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Union Calendar No. 104 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1467 

[Report No. 110–172] 

To authorize the National Science Foundation to award grants to institutions 

of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2007 

Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, and Mr. 

GINGREY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 

JUNE 5, 2007 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 

LATHAM, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas 

JUNE 5, 2007 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To authorize the National Science Foundation to award 

grants to institutions of higher education to develop and 

offer education and training programs. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘10,000 Trained by 

3 2010 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 The Congress finds that— 

6 (1) the National Science Foundation has long 

7 been a government leader in strengthening our Na8 tion’s information infrastructure; 

9 (2) as automation and digitization reach the 

10 healthcare industry, that industry will need to draw 

11 heavily on the expertise of researchers funded by the 

12 National Science Foundation for the collection, proc13 essing, and utilization of information; 

14 (3) the National Science Foundation’s basic re15 search, demonstrations, and curriculum development 

16 assistance are all required to help make sure the in17 dustry has the knowledge, procedures, and workforce 

18 necessary to take full advantage of advanced com19 munications and information technology; 

20 (4) the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 

21 that 136,000 Americans were employed in 2000 as 

22 information management professionals in the 

23 healthcare industry alone, with projected growth of 

24 49 percent by 2010; and 

25 (5) no systematic plan exists for designing and 

26 implementing systems and information tools and for 


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1 ensuring that the healthcare workforce can make the 

2 transition to the information age. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

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

6 the Director of the National Science Foundation. 

7 (2) INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘information’’ 

8 means healthcare information. 

9 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

11 meaning given that term in section 101 of the High12 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

13 SEC. 4. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH. 

14 (a) GRANTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta16 tion with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap17 propriate, shall award grants for basic research on 

18 innovative approaches to improve information sys19 tems. Research areas may include— 

20 (A) information studies; 

21 (B) population informatics; 

22 (C) translational informatics; and 

23 (D) data security, integrity, and confiden24 tiality. 


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1 (2) MERIT REVIEW; COMPETITION.—Grants 

2 shall be awarded under this section on a merit-re3 viewed, competitive basis. 

4 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na6 tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub7 section— 

8 (A) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

9 (B) $3,600,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

10 (C) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

11 (D) $3,800,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

12 (b) INFORMATICS RESEARCH CENTERS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta14 tion with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap15 propriate, shall award multiyear grants, subject to 

16 the availability of appropriations, to institutions of 

17 higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish 

18 multidisciplinary Centers for Informatics Research. 

19 Institutions of higher education (or consortia there20 of) receiving such grants may partner with one or 

21 more government laboratories, for-profit institutions, 

22 or non-profit institutions. 

23 (2) MERIT REVIEW; COMPETITION.—Grants 

24 shall be awarded under this subsection on a merit25 reviewed, competitive basis. 


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1 (3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Centers 

2 shall be to generate innovative approaches in infor3 mation by conducting cutting-edge, multidisciplinary 

4 research, including in the research areas described in 

5 subsection (a)(1). 

6 (4) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher 

7 education (or a consortium thereof) seeking funding 

8 under this subsection shall submit an application to 

9 the Director at such time, in such manner, and con10 taining such information as the Director may re11 quire. The application shall include, at a minimum, 

12 a description of— 

13 (A) the research projects that will be un14 dertaken by the Center and the contributions of 

15 each of the participating entities; 

16 (B) how the Center will promote active col17 laboration among professionals from different 

18 disciplines, such as information technology spe19 cialists, health professionals, administrators, 

20 and social science researchers; and 

21 (C) how the Center will contribute to in22 creasing the number of information researchers 

23 and other professionals. 


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1 (5) CRITERIA.—In evaluating the applications 

2 submitted under paragraph (4), the Director shall 

3 consider, at a minimum— 

4 (A) the ability of the applicant to generate 

5 innovative approaches to information and effec6 tively carry out the research program; 

7 (B) the experience of the applicant in con8 ducting research in the information field, and 

9 the capacity of the applicant to foster new mul10 tidisciplinary collaborations; 

11 (C) the capacity of the applicant to attract 

12 and provide adequate support for under13 graduate and graduate students to pursue in14 formation research; and 

15 (D) the extent to which the applicant will 

16 partner with government laboratories or for17 profit or non-profit entities, and the role the 

18 government laboratories or for-profit or non19 profit entities will play in the research under20 taken by the Center. 

21 (6) ANNUAL MEETING.—The Director shall 

22 convene an annual meeting of the Centers in order 

23 to foster collaboration and communication between 

24 Center participants. 


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1 (7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na3 tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub4 section— 

5 (A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

6 (B) $4,600,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

7 (C) $4,700,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

8 (D) $4,800,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

9 SEC. 5. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFORMATION 

10 PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta13 tion with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap14 propriate, shall establish a program to award grants 

15 to institutions of higher education (or consortia 

16 thereof) to establish or improve undergraduate and 

17 master’s degree information programs, to increase 

18 the number of students who pursue undergraduate 

19 or master’s degrees in information fields, to provide 

20 students with experience in government or industry 

21 related to their information studies, and, to the ex22 tent practicable, to do so using distance learning. 

23 (2) MERIT REVIEW; COMPETITION.—Grants 

24 shall be awarded under this subsection on a merit25 reviewed, competitive basis. 


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1 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under 

2 this subsection shall be used for activities that en3 hance the ability of an institution of higher edu4 cation (or consortium thereof) to provide high-qual5 ity information education, including certification and 

6 undergraduate and master’s degree programs, and 

7 to recruit and retain increased numbers of students 

8 to such programs. Activities may include— 

9 (A) developing and revising curriculum to 

10 better prepare undergraduate and master’s de11 gree students for careers in the information 

12 field; 

13 (B) establishing degree and certificate pro14 grams in the information field; 

15 (C) creating opportunities in information 

16 research for undergraduate students; 

17 (D) acquiring equipment necessary for stu18 dent instruction in these programs, including 

19 the installation of testbed networks for student 

20 use; 

21 (E) providing opportunities for faculty to 

22 work with State, local, or Federal Government 

23 agencies, private industry, and other academic 

24 institutions to develop new expertise or to for25 mulate new information research directions; 


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1 (F) establishing collaborations with other 

2 academic institutions or departments that seek 

3 to establish, expand, or enhance these pro4 grams; 

5 (G) establishing student internships for 

6 students in these programs at State, local, and 

7 Federal Government agencies or in private in8 dustry; 

9 (H) establishing or enhancing bridge pro10 grams in information fields between community 

11 colleges and universities; and 

12 (I) any other activities the Director, in 

13 consultation with the heads of other Federal 

14 agencies as appropriate, determines will achieve 

15 the purposes described in paragraph (1). 

16 (4) SELECTION PROCESS.— 

17 (A) APPLICATION.—An institution of high18 er education (or a consortium thereof) seeking 

19 funding under this subsection shall submit an 

20 application to the Director at such time, in such 

21 manner, and with such contents as the Director 

22 may require. The application shall include, at a 

23 minimum— 

24 (i) a description of the applicant’s rel25 evant research and instructional capacity, 


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1 and in the case of an application from a 

2 consortium of institutions of higher edu3 cation, a description of the role that each 

4 member will play in implementing the pro5 posal; 

6 (ii) a comprehensive plan by which the 

7 institution or consortium will build instruc8 tional capacity in information fields; 

9 (iii) a description of relevant collabo10 rations with State, local, or Federal Gov11 ernment agencies or private industry that 

12 inform the instructional program; 

13 (iv) a survey of the applicant’s his14 toric student enrollment and placement 

15 data and a study of potential enrollment 

16 and placement for students enrolled in the 

17 proposed program; and 

18 (v) a plan to evaluate the success of 

19 the proposed program, including post20 graduate assessment of graduate school 

21 and job placement and retention rates as 

22 well as the relevance of the instructional 

23 program to graduate study and to the 

24 workplace. 


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1 (B) AWARDS.—The Director shall ensure, 

2 to the extent practicable, that grants are 

3 awarded under this subsection in a wide range 

4 of geographic areas and categories of institu5 tions of higher education. 

6 (5) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director, in 

7 consultation with the heads of other Federal agen8 cies as appropriate, shall evaluate the program es9 tablished under this subsection no later than 3 years 

10 after the establishment of the program. At a min11 imum, the Director shall evaluate the extent to 

12 which the grants have achieved their objectives of in13 creasing the quality and quantity of students pur14 suing undergraduate or master’s degrees in informa15 tion fields. The Director shall make this assessment 

16 publicly available. 

17 (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na19 tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub20 section— 

21 (A) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

22 (B) $9,200,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

23 (C) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

24 (D) $9,600,000 for fiscal year 2011. 


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1 (b) SCIENTIFIC AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACT

2 OF 1992.— 

3 (1) GRANTS.—The Director shall provide 

4 grants under the Scientific and Advanced Tech5 nology Act of 1992 for the purposes of section 3(a) 

6 and (b) of that Act, except that the activities sup7 ported pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to 

8 improving education in fields related to information. 

9 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na11 tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub12 section— 

13 (A) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

14 (B) $7,200,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

15 (C) $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

16 (D) $7,600,000 for fiscal year 2011. 


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Union Calendar No. 104 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1467 

[Report No. 110

–172] 

A BILL 

To authorize the National Science Foundation to 

grams. to develop and offer education and training proaward grants to institutions of higher education 

JUNE 5, 2007 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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