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Calendar No. 670

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2344

[Report No. 103–328]

To authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation, and for

other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 20), 1994

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. DODD, and Mr. PELL) introduced the following bill; which was

read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

AUGUST 9 (legislative day, AUGUST 8), 1994

Reported by Mr. KENNEDY, without amendment

AUGUST 11, 1994

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

pursuant to the order of March 3, 1988, for not to exceed 30 session days

SEPTEMBER 28 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported by Mr. HOLLINGS, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part in italic]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the National Science

Foundation, and for other purposes.
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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 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 As used in this Act:

8 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ has the

9 meaning given such term under section 2 of the Na10 tional Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C.

11 1861).

12 (2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’

13 has the meaning given such term under section 2 of

14 the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42

15 U.S.C. 1861).

16 (3) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ has the mean17 ing given such term under section 4 of the National

18 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861).

19 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The

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

21 meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the

22 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(a)).

23 (5) NATIVE AMERICAN.—The term ‘‘Native

24 American’’ means—
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1 (A) an Indian, as defined in section 4(d) of

2 the Indian Self-Determination and Education

3 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(d)); and

4 (B) an Alaska Native, within the meaning

5 provided for the term ‘‘Native’’ in section 3(b)

6 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43

7 U.S.C. 1602(b)).

8 (7) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘‘Native Ha9 waiian’’ has the meaning given such term in section

10 815(3) of the Native American Programs Act (42

11 U.S.C. 2992c(3)).

12 (8) PACIFIC ISLANDER.—The term ‘‘Pacific Is13 lander’’ means a Pacific Islander within the meaning

14 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42

15 U.S.C. 2991 et seq.).

16 (9) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United

17 States’’ means the several States, the District of Co18 lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Vir19 gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common20 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any

21 other territory or possession of the United States.

22 TITLE I—NATIONAL SCIENCE

23 FOUNDATION AUTHORIZATION

24 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

25 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
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1 (1) with the end of the Cold War and the col2 lapse of communism, the focus of Federal science

3 and technology policy has shifted away from the na4 tional military security toward the national economic

5 security;

6 (2) support for fundamental research must be

7 part of an integrated Federal investment strategy to

8 stimulate the creation of new knowledge and new

9 technologies that in turn lead to new employment

10 opportunities, greater economic security, and an im11 proved quality of life for all citizens of the United

12 States;

13 (3) investments in fundamental research must

14 be increased so that such research not only increases

15 the base of knowledge, but also contributes effec16 tively to specific strategic national goals;

17 (4) the education and training of citizens of the

18 United States, particularly citizens who are

19 underrepresented in science and engineering, must

20 be strengthened so that such citizens can work and

21 prosper in the present and future high-technology

22 society; and

23 (5) as the primary supporter of fundamental re24 search and education in the universities of the Unit25 ed States, the Foundation must be at the center of
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1 the science and technology policy of the United

2 States.

3 (b) OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out its mission, the

4 Foundation shall—

5 (1) provide national leadership for a research

6 and education enterprise that contributes new

7 knowledge and educates people to assist in meeting

8 national needs;

9 (2) reach out to individuals from all walks of

10 life and all sectors of society to broaden the base of

11 participation in science, engineering, and technology,

12 and help create a scientifically literate society;

13 (3) maintain an organizational structure that

14 responds quickly and effectively to challenges and

15 opportunities generated in the new world order,

16 while sustaining a research and education enterprise

17 that is committed to excellence;

18 (4) stimulate and support emerging areas of re19 search that may extend beyond existing disciplinary

20 boundaries;

21 (5) promote new modes of cooperation among

22 the universities of the United States and the private

23 sector in order to improve education, to stimulate re24 search advances, and to exploit research results for

25 productive use;
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1 (6) develop and strengthen partnerships and

2 working relationships with other Federal agencies,

3 State and local governments, and the private sector,

4 and participate fully to shape and implement an in5 tegrated national science and technology investment

6 strategy;

7 (7) lead a national effort to modernize the aca8 demic infrastructure of laboratory instrumentation

9 and facilities of the United States, and to maintain

10 such infrastructure at an adequate level to support

11 excellence in research and education; and

12 (8) evaluate the effectiveness of the programs

13 and initiatives of the Foundation in research and

14 education according to performance-based milestones

15 that measure progress toward identified national

16 goals.

17 (c) SPECIAL RULE.—The investments of the Founda18 tion in the improvement of the economic competitiveness

19 of the United States shall be in accordance with the func20 tions of the Foundation as specified by the National

21 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.).

22 The Foundation may accomplish such investments

23 through the Foundation’s support of basic scientific re24 search and science education and of research fundamental

25 to the engineering process and engineering education.
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1 (d) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author2 ize the programs of the Foundation at a level of funding

3 and authority sufficient to carry out the objectives of the

4 Foundation.

5 (e) FISCAL YEAR 1995.—For the following cat6 egories, there are authorized to be appropriated to the

7 Foundation for fiscal year 1995 the following sums:

8 (1) Research and related activities,

9 $2,348,700,000.

10 (2) Education and human resources activities,

11 $605,974,000.

12 (3) Academic research instrumentation and fa13 cilities, $300,000,000.

14 (4) Major research equipment, $150,000,000.

15 (5) Salaries and expenses, $130,720,000.

16 (6) National Science Foundation headquarters

17 relocation, $5,200,000.

18 (7) Office of Inspector General, $4,380,000.

19 (f) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—For the following cat20 egories, there are authorized to be appropriated to the

21 Foundation for fiscal year 1996 the following amounts:

22 (1) Research and related activities,

23 $2,583,600,000.

24 (2) Education and human resources activities,

25 $644,600,000.
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1 (3) Academic research instrumentation and fa2 cilities, $400,000,000.

3 (4) Major research equipment, $150,000,000.

4 (5) Salaries and expenses, $135,900,000.

5 (6) National Science Foundation headquarters

6 relocation, $5,200,000.

7 (7) Office of Inspector General, $4,500,000.

8 (g) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—For the following cat9 egories, there are authorized to be appropriated to the

10 Foundation for fiscal year 1997 the following amounts:

11 (1) Research and related activities,

12 $2,842,000,000.

13 (2) Education and human resources activities,

14 $709,000,000.

15 (3) Academic research instrumentation and fa16 cilities, $500,000,000.

17 (4) Major research equipment, $150,000,000.

18 (5) Salaries and expenses, $141,300,000.

19 (6) National Science Foundation headquarters

20 relocation, $5,200,000.

21 (7) Office of Inspector General, $4,620,000.

22 (h) FISCAL YEAR 1998.—For the following cat23 egories, there are authorized to be appropriated to the

24 Foundation for fiscal year 1998 the following amounts:
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1 (1) Research and related activities,

2 $3,126,000,000.

3 (2) Education and human resources activities,

4 $780,000,000.

5 (3) Academic research instrumentation and fa6 cilities, $500,000,000.

7 (4) Major research equipment, $150,000,000.

8 (5) Salaries and expenses, $147,000,000.

9 (6) National Science Foundation headquarters

10 relocation, $5,200,000.

11 (7) Office of Inspector General, $4,750,000.

12 (i) FISCAL YEAR 1999.—For the following cat13 egories, there are authorized to be appropriated to the

14 Foundation for fiscal year 1999 the following amounts:

15 (1) Research and related activities,

16 $3,439,000,000.

17 (2) Education and human resources activities,

18 $858,000,000.

19 (3) Academic research instrumentation and fa20 cilities, $500,000,000.

21 (4) Major research equipment, $150,000,000.

22 (5) Salaries and expenses, $152,700,000.

23 (6) Office of Inspector General, $4,880,000.

24 (j) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—In allocating funds au25 thorized under subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i), the
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1 Foundation shall give priority to meeting the goals and

2 objectives of the Foundation through the support of basic

3 research and education in the strategic areas authorized

4 under title II.

5 (k) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE.—There

6 are authorized to be appropriated to the Critical Tech7 nologies Institute $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, and

8 $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 through

9 1999.

10 SEC. 102. CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION

11 EXPENSES.

12 From appropriations made under authorizations pro13 vided in this Act, not more than $10,000 may be used

14 in each fiscal year for official consultation, representation,

15 or other extraordinary expenses at the discretion of, and

16 as determined by, the Director. The determination of the

17 Director with respect to such expenses shall be final and

18 conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Govern19 ment.

20 SEC. 103. STRATEGIC PLAN.

21 (a) PLAN.—Section 3(f) of the National Science

22 Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862) is amended to

23 read as follows:

24 ‘‘(f) The Foundation shall prepare and submit to the

25 President an annual strategic plan that shall be submitted
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1 by the Director to the Congress at the time of the Presi2 dent’s annual budget submission. The strategic plan

3 shall—

4 ‘‘(1) define the overall goals for the Foundation

5 and specific goals for each major cross-directorate

6 strategic research and education initiative;

7 ‘‘(2) describe how the identified goals relate to

8 national needs and will exploit new opportunities in

9 science and technology;

10 ‘‘(3) contain a plan for the organization and

11 management of each cross-directorate strategic re12 search and education initiative that is consistent

13 with title II;

14 ‘‘(4) identify the criteria and describe the proce15 dures that the Foundation will use to assess

16 progress toward achieving the goals identified in ac17 cordance with paragraphs (1) and (2);

18 ‘‘(5) review the activities of the Foundation

19 during the preceding year that have contributed to20 ward the achievement of the goals identified in ac21 cordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), and summa22 rize planned activities for the 3 years succeeding the

23 submission of such report in the context of the iden24 tified goals, with particular emphasis on the Foun-
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1 dation’s planned contributions to major multiagency

2 research and education initiatives;

3 ‘‘(6) contain such recommendations as the

4 Foundation considers appropriate; and

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

6 disposition by the Foundation of any patents and

7 patent rights and licensing agreements.’’.

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 107 of the

9 Education for Economic Security Act is repealed (20

10 U.S.C. 3917).

11 SEC. 104. MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT.

12 No funds appropriated under this title for the pur13 poses of funding any project that involves the construc14 tion, acquisition, or procurement of new major research

15 equipment or construction necessary for upgrading the ca16 pabilities of existing major research equipment, for which

17 the estimated cost to the Foundation for the construction,

18 acquisition, upgrading or procurement of the major re19 search equipment exceeds $25,000,000, shall be obligated

20 for any grant, contract, subcontract, or cooperative agree21 ment unless the funds are specifically approved by the Na22 tional Science Board. This section shall not apply to major

23 research equipment projects approved by the National

24 Science Board prior to June 30, 1994.
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1 SEC. 105. INDIRECT COSTS.

2 None of the funds in this Act may be used to reim3 burse grantees for indirect costs at an amount that differs

4 from the amount that would result from procedures in use

5 by Federal agencies on June 1, 1994, or from Office of

6 Management and Budget Circular A–21, as published in

7 the Federal Register on July 26, 1993, on pages 39996

8 through 39999.

9 SEC. 106. ARCTIC RESEARCH.

10 (a) LOGISTICS SUPPORT PROGRAM.—The Director is

11 authorized and directed to develop an Arctic logistics sup12 port program in the United States Arctic and a correspond13 ing budget to offset the high cost of logistics associated with

14 research conducted in the Arctic and to facilitate logistical

15 needs of Arctic researchers. Such program shall be estab16 lished for inclusion beginning in the fiscal year 1996 budg17 et, and the Director shall consult with the Congress on the

18 recommended structure of and management plan for such

19 program by December 30, 1994.

20 (b) ORGANIZATIONAL REVIEW.—The Director shall

21 conduct an organizational review of the Arctic related as22 pects of the foundation toward implementing a single point

23 of contact for Arctic research proposals and to coordinate

24 the research aspect of science grant proposals within the

25 foundation directorates and the logistics support program

26 under subsection (a).
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1 (c) OCEANS VESSEL.—The Director is strongly encour2 aged to obtain or lease an Arctic research icebreaking vessel

3 that meets the science mission requirements developed by

4 UNOLS, is managed in conjunction with a significant Arc5 tic oceanographic research program, and enhances the re6 sponsiveness of the Nation’s oceanographic research commu7 nity in close proximity to the United States Arctic coast.

8 The Director shall report to the Congress by January 15,

9 1995 his plan for obtaining or leasing such a vessel.

10 (d) AUTHORIZATION.—For activities under subsection

11 (a), $15 million are authorized in fiscal year 1996 and $20

12 million are authorized in each fiscal year thereafter through

13 fiscal year 1999.

14 TITLE II—RESEARCH AND EDU15 CATION IN STRATEGIC AREAS

16 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

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

18 Foundation Strategic Research and Education Authoriza19 tion Act of 1994’’.

20 SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

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

22 (1) Strategic research and education invest23 ments should support discovery, integration, dissemi24 nation, and application of knowledge in areas of
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1 clear strategic importance to the United States and

2 where national goals have been identified.

3 (2) Investments in strategic areas require the

4 contributions of many scientific and engineering dis5 ciplines to address complex problems important to

6 the United States.

7 (3) Strong links must be developed and main8 tained between strategic research and education in9 vestments made by the Foundation and related ef10 forts supported by the public and private sectors.

11 (4) The results of investments in strategic re12 search and education must be evaluated according to

13 performance-based milestones that measure progress

14 toward the national goals identified for such invest15 ments, and this progress must guide the future in16 vestment strategy.

17 (5) For fiscal year 1995, the Foundation has

18 proposed the following strategic initiatives:

19 (A) Advanced manufacturing technology.

20 (B) Advanced materials and processing.

21 (C) Biotechnology.

22 (D) Civil infrastructure systems.

23 (E) Global change research.

24 (F) Environmental research.
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1 (G) High performance computing and com2 munications.

3 (H) Science, mathematics, engineering,

4 and technology education.

5 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to

6 strengthen the Foundation’s investment in fundamental

7 research and education and training programs in a variety

8 of strategic areas.

9 SEC. 203. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY.

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

11 (1) Manufacturing is fundamental to the

12 strength of the economy of the United States.

13 (2) Continuing development of manufacturing

14 technology, management, and education, including

15 environmentally conscious manufacturing, will be es16 sential for the future economic security of the Unit17 ed States.

18 (3) The Foundation should support an inte19 grated initiative in research and education, empha20 sizing interdisciplinary research and innovative part21 nerships among the academic community, industry,

22 and government, to develop the advanced tech23 nologies, processes, and practices, that will enable

24 high-performance manufacturing in the 21st cen25 tury.
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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—(1) The Direc2 tor is authorized to establish a cross-directorate advanced

3 manufacturing technology initiative that complements the

4 efforts of other government agencies and the private sec5 tor. Under the initiative, competitive, merit-based awards

6 shall be made to individuals, small groups, and research

7 centers to support research and education activities that

8 will accelerate the development and application of ad9 vanced manufacturing technologies to meet national

10 needs.

11 (2) Within the advanced manufacturing technology

12 initiative, the Director is authorized and directed to estab13 lish and support an initiative to make awards, through a

14 competitive merit-based selection process, to universities or

15 consortia of universities for research and education activi16 ties to accelerate the development and application of ad17 vanced manufacturing technologies of particular value to

18 regions of low population density.

19 (c) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated for

20 a fiscal year under section 101, the Director shall make

21 available, to carry out this section, not more than—

22 (1) $213,170,000 for fiscal year 1995;

23 (2) $253,670,000 for fiscal year 1996;

24 (3) $301,870,000 for fiscal year 1997;
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1 (1) $213,170,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which

2 not more than $5,000,000 may be used for the pro3 gram in subsection (b)(2);

4 (2) $253,670,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which

5 not more than $10,000,000 may be used for the pro6 gram in subsection (b)(2);

7 (3) $301,870,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which

8 not more than $10,000,000 may be used for the pro9 gram in subsection (b)(2);

10 (4) $359,230,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

11 (5) $427,480,000 for fiscal year 1999.

12 (d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES IN MANUFACTURING.—

13 (1) The Director, after, as appropriate, consultation with

14 other Federal officials, shall—

15 (A) work with United States companies to iden16 tify areas of research in advanced manufacturing

17 technologies and advanced workplace practices that

18 offer the potential to improve United States produc19 tivity, competitiveness, and employment;

20 (B) support research at United States univer21 sities to improve advanced manufacturing tech22 nologies and advanced workplace practices; and

23 (C) work with other Federal agencies to acceler24 ate the transfer to United States companies of manu-
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1 facturing research and innovations developed at uni2 versities.

3 (2) The Director shall strengthen and expand the num4 ber of Engineering Research Centers and strengthen and ex5 pand the Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers

6 Program with the goals of increasing the engineering talent

7 base versed in technologies and workplace practices critical

8 to the Nation’s future, with emphasis on advanced manu9 facturing technologies, and of advancing fundamental engi10 neering knowledge in these technologies. At least one Engi11 neering Research Center shall have a research and edu12 cation focus on the concerns of United States manufactur13 ers, including small- and medium-sized manufacturers that

14 are trying to modernize their operations. Awards under this

15 subsection shall be made on a competitive, merit review

16 basis. Such awards may include support for acquisition of

17 instrumentation, equipment, and facilities related to the re18 search and education activities of the Engineering Research

19 Centers and support for undergraduate students to partici20 pate in the activities of the Engineering Research Centers.

21 (3) The Director may establish a program to provide

22 traineeships to United States citizens or permanent resident

23 aliens who are graduate students at institutions of higher

24 education within the United States who choose to pursue

25 masters or doctoral degrees in manufacturing or industrial
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1 engineering. The Director of the National Science Founda2 tion shall make an effort to ensure the provision of

3 traineeships under this subsection to socially and economi4 cally disadvantaged individuals (within the meaning of sec5 tion 8(a) (5) and (6) of the Small Business Act, and includ6 ing women).

7 (4) The Director may establish a program to provide

8 fellowships, on a cost-shared basis, to individuals from in9 dustry with experience in manufacturing to serve for 1 or

10 2 years as instructors in manufacturing at 2-year commu11 nity and technical colleges in the United States. In selecting

12 fellows, the Director shall place special emphasis on sup13 porting individuals who not only have expertise and prac14 tical experience in manufacturing but who also will work

15 to foster cooperation between 2-year colleges and nearby

16 manufacturing firms.

17 (5) The Director may establish a program to develop

18 innovative curricula, courses, and materials for use by in19 stitutions of higher education for instruction in total qual20 ity management and related management practices, in

21 order to help improve the productivity of United States

22 companies.

23 (6)(A) The Director, acting in cooperation with other

24 appropriate Federal officials, may establish and carry out

25 a pilot program, known as the Small Manufacturers Re-
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1 newal and Training Program (in this subsection referred

2 to as the ‘‘Program’’), to award grants to eligible partner3 ships for internship activities under this section. Partner4 ships between engineering colleges and manufacturing ex5 tension centers are eligible to apply for grants under the

6 Program and be designated as SMaRT Partnerships. The

7 Director may establish requirements for proposals for fund8 ing under the Program, for activities undertaken by

9 SMaRT Partnerships with such funding, and for reporting

10 by SMaRT Partnerships and other persons participating

11 in the Program, and criteria for selecting proposals, includ12 ing economic need.

13 (B) Each SMaRT Partnership receiving a grant under

14 the Program shall use such grant funds to sponsor qualified

15 engineering students to work as interns with eligible small

16 manufacturers, especially very small manufacturers, by

17 paying the host company the Federal share of the intern’s

18 wages, not to exceed the Federal minimum wage.

19 (C) A small manufacturer shall be eligible to host in20 terns under the Program only for manufacturing operations

21 in the United States, shall provide adequate supervision to

22 each intern, and shall use funds provided under the Pro23 gram only to pay wages to the intern that supplement the

24 host company share of the intern’s wages, not be less than

25 the Federal minimum wage. No company shall be eligible
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1 to receive funding in excess of two years wages at the Fed2 eral minimum wage.

3 SEC. 204. ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSING.

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

5 (1) Advances in materials have made dramatic

6 improvements in the capabilities, potential, reliabil7 ity, and limitations of technology over the past sev8 eral decades, and further investment promises to en9 able progress across a broad range of technological

10 areas important to build a more productive economy

11 and improve the quality of life.

12 (2) The Foundation should support inter13 disciplinary research and education to develop new

14 materials and processing technologies for such mate15 rials in a way that couples academic materials re16 search effectively with potential users of research re17 sults in materials-dependent industries.

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—The Director

19 is authorized to establish a cross-directorate advanced ma20 terials and processing initiative that complements the ef21 forts of the Advanced Research Projects Agency, other

22 government agencies, and the private sector. Under the

23 initiative, competitive, merit-based awards shall be made

24 to individuals, small groups, and research centers to sup25 port research and education activities that will accelerate
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1 the development and application of new research results

2 that can be applied toward a variety of national needs.

3 (c) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated for

4 a fiscal year under section 101, the Director shall make

5 available, to carry out this section, not more than—

6 (1) $313,180,000 for fiscal year 1995;

7 (2) $344,500,000 for fiscal year 1996;

8 (3) $378,950,000 for fiscal year 1997;

9 (4) $416,840,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

10 (5) $458,530,000 for fiscal year 1999.

11 SEC. 205. BIOTECHNOLOGY.

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

13 (1) By the year 2000, the biotechnology indus14 try is projected to have sales reaching

15 $50,000,000,000 in the United States, with the po16 tential for thousands of new jobs, and renewed eco17 nomic growth if the United States maintains its

18 leadership in such industry.

19 (2) The Foundation should invest in a research

20 and education initiative, supporting a wide range of

21 areas including environmental biotechnology,

22 bioprocessing, bioconversion, plant biotechnology,

23 marine biotechnology, the social and economic di24 mensions of biotechnology, and infrastructure-build-
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1 ing in instrumentation, databases, research re2 sources, and training.

3 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—The Director

4 is authorized to establish a cross-directorate biotechnology

5 research initiative that complements the efforts of other

6 government agencies and the private sector. Under the ini7 tiative, competitive, merit-based awards shall be made to

8 individuals, small groups, and research centers to support

9 research and education activities that—

10 (1) will extend the scientific and technical foun11 dations necessary for progress in biotechnology;

12 (2) ensure the development of human resource

13 foundations;

14 (3) accelerate the transfer of biotechnology re15 search discoveries to commercial applications and

16 eliminate unnecessary barriers to commercialization;

17 and

18 (4) realize the benefits of biotechnology to the

19 health and well-being of the population and the pro20 tection and restoration of the environment.

21 (c) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated for

22 a fiscal year under section 101, the Director shall make

23 available, to carry out this section, not more than—

24 (1) $205,690,000 for fiscal year 1995;

25 (2) $230,370,000 for fiscal year 1996;
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1 (3) $258,020,000 for fiscal year 1997;

2 (4) $288,980,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

3 (5) $323,660,000 for fiscal year 1999.

4 SEC. 206. CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS.

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

6 (1) The economic security and quality of life for

7 United States citizens depend on the vitality of the

8 national civil infrastructure.

9 (2) There is an urgent need to rebuild obsolete

10 and deteriorated civil infrastructure systems, but the

11 cost may be prohibitive without innovations in mate12 rials, construction automation, nondestructive eval13 uation methods, strategic management and mainte14 nance, design based on total system performance,

15 safety and reliability, adaptive functionality, and

16 evaluation of socioeconomic impacts.

17 (3) The Foundation should invest in an inter18 disciplinary, systems-oriented research and education

19 program that can effectively address the challenge of

20 intelligent infrastructure renewal.

21 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—The Director

22 is authorized to establish a cross-directorate civil infra23 structure systems initiative that complements the efforts

24 of other government agencies and the private sector.

25 Under the initiative, competitive, merit-based awards shall
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1 be made to individuals, small groups, and research centers

2 to support research and education activities that will sup3 port the development and application of new scientific and

4 engineering knowledge in such areas as deterioration

5 science, assessment technologies, renewal engineering, and

6 institutional effectiveness and productivity.

7 (c) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated for

8 a fiscal year under section 101, the Director shall make

9 available, to carry out this section, not more than—

10 (1) $54,100,000 for fiscal year 1995;

11 (2) $64,920,000 for fiscal year 1996;

12 (3) $77,900,000 for fiscal year 1997;

13 (4) $93,480,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

14 (5) $112,180,000 for fiscal year 1999.

15 SEC. 207. GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH.

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

17 (1) Global change research provides the founda18 tion for understanding and evaluating the changing

19 world, and encourages wise decisions for the future

20 of the United States and the international commu21 nity.

22 (2) The global change research and education

23 initiative of the Foundation should be coordinated

24 with the interagency Global Change Research Pro25 gram and should seek to—
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1 (A) develop options for increasing the sus2 tainability of human communities and protect3 ing the environment; and

4 (B) support national and international pol5 icy formulation and evaluation.

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—The Director

7 is authorized to establish a cross-directorate global change

8 research initiative that complements the efforts of the

9 interagency Global Change Research Program. Under the

10 initiative, competitive, merit-based awards shall be made

11 to individuals, small groups, and research centers to sup12 port research and education activities that will advance

13 fundamental understandings of dynamic physical, biologi14 cal, and socioeconomic systems and the interactions

15 among such systems, and the likelihood and extent of pos16 sible global change.

17 (c) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated for

18 a fiscal year under section 101, the Director shall make

19 available, to carry out this section, not more than—

20 (1) $190,520,000 for fiscal year 1995;

21 (2) $200,050,000 for fiscal year 1996;

22 (3) $210,050,000 for fiscal year 1997;

23 (4) $220,550,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

24 (5) $231,580,000 for fiscal year 1999.
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1 SEC. 208. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.

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

3 (1) Today, the Federal Government spends an

4 estimated $6,000,000,000 on environmental research

5 and development, yet environmental problems persist

6 and new problems emerge that endanger the quality

7 of life.

8 (2) Federally supported environmental research

9 must be coupled more closely to environmental policy

10 in order to focus the research on critical policy ques11 tions and to enable decisionmakers to take advan12 tage of the most recent, highest quality research re13 sults.

14 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized

16 to establish a cross-directorate environmental re17 search initiative that complements the efforts of

18 other government agencies and the private sector.

19 Under the initiative, competitive, merit-based awards

20 shall be made to individuals, small groups, and re21 search centers to support research and education ac22 tivities that will focus on such topics as—

23 (A) research on the effects of biodiversity

24 on the health of ecosystems;

25 (B) infrastructure support for biological

26 and agricultural field stations;
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1 (C) environmental education;

2 (D) computer modeling of changing envi3 ronmental conditions; and

4 (E) research on new technologies for pollu5 tion prevention and environmental remediation,

6 construction technologies, and environmentally

7 benign chemical synthesis and processing.

8 (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL ENVIRON9 MENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.—As part of the envi10 ronmental research initiative authorized under para11 graph (1), the Director is authorized to establish a

12 National Environmental Research Program to in13 clude the following components:

14 (A) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RE15 SEARCH FORUM.—The Director is authorized to

16 establish a National Environmental Research

17 Forum composed of representatives of the pri18 vate sector, including industrial consortia, sci19 entific and engineering societies and associa20 tions, nongovernmental organizations, the

21 Foundation, and other relevant Federal agen22 cies for the purpose of developing an environ23 mental research agenda that will be scientif24 ically significant, be relevant from a sociopoliti25 cal point of view, will have a direct connection
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1 to the knowledge needs of managers and others

2 whose decisions have environmental con3 sequences, and will use risk-benefit criteria to

4 assign priorities on the research agenda, and

5 will recognize the unique environmental concerns

6 of various regions of the United States, including

7 rural, resource-rich States.

8 (B) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RE9 SEARCH CENTERS.—The Director, with the co10 operation of other Federal agencies, is author11 ized to establish, through a competitive, merit12 based review process, one or more National

13 Centers for Environmental Research to conduct

14 multidisciplinary research that responds to the

15 information needs of, and the research agenda

16 established by, the National Environmental Re17 search Forum.

18 (C) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FELLOW19 SHIP PROGRAM.—The Director, with the co20 operation of other relevant Federal agencies, is

21 authorized to establish, through a competitive,

22 merit-based process, a fellowship program to

23 provide support for personnel exchanges be24 tween academic institutions, Federal, State, and

25 local agencies, industry and industrial consor-
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1 tia, and other private sector organizations con2 cerned with information needs and responsibil3 ities for environmental decisionmaking.

4 (c) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated for

5 a fiscal year under section 101, the Director shall make

6 available not more than—

7 (1) $156,040,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which

8 not more than $20,000,000 may be used for the Na9 tional Environmental Research Program;

10 (2) $171,640,000 for fiscal year 1996, of which

11 not more than $30,000,000 may be used for the Na12 tional Environmental Research Program;

13 (3) $188,810,000 for fiscal year 1997, of which

14 not more than $40,000,000 may be used for the Na15 tional Environmental Research Program;

16 (4) $207,690,000 for fiscal year 1998, of which

17 not more than $50,000,000 may be used for the Na18 tional Environmental Research Program; and

19 (5) $228,460,000 for fiscal year 1999, of which

20 not more than $60,000,000 may be used for the Na21 tional Environmental Research Program.

22 SEC. 209. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND COMMU23 NICATIONS.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
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1 (1) High performance computing and commu2 nications promote sharing of information, wide dis3 semination of advances in innovative technologies,

4 and improved productivity and industrial competi5 tiveness.

6 (2) In addition to supporting innovative re7 search and education, the investments of the Foun8 dation in high performance computing and commu9 nications should—

10 (A) support the National Information In11 frastructure through application-driven research

12 including proof-of-principle demonstrations;

13 (B) develop, provide, and support national

14 research and education networking services and

15 capabilities; and

16 (C) make advanced computing, commu17 nications, and information infrastructure acces18 sible to the broadest possible segment of soci19 ety.

20 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—The Director

21 is authorized to establish a cross-directorate high perform22 ance computing and communications initiative under

23 which competitive, merit-based awards shall be made to

24 individuals, small groups, and research centers to support
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1 research and education activities that will focus on such

2 issues as—

3 (1) the expansion and technological develop4 ment of the National Science Foundation Computer

5 Network (NSFNET);

6 (2) support for existing supercomputer and re7 search centers;

8 (3) Grand Challenge and National Challenge

9 application groups;

10 (4) research infrastructure;

11 (5) disciplinary high performance computing re12 search programs; and

13 (6) education and training.

14 (c) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated for

15 a fiscal year under section 101, the Director shall make

16 available, to carry out this section, not more than—

17 (1) $328,620,000 for fiscal year 1995;

18 (2) $345,050,000 for fiscal year 1996;

19 (3) $362,300,000 for fiscal year 1997;

20 (4) $380,420,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

21 (5) $399,440,000 for fiscal year 1999.

22 SEC. 210. SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, AND

23 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
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1 (1) In international comparisons, the United

2 States ranks below most other developed nations in

3 science and mathematics.

4 (2) The United States will need a broadly com5 petent, scientifically literate workforce in order to

6 sustain a strong and productive economy in the com7 ing decades.

8 (3) The Foundation is the appropriate agency

9 to lead an interagency initiative to support innova10 tive approaches to improve science, mathematics, en11 gineering, and technology education at all levels so

12 that all citizens of the United States can work in

13 and enjoy the benefits of the rapidly changing, high14 technology economy.

15 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—The Director

16 is authorized to establish a cross-directorate science,

17 mathematics, engineering, and technology education ini18 tiative under which competitive, merit-based awards shall

19 be made, in cooperation with the Department of Edu20 cation and other relevant Federal agencies, States and

21 local government, institutions of higher education, and the

22 private sector, to individuals, small groups, and centers

23 to support research and education activities that fun24 damentally will reform and improve the mathematics and
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1 science education enterprise of the United States at all

2 levels of education.

3 (c) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated for

4 a fiscal year under section 101, the Director shall make

5 available, to carry out this section, not more than—

6 (1) $650,190,000 for fiscal year 1995;

7 (2) $715,210,000 for fiscal year 1996;

8 (3) $786,730,000 for fiscal year 1997;

9 (4) $865,400,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

10 (5) $951,940,000 for fiscal year 1999.

11 SEC. 211. ADDITIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.

12 The Director, with the advice and consent of the

13 Board and in consultation with the Office of Science and

14 Technology Policy, is authorized to support, modify, and

15 as, appropriate, add or eliminate strategic initiatives in re16 search and education based on emerging national needs

17 and the ability of science and engineering to contribute

18 in meaningful and significant ways toward identified na19 tional needs and objectives.

20 SEC. 212. SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.

21 To support the strategic initiatives authorized by this

22 title, the Director shall make available not more than—

23 (1) $1,760,400,000 for fiscal year 1995;

24 (2) $1,936,920,000 for fiscal year 1996;

25 (3) $2,130,600,000 for fiscal year 1997;
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1 (4) $2,343,600,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

2 (5) $2,578,200,000 for fiscal year 1999.

3 SEC. 213. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds may be transferred among

5 directorates and strategic initiatives within the research

6 and related activities category so long as the net funds

7 transferred to or from any directorate or initiative does

8 not exceed 10 percent of the amount budgeted for that

9 directorate or strategic initiative.

10 (b) TRANSFERS EXCEEDING TEN PERCENT.—In ad11 dition, the Director may propose transfer to or from any

12 directorate or strategic initiative within the research and

13 related activities category an amount exceeding 10 percent

14 of the amount budgeted for that directorate or strategic

15 initiative. An explanation of any such proposed transfer

16 must be transmitted in writing to the Committees on

17 Labor and Human Resources and Commerce, Science, and

18 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on

19 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep20 resentatives. The proposed transfer may not be made until

21 30 calendar days after the date of the transmission of the

22 written explanation.
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1 TITLE III—GENERAL

2 PROVISIONS

3 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH FA4 CILITIES MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1988.

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 203(a)(1) of the Aca6 demic Research Facilities Modernization Act of 1988 (42

7 U.S.C. 1862b(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

8 ‘‘(a)(1) To carry out this title, the Director shall es9 tablish a new Academic Research Instrumentation and

10 Facilities Modernization Program (hereafter in this title

11 referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to provide awards to insti12 tutions of higher education, independent nonprofit re13 search institutions, and research museums, and consortia

14 thereof, to carry out projects with respect to—

15 ‘‘(A) the acquisition of research instrumenta16 tion; or

17 ‘‘(B) the repair, renovation, or, in exceptional

18 cases, replacement of obsolete science and engineer19 ing facilities that are primarily used for research.’’.

20 (b) PROGRAM PROJECTS.—Section 203(b)(1) of the

21 Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of 1988

22 (42 U.S.C. 1862b(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘(b)(1) The Program shall be carried out through

24 projects—

25 ‘‘(1) that involve—
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1 ‘‘(A) acquisition of state-of-the-art re2 search instrumentation; or

3 ‘‘(B) the repair, renovation, or, in excep4 tional cases, replacement of specific science and

5 engineering facilities of the entities that are de6 voted primarily to research; and

7 ‘‘(2) for which funds are awarded in response

8 to specific proposals submitted by the entities in ac9 cordance with grant requirements prescribed by the

10 Director under section 204.’’.

11 (c) PROCEDURES.—Section 204(a)(2)(C) of the Aca12 demic Research Facilities Modernization Act of 1988 (42

13 U.S.C. 1862c(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘but at

14 least 30 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘but at least 20 percent’’.

15 (d) SET-ASIDE FOR CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.—Sec16 tion 205 of the Academic Research Facilities Moderniza17 tion Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862d) is amended by strik18 ing ‘‘at least 12 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than

19 20 percent’’.

20 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEER21 ING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ACT.

22 (a) OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.—Section 32 of

23 the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42

24 U.S.C. 1885) is amended by adding at the end the follow25 ing new subsection:
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1 ‘‘(c)(1) The Congress finds that Native Hawaiian

2 students, students who are Pacific Islanders, and Native

3 American students are underrepresented in science, com4 puter science, and engineering. Such students face both

5 cultural barriers to the study of science and geographical

6 isolation.

7 ‘‘(2) The Director is authorized to make awards to

8 institutions of higher education, including community col9 leges, and local educational agencies to work in partner10 ship with community organizations to develop and imple11 ment science, computer science, technology, and mathe12 matics curricula that—

13 ‘‘(A) are in accord with the traditional cultural

14 values of the students described in paragraph (1);

15 ‘‘(B) emphasize the scientific achievements of

16 the native cultures of such students; and

17 ‘‘(C) encourage enrollment of such students in

18 higher education.’’.

19 (b) COMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN

20 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—Section 36 of the Science

21 and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C.

22 1885c) is amended—

23 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘individuals

24 with disabilities,’’ after ‘‘minorities,’’;
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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking the second

2 sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Chair3 persons of relevant committees or subcommittees of

4 the National Science Board, as designated by the

5 Chairperson of the Board, shall be ex officio mem6 bers of the Committee.’’;

7 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d);

8 (4) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as

9 subsections (d) and (e), respectively;

10 (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow11 ing new subsection:

12 ‘‘(c) The Committee shall be responsible for reviewing

13 and evaluating all Foundation matters as such matters re14 late to participation in, opportunities for, and advance15 ment in education, training, and research in science and

16 engineering of members of underrepresented groups.’’;

17 and

18 (6) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para19 graph (4)), by striking ‘‘additional’’.

20 SEC. 303. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS.

21 (a) COOPERATIVE PROJECTS WITH LATIN AMERICA

22 GRANTS.—

23 (1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the follow24 ing:
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1 (A) The recent lowering of trade barriers

2 will increase the exchange of technologies and

3 technically trained personnel with the countries

4 of Latin America.

5 (B) To promote such exchange, scientists

6 from the United States should establish cooper7 ative projects in scientific and engineering re8 search with scientists in the countries of Latin

9 America.

10 (2) AUTHORITY.—The Director is authorized to

11 make grants to organizations within the United

12 States, including colleges and universities, for the

13 purpose of promoting cooperative research projects

14 between scientists in the United States and sci15 entists in Latin American organizations. Prior to

16 making any grants under this section, the Director

17 shall make a determination that—

18 (A) the project has scientific merit as de19 termined by standard Foundation procedures;

20 (B) the project will encourage the develop21 ment of infrastructure connections between co22 operating institutions that can be used in sup23 port of future projects; and
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1 (C) at least 50 percent of the funding for

2 the project will be provided by the Latin Amer3 ican partner.

4 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

6 this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

7 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each

8 of the succeeding 3 fiscal years.

9 (4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sec10 tion, the Director shall coordinate with Federal

11 agencies, such as the Agency for International De12 velopment, which have expertise in cooperative inter13 national projects.

14 (b) U.S.-NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES COLLABO15 RATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.—

16 (1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the follow17 ing:

18 (A) The dissolution of the Soviet Union

19 has been accompanied by economic dislocation

20 in the Russian Federation and the other repub21 lics. As a result, scientific establishments have

22 been seriously and adversely affected.

23 (B) United States support for emerging

24 democratic institutions in the newly independ25 ent states can be greatly enhanced by assisting
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1 in the development of a sound economic struc2 ture. A productive economy must be sustained

3 by a healthy scientific and technological infra4 structure.

5 (C) Despite their difficult environment, sci6 entists in the newly independent states are

7 world experts in selected fields. Collaborative

8 research can benefit all international partners,

9 including the United States.

10 (D) The newly independent states are

11 faced with the imminent dissolution of the sci12 entific and technological infrastructure of such

13 states and the emigration of the best scientists

14 and engineers of such states. Loss of the most

15 highly educated and trained citizens will greatly

16 impede development of democratic institutions

17 and private enterprise within the region.

18 (E) Modest external resources can be le19 veraged to provide a significant source of sup20 port for scientists and engineers in the newly

21 independent states, engaged in both civilian and

22 defense related research, most of whom do not

23 wish to leave their homelands.

24 (F) The United States has long recognized

25 that effective communication between the re-
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1 search and industrial communities is necessary

2 for both to remain healthy and can be achieved

3 through collaborative research projects. Sci4 entists and entrepreneurs in the emerging re5 publics have little understanding or experience

6 with commercial business practice. These skills

7 can best be developed through cooperative ar8 rangements with United States counterparts.

9 (G) Collaborative research with the sci10 entific community can sustain excellence while

11 encouraging the transition toward democratiza12 tion and practical application and transfer of

13 research efforts to the emerging private sector.

14 Such collaboration links United States research15 ers and businesses to highly trained personnel

16 and sophisticated new technologies and manu17 facturing processes.

18 (H) The most effective kind of support

19 would—

20 (i) be mutually beneficial to the both

21 United States and the Newly Independent

22 States scientists and engineers;

23 (ii) take advantage of existing rela24 tionships, special expertise, and unique re-
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1 search facilities in the newly independent

2 states;

3 (iii) provide salary support to sci4 entists and engineers in the Newly Inde5 pendent States working on collaborative

6 projects; and

7 (iv) provide support within the next 6

8 to 12 months.

9 (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Di10 rector is authorized to establish a cross-directorate

11 program between the United States and the Newly

12 Independent States under which competitive, merit13 based awards shall be made to individuals, small

14 groups, and research centers to support collaborative

15 research efforts between scientists and engineers

16 from the United States and the Newly Independent

17 States. Options for support should include—

18 (A) supplements to existing National

19 Science Foundation research centers including

20 Engineering Research Centers, Science and

21 Technology Centers, Industry-University Coop22 erative Research Centers, and Materials Re23 search Science and Engineering Centers, to es24 tablish collaborative research programs with
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1 counterpart institutions in the Newly Independ2 ent States;

3 (B) collaborative research in the strategic

4 areas such as environmental research, advanced

5 materials, and related disciplines with awards

6 and supplements made to United States institu7 tions to develop joint research projects to gain

8 access to specialized and unique facilities in the

9 Newly Independent States;

10 (C) supplement existing individual inves11 tigator research awards that would identify

12 promising opportunities for scientific and tech13 nological collaboration with scientists and engi14 neers in the Newly Independent States; and

15 (D) special awards to support coordination

16 and cooperative planning activities to improve

17 communication and the development of long18 term interactions between scientists and engi19 neers in the United States and the Newly Inde20 pendent States.

21 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

22 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Di23 rector $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995,

24 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $30,000,000 for
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1 fiscal year 1997, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1998,

2 and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.

3 SEC. 304. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COM4 PETITIVE RESEARCH.

5 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director shall continue to

6 carry out the Experimental Program to Stimulate Com7 petitive Research (hereafter referred to in this section as

8 the ‘‘Program’’) to award research grants to entities that

9 are located in States that—

10 (1) historically have received relatively little

11 Federal research and development funding; and

12 (2) have demonstrated a commitment to develop

13 the research bases of such States and improve

14 science and engineering research and education pro15 grams within such States.

16 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—Entities in those States in which

17 awards have been made under the Program shall be eligi18 ble to compete for support under the Program provided

19 that the State provides assurances of matching funds and

20 submits a proposal consistent with the goals and objectives

21 of the program as established by the Director. All awards

22 made by the Director shall be based on a competitive,

23 merit-based review process.
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1 SEC. 305. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING FELLOWS PRO2 GRAM.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

4 (1) maintaining an economically competitive

5 workforce requires high quality undergraduate edu6 cation in science, mathematics, and engineering, not

7 only for students who will specialize in those fields,

8 but for all undergraduate students; and

9 (2) demonstrated excellence in providing such

10 education is frequently not recognized appropriately.

11 (b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:

12 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘department’’

13 means the department—

14 (A) located at the institution where a fel15 low is a faculty member; and

16 (B) in which such fellow is assigned to pro17 vide instruction to undergraduate students in a

18 subject area under the jurisdiction of the de19 partment.

20 (2) FELLOW.—The term ‘‘fellow’’ means an in21 dividual who is selected as a fellow under paragraph

22 (5) of subsection (d).

23 (3) INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM.—The term

24 ‘‘interdisciplinary program’’ means an instructional

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1 (A) combines members of two or more of

2 the traditional academic departments; and

3 (B) is empowered to recommend members

4 of its faculty for tenure.

5 (c) DESIGNATION OF FELLOWS.—Individuals receiv6 ing awards under this section shall be known as ‘‘National

7 Undergraduate Teaching Fellows’’.

8 (d) AUTHORITY.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized

10 to—

11 (A) select annually individuals who are fac12 ulty members teaching undergraduate courses

13 at institutions of higher education to be teach14 ing fellows;

15 (B) award fellowships to such individuals

16 to carry out projects described in paragraph

17 (3); and

18 (C) make grants to the departments or

19 interdisciplinary programs of the institutions

20 where the fellows are faculty members to carry

21 out the activity described in paragraph (3).

22 (2) AMOUNT OF FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS.—

23 (A) FELLOW.—The Director is authorized

24 to award a fellowship in the amount of at least
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1 $100,000 over 3 years to each fellow to carry

2 out the projects described in paragraph (3).

3 (B) DEPARTMENT.—The Director is au4 thorized to make a grant in the amount of at

5 least $60,000 over 3 years to the department or

6 interdisciplinary program of the institution

7 where each fellow is a faculty member.

8 (3) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Amounts award9 ed under paragraph (2) shall be used—

10 (A) in the case of a fellowship awarded to

11 a fellow, to carry out projects to improve under12 graduate science, mathematics, or engineering

13 education; and

14 (B) in the case of a grant made to the de15 partment or interdisciplinary program of an in16 stitution where a fellow is a faculty member, for

17 the improvement of undergraduate education.

18 (4) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a

19 fellowship or grant under this title, an individual de20 scribed in paragraph (1)(A) shall—

21 (A) be nominated by the institution where

22 such individual is a faculty member;

23 (B) hold a tenure track appointment in

24 such institution; and
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1 (C) submit to the Director a written pro2 posal, with respect to the improvement of un3 dergraduate education at such institution, at

4 such time, in such manner, and accompanied by

5 such information as the Director may reason6 ably require.

7 (5) SELECTION REQUIREMENTS.—The Director

8 shall select a fellow on the basis of the—

9 (A) performance of such fellow in improv10 ing undergraduate education at the institution

11 where such fellow is a faculty member;

12 (B) proposal submitted under paragraph

13 (4); and

14 (C) excellence of such fellow as an under15 graduate teacher.

16 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

17 are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the fis18 cal year 1995, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and

19 $4,500,000 for each of the succeeding fiscal years to carry

20 out this section.

21 SEC. 306. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.

22 (a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACT OF 1950

23 AMENDMENTS.—

24 (1) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD.—Section 4(e)

25 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
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1 U.S.C. 1863(e)) is amended by striking the second

2 and third sentences and inserting the following:

3 ‘‘The Board shall adopt procedures governing the

4 conduct of its meetings, including procedures with

5 respect to the requirements of a quorum and the de6 livery of notice of meetings to members of the

7 Board.’’.

8 (2) DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION.—Section

9 5(e)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act of

10 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1864(e)(2)) is amended to read as

11 follows:

12 ‘‘(2) Any delegation of authority or imposition of con13 ditions under paragraph (1) shall be promptly published

14 in the Federal Register and reported to the Committees

15 on Labor and Human Resources and Commerce, Science,

16 and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on

17 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep18 resentatives.’’.

19 (3) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.—Section 14

20 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42

21 U.S.C. 1873) is amended by striking subsection (j).

22 (4) SECURITY PROVISIONS.—Section 15(a) of

23 the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42

24 U.S.C. 1874(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Atomic
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1 Energy Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of

2 Energy’’.

3 (b) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA4 TION ACT OF 1988 AMENDMENTS.—Section

5 117(a)(1)(B)(v) of the National Science Foundation Au6 thorization Act of 1988 is amended to read as follows:

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

8 States and the District of Columbia by any agency

9 of the Federal Government for dependents of such

10 employees.’’.

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Calendar No. 670

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2344

[Report No. 103–328]

A BILL

Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for the National

SEPTEMBER 28 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported with amendment