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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2400 

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment 

in basic science research. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 30, 2019 

Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. RYAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. 

UNDERWOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Science, 

Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national 

investment in basic science research. 

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 ‘‘American Innovation 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CAP ADJUSTMENT. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced 

3 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

4 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub6 paragraph (E); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(D) BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH.— 

10 ‘‘(i) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDA11 TION.—If a bill or joint resolution making 

12 appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted 

13 that specifies amounts for the National 

14 Science Foundation, then the adjustments 

15 for that fiscal year shall be the amount of 

16 additional new budget authority provided 

17 in that Act for such programs for that fis18 cal year, but shall not exceed— 

19 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, 

20 $565,000,000 in additional new budg21 et authority; 

22 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, 

23 $1,017,000,000 in additional new 

24 budget authority; 


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1 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 

2 $1,082,000,000 in additional new 

3 budget authority; 

4 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2023, 

5 $2,051,000,000 in additional new 

6 budget authority; and 

7 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, 

8 $3,025,000,000 in additional new 

9 budget authority. 

10 ‘‘(ii) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, OF11 FICE OF SCIENCE.—If a bill or joint reso12 lution making appropriations for a fiscal 

13 year is enacted that specifies amounts for 

14 the Office of Science at the Department of 

15 Energy, then the adjustments for that fis16 cal year shall be the amount of additional 

17 new budget authority provided in that Act 

18 for such programs for that fiscal year, but 

19 shall not exceed— 

20 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, 

21 $461,000,000 in additional new budg22 et authority; 

23 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, 

24 $954,000,000 in additional new budg25 et authority; 


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1 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 

2 $1,048,000,000 in additional new 

3 budget authority; 

4 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2023, 

5 $2,005,000,000 in additional new 

6 budget authority; and 

7 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, 

8 $2,065,000,000 in additional new 

9 budget authority. 

10 ‘‘(iii) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

11 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.— 

12 If a bill or joint resolution making appro13 priations for a fiscal year is enacted that 

14 specifies amounts for the Department of 

15 Defense science and technology programs, 

16 then the adjustments for that fiscal year 

17 shall be the amount of additional new 

18 budget authority provided in that Act for 

19 such programs for that fiscal year, but 

20 shall not exceed— 

21 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, 

22 $1,012,000,000 in additional new 

23 budget authority; 


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1 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, 

2 $2,031,000,000 in additional new 

3 budget authority; 

4 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 

5 $3,059,000,000 in additional new 

6 budget authority; 

7 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2023, 

8 $4,096,000,000 in additional new 

9 budget authority; and 

10 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, 

11 $6,043,000,000 in additional new 

12 budget authority. 

13 ‘‘(iv) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

14 STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC

15 AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERV16 ICES.—If a bill or joint resolution making 

17 appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted 

18 that specifies amounts for the scientific 

19 and technical research and services of the 

20 National Institute of Standards and Tech21 nology at the Department of Commerce, 

22 then the adjustments for that fiscal year 

23 shall be the amount of additional new 

24 budget authority provided in that Act for 


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1 such programs for that fiscal year, but 

2 shall not exceed— 

3 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, 

4 $51,000,000 in additional new budget 

5 authority; 

6 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, 

7 $105,000,000 in additional new budg8 et authority; 

9 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 

10 $163,000,000 in additional new budg11 et authority; 

12 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2023, 

13 $225,000,000 in additional new budg14 et authority; and 

15 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, 

16 $292,000,000 in additional new budg17 et authority. 

18 ‘‘(v) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

19 SPACE ADMINISTRATION SCIENCE MISSION

20 DIRECTORATE.—If a bill or joint resolution 

21 making appropriations for a fiscal year is 

22 enacted that specifies amounts for the 

23 Science Mission Directorate at the Na24 tional Aeronautics and Space Administra25 tion, then the adjustments for that fiscal 


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1 year shall be the amount of additional new 

2 budget authority provided in that Act for 

3 such programs for that fiscal year, but 

4 shall not exceed— 

5 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, 

6 $483,000,000 in additional new budg7 et authority; 

8 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, 

9 $1,000,000,000 in additional new 

10 budget authority; 

11 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 

12 $1,055,000,000 in additional new 

13 budget authority; 

14 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2023, 

15 $2,015,000,000 in additional new 

16 budget authority; and 

17 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, 

18 $2,078,000,000 in additional new 

19 budget authority. 

20 ‘‘(vi) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this 

21 subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(I) ADDITIONAL NEW BUDGET

23 AUTHORITY.—The term ‘additional 

24 new budget authority’ means— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) with respect to the 

2 National Science Foundation, the 

3 amount provided for a fiscal 

4 year, in excess of the amount 

5 provided in fiscal year 2019, in 

6 an appropriation Act and speci7 fied to support the National 

8 Science Foundation; 

9 ‘‘(bb) with respect to the 

10 Department of Energy Office of 

11 Science, the amount provided for 

12 a fiscal year, in excess of the 

13 amount provided in fiscal year 

14 2019, in an appropriation Act 

15 and specified to support the De16 partment of Energy Office of 

17 Science; 

18 ‘‘(cc) with respect to the De19 partment of Defense science and 

20 technology programs, the amount 

21 provided for a fiscal year, in ex22 cess of the amount provided in 

23 fiscal year 2019, in an appropria24 tion Act and specified to support 


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1 the Department of Defense 

2 science and technology programs; 

3 ‘‘(dd) with respect to the 

4 National Institute of Standards 

5 and Technology scientific and 

6 technical research services, the 

7 amount provided for a fiscal 

8 year, in excess of the amount 

9 provided in fiscal year 2019, in 

10 an appropriation Act and speci11 fied to support the National In12 stitute of Standards and Tech13 nology scientific and technical re14 search services; and 

15 ‘‘(ee) with respect to the 

16 National Aeronautics and Space 

17 Administration Science Mission 

18 Directorate, the amount provided 

19 for a fiscal year, in excess of the 

20 amount provided in fiscal year 

21 2019, in an appropriation Act 

22 and specified to support the Na23 tional Aeronautics and Space Ad24 ministration Science Mission Di25 rectorate. 


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1 ‘‘(II) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

2 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRO3 GRAMS.—The term ‘Department of 

4 Defense science and technology pro5 grams’ means the appropriations ac6 counts that support the various insti7 tutes, offices, and centers that make 

8 up the Department of Defense science 

9 and technology programs. 

10 ‘‘(III) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

11 OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—The term ‘De12 partment of Energy Office of Science’ 

13 means the appropriations accounts 

14 that support the various institutes, of15 fices, and centers that make up the 

16 Department of Energy Office of 

17 Science. 

18 ‘‘(IV) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS

19 AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SCIENCE

20 MISSION DIRECTORATE.—The term 

21 ‘National Aeronautics and Space Ad22 ministration Science Mission Direc23 torate’ means the appropriations ac24 counts that support the various insti25 tutes, offices, and centers that make 


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1 up the National Aeronautics and 

2 Space Administration Science Mission 

3 Directorate. 

4 ‘‘(V) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

5 STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY SCI6 ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH

7 AND SERVICES.—The term ‘National 

8 Institute of Standards and Tech9 nology scientific and technical re10 search and services’ means the appro11 priations accounts that support the 

12 various institutes, offices, and centers 

13 that make up the National Institute 

14 of Standards and Technology sci15 entific and technical research and 

16 services. 

17 ‘‘(VI) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUN18 DATION.—The term ‘National Science 

19 Foundation’ means the appropriations 

20 accounts that support the various in21 stitutes, offices, and centers that 

22 make up the National Science Foun23 dation.’’. 

24 (b) FUNDING.—There are hereby authorized to be 

25 appropriated— 


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1 (1) for the National Science Foundation, the 

2 amounts provided for under clause (i) of such sec3 tion 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 2020 

4 through 2024, and such sums as may be necessary 

5 for each subsequent fiscal year; 

6 (2) for the Department of Energy Office of 

7 Science, the amounts provided for under clause (ii) 

8 of such section 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 

9 2020 through 2024, and such sums as may be nec10 essary for each subsequent fiscal year; 

11 (3) for the Department of Defense science and 

12 technology programs, the amounts provided for 

13 under clause (iii) of such section 251(b)(2)(D) in 

14 each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, and such 

15 sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal 

16 year; 

17 (4) for the National Institute of Standards and 

18 Technology scientific and technical research and 

19 services, the amounts provided for under clause (iv) 

20 of such section 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 

21 2020 through 2024, and such sums as may be nec22 essary for each subsequent fiscal year; and 

23 (5) for the National Aeronautics and Space Ad24 ministration Science Mission Directorate, the 

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1 tion 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 2020 

2 through 2024, and such sums as may be necessary 

3 for each subsequent fiscal year. 

4 (c) MINIMUM CONTINUED FUNDING REQUIRE5 MENT.—Amounts appropriated for each of the programs 

6 and agencies described in section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Bal7 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

8 (as added by subsection (a)) for each of fiscal years 2020 

9 through 2024, and each subsequent fiscal year, shall not 

10 be less than the amounts appropriated for such programs 

11 and agencies for fiscal year 2019. 

12 (d) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FROM

13 SEQUESTRATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 

15 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

16 Act (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting 

17 after ‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund 

18 and Other Funds (16–0327–0–1–600).’’ the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘Appropriations under the American 

21 Innovation Act.’’. 

22 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

23 this section shall apply to any sequestration order 

24 issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency 


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1 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) 

2 on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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