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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2457 

To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide opportunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher 

education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and 

development at such institutions, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 3, 2023 

Mr. CARTER of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To establish a National Science Foundation grant program 

to provide opportunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate 

sustainable improvement in existing research and development at such institutions, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT PRO2 GRAM TO STIMULATE SUSTAINABLE IM3 PROVEMENT IN EXISTING RESEARCH AND 

4 DEVELOPMENT AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS 

5 OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 

7 Science Foundation shall establish a grant program to 

8 provide financial assistance to institutions of higher edu9 cation specified in subsection (c) to aid such institutions 

10 in the development and enhancement of research facilities 

11 in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medical 

12 matters, and other research and development matters. 

13 (b) USES.—Institutions of higher education specified 

14 in subsection (c) that receive grants from the National 

15 Science Foundation may use such grants for the following 

16 in furtherance of the purpose described in subsection (a): 

17 (1) Existing building infrastructure improve18 ments or enhancements. 

19 (2) Materials and equipment needed to conduct 

20 or produce research. 

21 (3) Infrastructure needs to maintain building 

22 infrastructure. 

23 (c) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SPECI24 FIED.—The institutions of higher education specified in 

25 this subsection are the following: 

26 (1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 


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1 (2) Hispanic-serving institutions. 

2 (3) Tribal colleges. 

3 (4) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. 

4 (5) Predominantly Black institutions. 

5 (6) Native American-serving, nontribal institu6 tions. 

7 (7) Asian-American and Native American Pa8 cific Islander-serving institutions. 

9 (8) Minority serving institutions. 

10 (9) Public and private institutions with endow11 ments of less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant 

12 dollars. 

13 (10) Two-year colleges. 

14 (11) Community colleges. 

15 (12) Vocational-technical colleges. 

16 (13) Career colleges. 

17 (14) Four-year colleges with endowments of less 

18 than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant dollars. 

19 (15) Liberal arts colleges with endowments of 

20 less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant dollars. 

21 (16) Single-sex colleges. 

22 (17) Religiously affiliated colleges with endow23 ments of less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant 

24 dollars. 

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