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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1472

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005

for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 4, 2001

Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Ms.

RIVERS, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. JACKSONLEE of Texas, Mr. WU, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BACA, Mr.

BARCIA, Mr. BAIRD, and Mr. MOORE) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on Science

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002, 2003,

2004, and 2005 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 2001’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress finds the following:
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1 (1) The National Science Foundation merits

2 praise and public recognition for its major contribu3 tions during the past 50 years to the development of

4 the Nation’s academic research enterprise, which is

5 the envy of the world.

6 (2) The economic strength and security of the

7 United States and the quality of life of all Ameri8 cans are grounded in the Nation’s scientific and

9 technological capabilities.

10 (3) The National Science Foundation plays a

11 key role in the support of basic research in all

12 science and engineering disciplines and in science,

13 mathematics, engineering, and technology education

14 at all levels.

15 (4) The research and education activities of the

16 National Science Foundation promote the discovery,

17 integration, dissemination, and application of new

18 knowledge in service to society and prepare future

19 generations of scientists, mathematicians, and engi20 neers who will be necessary to ensure America’s

21 leadership in the global marketplace.

22 (5) The National Science Foundation must be

23 provided with sufficient resources to enable it to

24 carry out its responsibilities to develop intellectual

25 capital, strengthen the scientific infrastructure, inte-
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1 grate research and education, and enhance the deliv2 ery of mathematics and science education and im3 prove the technological literacy of all citizens.

4 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

5 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2002.—

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

7 appropriated to the National Science Foundation

8 $5,078,400,000 for fiscal year 2002.

9 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount

10 authorized under paragraph (1)—

11 (A) $3,859,700,000 shall be made avail12 able to carry out Research and Related Activi13 ties, of which—

14 (i) $561,000,000 shall be made avail15 able for Biological Sciences;

16 (ii) $556,300,000 shall be made avail17 able for Computer and Information Science

18 and Engineering;

19 (iii) $489,400,000 shall be made

20 available for Engineering;

21 (iv) $624,400,000 shall be made avail22 able for Geosciences;

23 (v) $1,028,700,000 shall be made

24 available for Mathematical and Physical
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1 Sciences, of which $210,000,000 shall be

2 made available for Mathematical Sciences;

3 (vi) $189,000,000 shall be made avail4 able for Social, Behavioral, and Economic

5 Sciences;

6 (vii) $236,000,000 shall be made

7 available for United States Polar Research

8 Programs;

9 (viii) $62,600,000 shall be made avail10 able for United States Antarctic Logistical

11 Support Activities; and

12 (ix) $112,300,000 shall be made avail13 able for Integrative Activities, of which

14 $75,000,000 shall be made available for

15 Major Research Instrumentation;

16 (B) $903,400,000 shall be made available

17 for Education and Human Resources, of

18 which—

19 (i) such sums as may be necessary

20 shall be made available to allow for a min21 imum of 900 new awards for Graduate Re22 search Fellowships;

23 (ii) $18,000,000 shall be made avail24 able for evaluation activities carried out by
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1 the Research, Evaluation and Communica2 tion division; and

3 (iii) $67,000,000 shall be made avail4 able for research activities carried out by

5 the Research, Evaluation and Communica6 tion division, of which $25,000,000 shall

7 be made available for the Interagency Re8 search Initiative;

9 (C) $135,200,000 shall be made available

10 for Major Research Equipment, of which—

11 (i) $17,400,000 shall be made avail12 able for the EarthScope;

13 (ii) $16,900,000 shall be made avail14 able for the Large Hadron Collider;

15 (iii) $9,000,000 shall be made avail16 able for Millimeter Array;

17 (iv) $12,500,000 shall be made avail18 able for HIAPER;

19 (v) $55,000,000 shall be made avail20 able for Terascale Computing Systems;

21 and

22 (vi) $24,400,000 shall be made avail23 able for the Network for Earthquake Engi24 neering Simulation;
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1 (D) $173,300,000 shall be made available

2 for Salaries and Expenses; and

3 (E) $6,800,000 shall be made available for

4 the Office of Inspector General.

5 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2003.—

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

7 appropriated to the National Science Foundation

8 $5,840,200,000 for fiscal year 2003.

9 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount

10 authorized under paragraph (1)—

11 (A) $4,471,700,000 shall be made avail12 able to carry out Research and Related Activi13 ties, of which—

14 (i) $634,000,000 shall be made avail15 able for Biological Sciences;

16 (ii) $645,200,000 shall be made avail17 able for Computer and Information Science

18 and Engineering;

19 (iii) $553,000,000 shall be made

20 available for Engineering;

21 (iv) $706,000,000 shall be made avail22 able for Geosciences;

23 (v) $1,216,900,000 shall be made

24 available for Mathematical and Physical
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1 Sciences, of which $300,000,000 shall be

2 made available for Mathematical Sciences;

3 (vi) $259,000,000 shall be made avail4 able for Social, Behavioral, and Economic

5 Sciences;

6 (vii) $267,000,000 shall be made

7 available for United States Polar Research

8 Programs;

9 (viii) $62,600,000 shall be made avail10 able for United States Antarctic Logistical

11 Support Activities; and

12 (ix) $128,000,000 shall be made avail13 able for Integrative Activities, of which

14 $85,000,000 shall be made available for

15 Major Research Instrumentation;

16 (B) $1,038,900,000 shall be made avail17 able for Education and Human Resources, of

18 which—

19 (i) such sums as may be necessary

20 shall be made available to allow for a min21 imum of 900 new awards for Graduate Re22 search Fellowships;

23 (ii) $20,000,000 shall be made avail24 able for evaluation activities carried out by
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1 the Research, Evaluation and Communica2 tion division; and

3 (iii) $77,000,000 shall be made avail4 able for research activities carried out by

5 the Research, Evaluation and Communica6 tion division, of which $28,000,000 shall

7 be made available for the Interagency Re8 search Initiative;

9 (C) $138,700,000 shall be made available

10 for Major Research Equipment, of which—

11 (i) $28,500,000 shall be made avail12 able for the EarthScope;

13 (ii) $9,700,000 shall be made avail14 able for the Large Hadron Collider;

15 (iii) $15,000,000 shall be made avail16 able for Millimeter Array;

17 (iv) $12,000,000 shall be made avail18 able for the National Ecological Observ19 atory Network;

20 (v) $39,500,000 shall be made avail21 able for HIAPER; and

22 (vi) $4,500,000 shall be made avail23 able for the Network for Earthquake Engi24 neering Simulation;
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1 (D) $183,700,000 shall be made available

2 for Salaries and Expenses; and

3 (E) $7,200,000 shall be made available for

4 the Office of Inspector General.

5 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—

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

7 appropriated to the National Science Foundation

8 $6,716,200,000 for fiscal year 2004.

9 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount

10 authorized under paragraph (1)—

11 (A) $5,176,300,000 shall be made avail12 able to carry out Research and Related Activi13 ties, of which—

14 (i) $329,000,000 shall be made avail15 able for Social, Behavioral, and Economic

16 Sciences;

17 (ii) $390,000,000 shall be made avail18 able for Mathematical Sciences; and

19 (iii) $100,000,000 shall be made

20 available for the Major Research Instru21 mentation;

22 (B) $1,194,700,000 shall be made avail23 able to carry out Education and Human Re24 sources;
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1 (C) $142,900,000 shall be made available

2 for Major Research Equipment, of which—

3 (i) $15,700,000 shall be made avail4 able for the EarthScope;

5 (ii) $25,000,000 shall be made avail6 able for Millimeter Array;

7 (iii) $20,000,000 shall be made avail8 able for the National Ecological Observ9 atory Network;

10 (iv) $7,500,000 shall be made avail11 able for HIAPER; and

12 (v) $17,000,000 shall be made avail13 able for the Network for Earthquake Engi14 neering Simulation;

15 (D) $194,700,000 shall be made available

16 for Salaries and Expenses; and

17 (E) $7,600,000 shall be made available for

18 the Office of Inspector General.

19 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—

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

21 appropriated to the National Science Foundation

22 $7,723,600,000 for fiscal year 2005.

23 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount

24 authorized under paragraph (1)—
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1 (A) $5,988,000,000 shall be made avail2 able to carry out Research and Related Activi3 ties, of which $480,000,000 shall be made

4 available for Mathematical Sciences;

5 (B) $1,373,900,000 shall be made avail6 able to carry out Education and Human Re7 sources;

8 (C) $147,200,000 shall be made available

9 for Major Research Equipment, of which—

10 (i) $13,200,000 shall be made avail11 able for the EarthScope;

12 (ii) $35,000,000 shall be made avail13 able for Millimeter Array;

14 (iii) $27,000,000 shall be made avail15 able for the National Ecological Observ16 atory Network; and

17 (iv) $7,500,000 shall be made avail18 able for HIAPER;

19 (D) $206,400,000 shall be made available

20 for Salaries and Expenses; and

21 (E) $8,100,000 shall be made available for

22 the Office of Inspector General.

23 SEC. 4. PRIORITY FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION.

24 In allocating resources made available under section

25 3 for Research and Related Activities, the National
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1 Science Foundation shall give priority to increasing aver2 age grant size and duration.

3 SEC. 5. PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION OF RESEARCH AND

4 RELATED ACTIVITIES AMOUNTS.

5 If the amount appropriated pursuant to section

6 3(a)(2)(A), 3(b)(2)(A), or 3(c)(2)(A) is less than the

7 amount authorized under that subparagraph, the amount

8 available for each scientific directorate and major activity

9 under that subparagraph shall be reduced by the same

10 proportion.

11 SEC. 6. CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES.

12 From appropriations made under authorizations pro13 vided in this Act, the Director of the National Science

14 Foundation may use not more than $10,000 in each fiscal

15 year for official consultation, representation, or other ex16 traordinary expenses.

17 SEC. 7. MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION.

18 The National Science Foundation shall conduct a re19 view and assessment of the Major Research Instrumenta20 tion Program and provide a report to Congress on its find21 ings and recommendations by September 1, 2002. The re22 port shall include—

23 (1) estimates of the needs, by major field of

24 science and engineering, of institutions of higher

25 education for the types of research instrumentation
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1 that are eligible for acquisition under the guidelines

2 of the Major Research Instrumentation Program;

3 (2) the distribution of awards and funding lev4 els by year and by major field of science and engi5 neering for the Major Research Instrumentation

6 Program, since the inception of the Program; and

7 (3) an analysis of the impact of the Major Re8 search Instrumentation Program on the research in9 strumentation needs that were documented in the

10 National Science Foundation’s 1994 survey of aca11 demic research instrumentation needs.

12 SEC. 8. ASSESSMENT AND PLAN FOR PROGRAMS TO EN13 COURAGE CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGI14 NEERING BY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

15 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of the National

16 Science Foundation shall conduct a review and assessment

17 of the precollege and undergraduate programs of the Na18 tional Science Foundation that are focused on increasing

19 the numbers of individuals pursuing careers in science,

20 mathematics, and engineering, who are from segments of

21 the population underrepresented in these career fields.

22 The study shall—

23 (1) determine the effectiveness of the Founda24 tion’s programs, with emphasis on quantitative evi25 dence of the programs’ impact on increasing the
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1 numbers of individuals obtaining baccalaureate and

2 graduate degrees in science, mathematics, and engi3 neering and subsequently entering careers in those

4 fields;

5 (2) identify the principal characteristics of ef6 fective programs and factors that would affect the

7 replication of effective programs at other sites; and

8 (3) develop recommendations for surveys and

9 for other data collection and analysis activities that

10 would strengthen the Foundation’s capability to as11 sess the effectiveness of these programs and to rep12 licate and enlarge successful programs.

13 (b) PLAN.—On the basis of the assessment under

14 subsection (a), the Director shall develop a plan for—

15 (1) instituting a research grants program and

16 allocating resources for the Foundation’s internal as17 sessment activities to address recommendations de18 veloped under subsection (a)(3); and

19 (2) scaling up and replicating programs and ac20 tivities that have been determined to be effective in

21 increasing the numbers of baccalaureate and grad22 uate degrees in science, mathematics, and engineer23 ing from segments of the population underrep24 resented in these career fields.
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1 (c) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The National

2 Science Foundation shall transmit to Congress within 18

3 months after the date of enactment of this Act a report

4 setting forth the findings, conclusions, and recommenda5 tions of the assessment conducted in accordance with sub6 section (a) and the plan developed in accordance with sub7 section (b), including recommended funding levels for pro8 posed programs and activities.

9 SEC. 9. NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES PLAN.

10 Section 201 of the National Science Foundation Au11 thorization Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end

12 the following new subsection:

13 ‘‘(c) COST CATEGORIES.—All cost data on facilities

14 construction, repair and upgrades, operations, and main15 tenance provided in the plan required under subsection (a)

16 shall indicate the source of the funds by appropriations

17 account. Data supplied on operations costs shall indicate

18 current and planned funding for instrumentation develop19 ment and upgrades required to maintain the scientific

20 value of the facility.’’.

21 SEC. 10. REPORTS ELIMINATION.

22 Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimi23 nation and Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note)

24 does not apply to any report required to be submitted

25 under any of the following provisions of law:
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1 (1) Section 4(j)(1) of the National Science

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

3 (2) Section 36(e) of the Science and Engineer4 ing Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885c(e)).

5 (3) Section 37 of the Science and Engineering

6 Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d).

7 (4) Section 108 of the National Science Foun8 dation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 (42

9 U.S.C. 1886).

10 (5) Section 101(a)(3) of the High-Performance

11 Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)).

12 (6) Section 3(a)(7) and (f) of the National

13 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C.

14 1862(a)(7) and (f)).

15 (7) Section 7(a) of the National Science Foun16 dation Authorization Act, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 1873

17 note).

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