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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3254

To authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation, and for

other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 12, 1993

Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. BROWN of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and

Technology

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the National Science

Foundation, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

5 Foundation Authorization Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 For purposes of this Act—

8 (1) the term ‘‘debt-for-science exchange’’ means

9 an agreement whereby a portion of a nation’s com10 mercial external debt burden is exchanged by the
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1 holder for a contribution of local currencies or other

2 assets to support scientific and technological re3 search;

4 (2) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of

5 the Foundation;

6 (3) the term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the National

7 Science Foundation;

8 (4) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’

9 has the meaning given such term in section 1201(a)

10 of the Higher Education Act of 1965;

11 (5) the term ‘‘national research facility’’ means

12 a research facility funded by the Foundation which

13 is available, subject to appropriate policies allocating

14 access, for use by all scientists and engineers affili15 ated with research institutions located in the United

16 States;

17 (6) the term ‘‘science-technology center’’ has

18 the meaning given such term in section 231(f) of the

19 Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineer20 ing Education Act of 1990, and shall include both

21 newly organized and established science-technology

22 centers; and

23 (7) the term ‘‘United States’’ means the several

24 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth

25 of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
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1 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

2 Islands, and any other territory or possession of the

3 United States.

4 TITLE I—NATIONAL SCIENCE

5 FOUNDATION AUTHORIZATION

6 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the programs of

8 the Foundation are important for the Nation to strength9 en basic research and develop human resources in science

10 and engineering, and that those programs should be fund11 ed at an adequate level.

12 (b) FISCAL YEAR 1994.—(1) There are authorized

13 to be appropriated to the Foundation $3,180,200,000 for

14 fiscal year 1994, which shall be available for the following

15 categories:

16 (A) Research and Related Activities,

17 $2,009,800,000, which shall be available for the fol18 lowing subcategories:

19 (i) Mathematical and Physical Sciences,

20 $653,000,000.

21 (ii) Engineering, $289,000,000, of which

22 $2,000,000 shall be expended for primary mate23 rials processing research.

24 (iii) Biological Sciences, $285,000,000.

25 (iv) Geosciences, $423,000,000.
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1 (v) Computer and Information Science and

2 Engineering, $261,800,000.

3 (vi) Social, Behavioral, and Economic

4 Sciences, $98,000,000.

5 (B) Education and Human Resources Activi6 ties, $556,100,000.

7 (C) United States Polar Research Programs,

8 $163,100,000.

9 (D) United States Antarctic Logistical Activi10 ties, $65,100,000.

11 (E) Academic Research Facilities Moderniza12 tion, $250,000,000.

13 (F) Critical Technologies Institute, $1,000,000.

14 (G) Salaries and Expenses, $125,800,000.

15 (H) Office of Inspector General, $4,100,000.

16 (I) Headquarters Relocation, $5,200,000.

17 (2) Of the amounts authorized under paragraph (1)

18 (A) through (C)—

19 (A) $35,000,000 are authorized for activities

20 authorized by the Scientific and Advanced-Tech21 nology Act of 1992;

22 (B) $15,000,000 are authorized for activities

23 authorized by section 305 of the High-Performance

24 Computing Act of 1991;
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1 (C) $16,000,000 are authorized for activities

2 authorized by section 307 of the High-Performance

3 Computing Act of 1991; and

4 (D) $8,000,000 are authorized for activities au5 thorized by section 309 of the High-Performance

6 Computing Act of 1991.

7 (c) FISCAL YEAR 1995.—(1) There are authorized to

8 be appropriated to the Foundation $150,000,000 for fiscal

9 year 1995, which shall be available only for activities au10 thorized by the Academic Research Facilities Moderniza11 tion Act of 1988.

12 (2) Only if the full amount authorized under para13 graph (1) is appropriated, or if a single appropriations bill

14 proposes to appropriate the full amount authorized under

15 paragraph (1) and amounts authorized under this para16 graph, there are authorized to be appropriated to the

17 Foundation for fiscal year 1995 additional funds to be

18 available for the following categories:

19 (A) Research and Related Activities,

20 $2,618,900,000, which shall be available for the fol21 lowing subcategories:

22 (i) Mathematical and Physical Sciences,

23 $826,000,000.
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1 (ii) Engineering, $400,000,000, of which

2 $2,500,000 shall be expended for primary mate3 rials processing research.

4 (iii) Biological Sciences, $362,000,000.

5 (iv) Geosciences, $516,000,000.

6 (v) Computer and Information Science and

7 Engineering, $386,900,000.

8 (vi) Social, Behavioral, and Economic

9 Sciences, $128,000,000.

10 (B) Education and Human Resources Activi11 ties, $556,100,000.

12 (C) United States Polar Research Programs,

13 $180,000,000.

14 (D) United States Antarctic Logistical Activi15 ties, $67,000,000.

16 (E) Academic Research Facilities Moderniza17 tion, $100,000,000, in addition to amounts author18 ized under paragraph (1).

19 (F) Critical Technologies Institute, $1,000,000.

20 (G) Salaries and Expenses, $127,500,000.

21 (H) Office of Inspector General, $4,200,000.

22 (I) Headquarters Relocation, $5,200,000.

23 (3) Of the amounts authorized under paragraph (2)

24 (A) through (C)—
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1 (A) $35,000,000 are authorized for activities

2 authorized by the Scientific and Advanced-Tech3 nology Act of 1992;

4 (B) $30,000,000 are authorized for activities

5 authorized by section 305 of the High-Performance

6 Computing Act of 1991;

7 (C) $45,000,000 are authorized for activities

8 authorized by section 307 of the High-Performance

9 Computing Act of 1991; and

10 (D) $16,000,000 are authorized for activities

11 authorized by section 309 of the High-Performance

12 Computing Act of 1991.

13 (d) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—(1) There are authorized

14 to be appropriated to the Foundation $200,000,000 for

15 fiscal year 1996, which shall be available only for activities

16 authorized by the Academic Research Facilities Mod17 ernization Act of 1988.

18 (2) Only if the full amount authorized under para19 graph (1) is appropriated, or if a single appropriations bill

20 proposes to appropriate the full amount authorized under

21 paragraph (1) and amounts authorized under this para22 graph, there are authorized to be appropriated to the

23 Foundation for fiscal year 1996 additional funds to be

24 available for the following categories:
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1 (A) Research and Related Activities,

2 $2,877,200,000, which shall be available for the fol3 lowing subcategories:

4 (i) Mathematical and Physical Sciences,

5 $892,000,000.

6 (ii) Engineering, $456,000,000, of which

7 $3,000,000 shall be expended for primary mate8 rials processing research.

9 (iii) Biological Sciences, $389,200,000.

10 (iv) Geosciences, $549,000,000.

11 (v) Computer and Information Science and

12 Engineering, $448,000,000.

13 (vi) Social, Behavioral, and Economic

14 Sciences, $142,500,000.

15 (B) Education and Human Resources Activi16 ties, $572,800,000.

17 (C) United States Polar Research Programs,

18 $205,000,000.

19 (D) United States Antarctic Logistical Activi20 ties, $68,000,000.

21 (E) Academic Research Facilities Moderniza22 tion, $50,000,000, in addition to amounts author23 ized under paragraph (1).

24 (F) Critical Technologies Institute, $1,500,000.

25 (G) Salaries and Expenses, $132,000,000.
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1 (H) Office of Inspector General, $4,300,000.

2 (I) Headquarters Relocation, $5,200,000.

3 (3) Of the amounts authorized under paragraph (2)

4 (A) through (C)—

5 (A) $35,000,000 are authorized for activities

6 authorized by the Scientific Advanced-Technology

7 Act of 1992;

8 (B) $50,000,000 are authorized for activities

9 authorized by section 305 of the High-Performance

10 Computing Act of 1991;

11 (C) $60,000,000 are authorized for activities

12 authorized by section 307 of the High-Performance

13 Computing Act of 1991; and

14 (D) $22,000,000 are authorized for activities

15 authorized by section 309 of the High-Performance

16 Computing Act of 1991.

17 (e) MEETING FUNDING GOALS.—In allocating funds

18 authorized under subsections (b)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), and

19 (d)(2)(A), the Foundation shall give priority to meeting

20 the funding goals established for the Foundation for Presi21 dential research initiatives by the Federal Coordinating

22 Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, or any

23 successor entity which assumes its responsibilities.
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1 SEC. 102. PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION OF RESEARCH AND

2 RELATED ACTIVITIES AMOUNTS.

3 If the amount appropriated pursuant to section

4 101(b)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), or (d)(2)(A) is less than the

5 amount authorized under that subparagraph, the amount

6 authorized for each subcategory under that subparagraph

7 shall be reduced by the same proportion.

8 SEC. 103. CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION EX9 PENSES.

10 From appropriations made under authorizations pro11 vided in this Act, not more than $10,000 may be used

12 in each fiscal year for official consultation, representation,

13 or other extraordinary expenses at the discretion of the

14 Director. The determination of the Director shall be final

15 and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Govern16 ment.

17 SEC. 104. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

18 For any given fiscal year, the Director may propose

19 transfers to or from any category described in section 101

20 up to a maximum of 5 percent of the amount authorized

21 for that category. An explanation of any such proposed

22 transfer must be transmitted in writing to the Committee

23 on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep24 resentatives, and the Committees on Labor and Human

25 Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of

26 the Senate. The proposed transfer may be made only after
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1 30 calendar days have passed after transmission of such

2 written explanation.

3 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

4 SEC. 201. ANNUAL REPORT.

5 Section 3 of the National Science Foundation Act of

6 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862) is amended by striking subsection

7 (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new sub8 section:

9 ‘‘(f) The Foundation shall provide an annual report

10 to the President which shall be submitted by the Director

11 to the Congress at the time of the President’s annual

12 budget submission. The report shall—

13 ‘‘(1) contain a strategic plan which—

14 ‘‘(A) defines for a three-year period the

15 overall goals for the Foundation and specific

16 goals for each major activity of the Foundation,

17 including each scientific directorate, the edu18 cation directorate, and the polar programs of19 fice; and

20 ‘‘(B) describes how the identified goals re21 late to national needs and will exploit new op22 portunities in science and technology;

23 ‘‘(2) identify the criteria and describe the proce24 dures which the Foundation will use to assess
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1 progress toward achieving the goals identified in ac2 cordance with paragraph (1);

3 ‘‘(3) review the activities of the Foundation

4 during the preceding year which have contributed to5 ward achievement of goals identified in accordance

6 with paragraph (1) and summarize planned activities

7 for the coming three years in the context of the

8 identified goals, with particular emphasis on the

9 Foundation’s planned contributions to major multi10 agency research and education initiatives;

11 ‘‘(4) contain such recommendations as the

12 Foundation considers appropriate; and

13 ‘‘(5) include information on the acquisition and

14 disposition by the Foundation of any patents and

15 patent rights.’’.

16 SEC. 202. NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.

17 (a) FACILITIES PLAN.—The Director shall provide to

18 Congress annually, at the time of the President’s budget

19 submission, a plan for construction of, and repair and up20 grades to, national research facilities. The plan shall in21 clude estimates of the cost for such construction, repairs,

22 and upgrades, and estimates of the cost for the operation

23 and maintenance of existing and proposed new facilities.

24 For proposed new construction and for major upgrades

25 to existing facilities, the plan shall include funding profiles
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1 by fiscal year and milestones for major phases of the con2 struction. The plan shall include cost estimates in the cat3 egories of construction, repair, and upgrades for the year

4 in which the plan is submitted to Congress and for not

5 fewer than the succeeding 4 years.

6 (b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED

7 APPROPRIATIONS.—No funds appropriated for any project

8 which involves construction of new national research facili9 ties or construction necessary for upgrading the capabili10 ties of existing national research facilities shall be obli11 gated unless the funds are specifically authorized for such

12 purpose by this Act or any other Act which is not an ap13 propriations Act, or unless the total estimated cost to the

14 Foundation of the construction project is less than

15 $50,000,000. This subsection shall not apply to construc16 tion projects approved by the National Science Board

17 prior to June 30, 1993.

18 SEC. 203. ELIGIBILITY FOR RESEARCH FACILITY AWARDS.

19 Section 203(b) of the Academic Research Facilities

20 Modernization Act of 1988 is amended by striking the

21 final sentence of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu there22 of the following: ‘‘The Director shall give priority to insti23 tutions or consortia that have not received such funds in

24 the preceding 5 years, except that this sentence shall not

25 apply to previous funding received for the same multiyear
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1 project. The Director shall exclude from consideration for

2 awards to be made under the Program after fiscal year

3 1995 any institutions or consortia which received funds,

4 appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1994, for

5 the repair, renovation, construction, or replacement of

6 academic facilities, from any Federal funding source for

7 projects that were not subjected to a competitive, merit8 based award process.’’.

9 SEC. 204. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN INFORMAL

10 SCIENCE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

11 No science-technology center shall be disqualified

12 from competing for funding support under the informal

13 science education programs included within the Education

14 and Human Resources activities of the Foundation on the

15 basis of the geographic location of the center, the size of

16 the population served by the center, or the date on which

17 the center commences operation.

18 SEC. 205. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EQUAL OPPORTUNI19 TIES ACT AMENDMENTS.

20 The Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 1885 et seq.) is amended—

22 (1) by amending section 32 to read as follows:

23 ‘‘FINDINGS AND POLICY

24 ‘‘SEC. 32. The national security and economic com25 petitiveness of the United States demand the full develop26 ment and use of the engineering, mathematical, and sci-
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1 entific talents and skills of all its citizens. Past discrimina2 tion, cultural barriers, unequal educational opportunities,

3 and other factors discourage women, minorities, persons

4 with disabilities, and other groups from studying and

5 working in engineering, mathematics, and science. The

6 Congress declares it is the policy of the United States to

7 encourage the participation in engineering, mathematics,

8 and science of members of the groups that are

9 underrepresented.’’;

10 (2) in section 33—

11 (A) by amending the section head to read

12 as follows:

13 ‘‘EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SCIENCE AND

14 ENGINEERING’’;

15 (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking

16 ‘‘women’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘women,

17 minorities, persons with disabilities, and other

18 underrepresented groups (collectively referred to

19 in this section as ‘members of underrepresented

20 groups’)’’;

21 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘female

22 students and to increase female student aware23 ness’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘students

24 who are members of underrepresented groups

25 and to make those students aware’’;
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1 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘re2 search’’;

3 (E) by amending paragraph (5) to read as

4 follows:

5 ‘‘(5) support programs under which scientists

6 and engineers who are members of underrepresented

7 groups interact with elementary, secondary, and un8 dergraduate students;’’;

9 (F) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘, to be

10 known as the National Research Opportunity

11 Grants, to women scientists’’ and inserting in

12 lieu thereof ‘‘to scientists and engineers who are

13 members of underrepresented groups’’;

14 (G) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘such

15 women’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘such per16 sons’’;

17 (H) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para18 graph (10);

19 (I) by striking the period at the end of

20 paragraph (11) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘;

21 and’’;

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

23 ‘‘(12) support efforts to initiate and expand re24 search opportunities at institutions serving members

25 of underrepresented groups.
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1 ‘‘(b) In carrying out activities under this section, the

2 Foundation may conduct or support activities in which

3 participation is limited to members of one or more

4 underrepresented groups.’’;

5 (K) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 33.’’;

6 and

7 (L) except as otherwise provided in this

8 paragraph, by striking ‘‘women’’ each place it

9 appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘members

10 of underrepresented groups’’;

11 (3) by striking section 34;

12 (4) in section 36(a), by inserting ‘‘, persons

13 with disabilities’’ after ‘‘minorities’’;

14 (5) in section 36(b), by striking the second sen15 tence and inserting in lieu the following: ‘‘The

16 Chairpersons of relevant committees or subcommit17 tees of the National Science Board, as designated by

18 the Chairperson of the Board, shall be ex officio

19 members of the Committee.’’;

20 (6) in section 36 by striking subsections (c) and

21 (d) and redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as sub22 sections (d) and (e), respectively;

23 (7) in section 36 by inserting after subsection

24 (b) the following new subsection:
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1 ‘‘(c) The Committee shall be responsible for reviewing

2 and evaluating all Foundation matters relating to partici3 pation in, opportunities for, and advancement in edu4 cation, training, and research in science and engineering

5 of members of underrepresented groups.’’; and

6 (8) in section 36(d), as redesignated by para7 graph (6) of this section, by striking ‘‘additional’’.

8 SEC. 206. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.

9 (a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACT OF 1950

10 AMENDMENTS.—The National Science Foundation Act of

11 1950 is amended—

12 (1) in section 4(e) (42 U.S.C. 1863(e)) by

13 striking the second and third sentences and insert14 ing in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘The Board shall

15 adopt procedures governing the conduct of its meet16 ings, including definition of a quorum and delivery

17 of notice of meetings to members of the Board.’’;

18 (2) in section 5(e) (42 U.S.C. 1864(e)) by

19 amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

20 ‘‘(2) Any delegation of authority or imposition of con21 ditions under paragraph (1) shall be promptly published

22 in the Federal Register and reported to the Committees

23 on Labor and Human Resources and Commerce, Science,

24 and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
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1 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep2 resentatives.’’;

3 (3) in section 14 (42 U.S.C. 1873) by striking

4 subsection (j); and

5 (4) in section 15(a) (42 U.S.C. 1874(a)) by

6 striking ‘‘Atomic Energy Commission’’ and inserting

7 in lieu thereof ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’.

8 (b) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA9 TION ACT OF 1988 AMENDMENTS.—Section

10 117(a)(1)(B)(v) of the National Science Foundation Au11 thorization Act of 1988 is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(v) from schools established outside the several

13 States and the District of Columbia by any agency

14 of the Federal Government for dependents of its em15 ployees.’’.

16 (c) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA17 TION ACT, 1977 AMENDMENT.—Section 8 of the National

18 Science Foundation Act, 1977, is repealed.

19 TITLE III—ACADEMIC RE20 SEARCH FACILITIES MOD21 ERNIZATION

22 SEC. 301. FINDINGS.

23 The Congress finds that—

24 (1) the deficiencies in the condition of buildings

25 and equipment used for the conduct of fundamental
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1 research and related education programs at many

2 universities and colleges which are cited in section

3 202 of the Academic Research Facilities Moderniza4 tion Act of 1988 are substantially unchanged;

5 (2) a national effort, involving the participation

6 of Federal and State governments and the private

7 sector, is required to make progress in improving the

8 state of academic research facilities; and

9 (3) because of the scale of the problem, the

10 Federal effort to upgrade academic research facili11 ties must involve a coordinated program among all

12 Federal agencies which sponsor research at academic

13 institutions.

14 SEC. 302. FACILITIES MODERNIZATION PLAN.

15 The Director of the Office of Science and Technology

16 Policy, through the Federal Coordinating Council for

17 Science, Engineering, and Technology, or any successor

18 entity which assumes its responsibilities, shall develop a

19 plan for a multiagency Federal program to provide finan20 cial support to institutions of higher education for the re21 pair, renovation, or replacement of obsolete science and

22 engineering facilities primarily devoted to research. The

23 plan shall—

24 (1) include participation by all Federal depart25 ments and agencies which provide substantial Fed-
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1 eral support for research and development activities

2 at institutions of higher education;

3 (2) provide estimates of the level of funding re4 quired, by department and agency, and period for

5 which funding should be provided to relieve substan6 tially the backlog of research facilities needs and to

7 ensure that, at the conclusion of the period pro8 posed, the facilities available will be satisfactory to

9 support national research needs;

10 (3) take into consideration, for determining the

11 requirements of paragraph (2), ongoing efforts by

12 Federal departments and agencies, State govern13 ments, and the private sector to upgrade research

14 facilities;

15 (4) be designed to address the needs of the cat16 egories of institutions eligible for awards under the

17 Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of

18 1988;

19 (5) detail administrative procedures and guide20 lines for the implementation of the modernization

21 program; and

22 (6) state procedures and data collection steps

23 which have been implemented to assess the state of

24 academic research facilities and to measure the rate
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1 of progress in improving the condition of the facili2 ties.

3 Within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act,

4 the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol5 icy shall transmit to the Congress the plan developed

6 under this section.

7 SEC. 303. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED

8 APPROPRIATIONS.

9 No funds appropriated to the Foundation for con10 struction of new facilities or construction necessary for up11 grading the capabilities of existing facilities at institutions

12 eligible for awards under the Academic Research Facilities

13 Modernization Act of 1988 shall be obligated unless the

14 funds are awarded in accordance with the requirements

15 of the Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of

16 1988 or are specifically authorized for such purpose by

17 this Act or any other Act which is not an appropriations

18 Act.

19 TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL

20 SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION

21 SEC. 401. FINDINGS.

22 The Congress finds the following:

23 (1) Debt-for-science exchanges can provide an

24 innovative means to enhance scientific cooperation

25 with countries whose external debt burden prevents
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1 them from allocating sufficient resources to their sci2 entific and technological infrastructures.

3 (2) Debt-for-science exchanges have been dem4 onstrated to improve the state of scientific research

5 and education in several countries, including Bolivia,

6 Costa Rica, Ecuador, Chile, and Mexico.

7 SEC. 402. DEBT-FOR-SCIENCE EXCHANGES.

8 (a) DEBT-FOR-SCIENCE EXCHANGE GRANTS.—The

9 Director is authorized to make grants to organizations

10 within the United States, including colleges and univer11 sities, for the purpose of debt-for-science exchanges. Be12 fore making any grant under this section, the Director

13 shall ascertain that—

14 (1) funds resulting from the debt-for-science ex15 change will be expended only for purposes of inter16 national cooperative scientific research and develop17 ment projects;

18 (2) the debt-for-science exchange will make

19 funds available for such projects which otherwise

20 would not be available;

21 (3) the amount of local currency provided as a

22 result of the debt-for-science exchange will be sub23 stantially greater than the United States dollar pur24 chase price of the debt;
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1 (4) the grantee certifies that the debtor govern2 ment has accepted the terms of the exchange and

3 that an agreement has been reached to cancel the

4 commercial debt; and

5 (5) Federal grants made under this section will

6 be equally matched by non-Federal contributions to

7 purchase debt.

8 (b) INVESTMENT OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.—

9 Grantees or subgrantees of funds provided under this sec10 tion may retain, without deposit in the Treasury of the

11 United States and without further appropriation by Con12 gress, interest earned on the proceeds of any resulting

13 debt-for-science exchange pending disbursements of such

14 proceeds and interest for approved program purposes,

15 which may include the establishment of an endowment, the

16 income of which is used for such purposes.

17 (c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out subsection (a)

18 the Director shall coordinate with Federal agencies, such

19 as the Agency for International Development, that have

20 expertise in debt exchanges.

21 SEC. 403. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PARTICIPA22 TION IN BINATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL

23 ENDOWED SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS.

24 The Director, in consultation with appropriate offi25 cials of the United States and foreign countries, may en-
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1 courage and facilitate the establishment of binational and

2 multinational endowed science foundations, and may par3 ticipate in the operation and governance of such founda4 tions, including serving as a member of or designating

5 members to the Boards of Governors, if such founda6 tions—

7 (1) have Boards of Governors whose members

8 are chosen to represent participating countries and

9 possess expertise in international scientific coopera10 tion;

11 (2) have a structure and operational character12 istics determined exclusively by their Boards of Gov13 ernors, consistent with paragraph (3); and

14 (3) are established and governed in accordance

15 with charters which include provisions—

16 (A) to ensure that the funding of the en17 dowment is shared equitably among the partici18 pating nations, appropriate to their economic

19 resources;

20 (B) to protect the endowment’s principal

21 from loss of value due to inflation;

22 (C) to define the range of scientific and

23 educational activities to be funded;

24 (D) to define criteria for application, merit

25 review, and awarding of funds which encom-
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1 pass, at a minimum, consideration of scientific

2 merit, strength of collaborative arrangements,

3 and potential benefit to participants;

4 (E) to limit administrative costs to those

5 that are prudent and necessary; and

6 (F) to engage an independent auditor to

7 perform an annual organization-wide audit of

8 such foundations, in accordance with generally

9 accepted auditing standards, and to make the

10 results of the audit immediately available to the

11 Director and the Board of Governors.

12 SEC. 404. REPORT.

13 Within one year after the date of enactment of this

14 Act, the Director shall submit to the Congress a strategic

15 plan for international scientific cooperation activities un16 dertaken by the Foundation which—

17 (1) describes and evaluates all activities involv18 ing international scientific cooperation currently car19 ried out by the Foundation;

20 (2) describes how these activities relate to ongo21 ing and prospective Foundation research and edu22 cational activities;

23 (3) details research activities and geographic

24 areas where international scientific cooperation has
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1 been most effective and where it has been least ef2 fective;

3 (4) describes plans for future cooperative inter4 national scientific projects; and

5 (5) assesses the research activities and geo6 graphic areas where future international scientific

7 cooperation would be most effective.

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HR 3254 IH——3