretary of Energy for the Laboratory Science 

21 Teacher Professional Development program, $3,000,000 

22 for fiscal year 2008, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 

23 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $10,000,000 for fiscal 

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1 SEC. 123. GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure that 

3 master’s degree programs for in-service mathematics and 

4 science teachers that will strengthen their subject area 

5 knowledge and pedagogical skills are instituted in accord6 ance with section 9(a)(8) of the National Science Founda7 tion Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)(8)). 

8 The degree programs shall be designed for current teach9 ers, who will enroll as part-time students, and to allow 

10 participants to obtain master’s degrees within a period of 

11 3 years. 

12 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Director shall, 

13 in awarding grants to carry out subsection (a), consider 

14 the distribution of awards among institutions of higher 

15 education of different sizes and geographic locations. 

16 (c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Activities supported 

17 through master’s degree programs established under sub18 section (a) may include— 

19 (1) development of courses of instruction and 

20 related educational materials; 

21 (2) stipends to defray the cost of attendance for 

22 students in the degree program; and 

23 (3) acquisition of computer and networking 

24 equipment needed for online instruction under the 

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1 SEC. 124. CURRICULA. 

2 Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this 

3 title, shall be construed to limit the authority of State gov4 ernments or local school boards to determine the curricula 

5 of their students. 

6 SEC. 125. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 

7 MATHEMATICS TALENT EXPANSION PRO8 GRAM. 

9 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 8(7) of the National 

10 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘competi13 tive, merit-based’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in 

14 recent years.’’ and inserting ‘‘competitive, merit-re15 viewed multiyear grants for eligible applicants to im16 prove undergraduate education in science, mathe17 matics, engineering, and technology through— 

18 ‘‘(i) the creation of programs to increase 

19 the number of students studying toward and 

20 completing associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in 

21 science, technology, engineering, and mathe22 matics, particularly in fields that have faced de23 clining enrollment in recent years; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) the creation of centers (in this para25 graph referred to as ‘Centers’) to develop un26 dergraduate curriculum, teaching methods for 


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1 undergraduate courses, and methods to better 

2 train professors and teaching assistants who 

3 teach undergraduate courses to increase the 

4 number of students completing undergraduate 

5 courses in science, technology, engineering, and 

6 mathematics, including the number of non7 majors, and to improve student academic 

8 achievement in those courses. 

9 Grants made under clause (ii) shall be awarded 

10 jointly through the Education and Human Re11 sources Directorate and at least 1 research direc12 torate of the Foundation.’’; 

13 (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 

14 follows: 

15 ‘‘(B) In selecting projects under subparagraph 

16 (A)(i), the Director shall strive to increase the num17 ber of students studying toward and completing bac18 calaureate degrees, concentrations, or certificates in 

19 science, mathematics, engineering, or technology who 

20 are— 

21 ‘‘(i) individuals identified in section 33 or 

22 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Op23 portunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); or 

24 ‘‘(ii) graduates of a secondary school that 

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1 that is receiving grants under title I of the Ele2 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

3 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq) as a result of having 

4 within its jurisdiction concentrations of children 

5 from low income families.’’; 

6 (3) in subparagraph (C)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘The types 

8 of’’; 

9 (B) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

10 (vi) as subclauses (I) through (VI), respectively; 

11 (C) by striking ‘‘under this paragraph’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph (A)(i)’’; and 

13 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

14 clause: 

15 ‘‘(ii) The types of activities the Foundation may 

16 support under subparagraph (A)(ii) include— 

17 ‘‘(I) creating model curricula and labora18 tory programs; 

19 ‘‘(II) developing and demonstrating re20 search-based instructional methods and tech21 nologies; 

22 ‘‘(III) developing methods to train grad23 uate students and faculty to be more effective 

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1 ‘‘(IV) conducting programs to disseminate 

2 curricula, instructional methods, or training 

3 methods to faculty at the grantee institutions 

4 and at other institutions; 

5 ‘‘(V) conducting assessments of the effec6 tiveness of the Center at accomplishing the 

7 goals described in subparagraph (A)(ii); and 

8 ‘‘(VI) conducting any other activities the 

9 Director determines will accomplish the goals 

10 described in subparagraph (A)(ii).’’; 

11 (4) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ‘‘under 

12 this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 

13 (A)(i)’’; 

14 (5) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ‘‘under 

15 this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 

16 (A)(i)’’; 

17 (6) after subparagraph (D)(iii), by adding at 

18 the end the following new clause: 

19 ‘‘(iv) A grant under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 

20 be awarded for 5 years, and the Director may extend 

21 such a grant for up to 2 additional 3 year periods.’’; 

22 (7) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘under 

23 this paragraph’’ both places it appears and inserting 

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1 (8) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub2 paragraph (J); and 

3 (9) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol4 lowing new subparagraphs: 

5 ‘‘(F) Grants awarded under subparagraph 

6 (A)(ii) shall be carried out by a department or de7 partments of science, mathematics, or engineering at 

8 institutions of higher education (or a consortia 

9 thereof), which may partner with education faculty. 

10 Applications for awards under subparagraph (A)(ii) 

11 shall be submitted to the Director at such time, in 

12 such manner, and containing such information as 

13 the Director may require. At a minimum, the appli14 cation shall include— 

15 ‘‘(i) a description of the activities to be 

16 carried out by the Center; 

17 ‘‘(ii) a plan for disseminating programs re18 lated to the activities carried out by the Center 

19 to faculty at the grantee institution and at 

20 other institutions; 

21 ‘‘(iii) an estimate of the number of faculty, 

22 graduate students (if any), and undergraduate 

23 students who will be affected by the activities 

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1 ‘‘(iv) a plan for assessing the effectiveness 

2 of the Center at accomplishing the goals de3 scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii). 

4 ‘‘(G) In evaluating the applications submitted 

5 under subparagraph (F), the Director shall consider, 

6 at a minimum— 

7 ‘‘(i) the ability of the applicant to effec8 tively carry out the proposed activities, includ9 ing the dissemination activities described in 

10 subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the extent to which the faculty, staff, 

12 and administrators of the applicant institution 

13 are committed to improving undergraduate 

14 science, mathematics, and engineering edu15 cation. 

16 ‘‘(H) In awarding grants under subparagraph 

17 (A)(ii), the Director shall endeavor to ensure that a 

18 wide variety of science, technology, engineering, and 

19 mathematics fields and types of institutions of high20 er education, including 2-year colleges and minority21 serving institutions, are covered, and that— 

22 ‘‘(i) at least 1 Center is housed at a Doc23 toral/Research University as defined by the 

24 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of 

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1 ‘‘(ii) at least 1 Center is focused on im2 proving undergraduate education in an inter3 disciplinary area. 

4 ‘‘(I) The Director shall convene an annual 

5 meeting of the awardees under this paragraph to 

6 foster collaboration and to disseminate the results of 

7 the Centers and the other activities funded under 

8 this paragraph.’’. 

9 (b) REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 

10 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di11 rector shall transmit to Congress a report on how the Di12 rector is determining whether current grant recipients in 

13 the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

14 Talent Expansion Program are making satisfactory 

15 progress as required by section 8(7)(D)(ii) of the National 

16 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 and what 

17 funding actions have been taken as a result of the Direc18 tor’s determinations. 

19 SEC. 126. HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFI20 NITION. 

21 Section 4(8) of the National Science Foundation Au22 thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note) is amend23 ed to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(8) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN2 CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 

3 means a local educational agency that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is receiving grants under title I of the 

5 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

6 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq) as a result of 

7 having within its jurisdiction concentrations of 

8 children from low income families; and 

9 ‘‘(B) is experiencing a shortage of highly 

10 qualified teachers, as defined in section 9101 of 

11 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

12 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), in the fields of 

13 science, mathematics, or engineering.’’. 

14 SEC. 127. TEACHER LEADERS. 

15 The National Science Foundation Authorization Act 

16 of 2002 is amended— 

17 (1) in section 4(11)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘MASTER TEACHER’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘TEACHER LEADER’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘master teacher’’ and in21 serting ‘‘teacher leader’’; and 

22 (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

23 ‘‘master teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher lead24 ers’’; and 

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1 (A) in subsection (a)(3)(E), by striking 

2 ‘‘master teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher lead3 ers’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (a)(4)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘MASTER TEACHERS’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘TEACHER LEADERS’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘master teachers’’ 

8 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘teach9 er leaders’’. 

10 SEC. 128. LABORATORY SCIENCE PILOT PROGRAM. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

12 (1) To remain competitive in science and tech13 nology in the global economy, the United States 

14 must increase the number of students graduating 

15 from high school prepared to pursue postsecondary 

16 education in science, technology, engineering, and 

17 mathematics. 

18 (2) There is broad agreement in the scientific 

19 community that learning science requires direct in20 volvement by students in scientific inquiry and that 

21 laboratory experience is so integral to the nature of 

22 science that it must be included in every science pro23 gram for every science student. 

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1 laboratory experiences is poor for most students and 

2 that educators and researchers do not agree on how 

3 to define high school science laboratories or on their 

4 purpose, hampering the accumulation of research on 

5 how to improve labs. 

6 (4) The National Research Council found that 

7 schools with higher concentrations of non-Asian mi8 norities and schools with higher concentrations of 

9 poor students are less likely to have adequate labora10 tory facilities than other schools. 

11 (5) The Government Accountability Office re12 ported that 49.1 percent of schools where the minor13 ity student population is greater than 50.5 percent 

14 reported not meeting functional requirements for 

15 laboratory science well or at all. 

16 (6) 40 percent of those college students who left 

17 the science fields reported some problems related to 

18 high school science preparation, including lack of 

19 laboratory experience and no introduction to theo20 retical or to analytical modes of thought. 

21 (7) It is in the national interest for the Federal 

22 Government to invest in research and demonstration 

23 projects to improve the teaching of laboratory 

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1 (b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 8(8) of the National 

2 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

5 (F) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively; 

6 (2) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘A program of 

7 competitive’’; and 

8 (3) by inserting at the end the following new 

9 subparagraphs: 

10 ‘‘(B) In accordance with subparagraph (A)(v), 

11 the Director shall establish a research pilot program 

12 designated as ‘Partnerships for Access to Labora13 tory Science’ to award grants to partnerships to im14 prove laboratories and provide instrumentation as 

15 part of a comprehensive program to enhance the 

16 quality of mathematics, science, engineering, and 

17 technology instruction at the secondary school level. 

18 Grants under this subparagraph may be used for— 

19 ‘‘(i) purchase, rental, or leasing of equip20 ment, instrumentation, and other scientific edu21 cational materials; 

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1 perience with classroom instruction and to be 

2 consistent with State mathematics and science 

3 academic achievement standards; 

4 ‘‘(iv) training in laboratory safety for 

5 school personnel; 

6 ‘‘(v) design and implementation of hands7 on laboratory experiences to encourage the in8 terest of individuals identified in section 33 or 

9 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Op10 portunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in 

11 mathematics, science, engineering, and tech12 nology and help prepare such individuals to 

13 pursue postsecondary studies in these fields; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(vi) assessment of the activities funded 

16 under this subparagraph. 

17 ‘‘(C) Grants may be made under subparagraph 

18 (B) only to a partnership— 

19 ‘‘(i) for a project that includes significant 

20 teacher training and professional development 

21 components; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) that establishes that appropriate 

23 teacher training and professional development 

24 is being addressed, or has been addressed, 

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1 ‘‘(D) Grants awarded under subparagraph (B) 

2 shall be to a partnership that— 

3 ‘‘(i) includes an institution of higher edu4 cation or a community college; 

5 ‘‘(ii) includes a high-need local educational 

6 agency; 

7 ‘‘(iii) includes a business or eligible non8 profit organization; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) may include a State educational 

10 agency, other public agency, National Labora11 tory, or community-based organization. 

12 ‘‘(E) The Federal share of the cost of activities 

13 carried out using amounts from a grant under sub14 paragraph (B) shall not exceed 50 percent. 

15 ‘‘(F) The Director shall require grant recipients 

16 to submit a report to the Director on the results of 

17 the project supported by the grant.’’. 

18 (c) REPORT.—The Director shall evaluate the effec19 tiveness of activities carried out under the research pilot 

20 projects funded by the grant program established pursu21 ant to the amendment made by subsection (b) in improv22 ing student performance in mathematics, science, engi23 neering, and technology. A report documenting the results 

24 of that evaluation shall be submitted to the Committee on 

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1 and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transpor2 tation and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

3 the Senate not later than 5 years after the date of enact4 ment of this Act. The report shall identify best practices 

5 and materials developed and demonstrated by grant 

6 awardees. 

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From 

8 the amount authorized in section 303(a)(2)(B), (b)(2)(B), 

9 and (c)(2)(B) of this Act, there are authorized to be ap10 propriated to carry out this section and the amendments 

11 made by this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 

12 such sums as may be necessary for each of the 2 suc13 ceeding fiscal years. 

14 SEC. 129. STUDY ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT DONATIONS 

15 FOR SCHOOLS. 

16 Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

17 of this Act, the Director shall transmit a report to the 

18 Congress examining the extent to which institutions of 

19 higher education are donating used laboratory equipment 

20 to elementary and secondary schools. The Director, in con21 sultation with the Secretary of Education, shall survey in22 stitutions of higher education to determine— 

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1 (2) what criteria or guidelines the institutions 

2 are using to determine what types of equipment can 

3 be donated, what condition the equipment should be 

4 in, and which schools receive the equipment; 

5 (3) whether the institutions provide any support 

6 to, or follow-up with the schools; and 

7 (4) how appropriate donations can be encour8 aged. 

9 TITLE II—SCIENCE AND 

10 ENGINEERING RESEARCH 

11 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sowing the Seeds 

13 Through Science and Engineering Research Act’’. 

14 SEC. 202. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EARLY CAREER 

15 AWARDS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 

16 RESEARCHERS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 

18 Science Foundation shall carry out a program to award 

19 grants to scientists and engineers at the early stage of 

20 their careers at institutions of higher education and orga21 nizations described in subsection (c)(2) to conduct re22 search in fields relevant to the mission of the Foundation. 

23 The existing Faculty Early Career Development (CA24 REER) Program may be designated as the mechanism for 

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1 (b) SIZE AND DURATION OF AWARD.—The duration 

2 of awards under this section shall be 5 years, and the 

3 amount per year shall be at least $80,000. 

4 (c) ELIGIBILITY.—Award recipients shall be individ5 uals who are employed in a tenure-track position as an 

6 assistant professor or equivalent title, or who hold an 

7 equivalent position, at— 

8 (1) an institution of higher education in the 

9 United States; or 

10 (2) an organization in the United States that is 

11 a nonprofit, nondegree-granting research organiza12 tion such as a museum, observatory, or research lab13 oratory. 

14 (d) SELECTION.—Award recipients shall be selected 

15 on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. 

16 (e) SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR

17 AWARDS.—An applicant seeking funding under this sec18 tion shall submit a proposal to the Director at such time, 

19 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

20 Director may require. In evaluating the proposals sub21 mitted under this section, the Director shall consider, at 

22 a minimum— 

23 (1) the intellectual merit of the proposed work; 

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1 (3) the extent to which the proposal integrates 

2 research and education, including undergraduate 

3 education in science and engineering disciplines; and 

4 (4) the potential of the applicant for leadership 

5 at the frontiers of knowledge. 

6 (f) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this section, 

7 the Director shall endeavor to ensure that the recipients 

8 are from a variety of types of institutions of higher edu9 cation and nonprofit, nondegree-granting research organi10 zations. In support of this goal, the Director shall broadly 

11 disseminate information about when and how to apply for 

12 grants under this section, including by conducting out13 reach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities that 

14 are part B institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the 

15 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and 

16 minority institutions (as defined in section 365(3) of that 

17 Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))). In awarding grants under this 

18 section, the Director shall give special consideration to eli19 gible early-career researchers who have followed alter20 native career paths such as working part-time or in non21 academic settings, or who have taken a significant career 

22 break or other leave of absence. 

23 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—For each 

24 of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Director shall 

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1 National Science Foundation for Research and Related 

2 Activities to the grants program under this section, except 

3 to the extent that a sufficient number of meritorious grant 

4 applications have not been received for a fiscal year. 

5 (h) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit to 

7 the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 

8 of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, 

9 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report de10 scribing the distribution of the institutions from which in11 dividuals have participated in the Faculty Early Career 

12 Development Program since fiscal year 2001 among each 

13 of the categories of institutions of higher education de14 fined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement 

15 of Teaching and the organizations in subsection (c)(2). 

16 (i) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit 

18 to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 

19 of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, 

20 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report evalu21 ating the impact of the program carried out under this 

22 section on the ability of young faculty to compete for Na23 tional Science Foundation research grants. 


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1 SEC. 203. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EARLY CAREER 

2 AWARDS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 

3 RESEARCHERS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 

5 Science of the Department of Energy shall carry out a 

6 program to award grants to scientists and engineers at 

7 the early stage of their careers at institutions of higher 

8 education and organizations described in subsection (c)(2) 

9 to conduct research in fields relevant to the mission of the 

10 Department, giving priority to grants to expand domestic 

11 energy production and use through coal-to-liquids tech12 nology and advanced nuclear reprocessing. 

13 (b) SIZE AND DURATION OF AWARD.—The duration 

14 of awards under this section shall be up to 5 years, and 

15 the amount per year shall be at least $80,000. 

16 (c) ELIGIBILITY.—Award recipients shall be individ17 uals who are employed in a tenure-track position as an 

18 assistant professor or equivalent title, or who hold an 

19 equivalent position, at— 

20 (1) an institution of higher education in the 

21 United States; or 

22 (2) an organization in the United States that is 

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1 (d) SELECTION.—Award recipients shall be selected 

2 on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. 

3 (e) SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR

4 AWARDS.—An applicant seeking funding under this sec5 tion shall submit a proposal to the Director of the Office 

6 of Science at such time, in such manner, and containing 

7 such information as the Director may require. In evalu8 ating the proposals submitted under this section, the Di9 rector shall consider, at a minimum— 

10 (1) the intellectual merit of the proposed work; 

11 (2) the innovative or transformative nature of 

12 the proposed research; 

13 (3) the extent to which the proposal integrates 

14 research and education, including undergraduate 

15 education in science and engineering disciplines; and 

16 (4) the potential of the applicant for leadership 

17 at the frontiers of knowledge. 

18 (f) COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL LABORA19 TORIES.—In awarding grants under this section, the Di20 rector shall give priority to proposals in which the pro21 posed work includes collaboration with the Department of 

22 Energy National Laboratories. 

23 (g) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this section, 

24 the Director shall endeavor to ensure that the recipients 

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1 cation and nonprofit, nondegree-granting research organi2 zations. In support of this goal, the Director shall broadly 

3 disseminate information about when and how to apply for 

4 grants under this section, including by conducting out5 reach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities that 

6 are part B institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the 

7 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and 

8 minority institutions (as defined in section 365(3) of that 

9 Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))). 

10 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En12 ergy to carry out the Director’s responsibilities under this 

13 section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

14 through 2012. 

15 (i) REPORT ON RECRUITING AND RETAINING EARLY

16 CAREER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS AT

17 THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES.—Not later than 3 

18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc19 tor of the Office of Science shall transmit to the Com20 mittee on Science and Technology of the House of Rep21 resentatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

22 Resources of the Senate a report on efforts to recruit and 

23 retain young scientists and engineers at the early stages 

24 of their careers at the Department of Energy National 

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1 (1) a description of Department of Energy and 

2 National Laboratory policies and procedures, includ3 ing financial incentives, awards, promotions, time set 

4 aside for independent research, access to equipment 

5 or facilities, and other forms of recognition, designed 

6 to attract and retain young scientists and engineers; 

7 (2) an evaluation of the impact of these incen8 tives on the careers of young scientists and engi9 neers at Department of Energy National Labora10 tories, and also on the quality of the research at the 

11 National Laboratories and in Department of Energy 

12 programs; 

13 (3) a description of what barriers, if any, exist 

14 to efforts to recruit and retain young scientists and 

15 engineers, including limited availability of full time 

16 equivalent positions, legal and procedural require17 ments, and pay grading systems; and 

18 (4) the amount of funding devoted to efforts to 

19 recruit and retain young researchers and the source 

20 of such funds. 

21 SEC. 204. INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RE22 SEARCH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM. 

23 (a) FUNDING.—For each of the fiscal years 2008 

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1 priated for Research and Related Activities to the Integra2 tive Graduate Education and Research Traineeship pro3 gram. 

4 (b) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 

5 with Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, 

6 to expand the interdisciplinary nature of the Integrative 

7 Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program. 

8 (c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM OTHER

9 AGENCIES.—The Director is authorized to accept funds 

10 from other Federal departments and agencies to carry out 

11 the Integrative Graduate Education and Research 

12 Traineeship program. 

13 SEC. 205. PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION AWARD. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall periodi15 cally present the Presidential Innovation Award, on the 

16 basis of recommendations received from the Director of 

17 the Office of Science and Technology Policy or on the 

18 basis of such other information as the President considers 

19 appropriate, to individuals who develop one or more 

20 unique scientific or engineering ideas in the national inter21 est at the time the innovation occurs. 

22 (b) PURPOSE.—The awards under this section shall 

23 be made to— 

24 (1) stimulate scientific and engineering ad25 vances in the national interest; 


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1 (2) illustrate the linkage between science and 

2 engineering and national needs; 

3 (3) show the potential of such innovation to 

4 substantively enhance the economic competitiveness 

5 of the United States through development of 

6 commercializable intellectual property; and 

7 (4) provide an example to students of the con8 tribution they could make to society by entering the 

9 science and engineering profession. 

10 (c) CITIZENSHIP.—An individual is not eligible to re11 ceive the award under this section unless at the time such 

12 award is made the individual— 

13 (1) is a citizen or other national of the United 

14 States; or 

15 (2) is an alien lawfully admitted to the United 

16 States for permanent residence who— 

17 (A) has filed an application for naturaliza18 tion in the manner prescribed by section 334 of 

19 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

20 1445); and 

21 (B) is not permanently ineligible to become 

22 a citizen of the United States. 

23 (d) PRESENTATION.—The presentation of the award 

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1 he may deem proper, including attendance by appropriate 

2 Members of Congress. 

3 SEC. 206. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE FOR RE4 SEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Science and Tech6 nology Policy shall establish a National Coordination Of7 fice for Research Infrastructure. Such Office shall— 

8 (1) identify and prioritize the deficiencies in re9 search facilities and major instrumentation located 

10 at academic institutions and at national laboratories 

11 that are available for use by academic researchers; 

12 and 

13 (2) institute and coordinate the planning by 

14 Federal agencies for the acquisition, refurbishment, 

15 and maintenance of research facilities and major in16 strumentation required to address the deficiencies 

17 identified under paragraph (1). 

18 In prioritizing the deficiencies identified under paragraph 

19 (1), the Office shall consider research needs in areas rel20 evant to the Nation’s economic competitiveness. 

21 (b) STAFFING.—The Director of the Office of Science 

22 and Technology Policy shall appoint individuals to serve 

23 in the Office established under subsection (a) from among 

24 the principal Federal agencies that support research in the 

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1 minimum include individuals from the National Science 

2 Foundation and the Department of Energy. 

3 (c) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of Science 

4 and Technology Policy shall provide annually a report to 

5 Congress at the time of the President’s budget proposal— 

6 (1) describing the research infrastructure needs 

7 identified in accordance with subsection (a); 

8 (2) listing research facilities projects and budg9 et proposals, by agency, for major instrumentation 

10 acquisitions that are included in the President’s 

11 budget proposal; and 

12 (3) explaining how these facilities projects and 

13 instrumentation acquisitions relate to the defi14 ciencies and priorities arrived at in accordance with 

15 subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 207. RESEARCH ON INNOVATION AND INVENTIVENESS. 

17 In carrying out its research programs on science pol18 icy and on the science of learning, the National Science 

19 Foundation may support research on the process of inno20 vation and the teaching of inventiveness. 


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1 SEC. 208. REPORT ON NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STAND2 ARDS AND TECHNOLOGY EFFORTS TO RE3 CRUIT AND RETAIN EARLY CAREER SCIENCE 

4 AND ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS. 

5 Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of 

7 Standards and Technology shall transmit to the Com8 mittee on Science and Technology of the House of Rep9 resentatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

10 and Transportation of the Senate a report on efforts to 

11 recruit and retain young scientists and engineers at the 

12 early stages of their careers at the National Institute of 

13 Standards and Technology laboratories and joint insti14 tutes. The report shall include— 

15 (1) a description of National Institute of Stand16 ards and Technology policies and procedures, includ17 ing financial incentives, awards, promotions, time set 

18 aside for independent research, access to equipment 

19 or facilities, and other forms of recognition, designed 

20 to attract and retain young scientists and engineers; 

21 (2) an evaluation of the impact of these incen22 tives on the careers of young scientists and engi23 neers at the National Institute of Standards and 

24 Technology, and also on the quality of the research 

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1 nology’s laboratories and in the National Institute of 

2 Standards and Technology’s programs; 

3 (3) a description of what barriers, if any, exist 

4 to efforts to recruit and retain young scientists and 

5 engineers, including limited availability of full time 

6 equivalent positions, legal and procedural require7 ments, and pay grading systems; and 

8 (4) the amount of funding devoted to efforts to 

9 recruit and retain young researchers and the source 

10 of such funds. 

11 SEC. 209. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION. 

12 (a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 

13 Congress that— 

14 (1) a balanced science program as authorized 

15 by section 101(d) of the National Aeronautics and 

16 Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 

17 (Public Law 109–155) contributes significantly to 

18 innovation in and the economic competitiveness of 

19 the United States; and 

20 (2) a robust National Aeronautics and Space 

21 Administration, funded at the levels authorized 

22 under sections 202 and 203 of that Act, would offer 

23 a balance among science, aeronautics, exploration, 

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1 cians across a broad range of fields in science, tech2 nology, mathematics, and engineering. 

3 (b) PARTICIPATION IN INNOVATION AND COMPETI4 TIVENESS PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of the Na5 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall fully 

6 participate in any interagency efforts to promote innova7 tion and economic competitiveness through scientific re8 search and development within the spending levels cited 

9 in subsection (a). 

10 SEC. 210. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCIENCE, 

11 TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHE12 MATICS. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Science Foun14 dation shall establish a program, to be known as the Un15 dergraduate Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engi16 neering, and Mathematics, or US–STEM, program, for 

17 awarding scholarships to undergraduate scholars in 

18 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

19 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—A student is eligible for a scholar20 ship under this section only if the student— 

21 (1) is enrolled at a public, 4-year college or uni22 versity; 

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1 fore beginning studies to be funded by the scholar2 ship; 

3 (3) has maintained a grade point average in un4 dergraduate studies of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0, 

5 or an equivalent level as calculated by the National 

6 Science Foundation, except that if the student’s in7 stitution appeals this criterion on the basis of undue 

8 hardship on the student, the National Science Foun9 dation may waive this paragraph; 

10 (4) has a total family income of less than 

11 $75,000 per year, with such amount to be adjusted 

12 annually by the National Science Foundation for in13 flation; 

14 (5) has not been convicted of a felony; and 

15 (6) is a citizen or permanent resident alien of 

16 the United States. 

17 (c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Scholarship recipients 

18 shall be selected on the basis of merit and such other cri19 teria as the National Science Foundation shall establish. 

20 (d) AWARDS.—The National Science Foundation 

21 shall announce awards before April 1 for each upcoming 

22 academic year, and may make up to 2,500 awards per 

23 year. Awards may be made for a maximum of 2 academic 

24 years for each student, and scholarship amounts shall be 

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1 (e) ADVISORY BOARD.—The Director of the National 

2 Science Foundation shall establish an advisory board, 

3 which shall make recommendations to the Director for se4 lection criteria for scholarship recipients, and provide 

5 guidance and oversight for the program. 

6 TITLE III—NATIONAL SCIENCE 

7 FOUNDATION 

8 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Science 

10 Foundation Authorization Act of 2007’’. 

11 SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this title: 

13 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na14 tional Science Board established under section 2 of 

15 the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 

16 U.S.C. 1861). 

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

18 the Director of the Foundation. 

19 (3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen20 tary school’’ has the meaning given that term by 

21 section 9101(18) of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

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

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1 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

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

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

5 (6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec6 ondary school’’ has the meaning given that term by 

7 section 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

9 SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2008.— 

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

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

13 fiscal year 2008. 

14 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

15 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) $5,080,000,000 shall be made avail17 able for research and related activities, of which 

18 $115,000,000 shall be made available for the 

19 Major Research Instrumentation program; 

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

21 for education and human resources, of which— 

22 (i) $94,000,000 shall be for Mathe23 matics and Science Education Partner24 ships established under section 9 of the 

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1 Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n), of which 

2 $32,000,000 shall be made available for 

3 the purposes of section 122(a) of this Act 

4 and $46,000,000 shall be made available 

5 for the purposes of section 123 of this Act; 

6 (ii) $70,000,000 shall be for the Rob7 ert Noyce Scholarship Program established 

8 under section 10 of the National Science 

9 Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 

10 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 

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

12 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 

13 Technology Talent Expansion Program es14 tablished under section 8(7) of the Na15 tional Science Foundation Authorization 

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

17 (iv) $51,620,000 shall be for the Ad18 vanced Technological Education program 

19 established by section 3(a) of the Scientific 

20 and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 

21 (Public Law 102–476); 

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

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

2 for agency operations and award management; 

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

4 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

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

6 for the Office of Inspector General. 

7 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2009.— 

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

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

10 fiscal year 2009. 

11 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

12 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) $5,457,400,000 shall be made avail14 able for research and related activities, of which 

15 $123,100,000 shall be made available for the 

16 Major Research Instrumentation program; 

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

18 for education and human resources, of which— 

19 (i) $100,600,000 shall be for Mathe20 matics and Science Education Partner21 ships established under section 9 of the 

22 National Science Foundation Authorization 

23 Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n), of which 

24 $35,200,000 shall be made available for 

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1 and $50,600,000 shall be made available 

2 for the purposes of section 123 of this Act; 

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

4 Robert Noyce Scholarship Program estab5 lished under section 10 of the National 

6 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 

7 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 

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

9 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 

10 Technology Talent Expansion Program es11 tablished under section 8(7) of the Na12 tional Science Foundation Authorization 

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

14 (iv) $55,200,000 shall be for the Ad15 vanced Technological Education program 

16 as established by section 3(a) of the Sci17 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 

18 1992 (Public Law 102–476); 

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

20 for major research equipment and facilities con21 struction; 

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

23 for agency operations and award management; 

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

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

2 for the Office of Inspector General. 

3 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2010.— 

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

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

6 fiscal year 2010. 

7 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

8 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) $5,863,200,000 shall be made avail10 able for research and related activities, of which 

11 $131,700,000 shall be made available for the 

12 Major Research Instrumentation program; 

13 (B) $1,003,000,000 shall be made avail14 able for education and human resources, of 

15 which— 

16 (i) $107,600,000 shall be for Mathe17 matics and Science Education Partner18 ships established under section 9 of the 

19 National Science Foundation Authorization 

20 Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n), of which 

21 $38,700,000 shall be made available for 

22 the purposes of section 122(a) of this Act 

23 and $55,700,000 shall be made available 

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

2 Robert Noyce Scholarship Program estab3 lished under section 10 of the National 

4 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 

5 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 

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

7 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 

8 Technology Talent Expansion Program es9 tablished under section 8(7) of the Na10 tional Science Foundation Authorization 

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

12 (iv) $59,100,000 shall be for the Ad13 vanced Technological Education program 

14 as established by section 3(a) of the Sci15 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 

16 1992 (Public Law 102–476); 

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

18 for major research equipment and facilities con19 struction; 

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

21 for agency operations and award management; 

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

23 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

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

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1 (d) MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION.— 

2 (1) AWARD AMOUNT.—The minimum amount 

3 of an award under the Major Research Instrumenta4 tion program shall be $100,000. The maximum 

5 amount of an award under the program shall be 

6 $4,000,000, except if the total amount appropriated 

7 for the program for a fiscal year exceeds 

8 $125,000,000, in which case the maximum amount 

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

10 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to the acquisi11 tion of instrumentation and equipment, funds made 

12 available by awards under the Major Research In13 strumentation program may be used to support the 

14 operations and maintenance of such instrumentation 

15 and equipment. 

16 (3) COST SHARING.— 

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

18 education receiving an award shall provide at 

19 least 30 percent of the cost from private or 

20 non-Federal sources. 

21 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—Institutions of higher 

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1 may reduce or waive the cost sharing require2 ment for— 

3 (i) institutions— 

4 (I) which are not ranked among 

5 the top 100 institutions receiving Fed6 eral research and development fund7 ing, as documented by the statistical 

8 data published by the Foundation; 

9 and 

10 (II) for which the proposed 

11 project will make a substantial im12 provement in the institution’s capa13 bilities to conduct leading edge re14 search, to provide research experi15 ences for undergraduate students 

16 using leading edge facilities, and to 

17 broaden the participation in science 

18 and engineering research by individ19 uals identified in section 33 or 34 of 

20 the Science and Engineering Equal 

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

22 or 1885b); and 

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1 tion that is not a Ph.D-granting institu2 tion. 

3 (e) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The 

4 Director shall continue to carry out programs in support 

5 of undergraduate education, including those authorized in 

6 section 17 of the National Science Foundation Authoriza7 tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–6). Funding for these 

8 programs shall increase in proportion to the increase in 

9 the total amount appropriated to the Foundation in any 

10 year for which appropriations are authorized by this title. 

11 (f) LIMIT ON PROPOSALS.— 

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

13 part of the selection process for awards the submis14 sion of preproposals and that also limit the number 

15 of preproposals that may be submitted by an institu16 tion, the Director shall allow the subsequent submis17 sion of a full proposal based on each preproposal 

18 that is determined to have merit following the Foun19 dation’s merit review process. 

20 (2) REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF POLICIES.— 

21 The Board shall review and assess the effects on in22 stitutions of higher education of the policies of the 

23 Foundation regarding the imposition of limitations 

24 on the number of proposals that may be submitted 

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1 Foundation. The Board shall determine whether cur2 rent policies are well justified and appropriate for 

3 the types of programs that limit the number of pro4 posal submissions. Not later that 1 year after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall sum6 marize its findings and any recommendations re7 garding changes to the current policy on the restric8 tion of proposal submissions in a report to the Com9 mittee on Science and Technology of the House of 

10 Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, 

11 Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 

12 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen13 ate. 

14 (g) RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADU15 ATES.—The Director shall increase funding for the Re16 search Experiences for Undergraduates program in pro17 portion to the increase in the total amount appropriated 

18 to the Foundation for research and related activities in 

19 any year for which appropriations are authorized by this 

20 title. 

21 (h) GLOBAL WARMING EDUCATION.— 

22 (1) INFORMAL EDUCATION.—As part of Infor23 mal Science Education activities, the Director shall 

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1 evant to global warming, climate science, and green2 house gas reduction strategies. 

3 (2) K–12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.—As 

4 part of Discovery Research K–12 activities, the Di5 rector shall support the development of K–12 edu6 cational materials relevant to global warming, cli7 mate science, and greenhouse gas reduction strate8 gies. 

9 SEC. 304. CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON LEARNING AND 

10 EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT. 

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

12 continue to carry out the program of Centers for Research 

13 on Learning and Education Improvement as established 

14 in section 11 of the National Science Foundation Author15 ization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–2). 

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

17 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 

18 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–2) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or eligi20 ble nonprofit organizations’’ after ‘‘institutions of 

21 higher education’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘or an eli23 gible nonprofit organization’’ after ‘‘institution of 

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1 (3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘of such in2 stitutions’’ and inserting ‘‘thereof’’. 

3 SEC. 305. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. 

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

5 of the Foundation in supporting interdisciplinary research, 

6 including through the Major Research Instrumentation 

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

8 providing information to the scientific community about 

9 opportunities for funding of interdisciplinary research pro10 posals, and the process through which interdisciplinary 

11 proposals are selected for support. The Board shall also 

12 evaluate the effectiveness of the Foundation’s efforts to 

13 engage undergraduate students in research experiences in 

14 interdisciplinary settings, including through the Research 

15 in Undergraduate Institutions program and the Research 

16 Experiences for Undergraduates program. 

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

18 of enactment of this Act, the Board shall provide the re19 sults of its evaluation under subsection (a), including a 

20 recommendation for the proportion of the Foundation’s re21 search and related activities funding that should be allo22 cated for interdisciplinary research, to the Committee on 

23 Science and Technology of the House of Representatives 

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1 tation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

2 and Pensions of the Senate. 

3 SEC. 306. PILOT PROGRAM OF GRANTS FOR NEW INVES4 TIGATORS. 

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

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

7 assist them in improving research proposals that were pre8 viously submitted to the Foundation but not selected for 

9 funding. 

10 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec11 tion shall be used to enable an individual to resubmit an 

12 updated research proposal for review by the Foundation 

13 through the agency’s competitive merit review process. 

14 Uses of funds made available under this section may in15 clude the generation of new data and the performance of 

16 additional analysis. 

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

18 under this section, an individual shall— 

19 (1) not have previously received funding as the 

20 principal investigator of a research grant from the 

21 Foundation; and 

22 (2) have submitted a proposal to the Founda23 tion, which may include a proposal submitted to the 

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1 that was rated very good or excellent under the 

2 Foundation’s competitive merit review process. 

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

4 awards under this section based on the advice of the pro5 gram officers of the Foundation. 

6 (e) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—The Director may 

7 carry out this section through the Small Grants for Ex8 ploratory Research program. 

9 (f) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REVIEW.—The 

10 Board shall conduct a review and assessment of the pilot 

11 program under this section, including the number of new 

12 investigators funded, the distribution of awards by type 

13 of institution of higher education, and the success rate 

14 upon resubmittal of proposals by new investigators funded 

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

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall summa17 rize its findings and any recommendations regarding 

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

19 report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the 

20 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com21 merce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 

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

23 SEC. 307. BROADER IMPACTS MERIT REVIEW CRITERION. 

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

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1 rector shall give special consideration to proposals that in2 volve partnerships between academic researchers and in3 dustrial scientists and engineers that address research 

4 areas that have been identified as having high importance 

5 for future national economic competitiveness, such as 

6 nanotechnology. 

7 (b) PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY.—The Director 

8 shall encourage research proposals from institutions of 

9 higher education that involve partnerships with businesses 

10 and organizations representing businesses in fields that 

11 have been identified as having high importance for future 

12 national economic competitiveness and that include input 

13 on the research agenda from and cost-sharing by the in14 dustry partners. 

15 (c) REPORT ON BROADER IMPACTS CRITERION.— 

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

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

18 the impact of the broader impacts grant criterion used by 

19 the Foundation. The report shall— 

20 (1) identify the criteria that each division and 

21 directorate of the Foundation uses to evaluate the 

22 broader impacts aspects of research proposals; 

23 (2) provide a breakdown of the types of activi24 ties by division that awardees have proposed to carry 

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1 (3) provide any evaluations performed by the 

2 Foundation to assess the degree to which the broad3 er impacts aspects of research proposals were car4 ried out and how effective they have been at meeting 

5 the goals described in the research proposals; 

6 (4) describe what national goals, such as im7 proving undergraduate science, mathematics, and 

8 engineering education, improving K–12 science and 

9 mathematics education, promoting university-indus10 try collaboration and technology transfer, and broad11 ening participation of underrepresented groups, the 

12 broader impacts criterion is best suited to promote; 

13 and 

14 (5) describe what steps the Foundation is tak15 ing and should take to use the broader impacts cri16 terion to improve undergraduate science, mathe17 matics, and engineering education. 

18 SEC. 308. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS. 

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

20 grant applications that include funding to support 

21 postdoctoral researchers include a description of the men22 toring activities that will be provided for such individuals, 

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1 seling, training in preparing grant applications, guidance 

2 on ways to improve teaching skills, and training in re3 search ethics. 

4 (b) REPORTS.—The Director shall require that an5 nual reports and the final report for research grants that 

6 include funding to support postdoctoral researchers in7 clude a description of the mentoring activities provided to 

8 such researchers. 

9 SEC. 309. RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH. 

10 The Director shall require that each institution that 

11 applies for financial assistance from the Foundation for 

12 science and engineering research or education describe in 

13 its grant proposal a plan to provide appropriate training 

14 and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of re15 search to undergraduate students, graduate students, and 

16 postdoctoral researchers participating in the proposed re17 search project. 

18 SEC. 310. REPORTING OF RESEARCH RESULTS. 

19 The Director shall ensure that all final project re20 ports and citations of published research documents re21 sulting from research funded, in whole or in part, by the 

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

23 manner and in electronic form through the Foundation’s 

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1 SEC. 311. SHARING RESEARCH RESULTS. 

2 An investigator supported under a Foundation 

3 award, whom the Director determines has failed to comply 

4 with the provisions of section 734 of the Foundation Grant 

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

6 any Foundation supported program or activity. The Direc7 tor may restore the eligibility of such an investigator on 

8 the basis of the investigator’s subsequent compliance with 

9 the provisions of section 734 of the Foundation Grant Pol10 icy Manual and with such other terms and conditions as 

11 the Director may impose. 

12 SEC. 312. FUNDING FOR SUCCESSFUL STEM EDUCATION 

13 PROGRAMS. 

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

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

16 that are scheduled to expire within one year and— 

17 (1) that have the primary purpose of meeting 

18 the objectives of the Science and Engineering Equal 

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

20 (2) that have the primary purpose of providing 

21 teacher professional development. 

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

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

24 by the Director to be successful in meeting the objectives 

25 of the initial grant solicitation, the Director may extend 

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1 beyond their scheduled expiration without the requirement 

2 for a recompetition. The Director may extend such grants 

3 for an additional 3 years following a second review within 

4 1 year before the extended completion date, in accordance 

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

6 that the objectives of the grant are being achieved. 

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

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

9 submit a report to the Committee on Science and Tech10 nology of the House of Representatives and to the Com11 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 

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

13 the Senate that— 

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

15 duration by the authority provided under this sec16 tion; and 

17 (2) provides any recommendations the Director 

18 may have regarding the extension of the authority 

19 provided under this section to programs other than 

20 those specified in subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 313. COST SHARING. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall evaluate the im23 pact of its policy to eliminate cost sharing for research 

24 grants and cooperative agreements for existing programs 

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1 torically required industry cost sharing, such as the Engi2 neering Research Centers and Industry/University Coop3 erative Research Centers. The Board shall also consider 

4 the impact that the cost sharing policy has on initiating 

5 new programs for which industry interest and participa6 tion are sought. 

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

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

9 Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee 

10 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and 

11 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor12 tation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

13 Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

14 Senate, on the results of the evaluation under subsection 

15 (a). 

16 SEC. 314. DONATIONS. 

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

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

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

20 donated for specific prize competitions’’. 

21 SEC. 315. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. 

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

23 (1) PRECONSTRUCTION FUNDING.—The Board 

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1 other preconstruction activities for major research 

2 equipment and facilities come exclusively from the 

3 sponsoring research division rather than being avail4 able, at least in part, from the Major Research 

5 Equipment and Facilities Construction account. 

6 (2) MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS.— 

7 The Board shall evaluate the appropriateness of the 

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

9 oversight of, maintenance and operation of major re10 search equipment and facilities. 

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

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

13 report on the results of the evaluations under para14 graphs (1) and (2) and on any recommendations for 

15 modifying the current policies related to allocation of 

16 funding for major research equipment and facilities 

17 to the Committee on Science and Technology and 

18 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

19 Representatives, and to the Committee on Com20 merce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee 

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

22 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

23 (b) INCLUSION OF POLAR FACILITIES UPGRADES IN

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

2 1862l(a)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and for major 

3 upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research pro4 grams’’ after ‘‘facilities construction account’’. 

5 (c) REPORT ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITHIN THE

6 RESEARCH DIRECTORATES.—Not later than 6 months 

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

8 transmit to the Committee on Science and Technology of 

9 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com10 merce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 

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

12 report cataloging all elementary and secondary school, in13 formal, and undergraduate educational programs and ac14 tivities supported through appropriations for Research 

15 and Related Activities. The report shall display the pro16 grams and activities by directorate, along with estimated 

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

18 and shall provide a description of the goals of each pro19 gram and activity. The report shall also describe how the 

20 programs and activities relate to or are coordinated with 

21 the programs supported by the Education and Human Re22 sources Directorate. 

23 (d) REPORT ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE IN24 STITUTIONS PROGRAM.—The Director shall transmit to 

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1 a report listing the funding success rates and distribution 

2 of awards for the Research in Undergraduate Institutions 

3 program, by type of institution based on the highest aca4 demic degree conferred by the institution, for fiscal years 

5 2008, 2009, and 2010. 

6 (e) ANNUAL PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF EDUCATION

7 AND HUMAN RESOURCES FUNDING.— 

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

9 the date of enactment of legislation providing for the 

10 annual appropriation of funds for the Foundation, 

11 the Director shall submit to the Committee on 

12 Science and Technology and the Committee on Ap13 propriations of the House of Representatives, and to 

14 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans15 portation, the Committee on Health, Education, 

16 Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appro17 priations of the Senate, a plan for the allocation of 

18 education and human resources funds authorized by 

19 this title for the corresponding fiscal year, including 

20 any funds from within the research and related ac21 tivities account used to support activities that have 

22 the primary purpose of improving education or 

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1 (2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall 

2 include a description of how the allocation of fund3 ing— 

4 (A) will affect the average size and dura5 tion of education and human resources grants 

6 supported by the Foundation; 

7 (B) will affect trends in research support 

8 for the effective instruction of mathematics, 

9 science, engineering, and technology; 

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

11 study of mathematics, science, engineering, and 

12 technology; and 

13 (D) will encourage the interest of individ14 uals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 

15 Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 

16 Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in mathe17 matics, science, engineering, and technology, 

18 and help prepare such individuals to pursue 

19 postsecondary studies in these fields. 

20 SEC. 316. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS. 

21 (a) TRIANNUAL AUDIT OF THE OFFICE OF THE NA22 TIONAL SCIENCE BOARD.—Section 15(a) of the National 

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

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

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

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

4 and inserting ‘‘every third year’’; and 

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol6 lowing new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(5) MATERIALS RELATING TO CLOSED POR8 TIONS OF MEETINGS.—To facilitate the audit re9 quired under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the 

10 Office of the National Science Board shall maintain 

11 the General Counsel’s certificate, the presiding offi12 cer’s statement, and a transcript or recording of any 

13 closed meeting, for at least 3 years after such meet14 ing.’’. 

15 (b) LIMITED TERM PERSONNEL FOR THE NATIONAL

16 SCIENCE BOARD.—Subsection (g) of section 4 of the Na17 tional Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 

18 1863(g)) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(g) The Board may, with the concurrence of a ma20 jority of its members, permit the appointment of a staff 

21 consisting of not more than 5 professional staff members, 

22 technical and professional personnel on leave of absence 

23 from academic, industrial, or research institutions for a 

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1 by the Chairman and assigned at the direction of the 

2 Board. The professional members and limited term tech3 nical and professional personnel of such staff may be ap4 pointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 

5 States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 

6 service, and the provisions of chapter 51 of such title relat7 ing to classification, and shall be compensated at a rate 

8 not exceeding the maximum rate payable under section 

9 5376 of such title, as may be necessary to provide for the 

10 performance of such duties as may be prescribed by the 

11 Board in connection with the exercise of its powers and 

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

13 each limited term appointment of technical and profes14 sional personnel under this subsection. Each appointment 

15 under this subsection shall be subject to the same security 

16 requirements as those required for personnel of the Foun17 dation appointed under section 14(a).’’. 

18 (c) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WATERMAN AWARDS

19 TO THREE.—Section 6(c) of the National Science Founda20 tion Authorization Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 1881a) is 

21 amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(c) Up to three awards may be made under this sec23 tion in any one fiscal year.’’. 


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1 SEC. 317. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORTS. 

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

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

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

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

6 ‘‘and’’. 

7 SEC. 318. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE REPORT ON DI8 VERSITY IN STEM FIELDS. 

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

10 an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences 

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

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

13 barriers to increasing the number of underrepresented mi14 norities in science, technology, engineering, and mathe15 matics fields and to identify strategies for bringing more 

16 underrepresented minorities into the science, technology, 

17 engineering, and mathematics workforce. 

18 (b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall 

19 ensure that the study described in subsection (a) address20 es— 

21 (1) social and institutional factors that shape 

22 the decisions of minority students to commit to edu23 cation and careers in the science, technology, engi24 neering, and mathematics fields; 


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1 (2) specific barriers preventing greater minority 

2 student participation in the science, technology, en3 gineering, and mathematics fields; 

4 (3) primary focus points for policy intervention 

5 to increase the recruitment and retention of under6 represented minorities in America’s future work7 force; 

8 (4) programs already underway to increase di9 versity in the science, technology, engineering, and 

10 mathematics fields, and their level of effectiveness; 

11 (5) factors that make such programs effective, 

12 and how to expand and improve upon existing pro13 grams; 

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

15 the diversification of America’s workforce in these 

16 fields and how that role can be supported and 

17 strengthened; and 

18 (7) how the public and private sectors can bet19 ter assist minority students in their efforts to join 

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1 SEC. 319. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE 

2 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP 

3 PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDU4 CATION AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUN5 DATION. 

6 It is the sense of the Congress that— 

7 (1) although the mathematics and science edu8 cation partnership program at the National Science 

9 Foundation and the mathematics and science part10 nership program at the Department of Education 

11 practically share the same name, the 2 programs are 

12 intended to be complementary, not duplicative; 

13 (2) the National Science Foundation partner14 ship programs are innovative, model reform initia15 tives that move promising ideas in education from 

16 research into practice to improve teacher quality, de17 velop challenging curricula, and increase student 

18 achievement in mathematics and science, and Con19 gress intends that the National Science Foundation 

20 peer-reviewed partnership programs found to be ef21 fective should be put into wider practice by dissemi22 nation through the Department of Education part23 nership programs; and 

24 (3) the Director of the National Science Foun25 dation and the Secretary of Education should have 

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1 nents of this priority effort for mathematics and 

2 science education continue to work in concert for the 

3 benefit of States and local practitioners nationwide. 

4 SEC. 320. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS UNDER5 GRADUATE PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to es7 tablish a new program to award grants on a competitive, 

8 merit-reviewed basis to Hispanic-serving institutions to 

9 enhance the quality of undergraduate science, mathe10 matics, engineering, and technology education at such in11 stitutions and to increase the retention and graduation 

12 rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate de13 grees in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology. 

14 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grants awarded under 

15 this section shall support— 

16 (1) activities to improve courses and curriculum 

17 in science, mathematics, engineering, and tech18 nology; 

19 (2) faculty development; 

20 (3) stipends for undergraduate students partici21 pating in research; and 

22 (4) other activities consistent with subsection 

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1 (c) INSTRUMENTATION.—Funding for instrumenta2 tion is an allowed use of grants awarded under this sec3 tion. 

4 SEC. 321. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING FOR SCIENTISTS. 

5 (a) GRANT SUPPLEMENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS

6 TRAINING.—The Director shall provide grant supple7 ments, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to institu8 tions receiving awards under the Integrative Graduate 

9 Education and Research Traineeship program. The 

10 grant supplements shall be used to train graduate stu11 dents in the communication of the substance and impor12 tance of their research to nonscientist audiences, including 

13 policymakers. 

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

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

16 transmit a report to the Committee on Science and Tech17 nology of the House of Representatives, and to the Com18 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 

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

20 the Senate, describing how the activities required under 

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

22 include data on the number of graduate students trained 

23 and the number and size of grant supplements awarded, 

24 and a description of the types of activities funded through 

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1 TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE 

2 OF STANDARDS AND TECH3 NOLOGY 

4 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Technology Innovation 

6 and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007’’. 

7 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

8 Appropriations 

9 SEC. 411. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND 

10 SERVICES. 

11 (a) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized 

12 to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the 

13 scientific and technical research and services laboratory 

14 activities of the National Institute of Standards and Tech15 nology— 

16 (1) $470,879,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

17 (2) $497,750,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 

18 (3) $537,569,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

19 (b) MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY

20 AWARD PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appro21 priated to the Secretary of Commerce for the Malcolm 

22 Baldrige National Quality Award program under section 

23 17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

24 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a)— 

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1 (2) $8,096,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 

2 (3) $8,339,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

3 (c) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.—There are 

4 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com5 merce for construction and maintenance of facilities of the 

6 National Institute of Standards and Technology— 

7 (1) $93,865,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

8 (2) $86,371,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 

9 (3) $49,719,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

10 SEC. 412. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 

11 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec12 retary of Commerce for Industrial Technology Services ac13 tivities of the National Institute of Standards and Tech14 nology— 

15 (1) $222,968,000 for fiscal year 2008, of 

16 which— 

17 (A) $110,000,000 shall be for the Tech18 nology Innovation Program under section 28 of 

19 the National Institute of Standards and Tech20 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least 

21 $45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and 

22 (B) $112,968,000 shall be for the Manu23 facturing Extension Partnership program under 

24 sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of 

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1 and 278l), of which not more than $1,000,000 

2 shall be for the competitive grant program 

3 under section 25(f) of such Act; 

4 (2) $263,505,000 for fiscal year 2009, of 

5 which— 

6 (A) $141,500,000 shall be for the Tech7 nology Innovation Program under section 28 of 

8 the National Institute of Standards and Tech9 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least 

10 $45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and 

11 (B) $122,005,000 shall be for the Manu12 facturing Extension Partnership Program 

13 under sections 25 and 26 of the National Insti14 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l), of which not more than 

16 $4,000,000 shall be for the competitive grant 

17 program under section 25(f) of such Act; and 

18 (3) $282,266,000 for fiscal year 2010, of 

19 which— 

20 (A) $150,500,000 shall be for the Tech21 nology Innovation Program under section 28 of 

22 the National Institute of Standards and Tech23 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least 

24 $45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and 


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1 (B) $131,766,000 shall be for the Manu2 facturing Extension Partnership Program 

3 under sections 25 and 26 of the National Insti4 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

5 U.S.C. 278k and 278l), of which not more than 

6 $4,000,000 shall be for the competitive grant 

7 program under section 25(f) of such Act. 

8 Subtitle B—Innovation and 

9 Technology Policy Reforms 

10 SEC. 421. INSTITUTE-WIDE PLANNING REPORT. 

11 Section 23 of the National Institute of Standards and 

12 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278i) is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following new subsections: 

14 ‘‘(c) Concurrent with the submission to Congress of 

15 the President’s annual budget request in the first year 

16 after the date of enactment of the Technology Innovation 

17 and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, the Director 

18 shall transmit to the Congress a 3-year programmatic 

19 planning document for the Institute, including programs 

20 under the Scientific and Technical Research and Services, 

21 Industrial Technology Services, and Construction of Re22 search Facilities functions. 

23 ‘‘(d) Concurrent with the submission to the Congress 

24 of the President’s annual budget request in each year after 

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1 Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, the Director shall 

2 transmit to the Congress an update to the 3-year pro3 grammatic planning document transmitted under sub4 section (c), revised to cover the first 3 fiscal years after 

5 the date of that update.’’. 

6 SEC. 422. REPORT BY VISITING COMMITTEE. 

7 Section 10(h)(1) of the National Institute of Stand8 ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278(h)(1)) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘on or before January 31 in 

11 each year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 30 days after the 

12 submission to Congress of the President’s annual 

13 budget request in each year’’; and 

14 (2) by adding to the end the following: ‘‘Such 

15 report also shall comment on the programmatic 

16 planning document and updates thereto transmitted 

17 to the Congress by the Director under section 23(c) 

18 and (d).’’. 

19 SEC. 423. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP. 

20 (a) MEP ADVISORY BOARD.—Section 25 of the Na21 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

22 U.S.C. 278k) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing new subsection: 

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1 Partnership Advisory Board (in this Act referred to as the 

2 ‘MEP Advisory Board’). The MEP Advisory Board shall 

3 consist of 10 members broadly representative of stake4 holders, to be appointed by the Director. At least 2 mem5 bers shall be employed by or on an advisory board for the 

6 Centers, and at least 5 other members shall be from 

7 United States small businesses in the manufacturing sec8 tor. No member shall be an employee of the Federal Gov9 ernment. 

10 ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) or 

11 (C), the term of office of each member of the MEP Advi12 sory Board shall be 3 years. 

13 ‘‘(B) The original members of the MEP Advisory 

14 Board shall be appointed to 3 classes. One class of 3 mem15 bers shall have an initial term of 1 year, one class of 3 

16 members shall have an initial term of 2 years, and one 

17 class of 4 members shall have an initial term of 3 years. 

18 ‘‘(C) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occur19 ring prior to the expiration of the term for which his pred20 ecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remain21 der of such term. 

22 ‘‘(D) Any person who has completed two consecutive 

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1 year period following the expiration of the second such 

2 term. 

3 ‘‘(3) The MEP Advisory Board shall meet no less 

4 than 2 times annually, and provide to the Director— 

5 ‘‘(A) advice on Manufacturing Extension Part6 nership programs, plans, and policies; 

7 ‘‘(B) assessments of the soundness of Manufac8 turing Extension Partnership plans and strategies; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(C) assessments of current performance 

11 against Manufacturing Extension Partnership pro12 gram plans. 

13 ‘‘(4) In discharging its duties under this subsection, 

14 the MEP Advisory Board shall function solely in an advi15 sory capacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory 

16 Committee Act. 

17 ‘‘(5) The MEP Advisory Board shall transmit an an18 nual report to the Secretary for transmittal to the Con19 gress within 30 days after the submission to the Congress 

20 of the President’s annual budget request in each year. 

21 Such report shall address the status of the Manufacturing 

22 Extension Partnership program and comment on the rel23 evant sections of the programmatic planning document 

24 and updates thereto transmitted to the Congress by the 

25 Director under section 23(c) and (d).’’. 


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1 (b) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—Section 25(d) of the 

2 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

3 U.S.C. 278k(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—In addition to such 

5 sums as may be appropriated to the Secretary and Direc6 tor to operate the Centers program, the Secretary and Di7 rector also may accept funds from other Federal depart8 ments and agencies and under section 2(c)(7) from the 

9 private sector for the purpose of strengthening United 

10 States manufacturing. Such funds, if allocated to a Center 

11 or Centers, shall not be considered in the calculation of 

12 the Federal share of capital and annual operating and 

13 maintenance costs under subsection (c).’’. 

14 (c) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION CENTER COMPETI15 TIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 25 of the National Insti16 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), 

17 as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further 

18 amended by adding at the end the following new sub19 section: 

20 ‘‘(f) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— 

21 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall es22 tablish, within the Manufacturing Extension Part23 nership program under this section and section 26 

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1 participants described in paragraph (2) for the pur2 poses described in paragraph (3). 

3 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Participants receiving 

4 awards under this subsection shall be the Centers, or 

5 a consortium of such Centers. 

6 ‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program 

7 under this subsection is to develop projects to solve 

8 new or emerging manufacturing problems as deter9 mined by the Director, in consultation with the Di10 rector of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

11 program, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

12 Advisory Board, and small and medium-sized manu13 facturers. One or more themes for the competition 

14 may be identified, which may vary from year to year, 

15 depending on the needs of manufacturers and the 

16 success of previous competitions. These themes shall 

17 be related to projects associated with manufacturing 

18 extension activities, including supply chain integra19 tion and quality management, and including the 

20 transfer of technology based on the technological 

21 needs of manufacturers and available technologies 

22 from institutions of higher education, laboratories, 

23 and other technology producing entities, or extend 

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1 ‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for awards 

2 under this subsection shall be submitted in such 

3 manner, at such time, and containing such informa4 tion as the Director shall require, in consultation 

5 with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advi6 sory Board. 

7 ‘‘(5) SELECTION.—Awards under this sub8 section shall be peer reviewed and competitively 

9 awarded. The Director shall select proposals to re10 ceive awards— 

11 ‘‘(A) that utilize innovative or collaborative 

12 approaches to solving the problem described in 

13 the competition; 

14 ‘‘(B) that will improve the competitiveness 

15 of industries in the region in which the Center 

16 or Centers are located; and 

17 ‘‘(C) that will contribute to the long-term 

18 economic stability of that region. 

19 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION.—Recipients of 

20 awards under this subsection shall not be required 

21 to provide a matching contribution.’’. 

22 SEC. 424. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

23 Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and 

24 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is amended to read as 

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1 ‘‘TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM

2 ‘‘SEC. 28. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab3 lished in the Institute a Technology Innovation Program 

4 for the purpose of assisting United States businesses and 

5 institutions of higher education or other organizations, 

6 such as national laboratories and nonprofit research insti7 tutes, to accelerate the research and development and ap8 plication of challenging, high-risk, high-reward tech9 nologies in areas of critical national need that promise 

10 widespread economic benefits for the Nation. 

11 ‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make 

13 grants under this section for research and develop14 ment on high-risk, high-reward emerging and ena15 bling technologies (including any technological appli16 cation that uses biological systems, living organisms, 

17 or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or 

18 processes for specific use) that address critical na19 tional needs and have a wide breadth of potential 

20 application, and form an important technical basis 

21 for future innovations. Such grants shall be made 

22 to— 

23 ‘‘(A) eligible companies that are small- or 

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1 cluding having a leadership role in program2 matically steering the project and defining the 

3 research agenda; or 

4 ‘‘(B) joint ventures. 

5 ‘‘(2) SINGLE COMPANY GRANTS.—No grant 

6 made under paragraph (1)(A) shall exceed 

7 $3,000,000 over 3 years. The Federal share of a 

8 project funded by such a grant shall not be more 

9 than 50 percent of total project costs. An award 

10 under paragraph (1)(A) may be extended beyond 3 

11 years only if the Director transmits to the Com12 mittee on Science and Technology of the House of 

13 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

14 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a full and 

15 complete explanation of such award, including rea16 sons for exceeding 3 years. Federal funds granted 

17 under paragraph (1)(A) may be used only for direct 

18 costs and not for indirect costs, profits, or manage19 ment fees of a contractor. 

20 ‘‘(3) JOINT VENTURE GRANTS.—No grant made 

21 under paragraph (1)(B) shall exceed $9,000,000 

22 over 5 years. The Federal share of a project funded 

23 by such a grant shall not be more than 50 percent 

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1 ‘‘(c) AWARD CRITERIA.—The Director shall award 

2 grants under this section only to an eligible company— 

3 ‘‘(1) whose proposal has scientific and techno4 logical merit; 

5 ‘‘(2) whose application establishes that the pro6 posed technology has strong potential to generate 

7 substantial benefits to the Nation that extend sig8 nificantly beyond the direct return to the applicant; 

9 ‘‘(3) whose application establishes that the re10 search has strong potential for advancing the state11 of-the-art and contributing significantly to the 

12 United States scientific and technical knowledge 

13 base; 

14 ‘‘(4) whose application establishes that the re15 search is aimed at overcoming a scientific or techno16 logical barrier; 

17 ‘‘(5) who has provided a technical plan that 

18 clearly identifies the core innovation, the technical 

19 approach, major technical hurdles, and the attend20 ant risks, and that clearly establishes the feasibility 

21 of the technology through adequately detailed plans 

22 linked to major technical barriers; 

23 ‘‘(6) whose application establishes that the 

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1 search and development, has a high level of commit2 ment to the project, and has access to appropriate 

3 research facilities; 

4 ‘‘(7) whose proposal explains why Technology 

5 Innovation Program support is necessary; 

6 ‘‘(8) whose application includes a plan for ad7 vancing the technology into commercial use; and 

8 ‘‘(9) whose application assesses the project’s or9 ganizational structure and management plan. 

10 ‘‘(d) EXTERNAL REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.—In order 

11 to analyze the need for or the value of any proposal made 

12 by a joint venture or company requesting the Director’s 

13 assistance under this section, or to monitor the progress 

14 of any project which receives funds under this section, the 

15 Director shall consult with industry or other expert 

16 sources that do not have a proprietary or financial interest 

17 in the proposal or project. 

18 ‘‘(e) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OWNER19 SHIP.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Title to any intellectual 

21 property developed by a joint venture from assist22 ance provided under this section may vest in any 

23 participant in the joint venture, as agreed by the 

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1 The United States may reserve a nonexclusive, non2 transferable, irrevocable paid-up license, to have 

3 practiced for or on behalf of the United States in 

4 connection with any such intellectual property, but 

5 shall not in the exercise of such license publicly dis6 close proprietary information related to the license. 

7 Title to any such intellectual property shall not be 

8 transferred or passed, except to a participant in the 

9 joint venture, until the expiration of the first patent 

10 obtained in connection with such intellectual prop11 erty. 

12 ‘‘(2) LICENSING.—Nothing in this subsection 

13 shall be construed to prohibit the licensing to any 

14 company of intellectual property rights arising from 

15 assistance provided under this section. 

16 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub17 section, the term ‘intellectual property’ means an in18 vention patentable under title 35, United States 

19 Code, or any patent on such an invention, or any 

20 work for which copyright protection is available 

21 under title 17, United States Code. 

22 ‘‘(f) PROGRAM OPERATION.—Not later than 9 

23 months after the date of enactment of the Technology In24 novation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, the 

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1 ‘‘(1) establishing criteria for the selection of re2 cipients of assistance under this section; 

3 ‘‘(2) establishing procedures regarding financial 

4 reporting and auditing to ensure that contracts and 

5 awards are used for the purposes specified in this 

6 section, are in accordance with sound accounting 

7 practices, and are not funding existing or planned 

8 research programs that would be conducted in the 

9 same time period in the absence of financial assist10 ance under this section; and 

11 ‘‘(3) providing for appropriate dissemination of 

12 Technology Innovation Program research results. 

13 ‘‘(g) CONTINUATION OF ATP GRANTS.—The Direc14 tor shall, through the Technology Innovation Program, 

15 continue to provide support originally awarded under the 

16 Advanced Technology Program, in accordance with the 

17 terms of the original award. 

18 ‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATE AND FED19 ERAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—In carrying out this sec20 tion, the Director shall, as appropriate, coordinate with 

21 other senior State and Federal officials to ensure coopera22 tion and coordination in State and Federal technology pro23 grams and to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts. 

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1 carry out this section, the Secretary and the Director may 

2 accept funds from other Federal agencies to support 

3 awards under the Technology Innovation Program. Any 

4 award under this section which is supported with funds 

5 from other Federal agencies shall be selected and carried 

6 out according to the provisions of this section. 

7 ‘‘(j) TIP ADVISORY BOARD.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 

9 within the Institute a Technology Innovation Pro10 gram Advisory Board. The TIP Advisory Board 

11 shall consist of 10 members appointed by the Direc12 tor, at least 7 of which shall be from United States 

13 industry, chosen to reflect the wide diversity of tech14 nical disciplines and industrial sectors represented in 

15 Technology Innovation Program projects. No mem16 ber shall be an employee of the Federal Government. 

17 ‘‘(2) TERMS OF OFFICE.—(A) Except as pro18 vided in subparagraph (B) or (C), the term of office 

19 of each member of the TIP Advisory Board shall be 

20 3 years. 

21 ‘‘(B) The original members of the TIP Advisory 

22 Board shall be appointed to 3 classes. One class of 

23 3 members shall have an initial term of 1 year, one 

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1 years, and one class of 4 members shall have an ini2 tial term of 3 years. 

3 ‘‘(C) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 

4 occurring prior to the expiration of the term for 

5 which his predecessor was appointed shall be ap6 pointed for the remainder of such term. 

7 ‘‘(D) Any person who has completed two con8 secutive full terms of service on the TIP Advisory 

9 Board shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment 

10 during the one-year period following the expiration 

11 of the second such term. 

12 ‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The TIP Advisory Board shall 

13 meet no less than 2 times annually, and provide to 

14 the Director— 

15 ‘‘(A) advice on programs, plans, and poli16 cies of the Technology Innovation Program; 

17 ‘‘(B) reviews of the Technology Innovation 

18 Program’s efforts to assess its economic impact; 

19 ‘‘(C) reports on the general health of the 

20 program and its effectiveness in achieving its 

21 legislatively mandated mission; 

22 ‘‘(D) guidance on areas of technology that 

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1 ‘‘(E) recommendations as to whether, in 

2 order to better assess whether specific innova3 tions to be pursued are being adequately sup4 ported by the private sector, the Director could 

5 benefit from advice and information from addi6 tional industry and other expert sources without 

7 a proprietary or financial interest in proposals 

8 being evaluated. 

9 ‘‘(4) ADVISORY CAPACITY.—In discharging its 

10 duties under this subsection, the TIP Advisory 

11 Board shall function solely in an advisory capacity, 

12 in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 

13 Act. 

14 ‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORT.—The TIP Advisory 

15 Board shall transmit an annual report to the Sec16 retary for transmittal to the Congress within 30 

17 days after the submission to Congress of the Presi18 dent’s annual budget request in each year. Such re19 port shall address the status of the Technology In20 novation Program and comment on the relevant sec21 tions of the programmatic planning document and 

22 updates thereto transmitted to the Congress by the 

23 Director under section 23(c) and (d). 

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1 ‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible company’ means a com2 pany that is incorporated in the United States and 

3 does a majority of its business in the United States, 

4 and that either— 

5 ‘‘(A) is majority owned by citizens of the 

6 United States; or 

7 ‘‘(B) is owned by a parent company incor8 porated in another country and the Director 

9 finds that— 

10 ‘‘(i) the company’s participation in the 

11 Technology Innovation Program would be 

12 in the economic interest of the United 

13 States, as evidenced by— 

14 ‘‘(I) investments in the United 

15 States in research and manufacturing 

16 (including the manufacture of major 

17 components or subassemblies in the 

18 United States); 

19 ‘‘(II) significant contributions to 

20 employment in the United States; and 

21 ‘‘(III) agreement with respect to 

22 any technology arising from assistance 

23 provided under this section to promote 

24 the manufacture within the United 

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1 technology (taking into account the 

2 goals of promoting the competitive3 ness of United States industry); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the company is incorporated in a 

5 country which— 

6 ‘‘(I) affords to United States7 owned companies opportunities, com8 parable to those afforded to any other 

9 company, to participate in any joint 

10 venture similar to those receiving 

11 funding under this section; 

12 ‘‘(II) affords to United States13 owned companies local investment op14 portunities comparable to those af15 forded any other company; and 

16 ‘‘(III) affords adequate and effec17 tive protection for the intellectual 

18 property rights of United States19 owned companies; 

20 ‘‘(2) the term ‘high-risk, high-reward research’ 

21 means research that— 

22 ‘‘(A) has the potential for yielding results 

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1 ‘‘(B) addresses critical national needs re2 lated to technology and measurement stand3 ards; and 

4 ‘‘(C) is too novel or spans too diverse a 

5 range of disciplines to fare well in the tradi6 tional peer review process. 

7 ‘‘(3) the term ‘institution of higher education’ 

8 has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 

9 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

10 1001); 

11 ‘‘(4) the term ‘joint venture’ means a joint ven12 ture that— 

13 ‘‘(A) includes either— 

14 ‘‘(i) at least 2 separately owned for15 profit companies that are both substan16 tially involved in the project and both of 

17 which are contributing to the cost-sharing 

18 required under this section, with the lead 

19 entity of the joint venture being one of 

20 those companies that is a small or me21 dium-sized business; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) at least one small or medium23 sized business and one institution of higher 

24 education or other organization, such as a 

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1 institute, that are both substantially in2 volved in the project and both of which are 

3 contributing to the cost-sharing required 

4 under this section, with the lead entity of 

5 the joint venture being either that small or 

6 medium-sized business or that institution 

7 of higher education; and 

8 ‘‘(B) may include additional for-profit com9 panies, institutions of higher education, and 

10 other organizations, such as national labora11 tories and nonprofit research institutes, that 

12 may or may not contribute non-Federal funds 

13 to the project; and 

14 ‘‘(5) the term ‘TIP Advisory Board’ means the 

15 advisory board established under subsection (j).’’. 

16 SEC. 425. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS. 

17 Section 18 of the National Institute of Standards and 

18 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–l) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘up to 1 per centum of the’’ and inserting ‘‘up to 1.5 per20 cent of the’’. 

21 SEC. 426. COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING RESEARCH 

22 PILOT GRANTS. 

23 The National Institute of Standards and Technology 

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1 (1) by redesignating the first section 32 (15 

2 U.S.C. 271 note) as section 34 and moving it to the 

3 end of the Act; and 

4 (2) by inserting before the section moved by 

5 paragraph (1) the following new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 33. COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING RESEARCH 

7 PILOT GRANTS. 

8 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 

9 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall es10 tablish a pilot program of awards to partnerships 

11 among participants described in paragraph (2) for 

12 the purposes described in paragraph (3). Awards 

13 shall be made on a peer-reviewed, competitive basis. 

14 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Such partnerships shall 

15 include at least— 

16 ‘‘(A) 1 manufacturing industry partner; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(B) 1 nonindustry partner. 

19 ‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program 

20 under this section is to foster cost-shared collabora21 tions among firms, educational institutions, research 

22 institutions, State agencies, and nonprofit organiza23 tions to encourage the development of innovative, 

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1 conduct applied research to develop new manufac2 turing processes, techniques, or materials that would 

3 contribute to improved performance, productivity, 

4 and competitiveness of United States manufacturing, 

5 and build lasting alliances among collaborators. 

6 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION.—Awards under this 

7 section shall provide for not more than one-third of the 

8 costs of a partnership. Not more than an additional one9 third of such costs may be obtained directly or indirectly 

10 from other Federal sources. 

11 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for awards under 

12 this section shall be submitted in such manner, at such 

13 time, and containing such information as the Director 

14 shall require. Such applications shall describe at a min15 imum— 

16 ‘‘(1) how each partner will participate in devel17 oping and carrying out the research agenda of the 

18 partnership; 

19 ‘‘(2) the research that the grant would fund; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(3) how the research to be funded with the 

22 award would contribute to improved performance, 

23 productivity, and competitiveness of the United 

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1 ‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting applica2 tions for awards under this section, the Director shall con3 sider at a minimum— 

4 ‘‘(1) the degree to which projects will have a 

5 broad impact on manufacturing; 

6 ‘‘(2) the novelty and scientific and technical 

7 merit of the proposed projects; and 

8 ‘‘(3) the demonstrated capabilities of the appli9 cants to successfully carry out the proposed re10 search. 

11 ‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION.—In selecting applications under 

12 this section the Director shall ensure, to the extent prac13 ticable, a distribution of overall awards among a variety 

14 of manufacturing industry sectors and a range of firm 

15 sizes. 

16 ‘‘(f) DURATION.—In carrying out this section, the Di17 rector shall run a single pilot competition to solicit and 

18 make awards. Each award shall be for a 3-year period.’’. 

19 SEC. 427. MANUFACTURING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 

20 Section 18 of the National Institute of Standards and 

21 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–1) is amended— 

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

23 ‘‘The Director is authorized’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(b) MANUFACTURING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.— 

2 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To promote the devel3 opment of a robust research community working at 

4 the leading edge of manufacturing sciences, the Di5 rector shall establish a program to award— 

6 ‘‘(A) postdoctoral research fellowships at 

7 the Institute for research activities related to 

8 manufacturing sciences; and 

9 ‘‘(B) senior research fellowships to estab10 lished researchers in industry or at institutions 

11 of higher education who wish to pursue studies 

12 related to the manufacturing sciences at the In13 stitute. 

14 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for an 

15 award under this subsection, an individual shall sub16 mit an application to the Director at such time, in 

17 such manner, and containing such information as 

18 the Director may require. 

19 ‘‘(3) STIPEND LEVELS.—Under this subsection, 

20 the Director shall provide stipends for postdoctoral 

21 research fellowships at a level consistent with the 

22 National Institute of Standards and Technology 

23 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program, and sen24 ior research fellowships at levels consistent with sup25 port for a faculty member in a sabbatical position.’’. 


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1 SEC. 428. MEETINGS OF VISITING COMMITTEE ON AD2 VANCED TECHNOLOGY. 

3 Section 10(d) of the National Institute of Standards 

4 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278(d)) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘twice each year’’. 

6 SEC. 429. MANUFACTURING RESEARCH DATABASE. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Institute of 

8 Standards and Technology shall provide for the establish9 ment of a manufacturing research database to enable pri10 vate sector individuals and Federal officials to access a 

11 broad range of information on manufacturing research 

12 carried out with funding support from the Federal Gov13 ernment. 

14 (b) CONTENTS.—The database established under 

15 subsection (a) shall contain— 

16 (1) all publicly available information maintained 

17 by a Federal agency relating to manufacturing re18 search projects funded in whole or in part by the 

19 Federal Government; and 

20 (2) information about all Federal programs that 

21 may be of interest to manufacturers. 

22 (c) ACCESSIBILITY.—Information contained in the 

23 database shall be accessible in a manner to enable users 

24 of the database to easily retrieve information of specific 

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1 (d) FEES.—The National Institute of Standards and 

2 Technology may authorize charging a nominal fee for 

3 using the database to access information described in sub4 section (b)(1) as necessary to recover the costs of main5 taining the database. 

6 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute 

8 of Standards and Technology $2,000,000 for carrying out 

9 this section. 

10 Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 

11 SEC. 441. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS. 

12 Section 19 of the National Institute of Standards and 

13 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–2) is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘nor more than 60 new fellows’’ and inserting ‘‘nor 

15 more than 120 new fellows’’. 

16 SEC. 442. FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS CLARIFICATION. 

17 Section 2(b)(4) of the National Institute of Stand18 ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)(4)) is amend19 ed by inserting ‘‘and grants and cooperative agreements,’’ 

20 after ‘‘arrangements,’’. 

21 SEC. 443. WORKING CAPITAL FUND TRANSFERS. 

22 Section 12 of the National Institute of Standards and 

23 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278b) is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) AMOUNT AND SOURCE OF TRANSFERS.—Not 

2 more than one-quarter of one percent of the amounts ap3 propriated to the Institute for any fiscal year may be 

4 transferred to the fund, in addition to any other transfer 

5 authority. In addition, funds provided to the Institute 

6 from other Federal agencies for the purpose of production 

7 of Standard Reference Materials may be transferred to the 

8 fund.’’. 

9 SEC. 444. RETENTION OF DEPRECIATION SURCHARGE. 

10 Section 14 of the National Institute of Standards and 

11 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278d) is amended— 

12 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

13 ‘‘Within’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(b) RETENTION OF FEES.—The Director is author16 ized to retain all building use and depreciation surcharge 

17 fees collected pursuant to OMB Circular A–25. Such fees 

18 shall be collected and credited to the Construction of Re19 search Facilities Appropriation Account for use in mainte20 nance and repair of the Institute’s existing facilities.’’. 

21 SEC. 445. NON-ENERGY INVENTIONS PROGRAM. 

22 Section 27 of the National Institute of Standards and 

23 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278m) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 446. REDEFINITION OF THE METRIC SYSTEM. 

2 Section 3570 of the Revised Statues of the United 

3 States (derived from section 2 of the Act of July 28, 1866, 

4 entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Use of the Metric Sys5 tem of Weights and Measures’’ (15 U.S.C. 205; 14 Stat. 

6 339)) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 3570. METRIC SYSTEM DEFINED. 

8 ‘‘The metric system of measurement shall be defined 

9 as the International System of Units as established in 

10 1960, and subsequently maintained, by the General Con11 ference of Weights and Measures, and as interpreted or 

12 modified for the United States by the Secretary of Com13 merce.’’. 

14 SEC. 447. REPEAL OF REDUNDANT AND OBSOLETE AU15 THORITY. 

16 The Act of July 21, 1950, entitled ‘‘An Act To rede17 fine the units and establish the standards of electrical and 

18 photometric measurements’’ (15 U.S.C. 223 and 224) is 

19 repealed. 

20 SEC. 448. CLARIFICATION OF STANDARD TIME AND TIME 

21 ZONES. 

22 (a) Section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918, (com23 monly known as the ‘‘Calder Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 261) is 

24 amended— 

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1 vided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 

2 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a), the standard time of the 

3 first zone shall be Coordinated Universal Time re4 tarded by 4 hours; that of the second zone retarded 

5 by 5 hours; that of the third zone retarded by 6 

6 hours; that of the four zone retarded by 7 hours; 

7 that of the fifth zone retarded by 8 hours; that of 

8 the sixth zone retarded by 9 hours; that of the sev9 enth zone retarded by 10 hours; that of the eighth 

10 zone retarded by 11 hours; and that of the ninth 

11 zone shall be Coordinated Universal Time advanced 

12 by 10 hours.’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In this 

14 section, the term ‘Coordinated Universal Time’ 

15 means the time scale maintained through the Gen16 eral Conference of Weights and Measures and inter17 preted or modified for the United States by the Sec18 retary of Commerce in coordination with the Sec19 retary of the Navy.’’. 

20 (b) Section 3 of the Act of March 19, 1918, (com21 monly known as the ‘‘Calder Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 264) is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘third zone’’ and inserting ‘‘fourth 

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1 SEC. 449. PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT2 TENT SERVICES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In4 stitute of Standards and Technology may procure the tem5 porary or intermittent services of experts or consultants 

6 (or organizations thereof) in accordance with section 

7 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code to assist on urgent 

8 or short-term research projects. 

9 (b) EXTENT OF AUTHORITY.—A procurement under 

10 this section may not exceed 1 year in duration, and the 

11 Director shall procure no more than 200 experts and con12 sultants per year. 

13 (c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 

14 after September 30, 2010. 

15 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

17 General shall report to the Committee on Science and 

18 Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com19 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

20 Senate on whether additional safeguards would be needed 

21 with respect to the use of authorities granted under this 

22 section if such authorities were to be made permanent. 

23 SEC. 450. MALCOLM BALDRIGE AWARDS. 

24 Section 17(c)(3) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 

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1 ‘‘(3) In any year, not more than 18 awards may be 

2 made under this section to recipients who have not pre3 viously received an award under this section, and no award 

4 shall be made within any category described in paragraph 

5 (1) if there are no qualifying enterprises in that cat6 egory.’’. 

7 TITLE V—HIGH-PERFORMANCE 

8 COMPUTING 

9 SEC. 501. HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING RESEARCH 

10 AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

11 Title I of the High-Performance Computing Act of 

12 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amended— 

13 (1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘AND 

14 THE NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDU15 CATION NETWORK’’ and inserting ‘‘RE16 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 

17 (2) in section 101(a)— 

18 (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

19 of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) provide for long-term basic and applied re21 search on high-performance computing; 

22 ‘‘(B) provide for research and development on, 

23 and demonstration of, technologies to advance the 

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1 ‘‘(C) provide for sustained access by the re2 search community in the United States to high-per3 formance computing systems that are among the 

4 most advanced in the world in terms of performance 

5 in solving scientific and engineering problems, in6 cluding provision for technical support for users of 

7 such systems; 

8 ‘‘(D) provide for efforts to increase software 

9 availability, productivity, capability, security, port10 ability, and reliability; 

11 ‘‘(E) provide for high-performance networks, in12 cluding experimental testbed networks, to enable re13 search and development on, and demonstration of, 

14 advanced applications enabled by such networks; 

15 ‘‘(F) provide for computational science and en16 gineering research on mathematical modeling and al17 gorithms for applications in all fields of science and 

18 engineering; 

19 ‘‘(G) provide for the technical support of, and 

20 research and development on, high-performance 

21 computing systems and software required to address 

22 Grand Challenges; 

23 ‘‘(H) provide for educating and training addi24 tional undergraduate and graduate students in soft25 ware engineering, computer science, computer and 


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1 network security, applied mathematics, library and 

2 information science, and computational science; and 

3 ‘‘(I) provide for improving the security of com4 puting and networking systems, including Federal 

5 systems, including research required to establish se6 curity standards and practices for these systems.’’; 

7 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig8 nating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 

9 (2) and (3), respectively; 

10 (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated 

11 by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph— 

12 (i) by striking subparagraph (B); 

13 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

14 (A) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and 

15 (F), respectively; 

16 (iii) by inserting before subparagraph 

17 (D), as so redesignated by clause (ii) of 

18 this subparagraph, the following new sub19 paragraphs: 

20 ‘‘(A) establish the goals and priorities for Fed21 eral high-performance computing research, develop22 ment, networking, and other activities; 

23 ‘‘(B) establish Program Component Areas that 

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1 (A), and identify the Grand Challenges that the Pro2 gram should address; 

3 ‘‘(C) provide for interagency coordination of 

4 Federal high-performance computing research, devel5 opment, networking, and other activities undertaken 

6 pursuant to the Program;’’; and 

7 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 

8 (D), as so redesignated by clause (ii) of 

9 this subparagraph, the following new sub10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(E) develop and maintain a research, develop12 ment, and deployment roadmap for the provision of 

13 high-performance computing systems under para14 graph (1)(C); and’’; and 

15 (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated 

16 by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A)’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(D)’’; 

19 (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

20 read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(A) provide a detailed description of the Pro22 gram Component Areas, including a description of 

23 any changes in the definition of or activities under 

24 the Program Component Areas from the preceding 

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1 scription of Grand Challenges supported under the 

2 Program;’’; 

3 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

4 ‘‘specific activities’’ and all that follows 

5 through ‘‘the Network’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘each Program Component Area’’; 

7 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

8 ‘‘and for each Program Component Area’’ 

9 after ‘‘participating in the Program’’; 

10 (v) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

11 ‘‘applies;’’ and inserting ‘‘applies; and’’; 

12 (vi) by striking subparagraph (E) and 

13 redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub14 paragraph (E); and 

15 (vii) in subparagraph (E), as so redes16 ignated by clause (vi) of this subpara17 graph, by inserting ‘‘and the extent to 

18 which the Program incorporates the rec19 ommendations of the advisory committee 

20 established under subsection (b)’’ after 

21 ‘‘for the Program’’; 

22 (3) by striking subsection (b) of section 101 

23 and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—(1) The President 

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1 computing consisting of non-Federal members, including 

2 representatives of the research, education, and library 

3 communities, network providers, and industry, who are 

4 specially qualified to provide the Director with advice and 

5 information on high-performance computing. The rec6 ommendations of the advisory committee shall be consid7 ered in reviewing and revising the Program. The advisory 

8 committee shall provide the Director with an independent 

9 assessment of— 

10 ‘‘(A) progress made in implementing the Pro11 gram; 

12 ‘‘(B) the need to revise the Program; 

13 ‘‘(C) the balance between the components of the 

14 Program, including funding levels for the Program 

15 Component Areas; 

16 ‘‘(D) whether the research and development un17 dertaken pursuant to the Program is helping to 

18 maintain United States leadership in high-perform19 ance computing and networking technology; and 

20 ‘‘(E) other issues identified by the Director. 

21 ‘‘(2) In addition to the duties outlined in paragraph 

22 (1), the advisory committee shall conduct periodic evalua23 tions of the funding, management, coordination, imple24 mentation, and activities of the Program, and shall report 

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1 Committee on Science and Technology of the House of 

2 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

3 Science, and Transportation of the Senate on its findings 

4 and recommendations. The first report shall be due within 

5 one year after the date of enactment of this paragraph. 

6 ‘‘(3) Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

7 Act shall not apply to the advisory committee established 

8 by this subsection.’’; and 

9 (4) in section 101(c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘Pro10 gram or’’ and inserting ‘‘Program Component Areas 

11 or’’. 

12 SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

13 Section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

14 of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5503) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and multi16 disciplinary teams of researchers’’ after ‘‘high-per17 formance computing resources’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘scientific workstations,’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘(including vector super21 computers and large scale parallel systems)’’; 

22 (C) by striking ‘‘and applications’’ and in23 serting ‘‘applications’’; and 

24 (D) by inserting ‘‘, and the management of 

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1 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘packet 

2 switched’’; 

3 (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

4 (5); 

5 (5) by striking the period at the end of para6 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (6) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(7) ‘Program Component Areas’ means the 

10 major subject areas under which are grouped related 

11 individual projects and activities carried out under 

12 the Program.’’. 

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