eate a national science and technology strategy consistent 
with— 
‘‘(1) the recommendations and priorities devel-
oped by the review established in section 206b; 
‘‘(2) the most recent national security strategy 
report submitted pursuant to section 1032 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (50 U.S.C. 3043); 
‘‘(3) other relevant national plans; and 
‘‘(4) the strategic plans of relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall consult as 
necessary with the Office of Management and Budget and 
other appropriate elements of the Executive Office of the 
President to ensure that the recommendations and prior-
ities delineated in the science and technology strategy are 
incorporated in the development of annual budget re-
quests. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The President shall submit to Con-
gress each year a comprehensive report on the national 
science and technology strategy of the United States. Each 
report on the national science and technology strategy of 
the United States shall include a description of— 
‘‘(1) strategic objectives and priorities necessary 
to maintain the leadership of the United States in 
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science and technology, including near-term, me-
dium-term, and long-term research priorities; 
‘‘(2) programs, policies, and activities that the 
President recommends across all Federal agencies to 
achieve the strategic objectives in paragraph (1); 
and 
‘‘(3) global trends in science and technology, in-
cluding potential threats to the leadership of the 
United States in science and technology. 
‘‘(e) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall, consistent 
with the protection of national security and other sensitive 
matters to the maximum extent practicable, make each re-
port submitted under subsection (e) publicly available on 
an internet website of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy.’’. 
SEC. 102. QUADRENNIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RE-
VIEW. 
The National Science and Technology Policy, Organi-
zation, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 206 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 206b. QUADRENNIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RE-
VIEW. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) QUADRENNIAL REVIEWS REQUIRED.—Not 
later than December 31, 2022, and every 4 years 
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thereafter, the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy shall complete a review of the 
science and technology enterprise of the United 
States (in this section referred to as the ‘quadren-
nial science and technology review’). 
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The quadrennial science and 
technology review shall be a comprehensive examina-
tion of the science and technology strategy of the 
United States, including recommendations for main-
taining global leadership in science and technology 
and guidance on the coordination of programs, as-
sets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities 
across all Federal research and development pro-
grams. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Science and Technology shall conduct each 
quadrennial science and technology review under this 
subsection in consultation with— 
‘‘(A) the National Science and Technology 
Council; 
‘‘(B) the heads of other relevant Federal 
agencies; 
‘‘(C) the President’s Council of Advisors 
on Science and Technology; 
‘‘(D) the National Science Board; 
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‘‘(E) the National Security Council; and 
‘‘(F) other relevant governmental and non-
governmental entities, including representatives 
from industry, institutions of higher education, 
nonprofit institutions, Members of Congress, 
and other policy experts. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—The Director shall en-
sure that each quadrennial science and technology 
review conducted under this section is coordinated 
with other relevant statutorily required reviews, and 
to the maximum extent practicable incorporates in-
formation and recommendations from existing re-
views to avoid duplication. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—In each quadrennial science and 
technology review, the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) provide an integrated view of, and rec-
ommendations for, science and technology policy 
across the Federal Government, while considering 
economic and national security; 
‘‘(2) assess and recommend priorities for re-
search, development and demonstration programs to 
maintain American leadership in science and tech-
nology; 
‘‘(3) assess the global competition in science 
and technology and identify potential threats to the 
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leadership of the United States in science and tech-
nology; 
‘‘(4) assess and make recommendations on the 
science, technology, engineering, mathematics and 
computer science workforce in the United States; 
‘‘(5) assess and make recommendations to im-
prove regional innovation across the United States; 
‘‘(6) assess and make recommendations to im-
prove translation of basic research and the enhance-
ment of technology transfer of federally funded re-
search; 
‘‘(7) assess and identify the infrastructure and 
tools needed to maintain the leadership of the 
United States in science and technology; and 
‘‘(8) review administrative or legislative policies 
that affect the science and technology enterprise and 
identify and make recommendations on policies that 
hinder research and development in the United 
States. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 
31 of the year in which a quadrennial science and 
technology review is conducted, the Director shall 
submit a report of the review to Congress. 
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‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall, con-
sistent with the protection of national security and 
other sensitive matters to the maximum extent pos-
sible, make each report submitted under paragraph 
(1) publicly available on an internet website of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy.’’. 
Subtitle B—Office of Science and 
Technology Policy 
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy— 
(1) $5,544,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(2) $6,100,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(3) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(4) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(5) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
(6) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
(7) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
(8) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2029; 
(9) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2030; and 
(10) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2031. 
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TITLE II—RESEARCH SECURITY 
AND INTEGRITY 
SEC. 201. FOREIGN TALENT PROGRAM PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, each Federal research agen-
cy head shall develop a policy to prohibit all agency per-
sonnel, including Federal employees, contract employees, 
independent contractors, and special government employ-
ees, from participating in a foreign government talent re-
cruitment program. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, acting through the Na-
tional Science and Technology Council and in accordance 
with the authority provided under section 1746 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note) shall to the 
maximum extent practicable ensure that the policies devel-
oped by Federal research agencies under subsection (a) 
are consistent. 
(c) EXEMPTION.—Each policy developed under sub-
section (a) shall include an exemption for participation in 
international conferences or other international exchanges, 
partnerships or programs, as sanctioned or approved by 
each Federal research agency head or their designee. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘Federal research agency’’ means any Federal agen-
cy with an annual extramural research expenditure 
of over $100,000,000. 
(2) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TALENT RECRUIT-
MENT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘foreign government 
talent recruitment program’’ means any program 
that includes compensation, including cash, research 
funding, honorific titles, promised future compensa-
tion, or other types of remuneration, provided by the 
foreign state or an entity sponsored by the foreign 
state to the targeted individual in exchange for the 
individual transferring knowledge and expertise to 
the foreign country. 
SEC. 202. COMPUTING ENCLAVE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation, in consultation with the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology and 
the Secretary of Energy, shall award grants to establish 
a pilot program to ensure the security of federally sup-
ported research data and to assist regional institutions of 
higher education and their researchers in compliance with 
regulations regarding the safeguarding of sensitive infor-
mation and other relevant regulations and Federal guide-
lines. 
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(b) STRUCTURE.—In carrying out the pilot program 
established pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the 
National Science Foundation shall select three institutions 
of higher education from among institutions classified 
under the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary 
Research Carnegie Classification as a doctorate-granting 
university with a very high level of research activity, and 
with a history of working with secure information for the 
development, installation, maintenance, or sustainment of 
secure computing enclaves. 
(c) REGIONALIZATION.— 
(1) In selecting universities pursuant to sub-
section (b), the Director of the National Science 
Foundation shall give preference to institutions of 
higher education with the capability of serving other 
regional universities. 
(2) The enclaves should be geographically dis-
persed to better meet the needs of regional interests. 
(d) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall work with institutions of 
higher education selected pursuant to subsection (b) to— 
(1) develop an approved design blueprint for 
compliance with Federal data protection protocols; 
(2) develop a comprehensive and confidential 
list, or a bill of materials, of each binary component 
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of the software, firmware, or product that is re-
quired to deploy additional secure computing en-
claves; 
(3) develop templates for all policies and proce-
dures required to operate the secure computing en-
clave in a research setting; 
(4) develop a system security plan template; 
and 
(5) develop a process for managing a plan of 
action and milestones for the secure computing en-
clave. 
(e) DURATION.—The pilot program established pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall operate for not less than 3 
years. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall report to Congress not 
later than 6 months after the completion of the pilot 
program under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the pilot program 
under subsection (a), including an assessment 
of the security benefits provided by such secure 
computing enclaves; 
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(B) recommendations related to the value 
of expanding the network of secure computing 
enclaves; and 
(C) recommendations on the efficacy of the 
use of secure computing enclaves by other Fed-
eral agencies in a broader effort to expand se-
curity of Federal research. 
SEC. 203. PROTECTING RESEARCH FROM CYBER THEFT. 
(a) IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Section 2(e)(1)(A) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 272(e)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (viii) the following: 
‘‘(ix) consider institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)); and’’. 
(b) DISSEMINATION OF RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH 
INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
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229 
jority share of the royalties or other payments from any 
copyright going to the bureau or laboratory where or for 
which the copyrighted work was made. 
‘‘(A) The royalties or other payments so trans-
ferred to any bureau or laboratory may be used or 
obligated by that bureau or laboratory during the 
fiscal year in which they are received or during the 
2 succeeding fiscal years— 
‘‘(i) to reward contributors of copyrighted 
computer programs; 
‘‘(ii) to further information exchange 
among bureaus and laboratories of the agency 
or with another agency; 
‘‘(iii) for education and training of employ-
ees consistent with the missions and objectives 
of the agency, bureau, or laboratory; 
‘‘(iv) for payment of expenses incidental to 
the administration and licensing of intellectual 
property by the agency or laboratory with re-
spect to copyrighted computer programs made 
at that bureau or laboratory, including the fees 
or other costs for the services of other agencies, 
persons, or organizations for intellectual prop-
erty management and licensing services; or 
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