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Calendar No. 138 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1867 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 7, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 
2010 for the National Science Foundation, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na-
tional Science Board established under section 2 of 
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the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1861). 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Foundation. 
(3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’ has the meaning given that term by 
section 9101(18) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(18)). 
(4) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Science Foundation. 
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(6) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ has the meaning given that term by 
section 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(38)). 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2008.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $6,500,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)— 
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(A) $5,080,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for research and related activities, of which 
$115,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
(B) $873,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources, of which— 
(i) $94,000,000 shall be for Mathe-
matics and Science Education Partner-
ships established under section 9 of the 
National Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $70,000,000 shall be for the Rob-
ert Noyce Scholarship Program established 
under section 10 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 
U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
(iii) $44,000,000 shall be for the 
Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 
Technology Talent Expansion Program es-
tablished under section 8(7) of the Na-
tional Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368); and 
(iv) $51,620,000 shall be for the Ad-
vanced Technological Education program 
established by section 3(a) of the Scientific 
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and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 
(Public Law 102–476); 
(C) $245,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $285,600,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $4,050,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $12,350,000 shall be made available 
for the Office of Inspector General. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2009.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $6,980,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $5,457,400,000 shall be made avail-
able for research and related activities, of which 
$123,100,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
(B) $934,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources, of which— 
(i) $100,600,000 shall be for Mathe-
matics and Science Education Partner-
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ships established under section 9 of the 
National Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $101,000,000 shall be for the 
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program estab-
lished under section 10 of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
(iii) $55,000,000 shall be for the 
Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 
Technology Talent Expansion Program es-
tablished under section 8(7) of the Na-
tional Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368); and 
(iv) $55,200,000 shall be for the Ad-
vanced Technological Education program 
as established by section 3(a) of the Sci-
entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 
1992 (Public Law 102–476); 
(C) $262,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $309,760,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
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(E) $4,120,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $12,720,000 shall be made available 
for the Office of Inspector General. 
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2010.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $7,493,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2010. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $5,863,200,000 shall be made avail-
able for research and related activities, of which 
$131,700,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
(B) $1,003,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for education and human resources, of 
which— 
(i) $107,600,000 shall be for Mathe-
matics and Science Education Partner-
ships established under section 9 of the 
National Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $133,000,000 shall be for the 
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program estab-
lished under section 10 of the National 
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