IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2225 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 12, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

AN ACT 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 

2024, 2025, and 2026 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Foundation for the Future Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) Over the past seven decades, the National 

7 Science Foundation has played a critical role in ad8 vancing the United States academic research enter9 prise by supporting fundamental research and edu10 cation across science and engineering disciplines. 

11 (2) Discoveries enabled by sustained investment 

12 in fundamental research and the education of the 

13 United States science and engineering workforce 

14 have led to transformational innovations and 

15 spawned new industries. 

16 (3) While the traditional approach to invest17 ment in research has delivered myriad benefits to so18 ciety, a concerted effort is needed to ensure the ben19 efits of federally funded science and engineering are 

20 enjoyed by all Americans. 

21 (4) As countries around the world increase in22 vestments in research and STEM education, United 

23 States global leadership in science and engineering is 

24 eroding, posing significant risks to economic com25 petitiveness, national security, and public well-being. 


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1 (5) To address major societal challenges and 

2 sustain United States leadership in innovation, the 

3 Federal Government must increase investments in 

4 research, broaden participation in the STEM work5 force, and bolster collaborations among universities, 

6 National Laboratories, field stations and marine lab7 oratories, companies, labor organizations, non-profit 

8 funders of research, local policymakers, civil societies 

9 and stakeholder communities, and international 

10 partners. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) ACADEMIES.—The term ‘‘Academies’’ 

14 means the National Academies of Sciences, Engi15 neering, and Medicine. 

16 (2) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘ar17 tificial intelligence’’ has the meaning given such 

18 term in section 5002 of the William M. (MAC) 

19 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

20 Fiscal Year 2021. 

21 (3) AWARDEE.—The term ‘‘awardee’’ means 

22 the legal entity to which Federal assistance is 

23 awarded and that is accountable to the Federal Gov24 ernment for the use of the funds provided. 


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1 (4) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na2 tional Science Board. 

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

4 the Director of the National Science Foundation. 

5 (6) EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTION.—The 

6 term ‘‘emerging research institution’’ means an in7 stitution of higher education with an established un8 dergraduate student program that has, on average 

9 for 3 years prior to the time of application for an 

10 award, received less than $35,000,000 in Federal re11 search funding. 

12 (7) FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENCY.—The term 

13 ‘‘Federal research agency’’ means any Federal agen14 cy with an annual extramural research expenditure 

15 of over $100,000,000. 

16 (8) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

17 means the National Science Foundation. 

18 (9) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI19 VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 

20 university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 

21 institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 

22 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

23 (10) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

24 The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 


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1 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

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

3 (11) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 

4 organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 

5 section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

6 U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term shall also in7 clude— 

8 (A) any organization composed of labor or9 ganizations, such as a labor union federation or 

10 a State or municipal labor body; and 

11 (B) any organization which would be in12 cluded in the definition for such term under 

13 such section (5) but for the fact that the orga14 nization represents— 

15 (i) individuals employed by the United 

16 States, any wholly owned Government cor17 poration, any Federal Reserve Bank, or 

18 any State or political subdivision thereof; 

19 (ii) individuals employed by persons 

20 subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 

21 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or 

22 (iii) individuals employed as agricul23 tural laborers. 

24 (12) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

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1 panic-serving institution, an Alaska Native-serving 

2 institution, a Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, a 

3 Predominantly Black Institution, an Asian American 

4 and Native American Pacific Islander-serving insti5 tution, or a Native American-serving nontribal insti6 tution as described in section 371 of the Higher 

7 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 

8 (13) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

9 ‘‘non-profit organization’’ means an organization 

10 which is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Inter11 nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 

12 under section 501(a) of such code. 

13 (14) NSF INCLUDES.—The term ‘‘NSF in14 cludes’’ means the initiative carried out under sec15 tion 6(c). 

16 (15) PREK-12.—The term ‘‘preK-12’’ means 

17 pre-kindergarten through grade 12. 

18 (16) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AWARD.— 

19 The term ‘‘research and development award’’ means 

20 support provided to an individual or entity by a Fed21 eral research agency to carry out research and devel22 opment activities, which may include support in the 

23 form of a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or 

24 other such transaction. The term does not include a 

25 grant, contract, agreement or other transaction for 


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1 the procurement of goods or services to meet the ad2 ministrative needs of a Federal research agency. 

3 (17) SKILLED TECHNICAL WORK.—The term 

4 ‘‘skilled technical work’’ means an occupation that 

5 requires a high level of knowledge in a technical do6 main and does not require a bachelor’s degree for 

7 entry. 

8 (18) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ has the 

9 meaning given the term in section 2 of the America 

10 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 

11 U.S.C. 6621 note). 

12 (19) STEM EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘STEM 

13 education’’ has the meaning given the term in sec14 tion 2 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (42 

15 U.S.C. 6621 note). 

16 (20) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

17 term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ has the meaning 

18 given such term in section 316 of the Higher Edu19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c). 

20 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 

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

23 appropriated to the Foundation $12,504,890,000 for 

24 fiscal year 2022. 


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1 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

2 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

3 (A) $10,025,000,000 shall be made avail4 able to carry out research and related activities, 

5 of which— 

6 (i) $55,000,000 shall be for the Mid7 Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

8 and 

9 (ii) $1,400,000,000 shall be for the 

10 Directorate for Science and Engineering 

11 Solutions; 

12 (B) $1,583,160,000 shall be made avail13 able for education and human resources, of 

14 which— 

15 (i) $73,700,000 shall be for the Rob16 ert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; 

17 (ii) $59,500,000 shall be for the NSF 

18 Research Traineeship Program; 

19 (iii) $416,300,000 shall be for the 

20 Graduate Research Fellowship Program; 

21 and 

22 (iv) $70,000,000 shall be for the 

23 Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Pro24 gram; 


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1 (C) $249,000,000 shall be made available 

2 for major research equipment and facilities con3 struction, of which $76,250,000 shall be for the 

4 Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

5 (D) $620,000,000 shall be made available 

6 for agency operations and award management; 

7 (E) $4,620,000 shall be made available for 

8 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

9 (F) $23,120,000 shall be made available 

10 for the Office of the Inspector General. 

11 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2023.— 

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

13 appropriated to the Foundation $14,620,800,000 for 

14 fiscal year 2023. 

15 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

16 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) $11,870,000,000 shall be made avail18 able to carry out research and related activities, 

19 of which— 

20 (i) $60,000,000 shall be for the Mid21 Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

22 and 

23 (ii) $2,300,000,000 shall be for the 

24 Directorate for Science and Engineering 

25 Solutions; 


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1 (B) $1,654,520,000 shall be made avail2 able for education and human resources, of 

3 which— 

4 (i) $80,400,000 shall be for the Rob5 ert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; 

6 (ii) $64,910,000 shall be for the NSF 

7 Research Traineeship Program; 

8 (iii) $454,140,000 shall be for the 

9 Graduate Research Fellowship Program; 

10 and 

11 (iv) $72,000,000 shall be for the 

12 Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Pro13 gram; 

14 (C) $355,000,000 shall be made available 

15 for major research equipment and facilities con16 struction, of which $80,000,000 shall be for the 

17 Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

18 (D) $710,000,000 shall be made available 

19 for agency operations and award management; 

20 (E) $4,660,000 shall be made available for 

21 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

22 (F) $26,610,000 shall be made available 

23 for the Office of the Inspector General. 

24 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2024.— 


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

2 appropriated to the Foundation $15,945,020,000 for 

3 fiscal year 2024. 

4 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

5 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) $13,050,000,000 shall be made avail7 able to carry out research and related activities, 

8 of which— 

9 (i) $70,000,000 shall be for the Mid10 Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

11 and 

12 (ii) $2,900,000,000 shall be for the 

13 Directorate for Science and Engineering 

14 Solutions; 

15 (B) $1,739,210,000 shall be made avail16 able for education and human resources, of 

17 which— 

18 (i) $87,100,000 shall be for the Rob19 ert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; 

20 (ii) $70,320,000 shall be for the NSF 

21 Research Traineeship Program; 

22 (iii) $491,990,000 shall be for the 

23 Graduate Research Fellowship Program; 

24 and 


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1 (iv) $78,000,000 shall be for the 

2 Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Pro3 gram; 

4 (C) $370,000,000 shall be made available 

5 for major research equipment and facilities con6 struction, of which $85,000,000 shall be for the 

7 Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

8 (D) $750,000,000 shall be made available 

9 for agency operations and award management; 

10 (E) $4,700,000 shall be made available for 

11 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

12 (F) $31,110,000 shall be made available 

13 for the Office of the Inspector General. 

14 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2025.— 

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

16 appropriated to the Foundation $17,004,820,000 for 

17 fiscal year 2025. 

18 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

19 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) $14,000,000,000 shall be made avail21 able to carry out research and related activities, 

22 of which— 

23 (i) $75,000,000 shall be for the Mid24 Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

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1 (ii) $3,250,000,000 shall be for the 

2 Directorate for Science and Engineering 

3 Solutions; 

4 (B) $1,823,470,000 shall be made avail5 able for education and human resources, of 

6 which— 

7 (i) $93,800,000 shall be for the Rob8 ert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; 

9 (ii) $75,730,000 shall be for the NSF 

10 Research Traineeship Program; 

11 (iii) $529,830,000 shall be for the 

12 Graduate Research Fellowship Program; 

13 and 

14 (iv) $84,000,000 shall be for the 

15 Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Pro16 gram; 

17 (C) $372,000,000 shall be made available 

18 for major research equipment and facilities con19 struction, of which $90,000,000 shall be for the 

20 Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

21 (D) $770,000,000 shall be made available 

22 for agency operations and award management; 

23 (E) $4,740,000 shall be made available for 

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1 (F) $34,610,000 shall be made available 

2 for the Office of the Inspector General. 

3 (e) FISCAL YEAR 2026.— 

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

5 appropriated to the Foundation $17,939,490,000 for 

6 fiscal year 2026. 

7 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 

8 authorized under paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) $14,800,000,000 shall be made avail10 able to carry out research and related activities, 

11 of which— 

12 (i) $80,000,000 shall be for the Mid13 Scale Research Infrastructure Program; 

14 and 

15 (ii) $3,400,000,000 shall be for the 

16 Directorate for Science and Engineering 

17 Solutions; 

18 (B) $1,921,600,000 shall be made avail19 able for education and human resources, of 

20 which— 

21 (i) $100,500,000 shall be for the Rob22 ert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; 

23 (ii) $81,140,000 shall be for the NSF 

24 Research Traineeship Program; 


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1 (iii) $567,680,000 shall be for the 

2 Graduate Research Fellowship Program; 

3 and 

4 (iv) $90,000,000 shall be for the 

5 Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Pro6 gram; 

7 (C) $375,000,000 shall be made available 

8 for major research equipment and facilities con9 struction, of which $100,000,000 shall be for 

10 the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Pro11 gram; 

12 (D) $800,000,000 shall be made available 

13 for agency operations and award management; 

14 (E) $4,780,000 shall be made available for 

15 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

16 (F) $38,110,000 shall be made available 

17 for the Office of the Inspector General. 

18 SEC. 5. STEM EDUCATION. 

19 (a) PREK-12 STEM EDUCATION.— 

20 (1) DECADAL SURVEY OF STEM EDUCATION RE21 SEARCH.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into 

23 a contract with the Academies to review and assess 

24 the status and opportunities for PreK–12 STEM 


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1 education research and make recommendations for 

2 research priorities over the next decade. 

3 (2) SCALING INNOVATIONS IN PREK-12 STEM

4 EDUCATION.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es6 tablish a program to award grants, on a com7 petitive basis, to institutions of higher edu8 cation or non-profit organizations (or consortia 

9 of such institutions or organizations) to estab10 lish no fewer than 3 multidisciplinary Centers 

11 for Transformative Education Research and 

12 Translation (in this section referred to as ‘‘Cen13 ters’’) to support research and development on 

14 widespread and sustained implementation of 

15 STEM education innovations. 

16 (B) APPLICATION.—An institution of high17 er education or non-profit organization (or a 

18 consortium of such institutions or organiza19 tions) seeking funding under subparagraph (A) 

20 shall submit an application to the Director at 

21 such time, in such manner, and containing such 

22 information as the Director may require. The 

23 application shall include, at a minimum, a de24 scription of how the proposed Center will— 


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1 (i) establish partnerships among aca2 demic institutions, local or State education 

3 agencies, and other relevant stakeholders 

4 in supporting programs and activities to 

5 facilitate the widespread and sustained im6 plementation of promising, evidence-based 

7 STEM education practices, models, pro8 grams, curriculum, and technologies; 

9 (ii) support enhanced STEM edu10 cation infrastructure, including 

11 cyberlearning technologies, to facilitate the 

12 widespread adoption of promising, evi13 dence-based practices; 

14 (iii) support research and development 

15 on scaling practices, partnerships, and al16 ternative models to current approaches, in17 cluding approaches sensitive to the unique 

18 combinations of capabilities, resources, and 

19 needs of varying localities, educators, and 

20 learners; 

21 (iv) include a focus on the learning 

22 needs of under resourced schools and 

23 learners in low-resource or underachieving 

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1 quality curriculum that engages these 

2 learners in the knowledge and practices of 

3 STEM fields; 

4 (v) include a focus on the learning 

5 needs and unique challenges facing stu6 dents with disabilities; and 

7 (vi) support research and development 

8 on scaling practices and models to support 

9 and sustain highly-qualified STEM edu10 cators in urban and rural communities. 

11 (C) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In 

12 awarding a grant under this paragraph, the Di13 rector may also consider the extent to which the 

14 proposed Center will— 

15 (i) leverage existing collaborations, 

16 tools, and strategies supported by the 

17 Foundation, including NSF INCLUDES 

18 and the Convergence Accelerators; 

19 (ii) support research on and the devel20 opment and scaling of innovative ap21 proaches to distance learning and edu22 cation for various student populations; 

23 (iii) support education innovations 

24 that leverage new technologies or deepen 


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1 understanding of the impact of technology 

2 on educational systems; and 

3 (iv) include a commitment from local 

4 or State education administrators to mak5 ing the proposed reforms and activities a 

6 priority. 

7 (D) PARTNERSHIP.—In carrying out the 

8 program under subparagraph (A), the Director 

9 shall explore opportunities to partner with the 

10 Department of Education, including through 

11 jointly funding activities under this paragraph. 

12 (E) ANNUAL MEETING.—The Director 

13 shall encourage and facilitate an annual meet14 ing of the Centers to foster collaboration among 

15 the Centers and to further disseminate the re16 sults of the Centers’ activities. 

17 (F) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 

19 shall submit to Congress a report describing the 

20 activities carried out pursuant to this para21 graph that includes— 

22 (i) a description of the focus and pro23 posed goals of each Center; and 


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1 (ii) an assessment of the program’s 

2 success in helping to promote scalable solu3 tions in PreK-12 STEM education. 

4 (3) NATIONAL ACADEMIES STUDY.—Not later 

5 than 45 days after the date of enactment of this 

6 Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with 

7 the Academies to conduct a study to— 

8 (A) review the research literature and iden9 tify research gaps regarding the interconnected 

10 factors that foster and hinder successful imple11 mentation of promising, evidence-based PreK12 12 STEM education innovations at the local, 

13 regional, and national level; 

14 (B) present a compendium of promising, 

15 evidence-based PreK-12 STEM education prac16 tices, models, programs, and technologies; 

17 (C) identify barriers to widespread and 

18 sustained implementation of such innovations; 

19 and 

20 (D) make recommendations to the Founda21 tion, the Department of Education, the Na22 tional Science and Technology Council’s Com23 mittee on Science, Technology, Engineering, 

24 and Mathematics Education, State and local 


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1 educational agencies, and other relevant stake2 holders on measures to address such barriers. 

3 (4) SUPPORTING PRE-K–8 INFORMAL STEM OP4 PORTUNITIES.—Section 3 of the STEM Education 

5 Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 1862q) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(c) PRE-K–8 INFORMAL STEM PROGRAM.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na9 tional Science Foundation shall provide grants to in10 stitutions of higher education or a non-profit organi11 zations (or a consortia of such intuitions or organi12 zation) on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis for re13 search on programming that engages students in 

14 grades PREK-8, including underrepresented and 

15 rural students, in STEM in order to prepare such 

16 students to pursue degrees or careers in STEM. 

17 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under 

19 this section shall be used toward research to ad20 vance the engagement of students, including 

21 underrepresented and rural students, in grades 

22 PREK-8 in STEM through providing before23 school, after-school, out-of-school, or summer 

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1 courage interest, engagement, and skills devel2 opment for students in STEM. 

3 ‘‘(B) PERMITTED ACTIVITIES.—The activi4 ties described in subparagraph (A) may in5 clude— 

6 ‘‘(i) the provision of programming de7 scribed in such subparagraph for the pur8 pose of research described in such subpara9 graph; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the use of a variety of engage11 ment methods, including cooperative and 

12 hands-on learning; 

13 ‘‘(iii) exposure of students to role 

14 models in the fields of STEM and near15 peer mentors; 

16 ‘‘(iv) training of informal learning 

17 educators, youth-serving professionals, and 

18 volunteers who lead informal STEM pro19 grams in using evidence-based methods 

20 consistent with the target student popu21 lation being served; 

22 ‘‘(v) education of students on the rel23 evance and significance of STEM careers, 

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1 dents make real-world connections to 

2 STEM content; 

3 ‘‘(vi) the attendance of students at 

4 events, competitions, and academic pro5 grams to provide content expertise and en6 courage career exposure in STEM, which 

7 may include the purchase of parts and sup8 plies needed to participate in such competi9 tions; 

10 ‘‘(vii) activities designed to engage 

11 parents and families of students in grades 

12 PREK-8 in STEM; 

13 ‘‘(viii) innovative strategies to engage 

14 students, such as using leadership skills 

15 and outcome measures to impart youth 

16 with the confidence to pursue STEM 

17 coursework and academic study; 

18 ‘‘(ix) coordination with STEM-rich 

19 environments, including other nonprofit, 

20 nongovernmental organizations, out-of21 classroom settings, single-gender environ22 ments, institutions of higher education, vo23 cational facilities, corporations, museums, 

24 or science centers; and 


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1 ‘‘(x) the acquisition of instructional 

2 materials or technology-based tools to con3 duct applicable grant activity. 

4 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—An applicant seeking 

5 funding under the section shall submit an applica6 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 

7 such information as may be required. Applications 

8 that include or partner with a nonprofit, nongovern9 mental organization that has extensive experience 

10 and expertise in increasing the participation of stu11 dents in PREK-8 in STEM are encouraged. The ap12 plication may include the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) A description of the target audience 

14 to be served by the research activity or activi15 ties for which such funding is sought. 

16 ‘‘(B) A description of the process for re17 cruitment and selection of students to partici18 pate in such activities. 

19 ‘‘(C) A description of how such activity or 

20 activities may inform programming that en21 gages students in grades PREK-8 in STEM. 

22 ‘‘(D) A description of how such activity or 

23 activities may inform programming that pro24 motes student academic achievement in STEM. 


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1 ‘‘(E) An evaluation plan that includes, at 

2 a minimum, the use of outcome-oriented meas3 ures to determine the impact and efficacy of 

4 programming being researched. 

5 ‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS.—Each recipient of a grant 

6 under this section shall provide, at the conclusion of 

7 every year during which the grant funds are re8 ceived, an evaluation in a form prescribed by the Di9 rector. 

10 ‘‘(5) ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.— 

11 ‘‘(A) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—The Direc12 tor shall evaluate the activities established 

13 under this section. Such evaluation shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) use a common set of benchmarks 

15 and tools to assess the results of research 

16 conducted under such grants; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, inte18 grate the findings of the research resulting 

19 from the activity or activities funded 

20 through the grant with the current re21 search on serving students with respect to 

22 the pursuit of degrees or careers in STEM, 

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1 ‘‘(B) REPORT ON EVALUATIONS.—Not 

2 later than 180 days after the completion of the 

3 evaluation under subparagraph (A), the Direc4 tor shall submit to Congress and make widely 

5 available to the public a report that includes— 

6 ‘‘(i) the results of the evaluation; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) any recommendations for admin8 istrative and legislative action that could 

9 optimize the effectiveness of the program 

10 under this section. 

11 ‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sec12 tion, the Director shall, for purposes of enhancing 

13 program effectiveness and avoiding duplication of ac14 tivities, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with the 

15 programs and policies of other relevant Federal 

16 agencies.’’. 

17 (b) UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION.— 

18 (1) RESEARCH ON STEM EDUCATION AND

19 WORKFORCE NEEDS.—The Director shall award 

20 grants, on a competitive basis, to four-year institu21 tions of higher education or non-profit organizations 

22 (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to 

23 support research and development activities to— 

24 (A) encourage greater collaboration and 

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1 cation and industry to enhance education, foster 

2 hands-on learn experiences, and improve align3 ment with workforce needs; 

4 (B) understand the current composition of 

5 the STEM workforce and the factors that influ6 ence growth, retention, and development of that 

7 workforce; 

8 (C) increase the size, diversity, capability, 

9 and flexibility of the STEM workforce; and 

10 (D) increase dissemination and widespread 

11 adoption of effective practices in undergraduate 

12 education and workforce development. 

13 (2) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION

14 PROGRAM UPDATE.—Section 3(b) of the Scientific 

15 and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 

16 1862i(b)) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL COORDINATION NETWORK FOR

18 SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The Director 

19 shall award grants to institutions of higher education, 

20 non-profit organizations, and associate-degree granting 

21 colleges (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) 

22 to establish a network of centers for science and technical 

23 education. The centers shall— 

24 ‘‘(1) coordinate research, training, and edu25 cation activities funded by awards under subsection 


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1 (a) and share information and best practices across 

2 the network of awardees; 

3 ‘‘(2) serve as a national and regional clearing4 house and resource to communicate and coordinate 

5 research, training, and educational activities across 

6 disciplinary, organizational, geographic, and inter7 national boundaries and disseminate best practices; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(3) develop national and regional partnerships 

10 between PreK–12 schools, two-year colleges, institu11 tions of higher education, workforce development 

12 programs, labor organizations, and industry to meet 

13 workforce needs.’’. 

14 (3) INNOVATIONS IN STEM EDUCATION AT COM15 MUNITY COLLEGES.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 

17 award grants on a merit-reviewed, competitive 

18 basis to institutions of higher education or non19 profit organizations (or consortia of such insti20 tutions or organizations) to advance research on 

21 the nature of learning and teaching at commu22 nity colleges and to improve outcomes for stu23 dents who enter the workforce upon completion 

24 of their STEM degree or credential or transfer 

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1 (i) examining how to scale up success2 ful programs at Community Colleges that 

3 are improving student outcomes in 

4 foundational STEM courses; 

5 (ii) supporting research on effective 

6 STEM teaching practices in community 

7 college settings; 

8 (iii) designing and developing new 

9 STEM curricula; 

10 (iv) providing STEM students with 

11 hands-on training and research experi12 ences, internships, and other experiential 

13 learning opportunities; 

14 (v) increasing access to high quality 

15 STEM education through new tech16 nologies; 

17 (vi) re-skilling or up-skilling incum18 bent workers for new STEM jobs; 

19 (vii) building STEM career and seam20 less transfer pathways; and 

21 (viii) developing novel mechanisms to 

22 identify and recruit talent into STEM pro23 grams, in particular talent from groups 

24 historically underrepresented in STEM. 


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1 (B) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out ac2 tivities under this paragraph, the Director shall 

3 encourage applications to develop, enhance, or 

4 expand cooperative STEM education and train5 ing partnerships between institutions of higher 

6 education, industry, and labor organizations. 

7 (c) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL MANUFACTURING

8 ACT.— 

9 (1) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the 

10 Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 

11 U.S.C. 1862h) is amended— 

12 (A) in subsection (a)— 

13 (i) in paragraph (3), by striking 

14 ‘‘science, mathematics, and technology’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘science, technology, engi16 neering, and mathematics or STEM’’; 

17 (ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 

18 ‘‘educated’’ and before ‘‘trained’’; and 

19 (iii) in paragraph (5), by striking 

20 ‘‘scientific and technical education and 

21 training’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM education 

22 and training’’; and 

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1 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking 

2 ‘‘mathematics and science’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘STEM fields’’; and 

4 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 

5 ‘‘mathematics and science instruction’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘STEM instruction’’. 

7 (2) MODERNIZING REFERENCES TO STEM.— 

8 Section 3 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology 

9 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i) is amended— 

10 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

12 ’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM EDUCATION’’; 

13 (B) in subsection (a)— 

14 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik15 ing ‘‘SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDU16 CATION ’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM EDU17 CATION’’; 

18 (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph 

19 (1)— 

20 (I) by inserting ‘‘and education 

21 to prepare the skilled technical work22 force to meet workforce demands’’ be23 fore ‘‘, and to improve’’; 

24 (II) by striking ‘‘core education 

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1 and inserting ‘‘core education courses 

2 in STEM fields’’; 

3 (III) by inserting ‘‘veterans and 

4 individuals engaged in’’ before ‘‘work 

5 in the home’’; and 

6 (IV) by inserting ‘‘and on build7 ing a pathway from secondary schools, 

8 to associate-degree-granting institu9 tions, to careers that require technical 

10 training’’ before ‘‘, and shall be de11 signed’’; 

12 (iii) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (I) by inserting ‘‘and study’’ 

14 after ‘‘development’’; and 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘core science and 

16 mathematics courses’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘core STEM courses’’; 

18 (iv) in paragraph (2), by striking 

19 ‘‘science, mathematics, and advanced-tech20 nology fields’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM and 

21 advanced-technology fields’’; 

22 (v) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting 

23 ‘‘to support the advanced-technology indus24 tries that drive the competitiveness of the 


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1 United States in the global economy’’ be2 fore the semicolon at the end; 

3 (vi) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sci4 entific and advanced-technology fields’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘STEM and advanced-technology 

6 fields’’; and 

7 (vii) in paragraph (5), by striking 

8 ‘‘advanced scientific and technical edu9 cation’’ and inserting ‘‘advanced STEM 

10 and advanced-technology’’; 

11 (C) in subsection (c)— 

12 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (I) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (aa) in the matter preceding 

15 clause (i), by striking ‘‘to encour16 age’’ and all that follows through 

17 ‘‘such means as—’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘to encourage the development of 

19 career and educational pathways 

20 with multiple entry and exit 

21 points leading to credentials and 

22 degrees, and to assist students 

23 pursuing pathways in STEM 

24 fields to transition from asso25 ciate-degree-granting colleges to 


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1 bachelor-degree-granting institu2 tions, through such means as—’’; 

3 (bb) in clause (i), by striking 

4 ‘‘to ensure’’ and inserting ‘‘to de5 velop articulation agreements 

6 that ensure’’; and 

7 (cc) in clause (ii), by strik8 ing ‘‘courses at the bachelor-de9 gree-granting institution’’ and in10 serting ‘‘the career and edu11 cational pathways supported by 

12 the articulation agreements’’; 

13 (II) in subparagraph (B)— 

14 (aa) in clause (i), by insert15 ing ‘‘veterans and individuals en16 gaged in’’ before ‘‘work in the 

17 home’’; 

18 (bb) in clause (iii)— 

19 (AA) by striking ‘‘bach20 elor’s-degree-granting insti21 tutions’’ and inserting ‘‘in22 stitutions or work sites’’; 

23 and 


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1 (BB) by inserting ‘‘or 

2 industry internships’’ after 

3 ‘‘summer programs’’; and 

4 (cc) by striking the flush 

5 text following clause (iv); and 

6 (III) by striking subparagraph 

7 (C); 

8 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘mathematics and 

10 science programs’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘STEM programs’’; 

12 (II) by inserting ‘‘and, as appro13 priate, elementary schools,’’ after 

14 ‘‘with secondary schools’’; 

15 (III) by striking ‘‘mathematics 

16 and science education’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘STEM education’’; 

18 (IV) by striking ‘‘secondary 

19 school students’’ and inserting ‘‘stu20 dents at these schools’’; 

21 (V) by striking ‘‘science and ad22 vanced-technology fields’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘STEM and advanced-technology 

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1 (VI) by striking ‘‘agreements 

2 with local educational agencies’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘articulation agreements or 

4 dual credit courses with local sec5 ondary schools, or other means as the 

6 Director determines appropriate,’’; 

7 and 

8 (iii) in paragraph (3)— 

9 (I) by striking subparagraph (B); 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘shall—’’and all 

11 that follows through ‘‘establish a’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘shall establish a’’; 

13 (III) by striking ‘‘the fields of 

14 science, technology, engineering, and 

15 mathematics’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

16 fields’’; and 

17 (IV) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in18 serting ‘‘, including jobs at Federal 

19 and academic laboratories.’’; 

20 (D) in subsection (d)(2)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

22 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

24 the period at the end and inserting a ‘‘; 

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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(F) as appropriate, applications that 

4 apply the best practices for STEM education 

5 and technical skills education through distance 

6 learning or in a simulated work environment, as 

7 determined by research described in subsection 

8 (f); and’’; 

9 (E) in subsection (g), by striking the sec10 ond sentence; 

11 (F) in subsection (h)(1)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

13 ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

15 ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘up to 

18 $2,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not less 

19 than $3,000,000’’; and 

20 (II) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and in21 serting ‘‘2026’’; 

22 (G) in subsection (i)— 

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1 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

2 and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec3 tively; and 

4 (H) in subsection (j)— 

5 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in6 serting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) the term advanced-technology includes 

8 technological fields such as advanced manufacturing, 

9 agricultural-, biological- and chemical-technologies, 

10 energy and environmental technologies, engineering 

11 technologies, information technologies, micro and 

12 nano-technologies, cybersecurity technologies, 

13 geospatial technologies, and new, emerging tech14 nology areas;’’; 

15 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 

16 ‘‘separate bachelor-degree-granting institu17 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘other entities’’; 

18 (iii) by striking paragraph (7); 

19 (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (8) 

20 and (9) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respec21 tively; 

22 (v) in paragraph (7), as redesignated 

23 by subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

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1 (vi) in paragraph (8), as redesignated 

2 by subparagraph (D)— 

3 (I) by striking ‘‘mathematics, 

4 science, engineering, or technology’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘science, technology, en6 gineering, or mathematics’’; and 

7 (II) by striking the period at the 

8 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (vii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(9) the term skilled technical workforce means 

12 workers— 

13 ‘‘(A) in occupations that use significant 

14 levels of science and engineering expertise and 

15 technical knowledge; and 

16 ‘‘(B) whose level of educational attainment 

17 is less than a bachelor degree.’’. 

18 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 Section 5 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology 

20 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862j) is amended to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Di24 rector for carrying out sections 2 through 4, $150,000,000 

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1 (d) GRADUATE STEM EDUCATION.— 

2 (1) MENTORING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP3 MENT.— 

4 (A) MENTORING PLANS.— 

5 (i) UPDATE.—Section 7008 of the 

6 America Creating Opportunities to Mean7 ingfully Promote Excellence in Technology, 

8 Education, and Science Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 1862o) is amended by— 

10 (I) inserting ‘‘and graduate stu11 dent’’ after ‘‘postdoctoral’’; and 

12 (II) inserting ‘‘The requirement 

13 may be satisfied by providing such in14 dividuals with access to mentors, in15 cluding individuals not listed on the 

16 grant.’’ after ‘‘review criterion.’’. 

17 (ii) EVALUATION.—Not later than 45 

18 days after the date of enactment of this 

19 Act, the Director shall enter into an agree20 ment with a qualified independent organi21 zation to evaluate the effectiveness of the 

22 postdoctoral mentoring plan requirement 

23 for improving mentoring for Foundation24 supported postdoctoral researchers. 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 

2 award grants, on a competitive basis, to in3 stitutions of higher education and non4 profit organizations (or consortia of such 

5 institutions or organizations) to develop in6 novative approaches for facilitating career 

7 exploration of academic and non-academic 

8 career options and for providing oppor9 tunity-broadening experiences, including 

10 work-integrated opportunities, for graduate 

11 students and postdoctoral scholars that 

12 can then be considered, adopted, or adapt13 ed by other institutions and to carry out 

14 research on the impact and outcomes of 

15 such activities. 

16 (ii) REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.—In se17 lecting grant recipients under this subpara18 graph, the Director shall consider, at a 

19 minimum— 

20 (I) the extent to which the ad21 ministrators of the institution are 

22 committed to making the proposed ac23 tivity a priority; and 

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1 expand the proposed activity effort be2 yond the period of the grant. 

3 (C) DEVELOPMENT PLANS.—The Director 

4 shall require that annual project reports for 

5 awards that support graduate students and 

6 postdoctoral scholars include certification by the 

7 principal investigator that each graduate stu8 dent and postdoctoral scholar receiving substan9 tial support from such award, as determined by 

10 the Director, in consultation with faculty advi11 sors, has developed and annually updated an in12 dividual development plan to map educational 

13 goals, career exploration, and professional de14 velopment. 

15 (D) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUP16 PLEMENT.—The Director shall carry out a five17 year pilot initiative to award up to 2,500 ad18 ministrative supplements of up to $2,000 to ex19 isting research grants annually, on a competi20 tive basis, to support professional development 

21 experiences for graduate students and 

22 postdoctoral researchers who receive a substan23 tial portion of their support under such grants, 

24 as determined by the Director. Not more than 

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1 subparagraph may be used to support profes2 sional development experiences for postdoctoral 

3 researchers. 

4 (E) GRADUATE EDUCATION RESEARCH.— 

5 The Director shall award grants, on a competi6 tive basis, to institutions of higher education or 

7 non-profit organizations (or consortia of such 

8 institutions or organizations) to support re9 search on the graduate education system and 

10 outcomes of various interventions and policies, 

11 including— 

12 (i) the effects of traineeships, fellow13 ships, internships, and teaching and re14 search assistantships on outcomes for 

15 graduate students; 

16 (ii) the effects of graduate education 

17 and mentoring policies and procedures on 

18 degree completion, including differences 

19 by— 

20 (I) gender, race and ethnicity, 

21 sexual orientation, gender identity, 

22 and citizenship; and 

23 (II) student debt load; 

24 (iii) the development and assessment 

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1 approaches that improve mentoring rela2 tionships, develop conflict management 

3 skills, and promote healthy research teams; 

4 and 

5 (iv) research, data collection, and as6 sessment of the state of graduate student 

7 mental health and wellbeing, factors con8 tributing to and consequences of poor 

9 graduate student mental health, and the 

10 development, adaptation, and assessment 

11 of evidence-based strategies and policies to 

12 support emotional wellbeing and mental 

13 health. 

14 (2) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PRO15 GRAM UPDATE.— 

16 (A) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense 

17 of Congress that the Foundation should in18 crease the number of new graduate research fel19 lows supported annually over the next 5 years 

20 to no fewer than 3,000 fellows. 

21 (B) PROGRAM UPDATE.—Section 10 of the 

22 National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 

23 U.S.C. 1869) is amended— 

24 (i) in subsection (a), by inserting 

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1 mand in critical STEM fields’’ after 

2 ‘‘throughout the United States’’; 

3 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘of 

4 $12,000’’ and inserting ‘‘of at least 

5 $16,000’’; and 

6 (iii) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(c) OUTREACH.—The Director shall ensure program 

9 outreach to recruit fellowship applicants from fields of 

10 study that are in areas of critical national need, from all 

11 regions of the country, and from historically underrep12 resented populations in STEM.’’. 

13 (C) CYBERSECURITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND

14 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS.—The Director shall 

15 ensure that students pursuing master’s degrees 

16 and doctoral degrees in fields relating to cyber17 security are considered as applicants for schol18 arships and graduate fellowships under the 

19 Graduate Research Fellowship Program under 

20 section 10 of the National Science Foundation 

21 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1869). 

22 (3) STUDY ON GRADUATE STUDENT FUND23 ING.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 

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1 rector shall enter into an agreement with a 

2 qualified independent organization to evalu3 ate— 

4 (i) the role of the Foundation in sup5 porting graduate student education and 

6 training through fellowships, traineeships, 

7 and other funding models; and 

8 (ii) the impact of different funding 

9 mechanisms on graduate student experi10 ences and outcomes, including whether 

11 such mechanisms have differential impacts 

12 on subsets of the student population. 

13 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the organiza15 tion charged with carrying out the study under 

16 subparagraph (A) shall publish the results of its 

17 evaluation, including a recommendation for the 

18 appropriate balance between fellowships, 

19 traineeships, and other funding models. 

20 (4) FELLOWSHIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS FOR

21 EARLY-CAREER AI RESEARCHERS.— 

22 (A) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

23 TRAINEESHIPS.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 

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1 cation to establish traineeship programs 

2 for graduate students who pursue artificial 

3 intelligence-related research leading to a 

4 masters or doctorate degree by providing 

5 funding and other assistance, and by pro6 viding graduate students opportunities for 

7 research experiences in government or in8 dustry related to the students’ artificial in9 telligence studies. 

10 (ii) USE OF FUNDS.—A institution of 

11 higher education shall use grant funds pro12 vided under clause (i) for the purposes 

13 of— 

14 (I) providing traineeships to stu15 dents who are pursuing research in 

16 artificial intelligence leading to a mas17 ters or doctorate degree; 

18 (II) paying tuition and fees for 

19 students receiving traineeships; 

20 (III) creating and requiring 

21 courses or training programs in tech22 nology ethics for students receiving 

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1 (IV) creating opportunities for 

2 research in technology ethics for stu3 dents receiving traineeships; 

4 (V) establishing scientific intern5 ship programs for students receiving 

6 traineeships in artificial intelligence at 

7 for-profit institutions, nonprofit re8 search institutions, or government lab9 oratories; and 

10 (VI) other costs associated with 

11 the administration of the program. 

12 (B) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FELLOW13 SHIPS.—The Director shall award fellowships to 

14 masters and doctoral students and postdoctoral 

15 researchers who are pursuing degrees or re16 search in artificial intelligence and related 

17 fields, including in the field of technology eth18 ics. In making such awards, the Director shall 

19 conduct outreach, including through formal so20 licitations, to solicit proposals from students 

21 and postdoctoral researchers seeking to carry 

22 out research in aspects of technology ethics 

23 with relevance to artificial intelligence systems. 

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1 (1) SKILLED TECHNICAL WORKFORCE PORT2 FOLIO REVIEW.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di5 rector shall conduct a full portfolio analysis of 

6 the Foundation’s skilled technical workforce in7 vestments across all Directorates in the areas of 

8 education, research, infrastructure, data collec9 tion, and analysis. 

10 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of the review under subparagraph 

12 (A) is complete, the Director shall submit to 

13 Congress and make widely available to the pub14 lic a summary report of the portfolio review. 

15 (2) SURVEY DATA.— 

16 (A) ROTATING TOPIC MODULES.—To meet 

17 evolving needs for data on the state of the 

18 science and engineering workforce, the Director 

19 shall assess, through coordination with other 

20 Federal statistical agencies and drawing on 

21 input from relevant stakeholders, the feasibility 

22 and benefits of incorporating questions or topic 

23 modules to existing National Center for Science 

24 and Engineering Statistics surveys that would 

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1 (B) NEW DATA.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di3 rector shall submit to Congress and the Board 

4 the results of an assessment, carried out in co5 ordination with other Federal agencies and with 

6 input from relevant stakeholders, of the feasi7 bility and benefits of incorporating new ques8 tions or topic modules to existing National Cen9 ter for Science and Engineering Statistics sur10 veys on— 

11 (i) the skilled technical workforce; 

12 (ii) working conditions and work-life 

13 balance; 

14 (iii) harassment and discrimination; 

15 (iv) sexual orientation and gender 

16 identity; 

17 (v) immigration and emigration; and 

18 (vi) any other topics at the discretion 

19 of the Director. 

20 (C) LONGITUDINAL DESIGN.—The Direc21 tor shall continue and accelerate efforts to en22 hance the usefulness of National Center for 

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1 (D) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF2 FICE REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

4 General of the United States shall submit a re5 port to Congress that— 

6 (i) evaluates Foundation processes for 

7 ensuring the data and analysis produced 

8 by the National Center for Science and 

9 Engineering Statistics meets current and 

10 future needs; and 

11 (ii) includes such recommendations as 

12 the Comptroller General determines are 

13 appropriate to improve such processes. 

14 (f) CYBER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH

15 AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

17 grants on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis to in18 stitutions of higher education or non-profit organiza19 tions (or a consortia of such institutions or organiza20 tions) to carry out research on the cyber workforce. 

21 (2) RESEARCH.—In carrying out research pur22 suant to paragraph (1), the Director shall support 

23 research and development activities to— 

24 (A) understand the current state of the 

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1 growth, retention, and development of that 

2 workforce; 

3 (B) examine paths to entry and re-entry 

4 into the cyber workforce; 

5 (C) understand trends of the cyber work6 force, including demographic representation, 

7 educational and professional backgrounds 

8 present, competencies available, and factors 

9 that shape employee recruitment, development, 

10 and retention and how to increase the size, di11 versity, and capability of the cyber workforce; 

12 (D) examine and evaluate training prac13 tices, models, programs, and technologies; and 

14 (E) other closely related topics as the Di15 rector determines appropriate. 

16 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the ac17 tivities described in paragraph (2), the Director 

18 shall— 

19 (A) collaborate with the National Institute 

20 of Standards and Technology, including the Na21 tional Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, 

22 the Department of Homeland Security, the De23 partment of Defense, the Office of Personnel 

24 Management, and other Federal departments 

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1 (B) align with or build on the National 

2 Initiative on Cybersecurity Education Cyberse3 curity Workforce Framework wherever prac4 ticable and applicable; 

5 (C) leverage the collective body of knowl6 edge from existing cyber workforce development 

7 research and education activities; and 

8 (D) engage with other Federal depart9 ments and agencies, research communities, and 

10 potential users of information produced under 

11 this subsection. 

12 (g) FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE

13 PROGRAM.— 

14 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

15 Congress that— 

16 (A) since cybersecurity risks are constant 

17 in the growing digital world, it is critical that 

18 the United States stay ahead of malicious cyber 

19 activity with a workforce that can safeguard 

20 our innovation, research, and work environ21 ments; and 

22 (B) Federal investments in the Federal 

23 Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program at the 

24 National Science Foundation play a critical role 

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1 and much-needed national cybersecurity work2 force and should be strengthened. 

3 (2) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(b)(1) of the Cy4 bersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 

5 7442(b)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon at 

6 the end and inserting the following ‘‘and cybersecu7 rity-related aspects of other related fields as appro8 priate, including artificial intelligence, quantum com9 puting and aerospace.’’. 

10 (h) CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE DATA INITIA11 TIVE.—The Director, acting through the National Center 

12 for Science and Engineering Statistics established in sec13 tion 505 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act 

14 of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p) and in coordination with the 

15 Director of the National Institute of Standards and Tech16 nology and other appropriate Federal statistical agencies, 

17 shall establish a cybersecurity workforce data initiative 

18 that— 

19 (1) assesses the feasibility of providing nation20 ally representative estimates and statistical informa21 tion on the cybersecurity workforce; 

22 (2) utilizes the National Initiative for Cyberse23 curity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce 

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1 other frameworks, as appropriate, to enable a con2 sistent measurement of the cybersecurity workforce; 

3 (3) utilizes and complements existing data on 

4 employer requirements and unfilled positions in the 

5 cybersecurity workforce; 

6 (4) consults key stakeholders and the broader 

7 community of practice in cybersecurity workforce de8 velopment to determine data requirements needed to 

9 strengthen the cybersecurity workforce; 

10 (5) evaluates existing Federal survey data for 

11 information pertinent to developing national esti12 mates of the cybersecurity workforce; 

13 (6) evaluates administrative data and other 

14 supplementary data sources, as available, to describe 

15 and measure the cybersecurity workforce; and 

16 (7) collects statistical data, to the greatest ex17 tent practicable, on credential attainment and em18 ployment outcomes information for the cybersecurity 

19 workforce. 

20 SEC. 6. BROADENING PARTICIPATION. 

21 (a) PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN

22 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 117(a) of the Na24 tional Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘108’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘110’’; 

4 (ii) by striking clause (iv); 

5 (iii) in clause (v), by striking the pe6 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

7 (iv) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), 

8 (iii), and (v) as subclauses (I), (II), (III), 

9 and (IV), respectively, and moving the 

10 margins of such subclauses (as so redesig11 nated) two ems to the right; and 

12 (v) by striking ‘‘In selecting teachers’’ 

13 and all that follows through ‘‘two teach14 ers—’’ and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(C) In selecting teachers for an award authorized 

16 by this subsection, the President shall select— 

17 ‘‘(i) at least two teachers—’’; and 

18 (B) in subparagraph (C), as designated by 

19 paragraph (1)(A)(v), by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(ii) at least one teacher— 

22 ‘‘(I) from the Commonwealth of the North23 ern Mariana Islands; 

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1 ‘‘(III) from the Virgin Islands of the 

2 United States; and 

3 ‘‘(IV) from Guam.’’. 

4 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

5 by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to awards 

6 made on or after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 (b) ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO9 GRAM UPDATE.— 

10 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

11 Congress that over the next five years the Founda12 tion should increase the number of scholarships 

13 awarded under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholar14 ship program established under section 10 of the 

15 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 

16 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1) by 50 percent. 

17 (2) OUTREACH.—To increase the diversity of 

18 participants, the Director shall support symposia, fo19 rums, conferences, and other activities to expand 

20 and enhance outreach to— 

21 (A) historically Black colleges and univer22 sities that are part B institutions, as defined in 

23 section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 

24 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)); 

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1 (C) Minority serving institutions; 

2 (D) institutions of higher education that 

3 are located near or serve rural communities; 

4 (E) labor organizations; 

5 (F) emerging research institutions; and 

6 (G) higher education programs that serve 

7 or support veterans. 

8 (c) NSF INCLUDES INITIATIVE.—The Director 

9 shall award grants and cooperative agreements, on a com10 petitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non11 profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or 

12 organizations) to carry out a comprehensive national ini13 tiative to facilitate the development of networks and part14 nerships to build on and scale up effective practices in 

15 broadening participation in STEM studies and careers of 

16 groups historically underrepresented in such studies and 

17 careers. 

18 (d) BROADENING PARTICIPATION ON MAJOR FACILI19 TIES AWARDS.—The Director shall require organizations 

20 seeking a cooperative agreement for the management of 

21 the operations and maintenance of a Foundation project 

22 to demonstrate prior experience and current capabilities 

23 in employing best practices in broadening participation in 

24 science and engineering and ensure implementation of 

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1 (e) PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMERGING RESEARCH IN2 STITUTIONS.—The Director shall establish a five-year 

3 pilot program to enhance partnerships between emerging 

4 research institutions and institutions classified as very 

5 high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of In6 stitutions of Higher Education at the time of application. 

7 In carrying out this program, the Director shall— 

8 (1) require that each proposal submitted by a 

9 multi-institution collaboration for an award, includ10 ing those under section 9, that exceeds $1,000,000, 

11 as appropriate, specify how the applicants will sup12 port substantive, meaningful, and mutually-bene13 ficial partnerships with one or more emerging re14 search institutions; 

15 (2) require awardees funded under paragraph 

16 (1) to direct no less than 25 percent of the total 

17 award to one or more emerging research institutions 

18 to build research capacity, including through support 

19 for faculty salaries and training, field and laboratory 

20 research experiences for undergraduate and grad21 uate students, and maintenance and repair of re22 search equipment and instrumentation; 

23 (3) require awardees funded under paragraph 

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1 the annual reporting requirements of the Founda2 tion; 

3 (4) solicit feedback on the partnership directly 

4 from partner emerging research institutions, in such 

5 form as the Director deems appropriate; and 

6 (5) submit a report to Congress after the third 

7 year of the pilot program that includes— 

8 (A) an assessment, drawing on feedback 

9 from the research community and other sources 

10 of information, of the effectiveness of the pilot 

11 program for improving the quality of partner12 ships with emerging research institutions; and 

13 (B) if deemed effective, a plan for perma14 nent implementation of the pilot program. 

15 (f) TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

16 UPDATE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 525 of the America 

18 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 

19 U.S.C. 1862p–13) is amended— 

20 (A) in subsection (a) by— 

21 (i) striking ‘‘Native American’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘American Indian, Alaska Na23 tive, and Native Hawaiian’’; 

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1 (iii) striking ‘‘or baccalaureate de2 grees’’ and inserting ‘‘, baccalaureate, and 

3 graduate degrees’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘under5 graduate’’; and 

6 (C) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘and 

7 STEM’’ after ‘‘laboratory’’. 

8 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Direc10 tor to carry out this program $107,250,000 for fis11 cal year 2022 through fiscal year 2026. 

12 (g) DIVERSITY IN TECH RESEARCH.—The Director 

13 shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions 

14 of higher education or non-profit organizations (or con15 sortia of such institutions or organizations) to support 

16 basic and applied research that yields a scientific evidence 

17 base for improving the design and emergence, development 

18 and deployment, and management and ultimate effective19 ness of organizations of all kinds, including research re20 lated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the technology 

21 sector. 

22 (h) CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR EPSCOR.— 

23 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 

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1 (i) since maintaining the Nation’s sci2 entific and economic leadership requires 

3 the participation of talented individuals na4 tionwide, EPSCoR investments into State 

5 research and education capacities are in 

6 the Federal interest and should be sus7 tained; and 

8 (ii) EPSCoR should maintain its ex9 perimental component by supporting inno10 vative methods for improving research ca11 pacity and competitiveness. 

12 (B) DEFINITION OF EPSCOR.—In this sub13 section, the term ‘‘EPSCoR’’ has the meaning 

14 given the term in section 502 of the America 

15 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 

16 U.S.C. 1862p note). 

17 (2) UPDATE OF EPSCOR.—Section 517(f)(2) of 

18 the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 

19 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–9(f)(2)) is amended— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

21 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

22 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 and STEM workforce development program2 ming to students, and teachers; and’’. 

3 (i) FOSTERING STEM RESEARCH DIVERSITY AND

4 CAPACITY PROGRAM.— 

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

6 a program to make awards on a competitive, merit7 reviewed basis to eligible institutions to implement 

8 and study innovative approaches for building re9 search capacity in order to engage and retain stu10 dents from a range of institutions and diverse back11 grounds in STEM. 

12 (2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this 

13 subsection the term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means an 

14 institution of higher education that, according to the 

15 data published by the National Center for Science 

16 and Engineering Statistics, is not, on average, 

17 among the top 100 institutions in Federal research 

18 and development expenditures during the 3 year pe19 riod prior to the year of the award. 

20 (3) PURPOSE.—The program established in 

21 paragraph (1) shall be focused on achieving simulta22 neous impacts at the student, faculty, and institu23 tional levels by increasing the research capacity at 

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1 graduate and graduate students pursuing STEM de2 grees from eligible institutions. 

3 (4) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this pro4 gram, the Director shall— 

5 (A) require eligible institutions seeking 

6 funding under this subsection to submit an ap7 plication to the Director at such time, in such 

8 manner, containing such information and assur9 ances as the Director may require. The applica10 tion shall include, at a minimum a description 

11 of how the eligible institution plans to sustain 

12 the proposed activities beyond the duration of 

13 the grant; 

14 (B) require applicants to identify dis15 ciplines and focus areas in which the eligible in16 stitution can excel, and explain how the appli17 cant will use the award to build capacity to bol18 ster the institutional research competitiveness 

19 of eligible entities to support grants awarded by 

20 the Foundation and increase regional and na21 tional capacity in STEM; 

22 (C) require the awards funded under this 

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1 (i) development or expansion of re2 search programs in disciplines and focus 

3 areas in subparagraph (B); 

4 (ii) faculty recruitment and profes5 sional development in disciplines and focus 

6 areas in subparagraph (B), including for 

7 early-career researchers; 

8 (iii) stipends for undergraduate and 

9 graduate students participating in research 

10 in disciplines and focus areas in subpara11 graph (B); 

12 (iv) acquisition of instrumentation 

13 necessary to build research capacity at an 

14 eligible institution in disciplines and focus 

15 areas in subparagraph (B); 

16 (v) an assessment of capacity-building 

17 and research infrastructure needs; 

18 (vi) administrative research develop19 ment support; and 

20 (vii) other activities necessary to build 

21 research capacity; and 

22 (D) require that no eligible institution 

23 should receive more than $10,000,000 in any 

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1 (5) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In award2 ing a grant under this subsection, the Director may 

3 also consider— 

4 (A) the extent to which the applicant will 

5 support students from diverse backgrounds, in6 cluding first-generation undergraduate stu7 dents; 

8 (B) the geographic and institutional diver9 sity of the applying institutions; and 

10 (C) how the applicants can leverage public11 private partnerships and existing partnerships 

12 with Federal Research Agencies. 

13 (6) DUPLICATION.—The Director shall ensure 

14 the awards made under this subsection are com15 plementary and not duplicative of existing programs. 

16 (7) REPORT.—The Director shall submit a re17 port to Congress after the third year of the program 

18 that includes— 

19 (A) an assessment of the effectiveness of 

20 the program for growing the geographic and in21 stitutional diversity of institutions of higher 

22 education receiving research awards from the 

23 Foundation; 

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1 stitutions of higher education conducting Foun2 dation-sponsored research since the establish3 ment of the program in this subsection; 

4 (C) an assessment of the quantity and di5 versity of undergraduate and graduate students 

6 graduating from eligible institutions with 

7 STEM degrees; and 

8 (D) statistical summary data on the pro9 gram, including the geographic and institutional 

10 allocation of award funding, the number and di11 versity of supported graduate and under12 graduate students, and how it contributes to ca13 pacity building at eligible entities. 

14 (8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Direc16 tor $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 

17 through 2026 to carry out the activities under this 

18 subsection. 

19 (j) CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING

20 UNIVERSITIES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make 

22 awards, on a competitive basis, to eligible institu23 tions described in paragraph (2) to support the mis24 sion of the Foundation and to build institutional re25 search capacity at eligible institutions. 


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1 (2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 

3 an award under this subsection, an institu4 tion— 

5 (i) shall be— 

6 (I) a historically Black college or 

7 university; 

8 (II) a Tribal College or Univer9 sity; 

10 (III) a minority-serving institu11 tion; or 

12 (IV) an institution of higher edu13 cation with an established STEM ca14 pacity building program focused on 

15 traditionally underrepresented popu16 lations in STEM, including Native 

17 Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and Indi18 ans; and 

19 (ii) shall have not more than 

20 $50,000,000 in annual federally-financed 

21 research and development expenditures for 

22 science and engineering as reported 

23 through the National Science Foundation 

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1 (B) PARTNERSHIPS.—An eligible institu2 tion receiving a grant under this subsection 

3 may carry out the activities of the grant 

4 through a partnership with other entities, in5 cluding community colleges and other eligible 

6 institutions. 

7 (3) PROPOSALS.—To receive an award under 

8 this subsection, an eligible institution shall submit 

9 an application to the Director at such time, in such 

10 manner, and containing such information as the Di11 rector may require, including a plan that describes 

12 how the eligible institution will establish or expand 

13 research office capacity and how such award would 

14 be used to— 

15 (A) conduct an assessment of capacity16 building and research infrastructure needs of 

17 an eligible institution; 

18 (B) enhance institutional resources to pro19 vide administrative research development sup20 port to faculty at an eligible institution; 

21 (C) bolster the institutional research com22 petitiveness of an eligible institution to support 

23 grants awarded by the Foundation; 

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1 an eligible institution in research areas directly 

2 associated with the Foundation; 

3 (E) increase capability of an eligible insti4 tution to move technology into the marketplace; 

5 (F) increase engagement with industry to 

6 execute research through the SBIR and STTR 

7 programs (as defined in section 9(e) of the 

8 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) and di9 rect contracts at an eligible institution; 

10 (G) provide student engagement and re11 search training opportunities at the under12 graduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels at 

13 an eligible institution; 

14 (H) further faculty development initiatives 

15 and strengthen institutional research training 

16 infrastructure, capacity, and competitiveness of 

17 an eligible institution; or 

18 (I) address plans and prospects for long19 term sustainability of institutional enhance20 ments at an eligible institution resulting from 

21 the award including, if applicable, how the 

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1 (4) AWARDS.—Awards made under this sub2 section shall be for periods of 3 years, and may be 

3 extended for periods of not more than 5 years. 

4 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Di6 rector $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

7 through 2026 to carry out the activities in this Act. 

8 (k) CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER OF THE NSF.— 

9 (1) CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER.— 

10 (A) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall 

11 appoint a senior agency official within the Of12 fice of the Director as a Chief Diversity Officer. 

13 (B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Chief Diver14 sity Officer shall have significant experience, 

15 within the Federal Government and the science 

16 community, with diversity- and inclusion-related 

17 matters, including— 

18 (i) civil rights compliance; 

19 (ii) harassment policy, reviews, and 

20 investigations; 

21 (iii) equal employment opportunity; 

22 and 

23 (iv) disability policy. 

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1 clusion of the Foundation and report directly to 

2 the Director in the performance of the duties of 

3 the Chief Diversity Officer under this sub4 section. 

5 (2) DUTIES.—The Chief Diversity Officer is re6 sponsible for providing advice on policy, oversight, 

7 guidance, and coordination with respect to matters 

8 of the Foundation related to diversity and inclusion, 

9 including ensuring the geographic diversity of the 

10 Foundation programs. Other duties may include— 

11 (A) establishing and maintaining a stra12 tegic plan that publicly states a diversity defini13 tion, vision, and goals for the Foundation; 

14 (B) defining a set of strategic metrics that 

15 are— 

16 (i) directly linked to key organiza17 tional priorities and goals; 

18 (ii) actionable; and 

19 (iii) actively used to implement the 

20 strategic plan under paragraph (1); 

21 (C) advising in the establishment of a stra22 tegic plan for diverse participation by individ23 uals and institutions of higher education, in24 cluding community colleges, historically Black 

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1 versities, minority-serving institutions, institu2 tions of higher education with an established 

3 STEM capacity building program focused on 

4 traditionally underrepresented populations in 

5 STEM, including Native Hawaiians, Alaska 

6 Natives, and Indians, and institutions from ju7 risdictions eligible to participate under section 

8 113 of the National Science Foundation Au9 thorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g); 

10 (D) advising in the establishment of a 

11 strategic plan for outreach to, and recruiting 

12 from, untapped locations and underrepresented 

13 populations; 

14 (E) advising on a diversity and inclusion 

15 strategy for the Foundation’s portfolio of PreK16 12 STEM education focused programs and ac17 tivities, including goals for addressing barriers 

18 to participation; 

19 (F) advising on the application of the 

20 Foundation’s broader impacts review criterion; 

21 and 

22 (G) performing such additional duties and 

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1 (3) FUNDING.—From any amounts appro2 priated for the Foundation for each of fiscal years 

3 2022 through 2026, the Director shall allocate 

4 $5,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each 

5 such year. 

6 SEC. 7. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 

9 individual’’ means the principal investigator, co-prin10 cipal investigators, and any other person at the in11 stitution who is responsible for the design, conduct, 

12 or reporting of research or educational activities 

13 funded or proposed for funding by the Foundation. 

14 (2) FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The 

15 term ‘‘foreign country of concern’’ means the Peo16 ple’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Re17 public of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Islamic 

18 Republic of Iran, or any other country deemed to be 

19 a country of concern as determined by the Depart20 ment of State. 

21 (3) MALIGN FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TALENT

22 RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘malign for23 eign government talent recruitment program’’ means 

24 any program or activity that includes compensation, 

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1 promised future compensation, or other types of re2 muneration, provided by the foreign state or an enti3 ty sponsored by the foreign state to the targeted in4 dividual in exchange for the individual transferring 

5 knowledge and expertise to the foreign country. 

6 (b) BROADER IMPACTS.— 

7 (1) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 45 days 

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

9 shall enter into an agreement with a qualified inde10 pendent organization to assess how the Broader Im11 pacts review criterion is applied across the Founda12 tion and make recommendations for improving the 

13 effectiveness for meeting the goals established in sec14 tion 526 of the America Creating Opportunities to 

15 Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, 

16 Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 

17 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–14). 

18 (2) ACTIVITIES.—The Director shall award 

19 grants on a competitive basis, to institutions of high20 er education or non-profit organizations (or con21 sortia of such institutions or organizations) to sup22 port activities to increase the efficiency, effective23 ness, and availability of resources for implementing 

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1 (A) training and workshops for program 

2 officers, merit review panelists, grant office ad3 ministrators, faculty, and students to improve 

4 understanding of the goals and the full range of 

5 potential broader impacts available to research6 ers to satisfy this criterion; 

7 (B) repositories and clearinghouses for 

8 sharing best practices and facilitating collabora9 tion; and 

10 (C) tools for evaluating and documenting 

11 societal impacts of research. 

12 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that the Director should continue to identify oppor14 tunities to reduce the administrative burden on research15 ers. 

16 (d) RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND SECURITY.— 

17 (1) OFFICE OF RESEARCH SECURITY AND POL18 ICY.—The Director shall maintain a Research Secu19 rity and Policy office within the Office of the Direc20 tor with no fewer than 4 full-time equivalent posi21 tions, in addition to the Chief of Research Security 

22 established in paragraph (2) of this subsection. The 

23 functions of the Research Security and Policy office 

24 shall be to coordinate all research security policy 

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1 (A) consulting and coordinating with the 

2 Foundation Office of Inspector General and 

3 with other Federal research agencies and intel4 ligence and law enforcement agencies, as appro5 priate, through the National Science and Tech6 nology Council in accordance with the authority 

7 provided under section 1746 of the National 

8 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 

9 (Public Law 116–92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note), to 

10 identify and address potential security risks 

11 that threaten research integrity and other risks 

12 to the research enterprise; 

13 (B) serving as the Foundation’s primary 

14 resource for all issues related to the security 

15 and integrity of the conduct of Foundation-sup16 ported research; 

17 (C) conducting outreach and education ac18 tivities for awardees on research policies and 

19 potential security risks; 

20 (D) educating Foundation program man21 agers and other directorate staff on evaluating 

22 Foundation awards and awardees for potential 

23 security risks; and 


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1 (E) communicating reporting and disclo2 sure requirements to awardees and applicants 

3 for funding. 

4 (2) CHIEF OF RESEARCH SECURITY.—The Di5 rector shall appoint a senior agency official within 

6 the Office of the Director as a Chief of Research Se7 curity, whose primary responsibility is to manage the 

8 office established under paragraph (1). 

9 (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—No later than 180 

10 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di11 rector shall provide a report to the Committee on 

12 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 

13 Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 

14 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Com15 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent16 atives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

17 Senate on the resources and the number of full time 

18 employees needed to carry out the functions of the 

19 Office established in paragraph (1). 

20 (4) ONLINE RESOURCE.—The Director shall de21 velop an online resource hosted on the Foundation’s 

22 website containing up-to-date information, tailored 

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1 (A) an explanation of Foundation research 

2 security policies; 

3 (B) unclassified guidance on potential se4 curity risks that threaten scientific integrity 

5 and other risks to the research enterprise; 

6 (C) examples of beneficial international 

7 collaborations and how such collaborations dif8 fer from foreign government interference efforts 

9 that threaten research integrity; 

10 (D) promising practices for mitigating se11 curity risks that threaten research integrity; 

12 and 

13 (E) additional reference materials, includ14 ing tools that assist organizations seeking 

15 Foundation funding and awardees in informa16 tion disclosure to the Foundation. 

17 (5) RISK ASSESSMENT CENTER.—The Director 

18 shall enter into an agreement with a qualified inde19 pendent organization to create a new risk assess20 ment center to— 

21 (A) help the Foundation develop the online 

22 resources under paragraph (4); and 

23 (B) help awardees in assessing and identi24 fying issues related to nondisclosure of current 

25 and pending research funding, risks to the 


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1 Foundation merit review process, and other 

2 issues that may negatively affect the Founda3 tion proposal and award process due to undue 

4 foreign interference. 

5 (6) RESEARCH GRANTS.—The Director shall 

6 continue to award grants, on a competitive basis, to 

7 institutions of higher education or non-profit organi8 zations (or consortia of such institutions or organi9 zations) to support research on the conduct of re10 search and the research environment, including re11 search on research misconduct or breaches of re12 search integrity and detrimental research practices. 

13 (7) AUTHORITIES.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to existing 

15 authorities for preventing waste, fraud, abuse, 

16 and mismanagement of federal funds, the Di17 rector, acting through the Office of Research 

18 Security and Policy and in coordination with 

19 the Foundation’s Office of Inspector General, 

20 shall have the authority to— 

21 (i) conduct risk assessments, including 

22 through the use of open-source analysis 

23 and analytical tools, of research and devel24 opment award applications and disclosures 

25 to the Foundation, in coordination with the 


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1 Risk Assessment Center established in 

2 paragraph (5); 

3 (ii) request the submission to the 

4 Foundation, by an institution of higher 

5 education or other organization applying 

6 for a research and development award, of 

7 supporting documentation, including copies 

8 of contracts, grants, or any other agree9 ment specific to foreign appointments, em10 ployment with a foreign institution, partici11 pation in a foreign talent program and 

12 other information reported as current and 

13 pending support for all covered individuals 

14 in a research and development award ap15 plication; and 

16 (iii) upon receipt and review of the in17 formation provided under clause (ii) and in 

18 consultation with the institution of higher 

19 education or other organization submitting 

20 such information, initiate the substitution 

21 or removal of a covered individual from a 

22 research and development award, reduce 

23 the award funding amount, or suspend or 

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1 mines such contracts, grants, or agree2 ments include obligations that— 

3 (I) interfere with the capacity for 

4 Foundation-supported activities to be 

5 carried out; or 

6 (II) create duplication with 

7 Foundation-supported activities. 

8 (B) LIMITATIONS.—In exercising the au9 thorities under this paragraph, the Director 

10 shall— 

11 (i) take necessary steps, as prac12 ticable, to protect the privacy of all covered 

13 individuals and other parties involved in 

14 the application and disclosure assessments 

15 under clause (A)(i); 

16 (ii) endeavor to provide justification 

17 for requests for supporting documentation 

18 made under clause (A)(ii); 

19 (iii) require that allegations be proven 

20 by a preponderance of evidence; and 

21 (iv) as practicable, afford subjects an 

22 opportunity to provide comments and re23 buttal and an opportunity to appeal before 

24 final administrative action is taken. 


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1 (8) MALIGN FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT

2 PROGRAM PROHIBITION.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 

4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

5 the Director shall establish a requirement that, 

6 as part of an application for a research and de7 velopment award from the agency— 

8 (i) each covered individual listed on 

9 the application for a research and develop10 ment award certify that they are not an 

11 active participant of a malign foreign tal12 ent recruitment program from a foreign 

13 country of concern and will not be a par14 ticipant in such a program for the duration 

15 of the award; and 

16 (ii) each institution of higher edu17 cation or other organization applying for 

18 such an award certify that each covered in19 dividual who is employed by the institution 

20 of higher education or other organization 

21 has been made aware of the requirement 

22 under this subsection. 

23 (B) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.— 

24 Each policy developed under subparagraph (A) 

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1 (i) making scholarly presentations re2 garding scientific information not other3 wise controlled under current law; 

4 (ii) participation in international con5 ferences or other international exchanges, 

6 partnerships or programs that involve open 

7 and reciprocal exchange of scientific infor8 mation, and which are aimed at advancing 

9 international scientific understanding; and 

10 (iii) other international activities 

11 deemed appropriate by the Director. 

12 (C) LIMITATION.—The policy developed 

13 under subparagraph (A) shall not apply retro14 actively to research and development awards 

15 made prior to the establishment of the policy by 

16 the Director. 

17 (9) SECURITY TRAINING MODULES.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di20 rector, in collaboration with the Director of the 

21 National Institutes of Health and other relevant 

22 Federal research agencies, shall enter into an 

23 agreement or contract with a qualified entity 

24 for the development of online research security 

25 training modules for the research community, 


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1 including modules focused on international col2 laboration and international travel, foreign in3 terference, and rules for proper use of funds, 

4 disclosure, conflict of commitment, and conflict 

5 of interest. 

6 (B) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—Prior to en7 tering into the agreement under clause (A), the 

8 Director shall seek input from academic, private 

9 sector, intelligence, and law enforcement stake10 holders regarding the scope and content of 

11 training modules, including the diversity of 

12 needs across institutions of higher education 

13 and other grantees of different sizes and types, 

14 and recommendations for minimizing adminis15 trative burden on institutions of higher edu16 cation and researchers. 

17 (C) DEVELOPMENT.—The Director shall 

18 ensure that the entity identified in (A)— 

19 (i) develops modules that can be 

20 adapted and utilized across Federal re21 search agencies; and 

22 (ii) develops and implements a plan 

23 for regularly updating the modules as 

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1 (D) GUIDELINES.—The Director, in col2 laboration with the Director of the National In3 stitutes of Health, shall develop guidelines for 

4 institutions of higher education and other orga5 nizations receiving Federal research and devel6 opment funds to use in developing their own 

7 training programs to address the unique needs, 

8 challenges, and risk profiles of such institu9 tions, including adoption of training modules 

10 developed under this paragraph. 

11 (E) IMPLEMENTATION.—Drawing on 

12 stakeholder input under subparagraph (B), not 

13 later than 12 months after the date of enact14 ment of this Act, the Director shall establish a 

15 requirement that, as part of an application for 

16 a research and development award from the 

17 Foundation— 

18 (i) each covered individual listed on 

19 the application for a research and develop20 ment award certify that they have com21 pleted research security training that 

22 meets the guidelines developed under 

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1 (ii) each institution of higher edu2 cation or other organization applying for 

3 such award certify that each covered indi4 vidual who is employed by the institution 

5 or organization and listed on the applica6 tion has been made aware of the require7 ment under this subparagraph. 

8 (10) RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH

9 TRAINING.—Section 7009 of the America Creating 

10 Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in 

11 Technology, Education, and Science Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 1862o–1) is amended by— 

13 (A) striking ‘‘and postdoctoral research14 ers’’ and inserting ‘‘postdoctoral researchers, 

15 faculty, and other senior personnel’’; and 

16 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

17 end the following ‘‘, including mentor training’’. 

18 (11) NATIONAL ACADEMIES GUIDE TO RESPON19 SIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

21 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

22 the Director shall enter into an agreement with 

23 the Academies to update the report entitled 

24 ‘‘On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible 


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1 Conduct in Research’’ issued by the Academies. 

2 The report, as so updated, shall include— 

3 (i) updated professional standards of 

4 conduct in research; 

5 (ii) promising practices for preventing, 

6 addressing, and mitigating the negative 

7 impact of harassment, including sexual 

8 harassment and gender harassment as de9 fined in the 2018 Academies report enti10 tled ‘‘Sexual Harassment of Women: Cli11 mate, Culture, and Consequences in Aca12 demic Sciences, Engineering, and Medi13 cine’’; and 

14 (iii) promising practices for mitigating 

15 potential security risks that threaten re16 search integrity. 

17 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 

18 after the effective date of the agreement under 

19 subparagraph (A), the Academies, as part of 

20 such agreement, shall submit to the Director 

21 and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

22 Technology of the House of Representatives 

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1 ferred to in such subparagraph, as updated pur2 suant to such subparagraph. 

3 (e) RESEARCH ETHICS.— 

4 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

5 Congress that— 

6 (A) a number of emerging areas of re7 search have potential ethical, social, safety, and 

8 security implications that might be apparent as 

9 early as the basic research stage; 

10 (B) the incorporation of ethical, social, 

11 safety, and security considerations into the re12 search design and review process for Federal 

13 awards, may help mitigate potential harms be14 fore they happen; 

15 (C) the Foundation’s agreement with the 

16 Academies to conduct a study and make rec17 ommendations with respect to governance of re18 search in emerging technologies is a positive 

19 step toward accomplishing this goal; and 

20 (D) the Foundation should continue to 

21 work with stakeholders to understand and 

22 adopt policies that promote best practices for 

23 governance of research in emerging technologies 

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1 (2) ETHICS STATEMENTS.—Drawing on stake2 holder input, not later than 18 months after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

4 amend award proposal instructions to include a re5 quirement for an ethics statement to be included as 

6 part of any proposal for funding prior to making the 

7 award. Such statement shall be considered by the 

8 Director in the review of proposals, taking into con9 sideration any relevant input from the peer-reviewers 

10 for the proposal, and shall factor into award deci11 sions as deemed necessary by the Director. Such 

12 statements may include, as appropriate— 

13 (A) any foreseeable or quantifiable risks to 

14 society, including how the research could enable 

15 products, technologies, or other outcomes that 

16 could intentionally or unintentionally cause sig17 nificant societal harm; 

18 (B) how technical or social solutions can 

19 mitigate such risks and, as appropriate, a plan 

20 to implement such mitigation measures; and 

21 (C) how partnerships and collaborations in 

22 the research can help mitigate potential harm 

23 and amplify potential societal benefits. 

24 (3) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall solicit 

25 stakeholder input to develop clear guidance on what 


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1 constitutes a foreseeable or quantifiable risk as de2 scribed in paragraph (2)(A), and to the extent prac3 ticable harmonize this policy with existing ethical 

4 policies or related requirements for human subjects. 

5 (4) RESEARCH.—The Director shall award 

6 grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 

7 higher education or non-profit organizations (or con8 sortia of such institutions or organizations) to sup9 port— 

10 (A) research to assess the potential ethical 

11 and societal implications of Foundation-sup12 ported research and products or technologies 

13 enabled by such research, including the benefits 

14 and risks identified pursuant to paragraph 

15 (2)(A); and 

16 (B) the development and verification of ap17 proaches to proactively mitigate foreseeable 

18 risks to society, including the technical and so19 cial solutions identified pursuant to paragraph 

20 (2)(B). 

21 (5) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director shall en22 courage awardees to update their ethics statements 

23 as appropriate as part of the annual reports re24 quired by all awardees under the award terms and 

25 conditions. 


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1 (f) RESEARCH REPRODUCIBILITY AND

2 REPLICABILITY.—Consistent with existing Federal law for 

3 privacy, intellectual property, and security, the Director 

4 shall facilitate the public access to research products, in5 cluding data, software, and code, developed as part of 

6 Foundation-supported projects. 

7 (1) DATA MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 

8 (A) The Director shall require that every 

9 proposal for funding for research include a ma10 chine-readable data management plan that in11 cludes a description of how the awardee will ar12 chive and preserve public access to data, soft13 ware, and code developed as part of the pro14 posed project. 

15 (B) In carrying out the requirement in 

16 subparagraph (A), the Director shall— 

17 (i) provide necessary resources, in18 cluding trainings and workshops, to edu19 cate researchers and students on how to 

20 develop and review high quality data man21 agement plans; 

22 (ii) ensure program officers and merit 

23 review panels are equipped with the re24 sources and training necessary to review 

25 the quality of data management plans; and 


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1 (iii) ensure program officers and 

2 merit review panels treat data management 

3 plans as essential elements of grant pro4 posals, where appropriate. 

5 (2) OPEN REPOSITORIES.—The Director 

6 shall— 

7 (A) coordinate with the heads of other 

8 Federal research agencies, and solicit input 

9 from the scientific community, to develop and 

10 widely disseminate a set of criteria for trusted 

11 open repositories, accounting for discipline-spe12 cific needs and necessary protections for sen13 sitive information, to be used by federally fund14 ed researchers for the sharing of data, software, 

15 and code; 

16 (B) work with stakeholders to identify sig17 nificant gaps in available repositories meeting 

18 the criteria developed under subparagraph (A) 

19 and options for supporting the development of 

20 additional or enhanced repositories; 

21 (C) award grants on a competitive basis to 

22 institutions of higher education or non-profit 

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1 tories that meet the criteria developed under 

2 subparagraph (A); 

3 (D) work with stakeholders and build on 

4 existing models, where appropriate, to establish 

5 a single, public, web-based point of access to 

6 help users locate repositories storing data, soft7 ware, and code resulting from or used in Foun8 dation-supported projects; 

9 (E) work with stakeholders to establish the 

10 necessary policies and procedures and allocate 

11 the necessary resources to ensure, as prac12 ticable, data underlying published findings re13 sulting from Foundation-supported projects are 

14 deposited in repositories meeting the criteria 

15 developed under subparagraph (A) at the time 

16 of publication; 

17 (F) incentivize the deposition of data, soft18 ware, and code into repositories that meet the 

19 criteria developed under subparagraph (A); and 

20 (G) coordinate with the scientific pub21 lishing community to develop uniform consensus 

22 standards around data archiving and sharing. 

23 (3) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EDU24 CATION.—The Director shall award grants, on a 

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1 or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such in2 stitutions or organizations) to— 

3 (A) support research and development of 

4 open source, sustainable, usable tools and infra5 structure that support reproducibility for a 

6 broad range of studies across different dis7 ciplines; 

8 (B) support research on computational re9 producibility, including the limits of reproduc10 ibility and the consistency of computational re11 sults in the development of new computation 

12 hardware, tools, and methods; and 

13 (C) support the education and training of 

14 students, faculty, and researchers on computa15 tional methods, tools, and techniques to improve 

16 the quality and sharing of data, code, and sup17 porting metadata to produce reproducible re18 search. 

19 (g) CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

21 grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 

22 higher education or non-profit organizations (or con23 sortia of such institutions or organizations) to sup24 port research to improve our understanding of the 


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1 climate system and related human and environ2 mental systems. 

3 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities funded by a 

4 grant under this subsection may include— 

5 (A) fundamental research on climate 

6 forcings, feedbacks, responses, and thresholds 

7 in the earth system, including impacts on and 

8 contributions from local and regional systems; 

9 (B) research on climate-related human be10 haviors and institutions; 

11 (C) research on climate-related risk, vul12 nerability, resilience, and adaptive capacity of 

13 coupled human-environment systems, including 

14 risks to ecosystem stability and risks to vulner15 able populations; 

16 (D) research to support the development 

17 and implementation of effective strategies and 

18 tools for mitigating and adapting to climate 

19 change, including social strategies and research 

20 focused on local level forecasting, impacts, and 

21 challenges; 

22 (E) research on the design, development, 

23 and assessment of effective information and de24 cision-support systems, including understanding 


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1 and developing effective dissemination path2 ways; 

3 (F) improved modeling, projections, anal4 yses, and assessments of climate and other 

5 Earth system changes; 

6 (G) research to understand the atmos7 pheric processes related to solar radiation man8 agement strategies and technologies and exam9 ine related economic, geopolitical, societal, envi10 ronmental, and ethical implications, not includ11 ing research designed to advance future deploy12 ment of these strategies and technologies; 

13 (H) the development of effective strategies 

14 for educating and training future climate 

15 change researchers, and climate change re16 sponse and mitigation professionals, in both re17 search and development methods, as well as 

18 community engagement and science commu19 nication; 

20 (I) the development of effective strategies 

21 for public and community engagement in the all 

22 stages of the research and development process; 

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1 (J) partnerships with other agencies to ad2 dress climate related challenges for specific 

3 agency missions. 

4 (h) VIOLENCE RESEARCH.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

6 grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 

7 higher education or non-profit organizations (or con8 sortia of such institutions or organizations) to sup9 port research to improve our understanding of the 

10 nature, scope, causes, consequences, prevention, and 

11 response to all forms of violence. 

12 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities funded by a 

13 grant under this subsection may include— 

14 (A) research on the magnitude and dis15 tribution of fatal and nonfatal violence; 

16 (B) research on risk and protective factors; 

17 (C) research on the design, development, 

18 implementation, and evaluation of interventions 

19 for preventing and responding to violence; 

20 (D) research on scaling up effective inter21 ventions; and 

22 (E) one or more interdisciplinary research 

23 centers to conduct violence research, foster new 

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1 and diversity of new researchers trained in 

2 cross-disciplinary violence research. 

3 (i) SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECONOMIC

4 SCIENCES.—The Director shall— 

5 (1) actively communicate opportunities and so6 licit proposals for social, behavioral, and economic 

7 science researchers to participate in cross-cutting 

8 and interdisciplinary programs, including the Con9 vergence Accelerator and agency priority activities, 

10 and the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program; 

11 and 

12 (2) ensure social, behavioral, and economic 

13 science researchers are represented on relevant merit 

14 review panels for such activities. 

15 (j) MEASURING IMPACTS OF FEDERALLY FUNDED

16 R&D.—The Director shall award grants on a competitive, 

17 merit-reviewed basis to institutions of higher education or 

18 non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions 

19 or organizations) to support research and development of 

20 data, models, indicators, and associated analytical tools to 

21 improve our understanding of the impacts of Federally 

22 funded research on society, the economy, and the work23 force, including domestic job creation. 

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1 tions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or 

2 consortia of such institutions or organizations) to— 

3 (1) support research to significantly advance 

4 our understanding of the food-energy-water system 

5 through quantitative and computational modeling, 

6 including support for relevant cyberinfrastructure; 

7 (2) develop real-time, cyber-enabled interfaces 

8 that improve understanding of the behavior of food9 energy-water systems and increase decision support 

10 capability; 

11 (3) support research that will lead to innovative 

12 solutions to critical food-energy-water system prob13 lems; and 

14 (4) grow the scientific workforce capable of 

15 studying and managing the food-energy-water sys16 tem, through education and other professional devel17 opment. 

18 (l) BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATIONS AND MARINE LAB19 ORATORIES.—The Director shall continue to support en20 hancing, repairing and maintaining research instrumenta21 tion, laboratories, telecommunications and housing at bio22 logical field stations and marine laboratories. 

23 (m) SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND EDU24 CATION.—In accordance with section 263 of the National 

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1 rector shall carry out activities in support of sustainable 

2 chemistry, including— 

3 (1) establishing a program to award grants, on 

4 a competitive basis, to institutions of higher edu5 cation or non-profit organizations (or consortia of 

6 such institutions or organizations) to support— 

7 (A) individual investigators and teams of 

8 investigators, including to the extent prac9 ticable, early career investigators for research 

10 and development; 

11 (B) collaborative research and development 

12 partnerships among universities, industry, and 

13 non-profit organizations; and 

14 (C) integrating sustainable chemistry prin15 ciples into elementary, secondary, under16 graduate, and graduate chemistry and chemical 

17 engineering curriculum and research training, 

18 as appropriate to that level of education and 

19 training; and 

20 (2) incorporating sustainable chemistry into ex21 isting Foundation research and development pro22 grams. 

23 (n) RISK AND RESILIENCE RESEARCH.—The Direc24 tor shall award grants on a competitive basis to institu25 tions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or 


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1 consortia of such institutions or organizations) to advance 

2 knowledge of risk assessment and predictability and to 

3 support the creation of tools and technologies, including 

4 advancing data analytics and utilization of artificial intel5 ligence, for increased resilience through— 

6 (1) improvements in our ability to understand, 

7 model, and predict extreme events and natural haz8 ards, including pandemics; 

9 (2) the creation of novel engineered systems so10 lutions for resilient complex infrastructures, particu11 larly those that address critical interdependence 

12 among infrastructures and leverage the growing in13 fusion of cyber-physical-social components into the 

14 infrastructures; 

15 (3) development of equipment and instrumenta16 tion for innovation in resilient engineered infrastruc17 tures; 

18 (4) multidisciplinary research on the behaviors 

19 individuals and communities engage in to detect, 

20 perceive, understand, predict, assess, mitigate, and 

21 prevent risks and to improve and increase resilience; 

22 and 

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1 pacts, human behavior, and early detection and 

2 warning. 

3 (o) UAV TECHNOLOGIES.—The Director shall carry 

4 out a program of research and related activities for un5 manned aerial vehicle technologies, which may include a 

6 prize competition pursuant to section 24 of the Stevenson7 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

8 3719) and support for undergraduate and graduate cur9 riculum development. 

10 (p) LEVERAGING INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE IN RE11 SEARCH.—The Director shall explore and advance oppor12 tunities for leveraging international capabilities and re13 sources that align with the Foundation and United States 

14 research community priorities and have the potential to 

15 benefit United States prosperity, security, health, and 

16 well-being, including through binational research and de17 velopment organizations and foundations and by sending 

18 teams of Foundation scientific staff for site visits of sci19 entific facilities and agencies in other countries. 

20 (q) BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH COLLECTIONS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall continue 

22 to support databases, tools, methods, and other ac23 tivities that secure and improve existing physical and 

24 digital biological research collections, improve the ac25 cessibility of collections and collection-related data 


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1 for research and educational purposes, develop ca2 pacity for curation and collection management, and 

3 to transfer ownership of collections that are signifi4 cant to the biological research community, including 

5 to museums and universities. 

6 (2) SPECIMEN MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In con7 sultation with other relevant Federal research agen8 cies, the Director shall require that every proposal 

9 for funding for research that involves collecting or 

10 generating specimens include a specimen manage11 ment plan that includes a description of how the 

12 specimens and associated data will be accessioned 

13 into and permanently maintained in an established 

14 biological collection. 

15 (3) ACTION CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL COLLEC16 TIONS.—The Director shall award grants on a com17 petitive basis to institutions of higher education or 

18 non-profit organizations (or consortia of such insti19 tutions or organizations) to establish an Action Cen20 ter for Biological Collections to facilitate coordina21 tion and data sharing among communities of prac22 tice for research, education, workforce training, eval23 uation, and business model development. 

24 (r) CLEAN WATER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

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1 competitive, merit-reviewed basis to institutions of higher 

2 education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such 

3 institutions or organizations) to— 

4 (1) support transdisciplinary research to signifi5 cantly advance our understanding of water avail6 ability, quality, and dynamics and the impact of 

7 human activity and a changing climate on urban and 

8 rural water and wastewater systems; 

9 (2) develop, pilot and deploy innovative tech10 nologies, systems, and other approaches to identi11 fying and addressing challenges that affect water 

12 availability, quality, and security, including through 

13 direct engagement with affected communities and 

14 partnerships with the private sector, State, tribal, 

15 and local governments, non-profit organizations and 

16 water management professionals; and 

17 (3) grow the scientific workforce capable of 

18 studying and managing water and wastewater sys19 tems, through education, training, and other profes20 sional development. 

21 (s) TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RE22 SEARCH.—The Director shall award grants on a merit23 based, competitive basis for research to— 

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1 lated psychological and behavioral issues, particu2 larly for adolescents; and 

3 (2) explore the role of social media and con4 sumer technology in rising rates of depressive symp5 toms, suicidal ideation, drug use, and deaths of de6 spair, particularly for communities experiencing 

7 long-term economic distress. 

8 (t) MANUFACTURING RESEARCH AMENDMENT.— 

9 Section 506(a) of the America COMPETES Reauthoriza10 tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–1(a)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (2) in paragraph (6)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘virtual man15 ufacturing’’; and 

16 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

17 inserting ‘‘; and artificial intelligence and ma18 chine learning;’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(7) additive manufacturing, including new ma21 terial designs, complex materials, rapid printing 

22 techniques, and real-time process controls; and 

23 ‘‘(8) continuous manufacturing of biological 

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1 (u) CRITICAL MINERALS MINING RESEARCH AND

2 DEVELOPMENT.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

4 grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 

5 higher education or nonprofit organizations (or con6 sortium of such institutions or organizations) to sup7 port basic research that will accelerate innovation to 

8 advance critical minerals mining strategies and tech9 nologies for the purpose of making better use of do10 mestic resources and eliminating national reliance on 

11 minerals and mineral materials that are subject to 

12 supply disruptions. 

13 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities funded by a 

14 grant under this subsection may include— 

15 (A) advancing mining research and devel16 opment activities to develop new mapping and 

17 mining technologies and techniques, including 

18 advanced critical mineral extraction, production, 

19 separation, alloying, or processing techniques 

20 and technologies that can decrease energy in21 tensity, potential environmental impact and 

22 costs of those activities; 

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1 of the evolution of microbial diversity at such 

2 sites; 

3 (C) examining the application of artificial 

4 intelligence for geological exploration of critical 

5 minerals, including what the size and diversity 

6 of data sets would be required; 

7 (D) examining the application of machine 

8 learning for detection and sorting of critical 

9 minerals, including what the size and diversity 

10 of data sets would be required; 

11 (E) conducting detailed isotope studies of 

12 critical minerals and the development of more 

13 refined geologic models; 

14 (F) improved understanding of the geologi15 cal and geochemical processes through which 

16 critical minerals form and are concentrated into 

17 economically viable deposits; or 

18 (G) providing training and researcher op19 portunities to undergraduate and graduate stu20 dents to prepare the next generation of mining 

21 engineers and researchers. 

22 (3) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—The Director shall 

23 ensure awards made under this subsection are com24 plementary and not duplicative of existing programs 

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1 (v) STUDY OF AI RESEARCH CAPACITY.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall conduct a 

3 study, or support the development of a study 

4 through the Science and Technology Policy Institute 

5 or by any other appropriate organization as deter6 mined by the Director, on artificial intelligence re7 search capacity at U.S. institutions of higher edu8 cation. 

9 (2) STUDY CONTENTS.—The Director shall en10 sure that, at a minimum, the study under subsection 

11 (a) addresses the following topics: 

12 (A) Which universities are putting out sig13 nificant peer-reviewed artificial intelligence re14 search, including based on quantity and number 

15 of citations. 

16 (B) For each of the universities described 

17 in paragraph (1), what specific factors enable 

18 their AI research, including computing power, 

19 data sets and availability, specialized cur20 riculum, and industry and other partnerships. 

21 (C) How universities not included in para22 graph (1) could implement the factors in para23 graph (2) to produce AI research, as well as 

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1 Federal Government could develop or support 

2 to help universities produce AI research. 

3 (3) WORKSHOPS.—The Director may support 

4 workshops to help inform the study required under 

5 this subsection. 

6 (4) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall ensure 

7 that the study carried out under this subsection is 

8 made publicly available not later than 12 months 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 (w) ADVANCING IOT FOR PRECISION AGRI11 CULTURE.— 

12 (1) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DIREC13 TIVE ON AGRICULTURAL SENSOR RESEARCH.—In 

14 awarding grants under its sensor systems and 

15 networked systems programs, the Director shall in16 clude in consideration of portfolio balance research 

17 and development on sensor connectivity in environ18 ments of intermittent connectivity and intermittent 

19 computation— 

20 (A) to improve the reliable use of advance 

21 sensing systems in rural and agricultural areas; 

22 and 

23 (B) that considers— 

24 (i) direct gateway access for locally 

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1 (ii) attenuation of signal transmission; 

2 (iii) loss of signal transmission; and 

3 (iv) at-scale performance for wireless 

4 power. 

5 (2) UPDATING CONSIDERATIONS FOR PRECI6 SION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE NSF

7 ADVANCED TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Sec8 tion 3 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology 

9 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i) is amended in sub10 section (e)(3)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

14 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(E) applications that incorporate distance 

17 learning tools and approaches.’’. 

18 (3) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 18 months 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp20 troller General of the United States shall provide— 

21 (A) a technology assessment of precision 

22 agriculture technologies, such as the existing 

23 use of— 

24 (i) sensors, scanners, radio-frequency 

25 identification, and related technologies that 


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1 can monitor soil properties, irrigation con2 ditions, and plant physiology; 

3 (ii) sensors, scanners, radio-frequency 

4 identification, and related technologies that 

5 can monitor livestock activity and health; 

6 (iii) network connectivity and wireless 

7 communications that can securely support 

8 digital agriculture technologies in rural 

9 and remote areas; 

10 (iv) aerial imagery generated by sat11 ellites or unmanned aerial vehicles; 

12 (v) ground-based robotics; 

13 (vi) control systems design and 

14 connectivity, such as smart irrigation con15 trol systems; 

16 (vii) Global Positioning System-based 

17 applications; and 

18 (viii) data management software and 

19 advanced analytics that can assist decision 

20 making and improve agricultural outcomes; 

21 and 

22 (B) a review of Federal programs that pro23 vide support for precision agriculture research, 

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1 in existence on the date of enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 (x) ASTRONOMY AND SATELLITE CONSTELLA4 TIONS.—The Director shall support research into and the 

5 design, development, and testing of mitigation measures 

6 to address the impact of satellite constellations on Foun7 dation scientific programs by— 

8 (1) awarding grants on a competitive basis to 

9 support investigations into the impacts of satellite 

10 constellations on ground-based optical, infrared, and 

11 radio astronomy, including through existing pro12 grams such Spectrum and Wireless Innovation en13 abled by Future Technologies (SWIFT) and the 

14 Spectrum Innovation Initiative; 

15 (2) supporting research on satellite impacts and 

16 benefits and mitigation strategies to be carried out 

17 at one or more Foundation supported Federally 

18 Funded Research and Development Centers or large 

19 facilities, as appropriate; and 

20 (3) supporting workshops related to the impact 

21 of satellite constellations on scientific research and 

22 how those constellations could be used to improve 

23 scientific research. 

24 SEC. 8. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall continue 

2 the Facility Operation Transition pilot program for 

3 a total of 5 years. 

4 (2) COST SHARING.—The Facility Operation 

5 Transition program shall provide funding for 10–50 

6 percent of the operations and maintenance costs for 

7 major research facilities that are within the first five 

8 years of operation, where the share is determined 

9 based on— 

10 (A) the operations and maintenance costs 

11 of the major research facility; and 

12 (B) the capacity of the managing direc13 torate or division to absorb such costs. 

14 (3) REPORT.—After the fifth year of the pilot 

15 program, the Director shall transmit a report to 

16 Congress that includes— 

17 (A) an assessment, that includes feedback 

18 from the research community, of the effective19 ness of the pilot program for— 

20 (i) supporting research directorates 

21 and divisions in balancing investments in 

22 research grants and funding for the initial 

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1 (ii) incentivizing the development of 

2 new world-class facilities; 

3 (iii) facilitating interagency and inter4 national partnerships; 

5 (iv) funding core elements of multi6 disciplinary facilities; and 

7 (v) supporting facility divestment 

8 costs; and 

9 (B) if deemed effective, a plan for perma10 nent implementation of the pilot program. 

11 (b) REVIEWS.—The Director shall periodically carry 

12 out reviews within each of the directorates and divisions 

13 to assess the cost and benefits of extending the operations 

14 of research facilities that have exceeded their planned 

15 operational lifespan. 

16 (c) HELIUM CONSERVATION.— 

17 (1) MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION SUP18 PORT.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall sup20 port, through the Major Research Instrumenta21 tion program, proposal requests that include 

22 the purchase, installation, operation, and main23 tenance of equipment and instrumentation to 

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1 (B) COST SHARING.—The Director may 

2 waive the cost-sharing requirement for helium 

3 conservation measures for non-Ph.D.-granting 

4 institutions of higher education and Ph.D.- 

5 granting institutions of higher education that 

6 are not ranked among the top 100 institutions 

7 receiving Federal research and development 

8 funding, as documented by the National Center 

9 for Science and Engineering Statistics. 

10 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—No later than 1 year 

11 after the date of enactment of this Act and annually 

12 for the subsequent two years, the Director shall sub13 mit an annual report to Congress on the use of 

14 funding awarded by the Foundation for the purchase 

15 and conservation of helium. The report should in16 clude— 

17 (A) the volume and price of helium pur18 chased; 

19 (B) changes in pricing and availability of 

20 helium; and 

21 (C) any supply disruptions impacting a 

22 substantial number of institutions. 

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1 funded projects, the Director shall require grant pro2 posals submitted to the Foundation, as appropriate, 

3 to include estimates of computational resource needs 

4 for projects that require use of advanced computing. 

5 The Director shall encourage and provide access to 

6 tools that facilitate the inclusion of these measures, 

7 including those identified in the 2016 Academies re8 port entitled ‘‘Future Directions for NSF Advanced 

9 Computing Infrastructure to Support U.S. Science 

10 and Engineering in 2017–2020’’. 

11 (2) REPORTS.—The Director shall document 

12 and publish every two years a summary of the 

13 amount and types of advanced computing capabili14 ties that are needed to fully meet the Foundation’s 

15 project needs as identified under paragraph (1). 

16 (3) ROADMAP.—To set priorities and guide 

17 strategic decisions regarding investments in ad18 vanced computing capabilities, the Director shall de19 velop, publish, and regularly update a 5-year ad20 vanced computing roadmap that— 

21 (A) describes the advanced computing re22 sources and capabilities that would fully meet 

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1 structure program and the Major Research 

2 Equipment and Facilities Construction account; 

3 (B) draws on community input, informa4 tion contained in research proposals, allocation 

5 requests, insights from Foundation-funded 

6 cyber-infrastructure operators, and Foundation7 wide information gathering regarding commu8 nity needs; 

9 (C) considers computational needs of 

10 planned major facilities; 

11 (D) reflects anticipated technology trends; 

12 (E) informs users and potential partners 

13 about future facilities and services; 

14 (F) addresses the needs of groups histori15 cally underrepresented in STEM and geo16 graphic regions with low availability and high 

17 demand for advanced computing resources; 

18 (G) considers how Foundation-supported 

19 advanced computing capabilities can be lever20 aged for activities through the Directorate for 

21 Science and Engineering Solutions; and 

22 (H) provides an update to Congress about 

23 the level of funding necessary to fully meet 

24 computational resource needs for the research 

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1 (4) SECURING AMERICAN RESEARCH FROM

2 CYBER THEFT.— 

3 (A) NETWORKING AND INFORMATION

4 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

5 UPDATE.—Section 101(a)(1) of the High-Per6 formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 

7 5511) is amended— 

8 (i) by moving the margins of subpara9 graphs (D) and (J) through (O) two ems 

10 to the left; 

11 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

12 (J) through (O) as subparagraphs (K) 

13 through (P), respectively; and 

14 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

15 (I) the following: 

16 ‘‘(J) provide for improving the security, reli17 ability, and resiliency of computing and networking 

18 systems used by institutions of higher education and 

19 other nonprofit research institutions for the proc20 essing, storage and transmission of sensitive feder21 ally funded research and associated data;’’. 

22 (B) COMPUTING ENCLAVE PILOT PRO23 GRAM.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in 

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1 tional Institute of Standards and Tech2 nology and the Secretary of Energy, shall 

3 establish a pilot program to award grants 

4 to ensure the security of federally-sup5 ported research data and to assist regional 

6 institutions of higher education and their 

7 researchers in compliance with regulations 

8 regarding the safeguarding of sensitive in9 formation and other relevant regulations 

10 and Federal guidelines. 

11 (ii) STRUCTURE.—In carrying out the 

12 pilot program established pursuant to 

13 clause (i), the Director shall select three 

14 institutions of higher education from 

15 among institutions classified under the In16 diana University Center for Postsecondary 

17 Research Carnegie Classification as a doc18 torate-granting university with a very high 

19 level of research activity, and with a his20 tory of working with secure information for 

21 the development, installation, maintenance, 

22 or sustainment of secure computing en23 claves. 

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1 (I) IN GENERAL.—In selecting 

2 universities pursuant to clause (ii), 

3 the Director shall give preference to 

4 institutions of higher education with 

5 the capability of serving other regional 

6 universities. 

7 (II) GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSAL.— 

8 The enclaves should be geographically 

9 dispersed to better meet the needs of 

10 regional interests. 

11 (iv) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The Di12 rector shall work with institutions of high13 er education selected pursuant to clause 

14 (ii) to— 

15 (I) develop an approved design 

16 blueprint for compliance with Federal 

17 data protection protocols; 

18 (II) develop a comprehensive and 

19 confidential list, or a bill of materials, 

20 of each binary component of the soft21 ware, firmware, or product that is re22 quired to deploy additional secure 

23 computing enclaves; 

24 (III) develop templates for all 

25 policies and procedures required to 


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1 operate the secure computing enclave 

2 in a research setting; 

3 (IV) develop a system security 

4 plan template; and 

5 (V) develop a process for man6 aging a plan of action and milestones 

7 for the secure computing enclave. 

8 (v) DURATION.—Subject to other 

9 availability of appropriations, the pilot pro10 gram established pursuant to clause (i) 

11 shall operate for not less than 3 years. 

12 (vi) REPORT.— 

13 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Director 

14 shall report to Congress not later than 

15 6 months after the completion of the 

16 pilot program under clause (i). 

17 (II) CONTENTS.—The report re18 quired under subclause (I) shall in19 clude— 

20 (aa) an assessment of the 

21 pilot program under clause (i), 

22 including an assessment of the 

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1 (bb) recommendations re2 lated to the value of expanding 

3 the network of secure computing 

4 enclaves; and 

5 (cc) recommendations on the 

6 efficacy of the use of secure com7 puting enclaves by other Federal 

8 agencies in a broader effort to 

9 expand security of Federal re10 search. 

11 (vii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA12 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro13 priated to the Director, $38,000,000 for 

14 fiscal years 2022 through 2024, to carry 

15 out the activities outlined in this section. 

16 (e) NATIONAL SECURE DATA SERVICE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta18 tion with the Chief Statistician of the United States, 

19 shall establish a demonstration project to develop, 

20 refine and test models to inform the full implemen21 tation of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policy22 making recommendation for a government-wide data 

23 linkage and access infrastructure for statistical ac24 tivities conducted for statistical purposes, as defined 

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1 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year 

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

3 shall establish a National Secure Data Service dem4 onstration project. The National Secure Data Serv5 ice demonstration project shall be— 

6 (A) aligned with the principles, best prac7 tices, and priority actions recommended by the 

8 Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence 

9 Building, to the extent feasible; and 

10 (B) operated directly by or via a contract 

11 that is managed by the National Center for 

12 Science and Engineering Statistics. 

13 (3) DATA.—In carrying out this subsection, the 

14 Director shall engage with Federal and State agen15 cies to collect, acquire, analyze, report, and dissemi16 nate statistical data in the United States and other 

17 nations to support government-wide evidence-build18 ing activities consistent with the Foundations for 

19 Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018. 

20 (4) PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY PROTEC21 TIONS.—If the Director issues a management con22 tract under paragraph (2), the awardee shall be des23 ignated as an ‘‘agent’’ under chapter 35 of title 44, 

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1 tecting confidential information delineated in the 

2 Confidential Information Protection and Statistical 

3 Efficiency Act of 2018 and the Privacy Act of 1974. 

4 (5) TECHNOLOGY.—In carrying out this sub5 section, the Director shall consider application and 

6 use of systems and technologies that incorporate 

7 protection measures to reasonably ensure confiden8 tial data and statistical products are protected in ac9 cordance with obligations under chapter 35 of title 

10 44, United States Code, subchapter III, section 

11 3561 et seq., including systems and technologies 

12 that ensure raw data and other sensitive inputs are 

13 not accessible to recipients of statistical outputs 

14 from the National Secure Data Service demonstra15 tion project. 

16 (6) TRANSPARENCY.—The National Secure 

17 Data Service established under paragraph (2) shall 

18 maintain a public website with up-to-date informa19 tion on supported projects. 

20 (7) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act, the National Secure 

22 Data Service demonstration project established 

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1 (A) a description of policies for protecting 

2 data, consistent with applicable Federal law; 

3 (B) a comprehensive description of all 

4 completed or active data linkage activities and 

5 projects; 

6 (C) an assessment of the effectiveness of 

7 the demonstration project for mitigating risks 

8 and removing barriers to a sustained implemen9 tation of the National Secure Data Service as 

10 recommended by the Commission on Evidence11 Based Policymaking; and 

12 (D) if deemed effective by the Director, a 

13 plan for scaling up the demonstration project to 

14 facilitate data access for evidence building while 

15 ensuring transparency and privacy. 

16 (8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Di18 rector to carry out this subsection $9,000,000 for 

19 each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

20 SEC. 9. DIRECTORATE FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 

21 SOLUTIONS. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

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1 dress societal and national challenges for the benefit of 

2 all Americans. 

3 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Directorate estab4 lished under subsection (a) is to support use-inspired re5 search, accelerate the translation of Foundation-supported 

6 fundamental research and to advance technologies, facili7 tate commercialization and use of federally funded re8 search, and expand the pipeline of United States students 

9 and researchers in areas of societal and national impor10 tance. 

11 (c) ACTIVITIES.—The Director shall achieve the pur12 poses described in subsection (b) by awarding financial as13 sistance through the Directorate to— 

14 (1) support transformational advances in use15 inspired and translational research through diverse 

16 funding mechanisms and models, including conver17 gence accelerators; 

18 (2) translate research into science and engineer19 ing innovations, including through developing inno20 vative approaches to connect research with societal 

21 outcomes, developing approaches to technology 

22 transfer that do not rely only on traditional market 

23 and commercialization tools, education and training 

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1 search uptake, application, and scaling, prototype 

2 development, entrepreneurial education, developing 

3 tech-to-market strategies, and partnerships that con4 nect research products to businesses, accelerators, 

5 and incubators and encourage the formation and 

6 growth of new companies; 

7 (3) develop and expand sustainable and mutu8 ally-beneficial use-inspired and translational research 

9 and development partnerships and collaborations 

10 among institutions of higher education, including 

11 minority serving institutions and emerging research 

12 institutions, non-profit organizations, labor organiza13 tions, businesses and other for-profit entities, Fed14 eral or State agencies, community organizations, 

15 other Foundation directorates, national labs, field 

16 stations and marine laboratories, international enti17 ties as appropriate, binational research and develop18 ment foundations and funds, excluding foreign enti19 ties of concern, and other organizations; 

20 (4) build capacity for use-inspired and 

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1 ferences, targeted incentives and training, and multi2 disciplinary research centers; 

3 (6) support the education, mentoring, and 

4 training of undergraduate students, graduate stu5 dents, and postdoctoral researchers in use-inspired 

6 and translational approaches to research and entre7 preneurship in key focus areas identified under sub8 section (g) through scholarships, fellowships, and 

9 traineeships; 

10 (7) support translational research infrastruc11 ture, including platforms and testbeds, data manage12 ment and software tools, and networks and commu13 nication platforms for interactive and collective 

14 learning and information sharing; 

15 (8) identify social, behavioral, and economic 

16 drivers and consequences of technological innova17 tions; and 

18 (9) ensure the programmatic work of the Direc19 torate and Foundation incorporates a worker per20 spective through participation by labor organizations 

21 and workforce training organizations. 

22 (d) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall appoint 

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1 ment of the Directorate established under this sec2 tion. 

3 (2) TERM LIMIT.—The Assistant Director ap4 pointed under paragraph (1) shall serve a term last5 ing no longer than 4 years. 

6 (3) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Assistant Director 

7 shall be an individual, who by reason of professional 

8 background and experience, is specially qualified 

9 to— 

10 (A) advise the Director on all matters per11 taining to use-inspired and translational re12 search, development, and commercialization at 

13 the Foundation, including partnership with the 

14 private sector and other users of Foundation 

15 funded research; and 

16 (B) develop and implement the necessary 

17 policies and procedures to promote a culture of 

18 use-inspired and translational research within 

19 the Directorate and across the Foundation and 

20 carry out the responsibilities under paragraph 

21 (4). 

22 (4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 

23 the Assistant Director shall include— 

24 (A) advising the Director on all matters 

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1 search and development activities at the Foun2 dation, including effective practices for conver3 gence research; 

4 (B) identifying opportunities for and facili5 tating coordination and collaboration, where ap6 propriate, on use-inspired and translational re7 search, development, commercialization, and so8 cietal application activities— 

9 (i) among the offices, directorates, 

10 and divisions within the Foundation; and 

11 (ii) between the Foundation and 

12 stakeholders in academia, the private sec13 tor, including non-profit entities, labor or14 ganizations, Federal or State agencies, and 

15 international entities, as appropriate; 

16 (C) ensuring that the activities carried out 

17 under this section are not duplicative of activi18 ties supported by other parts of the Foundation 

19 or other relevant Federal agencies; 

20 (D) approving all new programs within the 

21 Directorate; 

22 (E) developing and testing diverse merit23 review models and mechanisms for selecting 

24 and providing awards for use-inspired and 

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1 ferent scales, from individual investigator 

2 awards to large multi-institution collaborations; 

3 (F) assessing the success of programs; 

4 (G) administering awards to achieve the 

5 purposes described in subsection (b); and 

6 (H) performing other such duties per7 taining to the purposes in subsection (b) as are 

8 required by the Director. 

9 (5) RELATIONSHIP TO THE DIRECTOR.—The 

10 Assistant Director shall report to the Director. 

11 (6) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROGRAMS.—No 

12 other directorate within the Foundation shall report 

13 to the Assistant Director. 

14 (e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Fed16 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) the 

17 Director shall establish an advisory committee to as18 sess, and make recommendations regarding, the ac19 tivities carried out under this section. 

20 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee 

21 members shall— 

22 (A) be individuals with relevant experience 

23 or expertise, including individuals from industry 

24 and national labs, educators, academic subject 

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1 knowledge of the technical and social dimen2 sions of science and technology, technology 

3 transfer experts, labor organizations, and rep4 resentatives of civil society, community organi5 zations, and other nongovernmental organiza6 tions; and 

7 (B) consist of at least 10 members broadly 

8 representative of stakeholders, including no less 

9 than 3 members from the private sector, none 

10 of whom shall be an employee of the Federal 

11 Government. 

12 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Committee shall 

13 be responsible for— 

14 (A) reviewing and evaluating activities car15 ried out under this section; and 

16 (B) assessing the success of the Direc17 torate in and proposing new strategies for ful18 filling the purposes in subsection (b). 

19 (f) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—The Convergence Accel20 erator, the Growing Convergence Research Big Idea, and 

21 any other program, at the discretion of the Director, may 

22 be managed by the Directorate. 

23 (g) FOCUS AREAS.—In consultation with the Assist24 ant Director, the Board, and other Federal agencies and 

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1 tor shall identify, and regularly update, up to 5 focus 

2 areas to guide activities under this section. In selecting 

3 such focus areas, the Director shall consider the following 

4 societal challenges: 

5 (1) Climate change and environmental sustain6 ability. 

7 (2) Global competitiveness and domestic job 

8 creation in critical technologies. 

9 (3) Cybersecurity. 

10 (4) National security. 

11 (5) STEM education and workforce. 

12 (6) Social and economic inequality. 

13 (h) TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award 

15 grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of 

16 higher education, or consortia thereof, for the plan17 ning, establishment, and support of Technology Re18 search Institutes in key technology areas, as deter19 mined by the Director. 

20 (2) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under 

21 this section may be used by a Technology Research 

22 Institute to— 

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1 (B) conduct research involving a key tech2 nology to solve challenges with social, economic, 

3 health, scientific, and national security implica4 tions; 

5 (C) further the development, adoption, and 

6 commercialization of innovations in key tech7 nology focus areas, including through partner8 ship with other Federal agencies and Federal 

9 laboratories, industry, including startup compa10 nies, labor organizations, civil society organiza11 tions, and state and local, and Tribal govern12 ments; 

13 (D) develop and manage multi-user re14 search testbeds and instrumentation for key 

15 technologies; 

16 (E) develop and manage an accessible re17 pository, as appropriate, for research data and 

18 computational models relevant to the relevant 

19 key technology field, consistent with applicable 

20 privacy and intellectual property laws; 

21 (F) convene national workshops for re22 searchers and other stakeholders in that tech23 nology area; 

24 (G) establish traineeship programs for 

25 graduate students who pursue research related 


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1 to the technology leading to a masters or doc2 torate degree by providing funding and other 

3 assistance, and by providing graduate students 

4 opportunities for research experiences in gov5 ernment or industry related to the students’ 

6 studies in that technology area; 

7 (H) engage in outreach and engagement to 

8 broaden participation in technology research 

9 and education; and 

10 (I) support such other activities that the 

11 Director determines appropriate. 

12 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making awards 

13 under this section, the Director may consider the ex14 tent to which the activities proposed— 

15 (A) have the potential to create an innova16 tion ecosystem, or enhance existing ecosystems, 

17 to translate Technology Research Institute re18 search into applications and products, as appro19 priate to the topic of each Institute; 

20 (B) support transdisciplinary research and 

21 development across multiple institutions of 

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1 velopment across undergraduate, graduate, and 

2 professional academic programs; 

3 (D) involve partnerships with multiple 

4 types of institutions, including emerging re5 search institutions, historically Black colleges 

6 and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, 

7 and minority serving institutions, and with 

8 other Federal agencies, Federal laboratories, in9 dustry, state, local, and Tribal governments, 

10 labor organizations, civil society organizations, 

11 and other entities that may use or be affected 

12 by the technology; and 

13 (E) include a component that addresses 

14 the ethical, societal, safety, and security impli15 cations relevant to the application of the tech16 nology. 

17 (4) DURATION.— 

18 (A) INITIAL PERIOD.—An award under 

19 this section shall be for an initial period of 5 

20 years. 

21 (B) RENEWAL.—An established Tech22 nology Institute may apply for, and the Direc23 tor may grant, extended funding for periods of 

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1 (5) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 

2 education or consortia thereof seeking financial as3 sistance under this section shall submit to the Direc4 tor an application at such time, in such manner, and 

5 containing such information as the Director may re6 quire. 

7 (6) COMPETITIVE, MERIT-REVIEW.—In making 

8 awards under the section, the Director shall— 

9 (A) use a competitive, merit review process 

10 that includes peer review by a diverse group of 

11 individuals with relevant expertise from both 

12 the private and public sectors; and 

13 (B) ensure the focus areas of the Institute 

14 do not substantially and unnecessarily duplicate 

15 the efforts of any other Technology Research 

16 Institute or any other similar effort at another 

17 Federal agency. 

18 (7) COLLABORATION.—In making awards under 

19 this section, the Director may collaborate with Fed20 eral departments and agencies whose missions con21 tribute to or are affected by the technology focus 

22 area of the institute. 

23 (i) PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 

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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub2 section (f); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (d), the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(e) PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the program estab7 lished in section 508 of the America COMPETES 

8 Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–2) 

9 and the activities authorized under this section, the 

10 Director shall award grants to eligible entities for 

11 planning and capacity building at institutions of 

12 higher education. 

13 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this sub14 section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an institu15 tion of higher education (or a consortium of such in16 stitutions) that, according to the data published by 

17 the National Center for Science and Engineering 

18 Statistics, is not, on average, among the top 100 in19 stitutions in Federal R&D expenditures during the 3 

20 year period prior to the year of the award. 

21 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to activities 

22 listed under subsection (c), an eligible entity receiv23 ing a grant under this subsection may use funds 

24 to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) ensure the availability of staff, includ2 ing technology transfer professionals, entre3 preneurs in residence, and other mentors as re4 quired to accomplish the purpose of this sub5 section; 

6 ‘‘(B) revise institution policies, including 

7 policies related to intellectual property and fac8 ulty entrepreneurship, and taking other nec9 essary steps to implement relevant best prac10 tices for academic technology transfer; 

11 ‘‘(C) develop new local and regional part12 nerships among institutions of higher education 

13 and between institutions of higher education 

14 and private sector entities and other relevant 

15 organizations with the purpose of building net16 works, expertise, and other capacity to identify 

17 promising research that may have potential 

18 market value and enable researchers to pursue 

19 further development and transfer of their ideas 

20 into possible commercial or other use; 

21 ‘‘(D) develop seminars, courses, and other 

22 educational opportunities for students, post-doc23 toral researchers, faculty, and other relevant 

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1 preneurship, patenting, business planning, and 

2 other areas relevant to technology transfer, and 

3 connect students and researchers to relevant re4 sources, including mentors in the private sector; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(E) create and fund competitions to allow 

7 entrepreneurial students and faculty to illus8 trate the commercialization potential of their 

9 ideas. 

10 ‘‘(4) MINIMUM DURATION AND SIZE OF

11 AWARD.—Grants awarded under this subsection 

12 shall be at least 3 years in duration and $500,000 

13 in total amount. 

14 ‘‘(5) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking 

15 funding under this subsection shall submit an appli16 cation to the Director of the Foundation at such 

17 time, in such manner, and containing such informa18 tion and assurances as such Director may require. 

19 The application shall include, at a minimum, a de20 scription of how the eligible entity submitting an ap21 plication plans to sustain the proposed activities be22 yond the duration of the grant. 

23 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 From within funds authorized for the Directorate 

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1 thorized to carry out the activities under this sub2 section $40 million for each of fiscal years 2022 

3 through 2026.’’. 

4 (j) ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIPS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

6 fellowships to Ph.D.-trained scientists and engineers 

7 to help develop leaders capable of maturing prom8 ising ideas and technologies from lab to market and 

9 forge connections between academic research and 

10 government, industry, and finance. 

11 (2) APPLICATIONS.—An applicant for a fellow12 ship under this subsection shall submit to the Direc13 tor an application at such time, in such manner, and 

14 containing such information as the Director may re15 quire. At a minimum, the Director shall require that 

16 applicants— 

17 (A) have completed a doctoral degree in a 

18 STEM field no more than 5 years prior to the 

19 date of the application; and 

20 (B) have included in the application a let21 ter of support from the intended host institu22 tion that describes how the fellow will be em23 bedded in that institution’s research environ24 ment. 


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1 (3) OUTREACH.—The Director shall conduct 

2 program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants— 

3 (A) from diverse research institutions; 

4 (B) from all regions of the country; and 

5 (C) from groups historically underrep6 resented in STEM fields; 

7 (4) The Director may enter into an agreement 

8 with a third-party entity to administer the fellow9 ships, subject to the provisions of this subsection. 

10 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Direc12 tor $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 

13 2026, to carry out the activities outlined in this sub14 section. 

15 (k) LOW-INCOME SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

17 scholarships to low-income individuals to enable such 

18 individuals to pursue associate, undergraduate, or 

19 graduate level degrees in mathematics, engineering, 

20 or computer science. 

21 (2) ELIGIBILITY.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 

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1 (i) must be a citizen of the United 

2 States, a national of the United States (as 

3 defined in section 1101(a) of title 8), an 

4 alien admitted as a refugee under section 

5 1157 of title 8, or an alien lawfully admit6 ted to the United States for permanent 

7 residence; 

8 (ii) shall prepare and submit to the 

9 Director an application at such time, in 

10 such manner, and containing such infor11 mation as the Director may require; and 

12 (iii) shall certify to the Director that 

13 the individual intends to use amounts re14 ceived under the scholarship to enroll or 

15 continue enrollment at an institution of 

16 higher education (as defined in section 

17 1001(a) of title 20) in order to pursue an 

18 associate, undergraduate, or graduate level 

19 degree in mathematics, engineering, com20 puter science, or other technology and 

21 science programs designated by the Direc22 tor. 

23 (B) ABILITY.—Awards of scholarships 

24 under this section shall be made by the Director 

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1 cant, except that in any case in which 2 or 

2 more applicants for scholarships are deemed by 

3 the Director to be possessed of substantially 

4 equal ability, and there are not sufficient schol5 arships available to grant one to each of such 

6 applicants, the available scholarship or scholar7 ships shall be awarded to the applicants in a 

8 manner that will tend to result in a geographi9 cally wide distribution throughout the United 

10 States of recipients’ places of permanent resi11 dence. 

12 (3) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT AND RENEWAL.— 

13 The amount of a scholarship awarded under this 

14 section shall be determined by the Director. The Di15 rector may renew scholarships for up to 5 years. 

16 (4) AUTHORIZATION.—Of amounts authorized 

17 for the Directorate for Science and Engineering So18 lutions, $100,000,000 shall be authorized for this 

19 program. 

20 (l) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available to 

22 carry out this section shall be available for transfer 

23 to other offices, directorates, or divisions within the 

24 Foundation for such use as is consistent with the 

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1 (2) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER FROM OTHER

2 OFFICES.—No funds shall be available for transfer 

3 to the Directorate established under this section 

4 from other offices, directorates, or divisions within 

5 the Foundation. 

6 (m) AUTHORITIES.—In addition to existing authori7 ties available to the Foundation, the Director may exercise 

8 the following authorities in carrying out the activities 

9 under this section: 

10 (1) AWARDS.—In carrying out this section, the 

11 Director may provide awards in the form of grants, 

12 contracts, cooperative agreements, cash prizes, and 

13 other transactions. 

14 (2) APPOINTMENTS.—The Director shall have 

15 the authority to make appointments of scientific, en16 gineering, and professional personnel for carrying 

17 out research and development functions which re18 quire the services of specially qualified personnel re19 lating to the focus areas identified under subsection 

20 (g) and such other areas of national research prior21 ities as the Director may determine. 

22 (n) ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIETAL CONSIDER23 ATIONS.—The Director shall establish policies regarding 

24 engagement with experts in the social dimensions of 

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1 lic input, as appropriate, to ensure that ethical, legal, and 

2 societal considerations are explicitly integrated into the 

3 priorities for the Directorate, including the selection of 

4 focus areas under subsection (g), the award-making proc5 ess, and throughout all stages of supported projects. 

6 (o) REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.— 

7 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director shall pro8 vide to the relevant authorizing and appropriations 

9 committees of Congress an annual report describing 

10 projects supported by the Directorate during the 

11 previous year. 

12 (2) ROADMAP.—Not later than 1 year after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall pro14 vide to the relevant authorizing and appropriations 

15 committees of Congress a roadmap describing the 

16 strategic vision that the Directorate will use to guide 

17 investment decisions over the following 3 years. 

18 (p) EVALUATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—After the Directorate has 

20 been in operation for 6 years, the National Science 

21 Board shall evaluate how well the Directorate is 

22 achieving the purposes identified in subsection (b), 

23 including an assessment of the impact of Directorate 

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1 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The evaluation shall in2 clude— 

3 (A) a recommendation on whether the Di4 rectorate should be continued or terminated; 

5 and 

6 (B) a description of lessons learned from 

7 operation of the Directorate. 

8 (3) AVAILABILITY.—On completion of the eval9 uation, the evaluation shall be made available to 

10 Congress and the public. 

11 SEC. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS. 

12 (a) SUPPORTING VETERANS IN STEM CAREERS.— 

13 Section 3(c) of the Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers 

14 Act is amended by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien15 nial’’. 

16 (b) SUNSHINE ACT COMPLIANCE.—Section 15 of the 

17 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) so that paragraph (3) reads as follows: 

20 ‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE REVIEW.—The Inspector 

21 General of the Foundation shall conduct a review of 

22 the compliance by the Board with the requirements 

23 described in paragraph (2) as necessary based on a 

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1 tent of closed meetings and determine whether the 

2 closure of the meetings was consistent with section 

3 552b of title 5, United States Code.’’; and 

4 (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) MATERIALS RELATING TO CLOSED POR7 TIONS OF MEETING.—To facilitate the risk assess8 ment required under paragraph (3) of this sub9 section, and any subsequent review conducted by the 

10 Inspector General, the Office of the National Science 

11 Board shall maintain the General Counsel’s certifi12 cate, the presiding officer’s statement, and a tran13 script or recording of any closed meeting, for at 

14 least 3 years after such meeting.’’. 

15 (c) SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS RE16 PORT SUBMISSION.—Section 4(j)(1) of the National 

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

18 is amended by striking ‘‘January 15’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘March 15’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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