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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 461 
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 
JANUARY 13, 2009 
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. BILBRAY, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. 
SCHWARTZ, Mr. MILLER
of North Carolina, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 
SMITH of Nebraska, and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
A BILL 
To authorize the National Science Foundation to award 
grants to institutions of higher education to develop and 
offer education and training programs. 
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 ‘‘10,000 Trained by 
2010 Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
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(1) the National Science Foundation has long 
been a government leader in strengthening our Na-
tion’s information infrastructure; 
(2) as automation and digitization reach the 
healthcare industry, that industry will need to draw 
heavily on the expertise of researchers funded by the 
National Science Foundation for the collection, proc-
essing, and utilization of information; 
(3) the National Science Foundation’s basic re-
search, demonstrations, and curriculum development 
assistance are all required to help make sure the in-
dustry has the knowledge, procedures, and workforce 
necessary to take full advantage of advanced com-
munications and information technology; 
(4) the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 
that 136,000 Americans were employed in 2000 as 
information 
management 
professionals 
in 
the 
healthcare industry alone, with projected growth of 
49 percent by 2010; and 
(5) no systematic plan exists for designing and 
implementing systems and information tools and for 
ensuring that the healthcare workforce can make the 
transition to the information age. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Science Foundation. 
(2) INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘information’’ 
means healthcare information. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap-
propriate, shall award grants for basic research on 
innovative approaches to improve information sys-
tems. Research areas may include— 
(A) information studies; 
(B) population informatics; 
(C) translational informatics; and 
(D) data security, integrity, and confiden-
tiality. 
(2) MERIT
REVIEW; 
COMPETITION.—Grants 
shall be awarded under this section on a merit-re-
viewed, competitive basis. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
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tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub-
section— 
(A) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(B) $3,600,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(C) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
(D) $3,800,000 for fiscal year 2013. 
(b) INFORMATICS RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap-
propriate, shall award multiyear grants, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, to institutions of 
higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish 
multidisciplinary Centers for Informatics Research. 
Institutions of higher education (or consortia there-
of) receiving such grants may partner with one or 
more government laboratories, for-profit institutions, 
or non-profit institutions. 
(2) MERIT
REVIEW; 
COMPETITION.—Grants 
shall be awarded under this subsection on a merit- 
reviewed, competitive basis. 
(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Centers 
shall be to generate innovative approaches in infor-
mation by conducting cutting-edge, multidisciplinary 
research, including in the research areas described in 
subsection (a)(1). 
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