I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5714
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005 for the 
National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mrs. 
MORELLA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mrs. 
BIGGERT, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. BACA, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
UDALL of Colorado, and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 
2005 for the National Science Foundation, and for other 
purposes.
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 ‘‘National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Science Foundation has made 
major contributions for more than 50 years to 
strengthen and sustain the Nation’s academic re-
search enterprise that is the envy of the world. 
(2) 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. 
(3) The National Science Foundation carries 
out important functions in supporting basic research 
in all science and engineering disciplines and in sup-
porting science, mathematics, engineering, and tech-
nology education at all levels. 
(4) The research and education activities of the 
National Science Foundation promote the discovery, 
integration, dissemination, and application of new 
knowledge in service to society and prepare future 
generations of scientists, mathematicians, and engi-
neers who will be necessary to ensure America’s 
leadership in the global marketplace. 
(5) The National Science Foundation must be 
provided with sufficient resources to enable it to 
carry out its responsibilities to develop intellectual 
capital, strengthen the scientific infrastructure, inte-
grate research and education, enhance the delivery
of mathematics and science education in the United 
States, and improve the technological literacy of all 
people in the United States. 
(6) The emerging global economic, scientific, 
and technical environment challenges long-standing 
assumptions about domestic and international policy, 
requiring the National Science Foundation to play a 
more proactive role in sustaining the competitive ad-
vantage of the United States through superior re-
search capabilities. 
(7) Commercial application of the results of 
Federal investment in basic and computing science 
is consistent with longstanding United States tech-
nology transfer policy and is a critical national pri-
ority, particularly with regard to cybersecurity and 
other homeland security applications, because of the 
urgent needs of commercial, academic, and indi-
vidual users as well as the Federal and State Gov-
ernments. 
SEC. 3. POLICY OBJECTIVES. 
In allocating resources made available under section 
5, the Foundation shall have the following policy objec-
tives: 
(1) To strengthen the Nation’s lead in science 
and technology by—
(A) increasing the national investment in 
general scientific research and increasing in-
vestment in strategic areas; 
(B) balancing the Nation’s research port-
folio among the life sciences, mathematics, the 
physical sciences, computer and information 
science, geoscience, engineering, and social, be-
havioral, and economic sciences, all of which are 
important for the continued development of en-
abling technologies necessary for sustained 
international competitiveness; 
(C) expanding the pool of scientists and 
engineers in the United States; 
(D) modernizing the Nation’s research in-
frastructure; and 
(E) establishing and maintaining coopera-
tive international relationships with premier re-
search institutions, with the goal of such rela-
tionships being the exchange of personnel, data, 
and information in an effort to alleviate prob-
lems common to the global community. 
(2) To increase overall workforce skills by— 
(A) improving the quality of mathematics 
and science education, particularly in kinder-
garten through grade 12;
(B) promoting access to information tech-
nology for all students; 
(C) raising postsecondary enrollment rates 
in science, mathematics, engineering, and tech-
nology disciplines for individuals identified in 
section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering 
Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 
1885b);
(D) increasing access to higher education 
in science, mathematics, engineering, and tech-
nology fields for students from low-income 
households; and 
(E) expanding science, mathematics, engi-
neering, and technology training opportunities 
at institutions of higher education. 
(3) To strengthen innovation by expanding the 
focus of competitiveness and innovation policy at the 
regional and local level. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ACADEMIC
UNIT.—The term ‘‘academic 
unit’’ means a department, division, institute, school,
college, or other subcomponent of an institution of 
higher education.
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na-
tional Science Board established under section 2 of 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1861). 
(3) 
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.—The 
term 
‘‘community college’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3301(3) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7011(3)). 
(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Science Foundation es-
tablished under section 2 of the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). 
(5) 
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.—The 
term 
‘‘elementary school’’ has the meaning given that 
term by section 9101(18) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801(18)). 
(6) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘eligible nonprofit organization’’ means a non-
profit research institute, or a nonprofit professional 
association, with demonstrated experience and effec-
tiveness in mathematics or science education as de-
termined by the Director. 
(7) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Science Foundation established
under section 2 of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). 
(8) HIGH-NEED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ 
means a local educational agency that meets one or 
more of the following criteria: 
(A) It has at least one school in which 50 
percent or more of the enrolled students are eli-
gible for participation in the free and reduced 
price lunch program established by the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 
(B) It has at least one school in which—
(i) more than 34 percent of the aca-
demic classroom teachers at the secondary 
level (across all academic subjects) do not 
have an undergraduate degree with a 
major or minor in, or a graduate degree in, 
the academic field in which they teach the 
largest percentage of their classes; or 
(ii) more than 34 percent of the 
teachers in two of the academic depart-
ments do not have an undergraduate de-
gree with a major or minor in, or a grad-
uate degree in, the academic field in which
they teach the largest percentage of their 
classes. 
(C) It has at least one school whose teach-
er attrition rate has been 15 percent or more 
over the last three school years. 
(9) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—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)). 
(10) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 9101(26) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801(26)). 
(11) MASTER
TEACHER.—The term ‘‘master 
teacher’’ means a mathematics or science teacher 
who works to improve the instruction of mathe-
matics or science in kindergarten through grade 12 
through—
(A) participating in the development or re-
vision of science, mathematics, engineering, or 
technology curricula; 
(B) serving as a mentor to mathematics or 
science teachers;
(C) coordinating and assisting teachers in 
the use of hands-on inquiry materials, equip-
ment, and supplies, and when appropriate, su-
pervising acquisition and repair of such mate-
rials; 
(D) providing in-classroom teaching assist-
ance to mathematics or science teachers; and 
(E) providing professional development, in-
cluding for the purposes of training other mas-
ter teachers, to mathematics and science teach-
ers. 
(12) NATIONAL
RESEARCH
FACILITY.—The 
term ‘‘national research facility’’ means a research 
facility funded by the Foundation which is available, 
subject to appropriate policies allocating access, for 
use by all scientists and engineers affiliated with re-
search institutions located in the United States. 
(13) 
SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The 
term 
‘‘secondary school’’ has the meaning given that term 
by section 9101(38) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
7801(38)). 
(14) STATE.—Except with respect to the Ex-
perimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Re-
search, the term ‘‘State’’ means one of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, or any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(15) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 9101(41) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801(41)). 
(16) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’ means the several States, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Vir-
gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
other territory or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2003.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $5,536,390,000 for 
fiscal year 2003. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)—
(A) $4,155,690,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out research and related activities,
of which $704,000,000 shall be for information 
technology research described in paragraph (1) 
of section 8 and $301,000,000 shall be for 
nanoscale science and engineering described in 
paragraph (2) of section 8; 
(B) $1,006,250,000 shall be made avail-
able for education and human resources, of 
which—
(i) $200,000,000 shall be for mathe-
matics and science education partnerships 
described in section 9; 
(ii) $20,000,000 shall be for the Rob-
ert Noyce Scholarship Program described 
in section 10; and 
(iii) $25,000,000 shall be for the 
science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology talent expansion program de-
scribed in paragraph (7) of section 8; 
(C) $172,050,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $191,200,000 shall be made available 
for salaries and expenses; 
(E) $3,500,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board, in-
cluding salaries and compensation for members 
of the Board and staff appointed under section 
4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 
1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863), travel and training 
costs for members of the Board and such staff, 
general and Board operating expenses, rep-
resentational expenses for the Board, honorary 
awards made by the Board, Board reports 
(other than the report entitled ‘‘Science and 
Engineering Indicators’’), and contracts; and 
(F) $7,700,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $6,390,832,000 for 
fiscal year 2004. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)—
(A) $4,799,822,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out research and related activities, 
of which $774,000,000 shall be for information 
technology research described in paragraph (1) 
of section 8 and $350,000,000 shall be for 
nanoscale science and engineering described in 
paragraph (2) of section 8;
(B) $1,157,188,000 shall be made avail-
able for education and human resources, of 
which—
(i) $300,000,000 shall be for mathe-
matics and science education partnerships 
described in section 9; 
(ii) $20,000,000 shall be for the Rob-
ert Noyce Scholarship Program described 
in section 10; and 
(iii) $30,000,000 shall be for the 
science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology talent expansion program de-
scribed in paragraph (7) of section 8; 
(C) $211,182,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $210,320,000 shall be made available 
for salaries and expenses; 
(E) $3,850,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board for the 
purposes described in subsection (a)(2)(E); and 
(F) $8,470,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $7,378,343,000 for 
fiscal year 2005. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)—
(A) $5,543,794,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out research and related activities; 
(B) $1,330,766,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out education and human re-
sources, of which—
(i) $400,000,000 shall be for mathe-
matics and science education partnerships 
described in section 9; 
(ii) $20,000,000 shall be for the Rob-
ert Noyce Scholarship Program described 
in section 10; and 
(iii) $35,000,000 shall be for the 
science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology talent expansion program de-
scribed in paragraph (7) of section 8; 
(C) $258,879,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $231,337,000 shall be made available 
for salaries and expenses;
(E) $4,250,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board for the 
purposes described in subsection (a)(2)(E); and 
(F) $9,317,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
(d) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $8,519,776,000 for fiscal 
year 2006. 
(e) FISCAL YEAR 2007.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $9,839,262,000 for fiscal 
year 2007. 
(f) CONTINGENT AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds are authorized to be 
appropriated under subsections (d) and (e), contin-
gent on a determination by Congress that the Foun-
dation has made successful progress toward meeting 
management goals consisting of—
(A) strategic management of human cap-
ital; 
(B) competitive sourcing; 
(C) improved financial performance; 
(D) expanded electronic government; and 
(E) budget and performance integration.
(2) CONSIDERATION.—In making that deter-
mination, Congress shall take into consideration
whether or not the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget has certified that the Foundation 
has, overall, made successful progress toward meet-
ing those goals. 
SEC. 6. OBLIGATION OF MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT 
AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2003.—None of the funds author-
ized under section 5(a)(2)(C) may be obligated until 30 
days after the first report required under section 14(a)(2) 
is transmitted to the Congress. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—None of the funds author-
ized under section 5(b)(2)(C) may be obligated until 30 
days after the report required by June 15, 2003, under 
section 14(a)(2) is transmitted to the Congress. 
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—None of the funds author-
ized under section 5(c)(2)(C) may be obligated until 30 
days after the report required by June 15, 2004, under 
section 14(a)(2) is transmitted to the Congress. 
(d) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—None of the funds author-
ized under section 5(d) may be obligated for major re-
search equipment and facilities construction until 30 days 
after the report required by June 15, 2005, under section 
14(a)(2) is transmitted to the Congress. 
(e) FISCAL YEAR 2007.—None of the funds author-
ized under section 5(e) may be obligated for major re-
search equipment and facilities construction until 30 days 
after the report required by June 15, 2006, under section 
14(a)(2) is transmitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 7. ANNUAL PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDING. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of legislation providing for the annual appropriation of 
funds for the Foundation, the Director shall submit to the 
Committee on Science and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives, and to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a 
plan for the allocation of funds authorized by this Act for 
the corresponding fiscal year. The portion of the plan per-
taining to Research and Related Activities shall include 
a description of how the allocation of funding—
(1) will affect the average size and duration of 
research grants supported by the Foundation by 
field of science, mathematics, and engineering; 
(2) will affect trends in research support for 
major fields and subfields of science, mathematics, 
and engineering, including for emerging multidisci-
plinary research areas; and
(3) is designed to achieve an appropriate bal-
ance among major fields and subfields of science, 
mathematics, and engineering. 
SEC. 8. SPECIFIC PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS. 
From amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
section 5, the Director shall carry out the Foundation’s 
research and education programs, including the following 
initiatives in accordance with this section: 
(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—An informa-
tion technology research program to support com-
petitive, merit-reviewed proposals for research, edu-
cation, and infrastructure support in areas related to 
cybersecurity, terascale computing systems, soft-
ware, networking, scalability, communications, data 
management, and remote sensing and geospatial in-
formation technologies. 
(2) NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.—
A nanoscale science and engineering research and 
education program to support competitive, merit-re-
viewed proposals that emphasize—
(A) research aimed at discovering novel 
phenomena, processes, materials, and tools that 
address grand challenges in materials, elec-
tronics, optoelectronics and magnetics, manu-
facturing, the environment, and health care; 
and 
(B) supporting new research and inter-
disciplinary centers and networks of excellence, 
including shared national user facilities, infra-
structure, research, and education activities on 
the 
societal 
implications 
of 
advances 
in 
nanoscale science and engineering. 
(3) PLANT GENOME RESEARCH.—(A) A plant 
genome research program to support competitive, 
merit-reviewed proposals—
(i) that advance the understanding of the 
structure, organization, and function of plant 
genomes; and 
(ii) that accelerate the use of new knowl-
edge and innovative technologies toward a more 
complete understanding of basic biological proc-
esses in plants, especially in economically im-
portant plants such as corn and soybeans. 
(B) Regional plant genome and gene expression 
research centers to conduct research and dissemina-
tion activities that may include—
(i) basic plant genomics research and 
genomics applications, including those related 
to cultivation of crops in extreme environments
and to cultivation of crops with reduced reliance 
on fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides; 
(ii) basic research that will contribute to 
the development or use of innovative plant-de-
rived products; 
(iii) basic research on alternative uses for 
plants and plant materials, including the use of 
plants as renewable feedstock for alternative en-
ergy production and nonpetroleum-based indus-
trial chemicals and precursors; and 
(iv) basic research and dissemination of in-
formation on the ecological and other con-
sequences of genetically engineered plants. 
Competitive, merit-based awards for centers under 
this subparagraph shall be to consortia of institu-
tions of higher education or nonprofit organizations. 
The Director shall, to the extent practicable, ensure 
that research centers established under this subpara-
graph collectively examine as many different agricul-
tural environments as possible, enhance the excel-
lence of existing Foundation programs, and focus on 
plants of economic importance. 
(C) Research partnerships to focus on—
(i) basic genomic research on crops grown 
in the developing world;
(ii) basic plant genome research that will 
advance and expedite the development of im-
proved cultivars, including those that are pest-
resistant, produce increased yield, reduce the 
need for fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides, or 
have increased tolerance to stress; 
(iii) basic research that could lead to the 
development of technologies to produce pharma-
ceutical compounds such as vaccines and medi-
cations in plants that can be grown in the de-
veloping world; and 
(iv) research on the impact of plant bio-
technology on the social, political, economic, 
health, and environmental conditions in coun-
tries in the developing world. 
Competitive, merit-based awards for partnerships 
under this subparagraph shall be to institutions of 
higher education, nonprofit organizations, or con-
sortia of such entities that enter into a partnership 
that shall include one or more research institutions 
in one or more developing nations, and that may 
also include for-profit companies involved in plant 
biotechnology. The Director, by means of outreach, 
shall encourage inclusion of historically Black col-
leges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions,
tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska 
Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-
serving institutions in consortia that enter into such 
partnerships. 
(4) INNOVATION
PARTNERSHIPS.—An innova-
tion partnerships program to support competitive, 
merit-reviewed proposals that seek to stimulate inno-
vation at the regional level through new partnerships 
involving States, regional governmental entities, local 
governmental entities, industry, academic institu-
tions, and other related organizations in strategically 
important fields of science and technology. 
(5) MATHEMATICS
AND
SCIENCE
EDUCATION 
PARTNERSHIPS.—The mathematics and science edu-
cation partnerships program described in section 9. 
(6) ROBERT NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—
The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program described in 
section 10. 
(7) SCIENCE, 
MATHEMATICS, 
ENGINEERING, 
AND TECHNOLOGY TALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM.—
(A) A program of competitive, merit-based, multi-
year grants for eligible applicants to increase the 
number of students studying toward and completing 
associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in science, mathe-
matics, engineering, and technology, particularly in
fields that have faced declining enrollment in recent 
years. 
(B) In selecting projects under this paragraph, 
the Director shall strive to increase the number of 
students studying toward and completing bacca-
laureate degrees, concentrations, or certificates in 
science, mathematics, engineering, or technology who 
are individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 
(C) The types of projects the Foundation may 
support under this paragraph include those that pro-
mote high quality—
(i) interdisciplinary teaching; 
(ii) undergraduate-conducted research; 
(iii) mentor relationships for students; 
(iv) bridge programs that enable students 
at community colleges to matriculate directly 
into baccalaureate science, mathematics, engi-
neering, or technology programs; 
(v) internships carried out in partnership 
with industry; and 
(vi) innovative uses of digital technologies, 
particularly at institutions of higher education
that serve high numbers or percentages of eco-
nomically disadvantaged students. 
(D)(i) In order to receive a grant under this 
paragraph, an eligible applicant shall establish tar-
gets to increase the number of students studying to-
ward and completing associate’s or bachelor’s de-
grees in science, mathematics, engineering, or tech-
nology. 
(ii) A grant under this paragraph shall be 
awarded for a period of 5 years, with the final 2 
years of funding contingent on the Director’s deter-
mination that satisfactory progress has been made 
by the grantee toward meeting the targets estab-
lished under clause (i). 
(iii) In the case of community colleges, a stu-
dent who transfers to a baccalaureate program, or 
receives a certificate under an established certificate 
program, in science, mathematics, engineering, or 
technology shall be counted toward meeting a target 
established under clause (i). 
(E) For each grant awarded under this para-
graph to an institution of higher education, at least 
1 principal investigator shall be in a position of ad-
ministrative leadership at the institution of higher 
education, and at least 1 principal investigator shall
be a faculty member from an academic department 
included in the work of the project. For each grant 
awarded to a consortium or partnership, at each in-
stitution of higher education participating in the 
consortium or partnership, at least 1 of the individ-
uals responsible for carrying out activities authorized 
under this paragraph at that institution shall be in 
a position of administrative leadership at the institu-
tion, and at least 1 shall be a faculty member from 
an academic department included in the work of the 
project at that institution. 
(F) In this paragraph, the term ‘‘eligible appli-
cant’’ means—
(i) an institution of higher education; 
(ii) a consortium of institutions of higher 
education; or 
(iii) a partnership between—
(I) an institution of higher education 
or a consortium of such institutions; and 
(II) a nonprofit organization, a State 
or local government, or a private company, 
with demonstrated experience and effec-
tiveness in science, mathematics, engineer-
ing, or technology education.
(8) SECONDARY
SCHOOL
SYSTEMIC
INITIA-
TIVE.—A program of competitive, merit-based 
grants for State educational agencies or local edu-
cational agencies that supports the planning and im-
plementation of agency-wide secondary school reform 
initiatives designed to promote scientific and techno-
logical literacy, meet the mathematics and science 
education needs of students at risk of not achieving 
State student academic achievement standards, re-
duce the need for basic skill training by employers, 
and heighten college completion rates through activi-
ties, such as—
(A) systemic alignment of secondary school 
curricula and higher education freshman place-
ment requirements; 
(B) development of materials and curricula 
that support small, theme-oriented schools and 
learning communities; 
(C) implementation of enriched mathe-
matics and science curricula for all secondary 
school students; 
(D) strengthened teacher training in math-
ematics, science, and reading as it relates to 
technical and specialized texts;
(E) laboratory improvement and provision 
of instrumentation as part of a comprehensive 
program to enhance the quality of mathematics, 
science, engineering, and technology instruction; 
or 
(F) other secondary school systemic initia-
tives that enable grantees to leverage private 
sector funding for mathematics, science, engi-
neering, and technology scholarships. 
In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Direc-
tor shall give priority to agencies that serve high 
poverty communities. 
(9) EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE 
COMPETITIVE
RESEARCH.—The Experimental Pro-
gram to Stimulate Competitive Research, established 
under section 113 of the National Science Founda-
tion Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g), 
that is designed to enhance—
(A) research in mathematics, science, and 
engineering throughout the States eligible to 
participate in the program and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico; 
(B) research infrastructure in the States 
eligible to participate in the program and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(C) the geographic distribution of Federal 
research and development support. 
(10) THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EQUAL 
OPPORTUNITIES
ACT.—A comprehensive program 
designed to advance the goals of the Science and 
Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 
1885 et seq.), including programs to—
(A) provide support to minority-serving in-
stitutions; and 
(B) ensure that reports required under sec-
tions 36 and 37 of such Act are submitted to 
the—
(i) Committee on Science of the 
House of Representatives; 
(ii) Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 
(iii) 
Committee 
on 
Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(11) ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH AND INSTRU-
MENTATION.—An astronomical research program to 
support competitive, merit-reviewed proposals that— 
(A) will advance understanding of—
(i) the origins and characteristics of 
planets, the Sun, other stars, the Milky 
Way Galaxy, and extragalactic objects
(such as clusters of galaxies and quasars); 
and 
(ii) the structure and origin of the 
universe; and 
(B) support related activities such as de-
veloping advanced technologies and instrumen-
tation, funding undergraduate and graduate 
students, and satisfying other instrumentation 
and research needs. 
SEC. 9. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PART-
NERSHIPS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Director shall carry 
out a program to award grants to institutions of 
higher education or eligible nonprofit organizations 
(or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to 
establish mathematics and science education part-
nership programs to improve elementary and sec-
ondary mathematics and science instruction. 
(B) Grants shall be awarded under this sub-
section on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—(A) In order to be eligible 
to receive a grant under this subsection, an institu-
tion of higher education or eligible nonprofit organi-
zation (or consortium of such institutions or organi-
zations) shall enter into a partnership with one or 
more local educational agencies that may also in-
clude a State educational agency or one or more 
businesses. 
(B) A participating institution of higher edu-
cation shall include mathematics, science, or engi-
neering departments in the programs carried out 
through a partnership under this paragraph. 
(3) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under 
this subsection shall be used for activities that draw 
upon the expertise of the partners to improve ele-
mentary or secondary education in mathematics or 
science and that are consistent with State mathe-
matics and science student academic achievement 
standards, including—
(A) recruiting and preparing students for 
careers in elementary or secondary mathematics 
or science education; 
(B) offering professional development pro-
grams, including summer or academic year in-
stitutes or workshops, designed to strengthen 
the capabilities of mathematics and science 
teachers; 
(C) offering innovative preservice and in-
service programs that instruct teachers on
using technology more effectively in teaching 
mathematics and science, including programs 
that recruit and train undergraduate and grad-
uate students to provide technical support to 
teachers; 
(D) developing distance learning programs 
for teachers or students, including developing 
courses, curricular materials, and other re-
sources for the in-service professional develop-
ment of teachers that are made available to 
teachers through the Internet; 
(E) developing a cadre of master teachers 
who will promote reform and improvement in 
schools; 
(F) offering teacher preparation and cer-
tification programs for professional mathemati-
cians, scientists, and engineers who wish to 
begin a career in teaching; 
(G) developing tools to evaluate activities 
conducted under this subsection; 
(H) developing or adapting elementary 
school and secondary school mathematics and 
science curricular materials that incorporate 
contemporary research on the science of learn-
ing;
(I) developing initiatives to increase and 
sustain the number, quality, and diversity of 
prekindergarten through grade 12 teachers of 
mathematics and science, especially in under-
served areas; 
(J) using mathematicians, scientists, and 
engineers employed by private businesses to 
help recruit and train mathematics and science 
teachers; 
(K) developing and offering mathematics 
or science enrichment programs for students, 
including after-school and summer programs; 
(L) providing research opportunities in 
business or academia for students and teachers; 
(M) bringing mathematicians, scientists, 
and engineers from business and academia into 
elementary school and secondary school class-
rooms; and 
(N) any other activities the Director deter-
mines will accomplish the goals of this sub-
section.
(4) MASTER TEACHERS.—Activities carried out 
in accordance with paragraph (3)(E) shall—
(A) emphasize the training of master 
teachers who will improve the instruction of
mathematics or science in kindergarten through 
grade 12; 
(B) include training in both content and 
pedagogy; and 
(C) provide training only to teachers who 
will be granted sufficient nonclassroom time to 
serve as master teachers, as demonstrated by 
assurances their employing school has provided 
to the Director, in such time and such manner 
as the Director may require. 
(5) SCIENCE
ENRICHMENT
PROGRAMS
FOR 
GIRLS.—Activities carried out in accordance with 
paragraph (3)(K) and (L) shall include elementary 
school and secondary school programs to encourage 
the ongoing interest of girls in science, mathematics, 
engineering, and technology and to prepare girls to 
pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees and ca-
reers in science, mathematics, engineering, or tech-
nology. Funds made available through awards to 
partnerships for the purposes of this paragraph may 
support programs for—
(A) encouraging girls to pursue studies in 
science, mathematics, engineering, and tech-
nology and to major in such fields in postsec-
ondary education;
(B) tutoring girls in science, mathematics, 
engineering, and technology; 
(C) providing mentors for girls in person 
and through the Internet to support such girls 
in pursuing studies in science, mathematics, en-
gineering, and technology; 
(D) educating the parents of girls about 
the difficulties faced by girls to maintain an in-
terest and desire to achieve in science, mathe-
matics, engineering, and technology, and enlist-
ing the help of parents in overcoming these dif-
ficulties; and 
(E) acquainting girls with careers in 
science, mathematics, engineering, and tech-
nology and encouraging girls to plan for careers 
in such fields. 
(6) RESEARCH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.—Ac-
tivities carried out in accordance with paragraph 
(3)(K) may include support for research projects 
performed by students at secondary schools. Uses of 
funds made available through awards to partner-
ships for purposes of this paragraph may include—
(A) training secondary school mathematics 
and science teachers in the design of research 
projects for students;
(B) establishing a system for students and 
teachers involved in research projects funded 
under this subsection to exchange information 
about their projects and research results; and 
(C) assessing the educational value of the 
student research projects by such means as 
tracking the academic performance and choice 
of academic majors of students conducting re-
search. 
(7) STIPENDS.—Grants awarded under this 
subsection may be used to provide stipends for 
teachers or students participating in training or re-
search activities that would not be part of their typ-
ical classroom activities. 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.—
(1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 
education or an eligible nonprofit organization (or a 
consortium of such institutions or organizations) 
seeking funding under subsection (a) shall submit an 
application to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Di-
rector may require. The application shall include, at 
a minimum—
(A) a description of the partnership and 
the role that each member will play in imple-
menting the proposal; 
(B) a description of each of the activities 
to be carried out, including—
(i) how such activities will be aligned 
with State mathematics and science stu-
dent academic achievement standards and 
with other activities that promote student 
achievement in mathematics and science; 
(ii) how such activities will be based 
on a review of relevant research; 
(iii) why such activities are expected 
to 
improve 
student 
performance 
and 
strengthen the quality of mathematics and 
science instruction; and 
(iv) any activities that will encourage 
the interest of individuals identified in sec-
tion 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineer-
ing Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 
1885a or 1885b) in mathematics, science, 
engineering, and technology and will help 
prepare such individuals to pursue postsec-
ondary studies in these fields;
(C) a description of the number, size, and 
nature of any stipends that will be provided to 
students or teachers and the reasons such sti-
pends are needed; 
(D) a description of how the partnership 
will serve as a catalyst for reform of mathe-
matics and science education programs; 
(E) a description of how the partnership 
will assess its success; 
(F) a description of how the partnership 
will collaborate with the State educational agen-
cy to ensure that successful partnership activi-
ties may be replicated throughout the State; 
and 
(G) a description of the manner in which 
the partnership will be continued after assist-
ance under this section ends. 
(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating 
the applications submitted under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall consider, at a minimum—
(A) the ability of the partnership to carry 
out effectively the proposed programs; 
(B) the extent to which the members of 
the partnership are committed to making the 
partnership a central organizational focus;
(C) the degree to which activities carried 
out by the partnership are based on relevant re-
search and are likely to result in increased stu-
dent achievement; 
(D) the degree to which such activities are 
aligned with State mathematics and science stu-
dent academic achievement standards; 
(E) the likelihood that the partnership will 
demonstrate activities that can be widely imple-
mented as part of larger scale reform efforts; 
and 
(F) the extent to which the activities will 
encourage the interest of individuals identified 
in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engi-
neering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 
1885a or 1885b) in mathematics, science, engi-
neering, and technology and will help prepare 
such individuals to pursue postsecondary stud-
ies in these fields. 
(3) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Director shall—
(A) give priority to applications in which 
the partnership includes a high-need local edu-
cational agency or a high-need local educational 
agency in which at least one school does not
make adequate yearly progress, as determined 
pursuant to part A of title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and 
(B) ensure that, to the extent practicable, 
a substantial number of the partnerships fund-
ed under this section include businesses. 
(c) ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.—
(1) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—The Director 
shall evaluate the program established under sub-
section (a). At a minimum, such evaluation shall—
(A) use a common set of benchmarks and 
assessment tools to identify best practices and 
materials developed and demonstrated by the 
partnerships; and 
(B) to the extent practicable, compare the 
effectiveness of practices and materials devel-
oped and demonstrated by the partnerships au-
thorized under this section with those of part-
nerships funded by other State or Federal agen-
cies. 
(2) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—(A) The re-
sults of the evaluation required under paragraph (1) 
shall be made available to the public and shall be 
provided to the Committee on Science of the House
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.). 
The report under this paragraph shall be submitted 
along with the President’s annual budget request. 
(5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request of 
an eligible partnership or a State educational agen-
cy, the Director shall provide the partnership or 
agency with technical assistance in meeting any re-
quirements of this section, including providing advice 
from experts on how to develop—
(A) a quality application for a grant; and 
(B) quality activities from funds received 
from a grant under this section. 
SEC. 10. ROBERT NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a program to award grants to institutions of higher 
education (or consortia of such institutions) to pro-
vide scholarships, stipends, and programming de-
signed to recruit and train mathematics and science 
teachers. Such program shall be known as the 
‘‘Robert Noyce Scholarship Program’’. 
(2) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be provided 
under this subsection on a competitive, merit-re-
viewed basis.
(3) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided under 
this section shall be used by institutions of higher 
education or consortia—
(A) to develop and implement a program 
to encourage top college juniors and seniors 
majoring in mathematics, science, and engineer-
ing at the grantee’s institution to become math-
ematics and science teachers, through—
(i) administering scholarships in ac-
cordance with subsection (c); 
(ii) offering programs to help scholar-
ship recipients to teach in elementary 
schools and secondary schools, including 
programs that will result in teacher certifi-
cation or licensing; and 
(iii) offering programs to scholarship 
recipients, both before and after they re-
ceive their baccalaureate degree, to enable 
the recipients to become better mathe-
matics and science teachers, to fulfill the 
service requirements of this section, and to 
exchange ideas with others in their fields; 
or 
(B) to develop and implement a program 
to encourage science, mathematics, or engineer-
ing professionals to become mathematics and 
science teachers, through—
(i) administering stipends in accord-
ance with subsection (d); 
(ii) offering programs to help stipend 
recipients obtain teacher certification or li-
censing; and 
(iii) offering programs to stipend re-
cipients, both during and after matricula-
tion in the program for which the stipend 
is received, to enable recipients to become 
better mathematics and science teachers, 
to fulfill the service requirements of this 
section, and to exchange ideas with others 
in their fields. 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.—
(1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 
education or consortium seeking funding under this 
section shall submit an application to the Director at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Director may require. The applica-
tion shall include, at a minimum—
(A) a description of the scholarship or sti-
pend program that the applicant intends to op-
erate, including the number of scholarships or
the size and number of stipends the applicant 
intends to award, and the selection process that 
will be used in awarding the scholarships or sti-
pends; 
(B) evidence that the applicant has the ca-
pability to administer the scholarship or stipend 
program in accordance with the provisions of 
this section; and 
(C) a description of the programming that 
will be offered to scholarship or stipend recipi-
ents during and after their matriculation in the 
program for which the scholarship or stipend is 
received. 
(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating 
the applications submitted under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall consider, at a minimum—
(A) the ability of the applicant to effec-
tively carry out the program; 
(B) the extent to which the applicant is 
committed to making the program a central or-
ganizational focus; 
(C) the degree to which the proposed pro-
gramming will enable scholarship or stipend re-
cipients to become successful mathematics and 
science teachers;
(D) the number and quality of the stu-
dents that will be served by the program; and 
(E) the ability of the applicant to recruit 
students who would otherwise not pursue a ca-
reer in teaching. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Scholarships under this sec-
tion shall be available only to students who are—
(A) majoring in science, mathematics, or 
engineering; and 
(B) in the last 2 years of a baccalaureate 
degree program. 
(2) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected 
to receive scholarships primarily on the basis of aca-
demic merit, with consideration given to financial 
need and to the goal of promoting the participation 
of individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 
(3) AMOUNT.—The Director shall establish for 
each year the amount to be awarded for scholarships 
under this section for that year, which shall be not 
less than $7,500 per year, except that no individual 
shall receive for any year more than the cost of at-
tendance at that individual’s institution. Individuals
may receive a maximum of 2 years of scholarship 
support. 
(4) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual re-
ceives a scholarship, that individual shall be required 
to complete, within 6 years after graduation from 
the baccalaureate degree program for which the 
scholarship was awarded, 2 years of service as a 
mathematics or science teacher for each year a 
scholarship was received. Service required under this 
paragraph shall be performed in a high-need local 
educational agency. 
(d) STIPENDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Stipends under this section 
shall be available only to mathematics, science, and 
engineering professionals who, while receiving the 
stipend, are enrolled in a program to receive certifi-
cation or licensing to teach. 
(2) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected 
to receive stipends under this section primarily on 
the basis of academic merit, with consideration given 
to financial need and to the goal of promoting the 
participation of individuals identified in section 33 
or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Oppor-
tunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b).
(3) DURATION.—Individuals may receive a 
maximum of 1 year of stipend support. 
(4) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual re-
ceives a stipend under this section, that individual 
shall be required to complete, within 6 years after 
graduation from the program for which the stipend 
was awarded, 2 years of service as a mathematics or 
science teacher for each year a stipend was received. 
Service required under this paragraph shall be per-
formed in a high-need local educational agency. 
(e) CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.—As a condition of ac-
ceptance of a scholarship or stipend under this section, 
a recipient shall enter into an agreement with the institu-
tion of higher education—
(1) accepting the terms of the scholarship or 
stipend pursuant to subsections (c) and (g), or sub-
section (d); 
(2) agreeing to provide the awarding institution 
of higher education with annual certification of em-
ployment and up-to-date contact information and to 
participate in surveys provided by the institution of 
higher education as part of an ongoing assessment 
program; and 
(3) establishing that any scholarship recipient 
shall be liable to the United States for any amount
that is required to be repaid in accordance with the 
provisions of subsection (g). 
(f) COLLECTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—
(1) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—An institution 
of higher education (or consortium thereof) receiving 
a grant under this section shall, as a condition of 
participating in the program, enter into an agree-
ment with the Director to monitor the compliance of 
scholarship and stipend recipients with their respec-
tive service requirements. 
(2) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.—(A) In the 
event that a scholarship recipient is required to 
repay the scholarship under subsection (g), the insti-
tution shall be responsible for collecting the repay-
ment amounts. 
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
any such repayment shall be returned to the Treas-
ury of the United States. 
(C) A grantee may retain a percentage of any 
repayment it collects to defray administrative costs 
associated with the collection. The Director shall es-
tablish a single, fixed percentage that will apply to 
all grantees. 
(g) FAILURE
TO
COMPLETE
SERVICE
OBLIGA-
TION.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—If an individual who has 
received a scholarship under this section—
(A) fails to maintain an acceptable level of 
academic standing in the educational institution 
in which the individual is enrolled, as deter-
mined by the Director; 
(B) is dismissed from such educational in-
stitution for disciplinary reasons; 
(C) withdraws from the baccalaureate de-
gree program for which the award was made 
before the completion of such program; 
(D) declares that the individual does not 
intend to fulfill the service obligation under this 
section; or 
(E) fails to fulfill the service obligation of 
the individual under this section, 
such individual shall be liable to the United States 
as provided in paragraph (2). 
(2) AMOUNT
OF
REPAYMENT.—(A) If a cir-
cumstance described in paragraph (1) occurs before 
the completion of one year of a service obligation 
under this section, the United States shall be enti-
tled to recover from the individual, within one year 
after the date of the occurrence of such cir-
cumstance, an amount equal to—
(i) the total amount of awards received by 
such individual under this section; plus 
(ii) the interest on the amounts of such 
awards which would be payable if at the time 
the awards were received they were loans bear-
ing interest at the maximum legal prevailing 
rate, as determined by the Treasurer of the 
United States, 
multiplied by 2. 
(B) If a circumstance described in paragraph 
(1)(D) or (E) occurs after the completion of one 
year of a service obligation under this section, the 
United States shall be entitled to recover from the 
individual, within one year after the date of the oc-
currence of such circumstance, an amount equal to 
the total amount of awards received by such indi-
vidual under this section minus 1⁄2 of the amount of 
the award received per year for each full year of 
service completed, plus the interest on such amounts 
which would be payable if at the time the amounts 
were received they were loans bearing interest at the 
maximum legal prevailing rate, as determined by the 
Treasurer of the United States. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The Director may provide 
for the partial or total waiver or suspension of any
service or payment obligation by an individual under 
this section whenever compliance by the individual 
with the obligation is impossible or would involve ex-
treme hardship to the individual, or if enforcement 
of such obligation with respect to the individual 
would be unconscionable. 
(h) DATA COLLECTION.—Institutions or consortia re-
ceiving grants under this section shall supply to the Direc-
tor any relevant statistical and demographic data on schol-
arship recipients and stipend recipients the Director may 
request, including information on employment required by 
subsection (e). 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 472 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll); 
(2) the term ‘‘mathematics and science teacher’’ 
means a mathematics, science, or technology teacher 
at the elementary school or secondary school level; 
(3) the term ‘‘mathematics, science, or engi-
neering professional’’ means a person who holds a 
baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree in science, 
mathematics, or engineering and is working in that 
field or a related area;
(4) the term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an award 
under subsection (c); and 
(5) the term ‘‘stipend’’ means an award under 
subsection (d). 
SEC. 11. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON 
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE LEARNING AND 
EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—(A) The Director shall 
award grants to institutions of higher education (or 
consortia thereof) to establish multidisciplinary Cen-
ters for Research on Learning and Education Im-
provement. 
(B) Grants shall be awarded under this para-
graph on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Centers 
shall be to conduct and evaluate research in cog-
nitive science, education, and related fields and to 
develop ways in which the results of such research 
can be applied in elementary school and secondary 
school classrooms to improve the teaching of mathe-
matics and science. 
(3) FOCUS.—(A) Each Center shall be focused 
on a different challenge faced by elementary school 
or secondary school teachers of mathematics and
cilitate such reform, that directly impact under-
graduate science, mathematics, engineering, or tech-
nology instruction or research experiences. 
(c) SELECTION PROCESS.—
(1) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher 
education seeking a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Director at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Director may require. The application shall in-
clude, at a minimum—
(A) a description of the proposed reform 
effort; 
(B) a description of the previously imple-
mented reform effort that will serve as the basis 
for the proposed reform effort and evidence of 
success of that previous effort, including data 
on student recruitment, persistence to degree 
completion, and academic achievement; 
(C) evidence of active participation in the 
proposed project by individuals who were cen-
tral to the success of the previously imple-
mented reform effort; and 
(D) evidence of institutional support for, 
and commitment to, the proposed reform effort, 
including a description of existing or planned
quately support the Foundation’s increased funding 
and additional programs; and 
(5) a description of the impact the budgetary 
increases provided under this Act will have on the 
size and duration of grants awarded by the Founda-
tion. 
SEC. 23. ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Foundation and the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall jointly 
establish an Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Com-
mittee (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Com-
mittee’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall—
(1) assess, and make recommendations regard-
ing, the coordination of astronomy and astrophysics 
programs of the Foundation and the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration; 
(2) assess, and make recommendations regard-
ing, the status of the activities of the Foundation 
and the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion as they relate to the recommendations contained 
in the National Research Council’s 2001 report enti-
tled ‘‘Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Mil-
lennium’’, and the recommendations contained in
subsequent National Research Council reports of a 
similar nature; and 
(3) not later than March 15 of each year, 
transmit a report to the Director, the Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, and the Committee on Science of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate on the Advisory Committee’s 
findings and recommendations under paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall 
consist of 13 members, none of whom shall be a Federal 
employee, including—
(1) 5 members selected by the Director; 
(2) 5 members selected by the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 
and 
(3) 3 members selected by the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy. 
(d) SELECTION PROCESS.—Initial selections under 
subsection (c) shall be made within 3 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. Vacancies shall be filled 
in the same manner as provided in subsection (c).