(d) PRESENTATION.—The presentation of the award 
shall be made by the President with such ceremonies as he 
may deem proper, including attendance by appropriate 
Members of Congress. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE FOR RESEARCH 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall establish a National Coordination Office 
for Research Infrastructure. Such Office shall— 
(1) identify and prioritize the deficiencies in re-
search facilities and major instrumentation located at 
academic institutions and at national laboratories 
that are available for use by academic researchers; 
and 
(2) institute and coordinate the planning by 
Federal agencies for the acquisition, refurbishment, 
and maintenance of research facilities and major in-
strumentation required to address the deficiencies 
identified under paragraph (1). 
In prioritizing the deficiencies identified under paragraph 
(1), the Office shall consider research needs in areas rel-
evant to the Nation’s economic competitiveness. 
(b) STAFFING.—The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall appoint individuals to serve 
in the Office established under subsection (a) from among 
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the principal Federal agencies that support research in the 
sciences, mathematics, and engineering, and shall at a min-
imum include individuals from the National Science Foun-
dation and the Department of Energy. 
(c) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy shall provide annually a report to Con-
gress at the time of the President’s budget proposal— 
(1) describing the research infrastructure needs 
identified in accordance with subsection (a); 
(2) listing research facilities projects and budget 
proposals, by agency, for major instrumentation ac-
quisitions that are included in the President’s budget 
proposal; and 
(3) explaining how these facilities projects and 
instrumentation acquisitions relate to the deficiencies 
and priorities arrived at in accordance with sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 7. RESEARCH ON INNOVATION AND INVENTIVENESS. 
In carrying out its research programs on science policy 
and on the science of learning, the National Science Foun-
dation may support research on the process of innovation 
and the teaching of inventiveness. 
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SEC. 8. REPORT ON NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS 
AND TECHNOLOGY EFFORTS TO RECRUIT 
AND RETAIN EARLY CAREER SCIENCE AND 
ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS. 
Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology shall transmit to the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on efforts to recruit and retain 
young scientists and engineers at the early stages of their 
careers at the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology laboratories and joint institutes. The report shall in-
clude— 
(1) a description of National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology policies and procedures, includ-
ing financial incentives, awards, promotions, time set 
aside for independent research, access to equipment or 
facilities, and other forms of recognition, designed to 
attract and retain young scientists and engineers; 
(2) an evaluation of the impact of these incen-
tives on the careers of young scientists and engineers 
at the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, and also on the quality of the research at the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology’s lab-
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oratories and in the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology’s programs; 
(3) a description of what barriers, if any, exist 
to efforts to recruit and retain young scientists and 
engineers, including limited availability of full time 
equivalent positions, legal and procedural require-
ments, and pay grading systems; and 
(4) the amount of funding devoted to efforts to 
recruit and retain young researchers and the source 
of such funds. 
SEC. 9. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION. 
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that— 
(1) a balanced science program as authorized by 
section 101(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–155) contributes significantly to innovation 
in and the economic competitiveness of the United 
States; and 
(2) a robust National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, funded at the levels authorized under 
sections 202 and 203 of that Act, would offer a bal-
ance among science, aeronautics, exploration, and 
human space flight programs, all of which can attract 
and employ scientists, engineers, and technicians 
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across a broad range of fields in science, technology, 
mathematics, and engineering. 
(b) PARTICIPATION IN INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE-
NESS PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration shall fully participate 
in any interagency efforts to promote innovation and eco-
nomic competitiveness through scientific research and devel-
opment within the spending levels cited in subsection (a). 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 
programs for support of the early career development of 
science and engineering researchers, and for support of 
graduate fellowships, and for other purposes.’’. 
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