(ii) $1,038,000,000 for the Computer 
and Information Science and Engineering 
Directorate; 
(iii) $1,010,000,000 for the Engineer-
ing Directorate; 
(iv) $1,200,000,000 for the Geo-
sciences Directorate; 
(v) $1,500,000,000 for the Mathe-
matical and Physical Science Directorate; 
(vi) $150,000,000 for the Social, Be-
havioral, and Economics Directorate, of 
which $50,000,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Center for Science and Engineering 
Statistics; 
(vii) $38,520,000 for the Office of 
International Science and Engineering; 
(viii) $425,300,000 for Integrative 
Activities; and 
(ix) $1,480,000 for the United States 
Arctic Commission; 
(B) $866,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources; 
(C) $200,310,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction;
(D) $325,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $4,370,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $15,160,000 shall be made available 
for the Office of Inspector General. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Taxpayer-supported research investments 
administered by the Foundation should serve the na-
tional interest. 
(2) The Foundation has made major contribu-
tions for more than 60 years to strengthen and sus-
tain the Nation’s academic research enterprise. 
(3) The economic strength and national security 
of the United States, and the quality of life of all 
Americans, are grounded in the Nation’s scientific 
and technological capabilities. 
(4) Providing support for basic research is an 
investment in our Nation’s future security and eco-
nomic prosperity. 
(5) Congress applauds the Foundation’s rec-
ognition that wise stewardship of taxpayer dollars is 
necessary to maintain and ensure the public’s trust
for funding of fundamental scientific and engineer-
ing research. 
(6) Other nations are increasing their public in-
vestments in basic research in the physical sciences 
in order to boost long-term economic growth. 
(7) Longstanding United States leadership in 
supercomputing, genomics, nanoscience, photonics, 
quantum physics, and other key technological areas 
is jeopardized if United States investments in basic 
research in the natural sciences do not keep pace. 
(8) Redundant regulations and reporting re-
quirements imposed by Federal agencies on research 
institutions and researchers increase costs by tens of 
millions of dollars annually. 
(9) The Foundation carries out important func-
tions by supporting basic research in all science and 
engineering disciplines and in supporting STEM 
education at all levels. 
(10) The research and education activities of 
the Foundation promote the discovery, integration, 
dissemination, and application of new knowledge in 
service to society and prepare future generations of 
scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who will 
be necessary to ensure America’s leadership in the 
global marketplace.
(11) Many of the complex problems and chal-
lenges facing the Nation increasingly require the col-
laboration of multiple scientific disciplines. The 
Foundation should continue to emphasize cross-di-
rectorate research collaboration and activities to ad-
dress these issues and encourage interdisciplinary re-
search. 
(12) The Foundation should meet the highest 
standards of efficiency, transparency, and account-
ability in its stewardship of public funds. 
(13) The Foundation is charged with the re-
sponsibilities— 
(A) to develop and encourage the pursuit 
of a national policy for the promotion of basic 
research and education in the sciences; 
(B) to initiate, support, and conduct basic 
scientific research and to appraise the impact of 
research on industrial development and the gen-
eral welfare; 
(C) to initiate, support, and conduct sci-
entific research activities in connection with 
matters relating to the national defense, at the 
request of the Secretary of Defense; 
(D) to award scholarships and graduate 
fellowships in the sciences;
(E) to foster the interchange of scientific 
information among scientists and across sci-
entific disciplines; 
(F) to evaluate scientific research pro-
grams undertaken by agencies of the Federal 
Government, and to correlate the Foundation’s 
scientific research with that undertaken by indi-
viduals and by public and private research 
groups; 
(G) to communicate effectively to Amer-
ican citizens the relevance of public investments 
in scientific discovery and technological innova-
tion to the Nation’s security, prosperity, and 
welfare; and 
(H) to establish such special commissions 
as the Board considers necessary. 
(14) The emerging global economic, scientific, 
and technical environment challenges long standing 
assumptions about domestic and international policy, 
requiring the Foundation to play a more proactive 
role in sustaining the competitive advantage of the 
United States through superior research capabilities.
SEC. 103. POLICY OBJECTIVES. 
In allocating resources made available under this 
title, the Foundation shall have the following policy objec-
tives: 
(1) To renew and maintain the Nation’s inter-
national leadership in science and technology by— 
(A) increasing the national investment in 
basic scientific research and increasing inter-
disciplinary investment in strategic areas vital 
to the national interest; 
(B) balancing the Nation’s research port-
folio among the life sciences, mathematics, the 
physical sciences, computer and information 
science, geosciences, engineering, and social, be-
havioral, and economic sciences, all of which are 
important for the continued development of en-
abling technologies necessary for sustained eco-
nomic competitiveness; 
(C) encouraging investments in potentially 
transformative scientific research to benefit our 
Nation and its citizens; 
(D) expanding the pool of scientists and 
engineers in the United States, including among 
segments of the population that have been his-
torically underrepresented in STEM fields; and