potential for significant scientific or technical advance-
ment. 
(b) SIZE AND DURATION OF AWARD.— 
(1) BASE
AWARD.—The duration of awards 
under this section shall be up to 5 years, and the 
amount per year shall be up to $75,000. The funding 
awarded under this paragraph shall not be contingent 
on the receipt of funds under paragraph (2). 
(2) MATCHING AWARD.—Each year that a re-
cipient is receiving funding under paragraph (1), the 
National Science Foundation shall match any funds 
the recipient receives from United States industry for 
work in the area described in the recipient’s applica-
tion for the award, up to an additional $37,500. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Applicants for awards under this 
section shall be individuals who are employed in a tenure- 
track position as an assistant professor or equivalent title, 
or who hold an equivalent position, at— 
(1) an institution of higher education in the 
United States; or 
(2) an organization in the United States that is 
a nonprofit, nondegree-granting research organization 
such as a museum, observatory, or research labora-
tory. 
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However, a recipient awarded a grant under this section 
may continue to receive funding under the grant regardless 
of whether the recipient has been granted tenure after the 
awarding of the grant. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Director shall broadly dissemi-
nate information about when and how to apply for grants 
under this section, including by conducting outreach to His-
torically Black Colleges and Universities that are part B 
institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and minority insti-
tutions (as defined in section 365(3) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
1067k(3))). 
(e) APPLICATION.—Applicants for awards under this 
section shall submit to the Director— 
(1) a curriculum vitae or resume, including a 
list of publications and a description of any activities 
demonstrating leadership or educational activities; 
(2) a description of research areas of interest; 
(3) letters of recommendation; and 
(4) any other materials the Director requires. 
(f) CRITERIA FOR AWARDS.—In establishing criteria 
for evaluation of applications for grants under this section, 
the Director shall include— 
(1) the potential of the applicant for leadership 
at the frontiers of knowledge; 
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(2) the potential innovative or transformative 
nature of research in the areas of interest described in 
the application; 
(3) the creativity of the applicant as determined 
by criteria set by the Director, including creativity 
demonstrated in past research activities; and 
(4) the potential interest to industry of research 
in the areas of interest described in the application. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation to carry out this section— 
(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(3) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(4) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(5) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 6. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AWARD 
MATCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Science 
of the Department of Energy shall carry out a program to 
award grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to sci-
entists and engineers at the early stage of their careers at 
institutions of higher education and organizations described 
in subsection (d)(2) to conduct high-risk, high-return re-
search in areas related to energy production, storage, and 
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use. The program shall support fundamental research with 
the potential for significant scientific or technical advance-
ment. 
(b) INVOLVEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—In carrying out this program, the Director 
shall consult with the research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application programs of the Office of Nu-
clear Energy Research and Development, the Office of Fossil 
Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renew-
ables. 
(c) SIZE AND DURATION OF AWARD.— 
(1) BASE
AWARD.—The duration of awards 
under this section shall be up to 5 years, and the 
amount per year shall be up to $75,000. The funding 
awarded under this paragraph shall not be contingent 
on the receipt of funds under paragraph (2). 
(2) MATCHING AWARD.—Each year that a re-
cipient is receiving funding under paragraph (1), the 
Department of Energy Office of Science shall match 
any funds the recipient receives from United States 
industry for work in the area described in the recipi-
ent’s application for the award, up to an additional 
$37,500. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—Applicants for awards under this 
section shall be individuals who are employed in a tenure- 
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track position as an assistant professor or equivalent title, 
or who hold an equivalent position, at— 
(1) an institution of higher education in the 
United States; or 
(2) an organization in the United States that is 
a nonprofit, nondegree-granting research organization 
such as a museum, observatory, or research labora-
tory. 
However, a recipient awarded a grant under this section 
may continue to receive funding under the grant regardless 
of whether the recipient has been granted tenure after the 
awarding of the grant. 
(e) OUTREACH.—The Director shall broadly dissemi-
nate information about when and how to apply for grants 
under this section, including by conducting outreach to His-
torically Black Colleges and Universities that are part B 
institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and minority insti-
tutions (as defined in section 365(3) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
1067k(3))). 
(f) APPLICATION.—Applicants for awards under this 
section shall submit to the Director— 
(1) a curriculum vitae or resume, including a 
list of publications and a description of any activities 
demonstrating leadership or educational activities; 
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(2) a description of research areas of interest; 
(3) letters of recommendation; and 
(4) any other materials the Director requires. 
(g) CRITERIA FOR AWARDS.—In establishing criteria 
for evaluation of applications for the grants awarded under 
subsection (a), the Director shall include— 
(1) the potential for leadership at the frontiers of 
knowledge by the applicant; 
(2) the potential innovative or transformative 
nature of research in the areas of interest described in 
the application; 
(3) the creativity of the applicant as determined 
by criteria set by the Director, including creativity 
demonstrated in past research activities; and 
(4) the potential interest to industry of research 
in the areas of interest described in the application. 
(h) 
COLLABORATION
WITH
NATIONAL
LABORA-
TORIES.—In awarding grants under this section, the Direc-
tor may give priority to applications in which the proposed 
work includes collaboration with the Department of Energy 
National Laboratories. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
to carry out the Director’s responsibilities under this sec-
tion— 
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(1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(4) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(5) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 7. MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION. 
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAM.— 
Awards under the Major Research Instrumentation Pro-
gram described in section 13 of the National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act of 2002 shall range in amount 
between $100,000 and $20,000,000 and may be used to sup-
port the operations and maintenance of instrumentation 
and equipment acquired under the program. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for this program, $94,200,000 for fiscal year 
2007, $100,800,000 for fiscal year 2008, $107,800,000 for 
fiscal year 2009, $115,300,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$123,400,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 8. DONATIONS. 
Section 11(f) of the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1870(f)) is amended by inserting at the 
end before the semicolon ‘‘, except that funds may be do-
nated for specific prize competitions’’. 
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SEC. 9. PROGRAM TO FOSTER CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RE-
SEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a pro-
gram to award grants for long-term, potentially path-break-
ing, basic research designed to simultaneously advance the 
physical and nonbiomedical life sciences. 
(b) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be awarded under 
this section on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. The Di-
rector shall ensure that review panels for proposals received 
under this section include both physical scientists and non-
biomedical life scientists, and, when appropriate, engineers. 
The Director shall ensure that review panels for proposals 
received under this section are open to approving high-risk 
research. 
(c) AWARDS.—The Director may award grants under 
this section to individuals, groups, and centers. The Direc-
tor shall ensure that some of the grants awarded under sec-
tion 2 are awarded consistent with this section. 
(d) APPLICATION AND SELECTION.—Applications for 
grants under this section shall be submitted to the Director 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Director may require. At a minimum, appli-
cations shall contain a brief description of how the proposed 
research will advance both the physical and nonbiomedical 
life sciences. In evaluating applications, the Director shall 
consider, at a minimum, how significantly the research 
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would advance both the physical and nonbiomedical life 
sciences. 
(e) OTHER AGENCIES.—The Director may carry out 
this program jointly with the Department of Energy Office 
of Science and other relevant Federal agencies. 
(f) REPORT.—The documents prepared by the Director 
to accompany the annual Presidential budget submission 
shall specify amounts to be expended on the program in 
this section. 
SEC. 10. 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. 
SEC. 11. 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 
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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 
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). 
SEC. 12. NASA WORKFORCE TRAINING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration may estab-
lish a NASA Academy, which may be established as a vir-
tual Academy using online learning techniques. The Acad-
emy, if established, shall be available to all employees of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to fa-
cilitate increased knowledge of engineering and scientific 
principles to further the missions of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Academy is to pro-
vide a unique training program to bridge the gap between 
the broad-based training provided by universities and the 
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specific training needed to understand the different tech-
nologies which form the basis for work at the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, as well as to update em-
ployees with the most current training available in the var-
ious skills and disciplines needed at the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
shall transmit to the Committee on Science of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a notification 
of whether the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion will establish an Academy as described in subsection 
(a). If an Academy is to be established, then concurrent with 
the notification, the Administrator shall transmit a plan 
for the establishment of the Academy. 
SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) 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)); and 
(2) the term ‘‘National Laboratory’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘nonmilitary energy labora-
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tory’’ in section 903(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16182(3)). 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 
the National Science Foundation and the Department of 
Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career 
researchers to establish innovative research programs and 
integrate education and research and to conduct high- 
risk, high-return research, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 294 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5356 
[Report No. 109–525] 
A BILL 
To authorize the National Science Foundation and 
the Department of Energy Office of Science to 
provide grants to early career researchers to es-
tablish innovative research programs and inte-
grate education and research, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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