(e) SELECTION
PROCESS
AND
CRITERIA
FOR 
AWARDS.—An applicant seeking funding under this sec-
tion shall submit a proposal to the Director of the Office 
of Science at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Director may require. In evalu-
ating the proposals submitted under this section, the Di-
rector shall consider, at a minimum— 
(1) the intellectual merit of the proposed work; 
(2) the innovative or transformative nature of 
the proposed research; 
(3) the extent to which the proposal integrates 
research and education, including undergraduate 
education in science and engineering disciplines; and 
(4) the potential of the applicant for leadership 
at the frontiers of knowledge. 
(f) COLLABORATION
WITH
NATIONAL
LABORA-
TORIES.—In awarding grants under this section, the Di-
rector shall give priority to proposals in which the pro-
posed work includes collaboration with the Department of 
Energy National Laboratories. 
(g) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this section, 
the Director shall endeavor to ensure that the recipients 
are from a variety of types of institutions of higher edu-
cation and nonprofit, nondegree-granting research organi-
zations. In support of this goal, the Director shall broadly 
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disseminate information about when and how to apply for 
grants under this section, including by conducting out-
reach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities that 
are part B institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and 
minority institutions (as defined in section 365(3) of that 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy to carry out the Director’s responsibilities under this 
section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
(i) REPORT ON RECRUITING AND RETAINING EARLY 
CAREER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS AT 
THE
NATIONAL
LABORATORIES.—Not later than 3 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Science shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a report on efforts to recruit and retain young sci-
entists and engineers at the early stages of their careers 
at the Department of Energy National Laboratories. The 
report shall include— 
(1) a description of Department of Energy and 
National Laboratory policies and procedures, includ-
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ing financial incentives, awards, promotions, time set 
aside for independent research, access to equipment 
or facilities, and other forms of recognition, designed 
to attract and retain young scientists and engineers; 
(2) an evaluation of the impact of these incen-
tives on the careers of young scientists and engi-
neers at Department of Energy National Labora-
tories, and also on the quality of the research at the 
National Laboratories and in Department of Energy 
programs; 
(3) a description of what barriers, if any, exist 
to efforts to recruit and retain young scientists and 
engineers, including limited availability of full time 
equivalent positions, legal and procedural require-
ments, and pay grading systems; and 
(4) the amount of funding devoted to efforts to 
recruit and retain young researchers and the source 
of such funds. 
SEC. 5. INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RE-
SEARCH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) FUNDING.—For each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012, the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation shall allocate at least 1.5 percent of funds appro-
priated for Research and Related Activities to the Integra-
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tive Graduate Education and Research Traineeship pro-
gram. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 
with Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, 
to expand the interdisciplinary nature of the Integrative 
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM OTHER 
AGENCIES.—The Director is authorized to accept funds 
from other Federal departments and agencies to carry out 
the Integrative Graduate Education and Research 
Traineeship program. 
SEC. 6. PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION AWARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall periodi-
cally present the Presidential Innovation Award, on the 
basis of recommendations received from the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy or on the 
basis of such other information as the President considers 
appropriate, to individuals who develop one or more 
unique scientific or engineering ideas in the national inter-
est at the time the innovation occurs. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The awards under this section shall 
be made to— 
(1) stimulate scientific and engineering ad-
vances in the national interest; 
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(2) illustrate the linkage between science and 
engineering and national needs; and 
(3) provide an example to students of the con-
tribution they could make to society by entering the 
science and engineering profession. 
(c) CITIZENSHIP.—An individual is not eligible to re-
ceive the award under this section unless at the time such 
award is made the individual— 
(1) is a citizen or other national of the United 
States; or 
(2) is an alien lawfully admitted to the United 
States for permanent residence who— 
(A) has filed an application for naturaliza-
tion in the manner prescribed by section 334 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1445); and 
(B) is not permanently ineligible to become 
a citizen of the United States. 
(d) PRESENTATION.—The presentation of the award 
shall be made by the President with such ceremonies as 
he may deem proper, including attendance by appropriate 
Members of Congress. 
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SEC. 7. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE FOR RESEARCH 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall establish a National Coordination Of-
fice for Research Infrastructure, which shall identify and 
prioritize deficiencies in research facilities and instrumen-
tation in academic institutions and in national laboratories 
and shall make recommendations for the allocation of re-
sources provided under subsection (e). 
(b) STAFFING.—The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall appoint individuals to serve 
in the office established under subsection (a) from among 
the principal Federal agencies that support research in the 
sciences, mathematics, and engineering, and shall at a 
minimum include individuals from the National Science 
Foundation and the Department of Energy. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts authorized by 
subsection (e) shall be available on a competitive, merit- 
reviewed basis for construction and maintenance of re-
search facilities at institutions of higher education or na-
tional laboratories, including instrumentation, computing 
and networking equipment, and other physical resources 
necessary for performing leading-edge research. 
(d) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall provide annually a report to 
Congress at the time of the President’s budget proposal 
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describing the research infrastructure needs identified in 
accordance with subsection (a) and a list of infrastructure 
projects proposed for funding using the resources author-
ized by subsection (e). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
SCIENCE
FOUNDATION.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
Science Foundation for the purposes of this section, 
$333,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy for the purposes of this section, $167,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 8. RESEARCH ON INNOVATION AND INVENTIVENESS. 
In carrying out its research programs on science pol-
icy and on the science of learning, the National Science 
Foundation may support research on the process of inno-
vation and the teaching of inventiveness. 
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