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Union Calendar No. 271 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5116 
[Report No. 111–478, Part I] 
To invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the 
competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2010 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MAY 7, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. EHLERS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. 
FUDGE, Mr. TONKO, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. 
MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. INSLEE, 
Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. WU, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PERRIELLO, Ms. KOSMAS, Mr. ALTMIRE, 
Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MINNICK, 
Mr. SPACE, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. 
BARROW, Mr. SHULER, Mr. BOYD, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. 
ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. HARMAN, 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. REYES, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
MEEK of Florida, Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. MAR-
SHALL, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. HEINRICH, 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. HILL, Mr. HARE, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Ms. CHU, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. KIND, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. PETERS, Mr. MURPHY of New 
York, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. HALVORSON, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. 
KILROY, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
HALL of New York, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir-
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ginia, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KRATOVIL, Mr. DONNELLY of 
Indiana, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. ROSS, 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. DEUTCH, 
Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. BOCCIERI, and Ms. MARKEY of Colorado 
MAY 7, 2010 
Reported from the Committee on Science and Technology with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 22, 2010] 
MAY 7, 2010 
Committee on Education and Labor discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To invest in innovation through research and development, 
to improve the competitiveness of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
Subtitle A—National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. National nanotechnology program amendments. 
Sec. 103. Societal dimensions of nanotechnology. 
Sec. 104. Technology transfer. 
Sec. 105. Research in areas of national importance. 
Sec. 106. Nanomanufacturing research. 
Sec. 107. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
Sec. 111. Short title. 
Sec. 112. Program planning and coordination. 
Sec. 113. Large-scale research in areas of national importance. 
Sec. 114. Cyber-physical systems and information management. 
Sec. 115. National Coordination Office. 
Sec. 116. Improving networking and information technology education. 
Sec. 117. Conforming and technical amendments. 
Subtitle C—Other OSTP Provisions 
Sec. 121. Federal scientific collections. 
Sec. 122. Coordination of manufacturing research and development. 
Sec. 123. Interagency public access committee. 
Sec. 124. Fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineering. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 211. Definitions. 
Sec. 212. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 213. National Science Board administrative amendments. 
Sec. 214. Broader impacts review criterion. 
Sec. 215. National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. 
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Sec. 216. Collection of data on demographics of faculty. 
Subtitle B—Research and Innovation 
Sec. 221. Support for potentially transformative research. 
Sec. 222. Facilitating interdisciplinary collaborations for national needs. 
Sec. 223. National Science Foundation manufacturing research and education. 
Sec. 224. Strengthening institutional research partnerships. 
Sec. 225. National Science Board report on mid-scale instrumentation. 
Sec. 226. Sense of Congress on overall support for research infrastructure at the 
Foundation. 
Sec. 227. Partnerships for innovation. 
Sec. 228. Prize awards. 
Subtitle C—STEM Education and Workforce Training 
Sec. 241. Graduate student support. 
Sec. 242. Postdoctoral fellowship in STEM education research. 
Sec. 243. Robert Noyce teacher scholarship program. 
Sec. 244. Institutions serving persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 245. Institutional integration. 
Sec. 246. Postdoctoral research fellowships. 
Sec. 247. Broadening participation training and outreach. 
Sec. 248. Transforming undergraduate education in STEM. 
Sec. 249. 21st century graduate education. 
Sec. 250. Undergraduate broadening participation program. 
Sec. 251. Grand challenges in education research. 
Sec. 252. Research experiences for undergraduates. 
Sec. 253. Laboratory science pilot program. 
Sec. 254. STEM industry internship programs. 
Sec. 255. Tribal colleges and universities program. 
TITLE III—STEM EDUCATION 
Sec. 301. Coordination of Federal STEM education. 
Sec. 302. Advisory committee on STEM education. 
Sec. 303. STEM education at the Department of Energy. 
Sec. 304. Green energy education. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 403. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology. 
Sec. 404. Reorganization of NIST laboratories. 
Sec. 405. Federal Government standards and conformity assessment coordination. 
Sec. 406. Manufacturing extension partnership. 
Sec. 407. Bioscience research program. 
Sec. 408. Emergency communication and tracking technologies research initia-
tive. 
Sec. 409. TIP Advisory Board. 
Sec. 410. Underrepresented minorities. 
Sec. 411. Cyber security standards and guidelines. 
Sec. 412. Definitions. 
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TITLE V—INNOVATION 
Sec. 501. Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 
Sec. 502. Federal loan guarantees for innovative technologies in manufacturing. 
Sec. 503. Regional innovation program. 
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Office of Science 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Definitions. 
Sec. 603. Mission of the Office of Science. 
Sec. 604. Basic Energy Sciences Program. 
Sec. 605. Biological and Environmental Research Program. 
Sec. 606. Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program. 
Sec. 607. Fusion energy research program. 
Sec. 608. High Energy Physics Program. 
Sec. 609. Nuclear Physics Program. 
Sec. 610. Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. 
Sec. 611. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
Sec. 621. Short title. 
Sec. 622. ARPA-E amendments. 
Subtitle C—Energy Innovation Hubs 
Sec. 631. Short title. 
Sec. 632. Energy Innovation Hubs. 
Subtitle D—Cooperative Research and Development Fund 
Sec. 641. Short title. 
Sec. 642. Cooperative research and development fund. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 701. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 702. Persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 703. Veterans and service members. 
TITLE I—SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
Subtitle A—National Nanotechnol-
ogy Initiative Amendments 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Nanotech-
nology Initiative Amendments Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 102. NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AMEND-
MENTS. 
The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Devel-
opment Act (15 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 2(c)(4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) develop, within 12 months after the date of 
enactment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative 
Amendments Act of 2010, and update every 3 years 
thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the activities de-
scribed under subsection (b) that specifies near-term 
and long-term objectives for the Program, the antici-
pated time frame for achieving the near-term objec-
tives, and the metrics to be used for assessing progress 
toward the objectives, and that describes— 
‘‘(A) how the Program will move results out 
of the laboratory and into applications for the 
benefit of society, including through cooperation 
and collaborations with nanotechnology research, 
development, and technology transition initia-
tives supported by the States; 
‘‘(B) how the Program will encourage and 
support interdisciplinary research and develop-
ment in nanotechnology; and 
‘‘(C) proposed research in areas of national 
importance in accordance with the requirements 
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of section 105 of the National Nanotechnology 
Initiative Amendments Act of 2010;’’; 
(2) in section 2— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting the following new 
paragraph before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated by clause (i) of this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(1) the Program budget, for the previous fiscal 
year, for each agency that participates in the Pro-
gram, including a breakout of spending for the devel-
opment and acquisition of research facilities and in-
strumentation, for each program component area, and 
for all activities pursuant to subsection (b)(10);’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) STANDARDS SETTING.—The agencies partici-
pating in the Program shall support the activities of com-
mittees involved in the development of standards for nano-
technology and may reimburse the travel costs of scientists 
and engineers who participate in activities of such commit-
tees.’’; 
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(3) by striking section 3(b) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—(1) The operation of the National 
Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall be supported by 
funds from each agency participating in the Program. The 
portion of such Office’s total budget provided by each agen-
cy for each fiscal year shall be in the same proportion as 
the agency’s share of the total budget for the Program for 
the previous fiscal year, as specified in the report required 
under section 2(d)(1). 
‘‘(2) The annual report under section 2(d) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a description of the funding required by the 
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office to per-
form the functions specified under subsection (a) for 
the next fiscal year by category of activity, including 
the funding required to carry out the requirements of 
section 2(b)(10)(D), subsection (d) of this section, and 
section 5; 
‘‘(B) a description of the funding required by 
such Office to perform the functions specified under 
subsection (a) for the current fiscal year by category 
of activity, including the funding required to carry 
out the requirements of subsection (d); and 
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‘‘(C) the amount of funding provided for such 
Office for the current fiscal year by each agency par-
ticipating in the Program.’’; 
(4) by inserting at the end of section 3 the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—(1) The National Nano-
technology Coordination Office shall develop and maintain 
a database accessible by the public of projects funded under 
the Environmental, Health, and Safety, the Education and 
Societal Dimensions, and the Nanomanufacturing program 
component areas, or any successor program component 
areas, including a description of each project, its source of 
funding by agency, and its funding history. For the Envi-
ronmental, Health, and Safety program component area, 
or any successor program component area, projects shall be 
grouped by major objective as defined by the research plan 
required under section 103(b) of the National Nanotechnol-
ogy Initiative Amendments Act of 2010. For the Education 
and Societal Dimensions program component area, or any 
successor program component area, the projects shall be 
grouped in subcategories of— 
‘‘(A) education in formal settings; 
‘‘(B) education in informal settings; 
‘‘(C) public outreach; and 
‘‘(D) ethical, legal, and other societal issues. 
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an individual employed by and representing a 
minority-serving institution.’’; 
(7) by amending section 5 to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 5. TRIENNIAL EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL 
NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall enter into an ar-
rangement with the National Research Council of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences to conduct a triennial review 
of the Program. The Director shall ensure that the arrange-
ment with the National Research Council is concluded in 
order to allow sufficient time for the reporting requirements 
of subsection (b) to be satisfied. Each triennial review shall 
include an evaluation of the— 
‘‘(1) research priorities and technical content of 
the Program, including whether the allocation of 
funding among program component areas, as des-
ignated according to section 2(c)(2), is appropriate; 
‘‘(2) effectiveness of the Program’s management 
and coordination across agencies and disciplines, in-
cluding an assessment of the effectiveness of the Na-
tional Nanotechnology Coordination Office; 
‘‘(3) Program’s scientific and technological ac-
complishments and its success in transferring tech-
nology to the private sector; and 
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‘‘(4) adequacy of the Program’s activities ad-
dressing ethical, legal, environmental, and other ap-
propriate societal concerns, including human health 
concerns. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION TO BE TRANSMITTED
TO CON-
GRESS.—The National Research Council shall document the 
results of each triennial review carried out in accordance 
with subsection (a) in a report that includes any rec-
ommendations for ways to improve the Program’s manage-
ment and coordination processes and for changes to the Pro-
gram’s objectives, funding priorities, and technical content. 
Each report shall be submitted to the Director of the Na-
tional Nanotechnology Coordination Office, who shall trans-
mit it to the Advisory Panel, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives not later than September 30 of every third year, 
with the first report due September 30, 2010. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts provided in accord-
ance with section 3(b)(1), the following amounts shall be 
available to carry out this section: 
‘‘(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(2) $500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(3) $500,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’; and 
(8) in section 10— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) NANOTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘nanotech-
nology’ means the science and technology that will en-
able one to understand, measure, manipulate, and 
manufacture at the nanoscale, aimed at creating ma-
terials, devices, and systems with fundamentally new 
properties or functions.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) NANOSCALE.—The term ‘nanoscale’ means 
one or more dimensions of between approximately 1 
and 100 nanometers.’’. 
SEC. 103. SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY. 
(a) COORDINATOR
FOR SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS
OF 
NANOTECHNOLOGY.—The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall designate an associate director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy as the Coor-
dinator for Societal Dimensions of Nanotechnology. The Co-
ordinator shall be responsible for oversight of the coordina-
tion, planning, and budget prioritization of activities re-
quired by section 2(b)(10) of the 21st Century Nanotechnol-
ogy 
Research 
and 
Development 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
7501(b)(10)). The Coordinator shall, with the assistance of 
appropriate senior officials of the agencies funding activi-
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ties within the Environmental, Health, and Safety and the 
Education and Societal Dimensions program component 
areas of the Program, or any successor program component 
areas, ensure that the requirements of such section 2(b)(10) 
are satisfied. The responsibilities of the Coordinator shall 
include— 
(1) ensuring that a research plan for the envi-
ronmental, health, and safety research activities re-
quired under subsection (b) is developed, updated, and 
implemented and that the plan is responsive to the 
recommendations of the subpanel of the Advisory 
Panel established under section 4(a) of the 21st Cen-
tury Nanotechnology Research and Development Act 
(15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by this subtitle; 
(2) encouraging and monitoring the efforts of the 
agencies participating in the Program to allocate the 
level of resources and management attention necessary 
to ensure that the ethical, legal, environmental, and 
other appropriate societal concerns related to nano-
technology, including human health concerns, are ad-
dressed under the Program, including the implemen-
tation of the research plan described in subsection (b); 
and 
(3) encouraging the agencies required to develop 
the research plan under subsection (b) to identify, as-
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sess, and implement suitable mechanisms for the es-
tablishment of public-private partnerships for support 
of environmental, health, and safety research. 
(b) RESEARCH PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator for Societal 
Dimensions of Nanotechnology shall convene and 
chair a panel comprised of representatives from the 
agencies funding research activities under the Envi-
ronmental, Health, and Safety program component 
area of the Program, or any successor program com-
ponent area, and from such other agencies as the Co-
ordinator considers necessary to develop, periodically 
update, and coordinate the implementation of a re-
search plan for this program component area. In de-
veloping and updating the plan, the panel convened 
by the Coordinator shall solicit and be responsive to 
recommendations and advice from— 
(A) the subpanel of the Advisory Panel es-
tablished under section 4(a) of the 21st Century 
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act 
(15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by this subtitle; 
and 
(B) the agencies responsible for environ-
mental, health, and safety regulations associated 
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ogy Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 
7501(d)). 
(c) NANOTECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As part of the program 
authorized by section 9 of the National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act of 2002, the Director of the 
National Science Foundation shall provide 1 or more 
grants to establish partnerships as defined by sub-
section (a)(2) of that section, except that each such 
partnership shall include 1 or more businesses en-
gaged in the production of nanoscale materials, prod-
ucts, or devices. Partnerships established in accord-
ance with this subsection shall be designated as 
‘‘Nanotechnology Education Partnerships’’. 
(2) PURPOSE.—Nanotechnology Education Part-
nerships shall be designed to recruit and help prepare 
secondary school students to pursue postsecondary 
level courses of instruction in nanotechnology. At a 
minimum, grants shall be used to support— 
(A) professional development activities to 
enable secondary school teachers to use curricular 
materials incorporating nanotechnology and to 
inform teachers about career possibilities for stu-
dents in nanotechnology; 
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(B) enrichment programs for students, in-
cluding access to nanotechnology facilities and 
equipment at partner institutions, to increase 
their understanding of nanoscale science and 
technology and to inform them about career pos-
sibilities in nanotechnology as scientists, engi-
neers, and technicians; and 
(C) identification of appropriate nanotech-
nology educational materials and incorporation 
of nanotechnology into the curriculum for sec-
ondary school students at one or more organiza-
tions participating in a Partnership. 
(3) SELECTION.—Grants under this subsection 
shall be awarded in accordance with subsection (b) of 
such section 9, except that paragraph (3)(B) of that 
subsection shall not apply. 
(d) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—As part of the ac-
tivities included under the Education and Societal 
Dimensions program component area, or any suc-
cessor program component area, the Program shall 
support efforts to introduce nanoscale science, engi-
neering, and technology into undergraduate science 
and engineering education through a variety of inter-
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disciplinary approaches. Activities supported may in-
clude— 
(A) development of courses of instruction or 
modules to existing courses; 
(B) faculty professional development; and 
(C) acquisition of equipment and instru-
mentation suitable for undergraduate education 
and research in nanotechnology. 
(2) COURSE, CURRICULUM, AND LABORATORY IM-
PROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Director of the National 
Science Foundation to carry out activities described 
in paragraph (1) through the Course, Curriculum, 
and Laboratory Improvement program from amounts 
authorized under section 7002(c)(2)(B) of the America 
COMPETES Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(3) ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION
AU-
THORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation to carry out activities described in paragraph 
(1) through the Advanced Technology Education pro-
gram 
from 
amounts 
authorized 
under 
section 
7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES Act, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
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(e) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The National 
Science and Technology Council shall establish under the 
Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Sub-
committee an Education Working Group to coordinate, 
prioritize, and plan the educational activities supported 
under the Program. 
(f) SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY EDU-
CATION ACTIVITIES.—Activities supported under the Edu-
cation and Societal Dimensions program component area, 
or any successor program component area, that involve in-
formal, precollege, or undergraduate nanotechnology edu-
cation shall include education regarding the environmental, 
health and safety, and other societal aspects of nanotechnol-
ogy. 
(g) REMOTE ACCESS TO NANOTECHNOLOGY FACILI-
TIES.—(1) Agencies supporting nanotechnology research fa-
cilities as part of the Program shall require the entities that 
operate such facilities to allow access via the Internet, and 
support the costs associated with the provision of such ac-
cess, by secondary school students and teachers, to instru-
ments and equipment within such facilities for educational 
purposes. The agencies may waive this requirement for 
cases when particular facilities would be inappropriate for 
educational purposes or the costs for providing such access 
would be prohibitive. 
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(2) The agencies identified in paragraph (1) shall re-
quire the entities that operate such nanotechnology research 
facilities to establish and publish procedures, guidelines, 
and conditions for the submission and approval of applica-
tions for the use of the facilities for the purpose identified 
in paragraph (1) and shall authorize personnel who operate 
the facilities to provide necessary technical support to stu-
dents and teachers. 
SEC. 104. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. 
(a) PROTOTYPING.— 
(1) ACCESS TO FACILITIES.—In accordance with 
section 2(b)(7) of 21st Century Nanotechnology Re-
search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(7)), 
the agencies supporting nanotechnology research fa-
cilities as part of the Program shall provide access to 
such facilities to companies for the purpose of assist-
ing the companies in the development of prototypes of 
nanoscale products, devices, or processes (or products, 
devices, or processes enabled by nanotechnology) for 
determining proof of concept. The agencies shall pub-
licize the availability of these facilities and encourage 
their use by companies as provided for in this section. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—The agencies identified in 
paragraph (1)— 
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(A) shall establish and publish procedures, 
guidelines, and conditions for the submission 
and approval of applications for use of nanotech-
nology facilities; 
(B) shall publish descriptions of the capa-
bilities of facilities available for use under this 
subsection, including the availability of technical 
support; and 
(C) may waive recovery, require full recov-
ery, or require partial recovery of the costs asso-
ciated with use of the facilities for projects under 
this subsection. 
(3) SELECTION AND CRITERIA.—In cases when 
less than full cost recovery is required pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(C), projects provided access to nano-
technology facilities in accordance with this sub-
section shall be selected through a competitive, merit- 
based process, and the criteria for the selection of such 
projects shall include at a minimum— 
(A) the readiness of the project for tech-
nology demonstration; 
(B) evidence of a commitment by the appli-
cant for further development of the project to full 
commercialization if the proof of concept is es-
tablished by the prototype; and 
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(C) evidence of the potential for further 
funding from private sector sources following the 
successful demonstration of proof of concept. 
The agencies may give special consideration in select-
ing projects to applications that are relevant to im-
portant national needs or requirements. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES.—Each agency 
participating in the Program shall— 
(A) encourage the submission of applica-
tions for support of nanotechnology related 
projects to the Small Business Innovation Re-
search Program and the Small Business Tech-
nology Transfer Program administered by such 
agencies; and 
(B) through the National Nanotechnology 
Coordination Office and within 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(i) the plan described in section 2(c)(7) 
of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Re-
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search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 
7501(c)(7)); and 
(ii) a report specifying, if the agency 
administers a Small Business Innovation 
Research Program and a Small Business 
Technology Transfer Program— 
(I) the number of proposals re-
ceived 
for 
nanotechnology 
related 
projects during the current fiscal year 
and the previous 2 fiscal years; 
(II) the number of such proposals 
funded in each year; 
(III) the total number of nano-
technology related projects funded and 
the amount of funding provided for fis-
cal year 2004 through fiscal year 2008; 
and 
(IV) a description of the projects 
identified in accordance with subclause 
(III) which received private sector 
funding beyond the period of phase II 
support. 
(2) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND 
TECHNOLOGY.—The Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology in carrying out the re-
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quirements of section 28 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) 
shall— 
(A) in regard to subsection (d) of that sec-
tion, encourage the submission of proposals for 
support of nanotechnology related projects; and 
(B) in regard to subsection (g) of that sec-
tion, include a description of how the require-
ment of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is 
being met, the number of proposals for nanotech-
nology related projects received, the number of 
such proposals funded, the total number of such 
projects funded since the beginning of the Tech-
nology Innovation Program, and the outcomes of 
such funded projects in terms of the metrics de-
veloped in accordance with such subsection (g). 
(3) TIP ADVISORY BOARD.—The TIP Advisory 
Board established under section 28(k) of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278n(k)), in carrying out its responsibilities under 
subsection (k)(3), shall provide the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology with— 
(A) advice on how to accomplish the re-
quirement of paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection; 
and 
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(B) an assessment of the adequacy of the al-
location of resources for nanotechnology related 
projects supported under the Technology Innova-
tion Program. 
(c) INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUPS.—An objective of the 
Program shall be to establish industry liaison groups for 
all industry sectors that would benefit from applications of 
nanotechnology. The Nanomanufacturing, Industry Liai-
son, and Innovation Working Group of the National Science 
and Technology Council shall actively pursue establishing 
such liaison groups. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH STATE INITIATIVES.—Sec-
tion 2(b)(5) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research 
and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(5)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) ensuring United States global leadership in 
the development and application of nanotechnology, 
including through coordination and leveraging Fed-
eral investments with nanotechnology research, devel-
opment, and technology transition initiatives sup-
ported by the States;’’. 
SEC. 105. RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall include support 
for nanotechnology research and development activities di-
rected toward application areas that have the potential for 
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significant contributions to national economic competitive-
ness and for other significant societal benefits. The activities 
supported shall be designed to advance the development of 
research discoveries by demonstrating technical solutions to 
important problems in such areas as nano-electronics, en-
ergy efficiency, health care, and water remediation and pu-
rification. The Advisory Panel shall make recommendations 
to the Program for candidate research and development 
areas for support under this section. 
(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Research and development ac-
tivities under this section shall— 
(A) include projects selected on the basis of 
applications for support through a competitive, 
merit-based process; 
(B) involve collaborations among research-
ers in academic institutions and industry, and 
may involve nonprofit research institutions and 
Federal laboratories, as appropriate; 
(C) when possible, leverage Federal invest-
ments through collaboration with related State 
initiatives; and 
(D) include a plan for fostering the transfer 
of research discoveries and the results of tech-
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nology demonstration activities to industry for 
commercial development. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—Determination of the re-
quirements for applications under this subsection, re-
view and selection of applications for support, and 
subsequent funding of projects shall be carried out by 
a collaboration of no fewer than 2 agencies partici-
pating in the Program. In selecting applications for 
support, the agencies shall give special consideration 
to projects that include cost sharing from non-Federal 
sources. 
(3) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
Research and development activities under this sec-
tion may be supported through interdisciplinary 
nanotechnology research centers, as authorized by sec-
tion 2(b)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Re-
search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(4)), 
that are organized to investigate basic research ques-
tions and carry out technology demonstration activi-
ties in areas such as those identified in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Reports required under section 2(d) of 
the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(d)) shall include a description 
of research and development areas supported in accordance 
with this section, including the same budget information 
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as is required for program component areas under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of such section 2(d). 
SEC. 106. NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH AREAS.—The Nanomanufacturing pro-
gram component area, or any successor program component 
area, shall include research on— 
(1) development of instrumentation and tools re-
quired for the rapid characterization of nanoscale 
materials and for monitoring of nanoscale manufac-
turing processes; and 
(2) approaches and techniques for scaling the 
synthesis of new nanoscale materials to achieve indus-
trial-level production rates. 
(b) GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGY.—Interdisciplinary re-
search centers supported under the Program in accordance 
with section 2(b)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Re-
search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(4)) that 
are focused on nanomanufacturing research and centers es-
tablished under the authority of section 105(b)(3) of this 
subtitle shall include as part of the activities of such cen-
ters— 
(1) research on methods and approaches to de-
velop environmentally benign nanoscale products and 
nanoscale manufacturing processes, taking into con-
sideration relevant findings and results of research 
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supported under the Environmental, Health, and 
Safety program component area, or any successor 
program component area; 
(2) fostering the transfer of the results of such re-
search to industry; and 
(3) providing for the education of scientists and 
engineers through interdisciplinary studies in the 
principles and techniques for the design and develop-
ment of environmentally benign nanoscale products 
and processes. 
(c) REVIEW OF NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH AND 
RESEARCH FACILITIES.— 
(1) PUBLIC MEETING.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the National 
Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall sponsor a 
public meeting, including representation from a wide 
range of industries engaged in nanoscale manufac-
turing, to— 
(A) obtain the views of participants at the 
meeting on— 
(i) the relevance and value of the re-
search being carried out under the Nano-
manufacturing program component area of 
the Program, or any successor program 
component area; and 
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(ii) whether the capabilities of nano-
technology 
research 
facilities 
supported 
under the Program are adequate— 
(I) to meet current and near-term 
requirements for the fabrication and 
characterization of nanoscale devices 
and systems; and 
(II) to provide access to and use 
of instrumentation and equipment at 
the facilities, by means of networking 
technology, to individuals who are at 
locations remote from the facilities; 
and 
(B) receive any recommendations on ways 
to strengthen the research portfolio supported 
under the Nanomanufacturing program compo-
nent area, or any successor program component 
area, and on improving the capabilities of nano-
technology research facilities supported under the 
Program. 
Companies participating in industry liaison groups 
shall be invited to participate in the meeting. The Co-
ordination Office shall prepare a report documenting 
the findings and recommendations resulting from the 
meeting. 
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(2) ADVISORY
PANEL
REVIEW.—The Advisory 
Panel shall review the Nanomanufacturing program 
component area of the Program, or any successor pro-
gram component area, and the capabilities of nano-
technology research facilities supported under the Pro-
gram to assess— 
(A) whether the funding for the Nanomanu-
facturing program component area, or any suc-
cessor program component area, is adequate and 
receiving appropriate priority within the overall 
resources available for the Program; 
(B) the relevance of the research being sup-
ported to the identified needs and requirements 
of industry; 
(C) whether the capabilities of nanotechnol-
ogy research facilities supported under the Pro-
gram are adequate— 
(i) to meet current and near-term re-
quirements for the fabrication and charac-
terization of nanoscale devices and systems; 
and 
(ii) to provide access to and use of in-
strumentation and equipment at the facili-
ties, by means of networking technology, to 
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individuals who are at locations remote 
from the facilities; and 
(D) the level of funding that would be need-
ed to support— 
(i) the acquisition of instrumentation, 
equipment, and networking technology suffi-
cient to provide the capabilities at nano-
technology research facilities described in 
subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) the operation and maintenance of 
such facilities. 
In carrying out its assessment, the Advisory Panel 
shall take into consideration the findings and rec-
ommendations from the report required under para-
graph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory Panel 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Science and Technology of the House of Represent-
atives a report on its assessment required under para-
graph (2), along with any recommendations and a 
copy of the report prepared in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
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SEC. 107. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle, terms that are defined in section 10 
of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7509) have the meaning given those 
terms in that section. 
Subtitle B—Networking and Infor-
mation 
Technology 
Research 
and Development 
SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Networking and In-
formation Technology Research and Development Act of 
2010’’. 
SEC. 112. PROGRAM PLANNING AND COORDINATION. 
(a) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—Section 101 of the High- 
Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The agencies identified in 
subsection (a)(3)(B) shall— 
‘‘(1) periodically assess the contents and funding 
levels of the Program Component Areas and restruc-
ture the Program when warranted, taking into con-
sideration any relevant recommendations of the advi-
sory committee established under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Program includes large- 
scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and devel-
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opment activities, including activities described in 
section 104.’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC PLAN.—Section 101 
of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended further by adding 
after subsection (d), as added by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The agencies identified in 
subsection (a)(3)(B), working through the National 
Science and Technology Council and with the assist-
ance of the National Coordination Office established 
under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months 
after the date of enactment of the Networking and In-
formation Technology Research and Development Act 
of 2010, and update every 3 years thereafter, a 5-year 
strategic plan to guide the activities described under 
subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall speci-
fy near-term and long-term objectives for the Pro-
gram, the anticipated time frame for achieving the 
near-term objectives, the metrics to be used for assess-
ing progress toward the objectives, and how the Pro-
gram will— 
‘‘(A) foster the transfer of research and de-
velopment results into new technologies and ap-
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plications for the benefit of society, including 
through cooperation and collaborations with net-
working and information technology research, 
development, and technology transition initia-
tives supported by the States; 
‘‘(B) encourage and support mechanisms for 
interdisciplinary research and development in 
networking and information technology, includ-
ing through collaborations across agencies, across 
Program Component Areas, with industry, with 
Federal laboratories (as defined in section 4 of 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)), and with inter-
national organizations; 
‘‘(C) address long-term challenges of na-
tional importance for which solutions require 
large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research 
and development; 
‘‘(D) place emphasis on innovative and 
high-risk projects having the potential for sub-
stantial societal returns on the research invest-
ment; 
‘‘(E) strengthen all levels of networking and 
information technology education and training 
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programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained 
workforce; and 
‘‘(F) attract more women and underrep-
resented minorities to pursue postsecondary de-
grees in networking and information technology. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
strategic plan developed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall be accompanied by milestones and roadmaps for estab-
lishing and maintaining the national research infrastruc-
ture required to support the Program, including the road-
map required by subsection (a)(2)(E). 
‘‘(4) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The entities involved in 
developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1) shall 
take into consideration the recommendations— 
‘‘(A) of the advisory committee established under 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) of the stakeholders whose input was solic-
ited by the National Coordination Office, as required 
under section 102(b)(3). 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Na-
tional Coordination Office shall transmit the strategic plan 
required under paragraph (1) to the advisory committee, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives.’’. 
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(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.— 
Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) encourage and monitor the efforts of 
the agencies participating in the Program to al-
locate the level of resources and management at-
tention necessary to ensure that the strategic 
plan under subsection (e) is developed and exe-
cuted effectively and that the objectives of the 
Program are met;’’. 
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 101(b)(1) of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘an advisory committee on high-performance computing,’’ 
the following: ‘‘in which the co-chairs shall be members of 
the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Tech-
nology and with the remainder of the committee’’. 
(e) REPORT.—Section 101(a)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous fis-
cal year,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘each Program Component 
Area;’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Component 
Area and research area supported in accordance 
with section 104;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each Program Component 
Area,’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Component 
Area and research area supported in accordance 
with section 104,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous fis-
cal year,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) include a description of how the objec-
tives for each Program Component Area, and the 
objectives for activities that involve multiple Pro-
gram Component Areas, relate to the objectives of 
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the Program identified in the strategic plan re-
quired under subsection (e); 
‘‘(F) include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the funding re-
quired by the National Coordination Office 
to perform the functions specified under sec-
tion 102(b) for the next fiscal year by cat-
egory of activity; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the funding re-
quired by such Office to perform the func-
tions specified under section 102(b) for the 
current fiscal year by category of activity; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of funding provided 
for such Office for the current fiscal year by 
each agency participating in the Program; 
and’’. 
(f) DEFINITION.—Section 4 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5503) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) 
as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) ‘cyber-physical systems’ means physical or 
engineered systems whose networking and information 
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‘‘SEC. 104. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NA-
TIONAL IMPORTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall encourage 
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B) to support large- 
scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and develop-
ment activities in networking and information technology 
directed toward application areas that have the potential 
for significant contributions to national economic competi-
tiveness and for other significant societal benefits. Such ac-
tivities, ranging from basic research to the demonstration 
of technical solutions, shall be designed to advance the devel-
opment of research discoveries. The advisory committee es-
tablished under section 101(b) shall make recommendations 
to the Program for candidate research and development 
areas for support under this section. 
‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Research and development 
activities under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) include projects selected on the basis of 
applications for support through a competitive, 
merit-based process; 
‘‘(B) involve collaborations among research-
ers in institutions of higher education and in-
dustry, and may involve nonprofit research in-
stitutions and Federal laboratories, as appro-
priate; 
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‘‘(C) when possible, leverage Federal invest-
ments through collaboration with related State 
initiatives; and 
‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
fer of research discoveries and the results of tech-
nology demonstration activities, including from 
institutions of higher education and Federal lab-
oratories, to industry for commercial develop-
ment. 
‘‘(2) COST-SHARING.—In selecting applications 
for support, the agencies shall give special consider-
ation to projects that include cost sharing from non- 
Federal sources. 
‘‘(3) AGENCY
COLLABORATION.—If 2 or more 
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B), or other 
appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale re-
search and development activities in the same area of 
national importance, then such agencies shall strive 
to collaborate through joint solicitation and selection 
of applications for support and subsequent funding of 
projects. 
‘‘(4) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
Research and development activities under this sec-
tion may be supported through interdisciplinary re-
search centers that are organized to investigate basic 
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research questions and carry out technology dem-
onstration activities in areas described in subsection 
(a). Research may be carried out through existing 
interdisciplinary centers, including those authorized 
under section 7024(b)(2) of the America COMPETES 
Act (Public Law 110–69; 42 U.S.C. 1862o–10).’’. 
SEC. 114. CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION 
MANAGEMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS.—Sec-
tion 101(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(J) provide for increased understanding of 
the scientific principles of cyber-physical systems 
and improve the methods available for the de-
sign, development, and operation of cyber-phys-
ical systems that are characterized by high reli-
ability, safety, and security; and 
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‘‘(K) provide for research and development 
on human-computer interactions, visualization, 
and information management.’’. 
(b) TASK FORCE.—Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511) is amended further by adding after section 104, as 
added by section 113 of this Act, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY TASK FORCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Networking and Information 
Technology Research and Development Act of 2010, the Di-
rector of the National Coordination Office established under 
section 102 shall convene a task force to explore mechanisms 
for carrying out collaborative research and development ac-
tivities for cyber-physical systems, including the related 
technologies required to enable these systems, through a con-
sortium or other appropriate entity with participants from 
institutions of higher education, Federal laboratories, and 
industry. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The task force shall— 
‘‘(1) develop options for a collaborative model 
and an organizational structure for such entity under 
which the joint research and development activities 
could be planned, managed, and conducted effectively, 
including mechanisms for the allocation of resources 
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among the participants in such entity for support of 
such activities; 
‘‘(2) propose a process for developing a research 
and development agenda for such entity, including 
objectives and milestones; 
‘‘(3) define the roles and responsibilities for the 
participants from institutions of higher education, 
Federal laboratories, and industry in such entity; 
‘‘(4) propose guidelines for assigning intellectual 
property rights and for the transfer of research results 
to the private sector; and 
‘‘(5) make recommendations for how such entity 
could be funded from Federal, State, and non-govern-
mental sources. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the task force 
under subsection (a), the Director of the National Coordina-
tion Office shall appoint an equal number of individuals 
from institutions of higher education and from industry 
with knowledge and expertise in cyber-physical systems, of 
which 2 may be selected from Federal laboratories. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Networking and Information Tech-
nology Research and Development Act of 2010, the Director 
of the National Coordination Office shall transmit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
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the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology 
of the House of Representatives a report describing the find-
ings and recommendations of the task force.’’. 
SEC. 115. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
Section 102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish a 
National Coordination Office with a Director and full-time 
staff. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The National Coordination Office 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide technical and administrative sup-
port to— 
‘‘(A) the agencies participating in planning 
and implementing the Program, including such 
support as needed in the development of the stra-
tegic plan under section 101(e); and 
‘‘(B) the advisory committee established 
under section 101(b); 
‘‘(2) serve as the primary point of contact on 
Federal networking and information technology ac-
tivities for government organizations, academia, in-
dustry, professional societies, State computing and 
networking technology programs, interested citizen 
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groups, and others to exchange technical and pro-
grammatic information; 
‘‘(3) solicit input and recommendations from a 
wide range of stakeholders during the development of 
each strategic plan required under section 101(e) 
through the convening of at least 1 workshop with 
invitees from academia, industry, Federal labora-
tories, and other relevant organizations and institu-
tions; 
‘‘(4) conduct public outreach, including the dis-
semination of findings and recommendations of the 
advisory committee, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(5) promote access to and early application of 
the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived 
from Program activities to agency missions and sys-
tems across the Federal Government and to United 
States industry. 
‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The operation of the Na-
tional Coordination Office shall be supported by 
funds from each agency participating in the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The portion of the total 
budget of such Office that is provided by each agency 
for each fiscal year shall be in the same proportion 
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as each such agency’s share of the total budget for the 
Program for the previous fiscal year, as specified in 
the report required under section 101(a)(3).’’. 
SEC. 116. IMPROVING NETWORKING AND INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. 
Section 201(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) 
as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation shall use 
its existing programs, in collaboration with other 
agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching and 
learning of networking and information technology at 
all levels of education and to increase participation 
in networking and information technology fields, in-
cluding by women and underrepresented minorities;’’. 
SEC. 117. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 3.—Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5502) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’; 
(3) in subparagraphs (A) and (F) of paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(b) TITLE I.—The heading of title I of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PER-
FORMANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET-
WORKING 
AND 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY’’. 
(c) SECTION 101.—Section 101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
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‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘NATIONAL
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) of such subsection— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per-
formance Computing Program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information tech-
nology research and development program’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance 
computing, 
including 
networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(G), by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2) of such subsection— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ each place it appears and 
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inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘development, 
networking,’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘development,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraphs (F) and (G), as 
redesignated by section 112(c)(1) of this 
Act, by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 
and information technology’’. 
(d) SECTION 201.—Section 201(a)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5521(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘net-
working;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information re-
search and development;’’. 
(e) SECTION 202.—Section 202(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5522(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’. 
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(f) SECTION 203.—Section 203(a)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5523(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing and networking’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technology’’. 
(g) SECTION 204.—Section 204(a)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5524(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing systems and networks’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information technology sys-
tems and capabilities’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(h) SECTION 205.—Section 205(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
(i) SECTION 206.—Section 206(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational re-
search’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information tech-
nology research’’. 
(j) SECTION 208.—Section 208 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5528) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
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(b) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘scientific collection’’ means a set of physical speci-
mens, living or inanimate, created for the purpose of sup-
porting science and serving as a long-term research asset, 
rather than for their market value as collectibles or their 
historical, artistic, or cultural significance. 
(c) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal agen-
cies, shall ensure the development of an online clearinghouse 
for information on the contents of and access to Federal 
scientific collections. 
(d) DISPOSAL OF COLLECTIONS.—The policies devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) require that, before disposing of a scientific 
collection, a Federal agency shall— 
(A) conduct a review of the research value 
of the collection; and 
(B) consult with researchers who have used 
the collection, and other potentially interested 
parties, concerning— 
(i) the collection’s value for research 
purposes; and 
(ii) possible additional educational 
uses for the collection; and 
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(2) include procedures for Federal agencies to 
transfer scientific collections they no longer need to 
researchers at institutions or other entities qualified 
to manage the collections. 
(e) COST PROJECTIONS.—The Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal 
agencies, shall develop a common set of methodologies to be 
used by Federal agencies for the assessment and projection 
of costs associated with the management and preservation 
of their scientific collections. 
SEC. 122. COORDINATION OF MANUFACTURING RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish or 
designate an interagency committee under the National 
Science and Technology Council with the responsibility for 
planning and coordinating Federal programs and activities 
in manufacturing research and development. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF COMMITTEE.—The inter-
agency committee established or designated under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate the manufacturing research and 
development programs and activities of the Federal 
agencies; 
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(2) establish goals and priorities for manufac-
turing research and development that will strengthen 
United States manufacturing; and 
(3) develop and update every 5 years thereafter 
a strategic plan to guide Federal programs and ac-
tivities in support of manufacturing research and de-
velopment, which shall— 
(A) specify and prioritize near-term and 
long-term research and development objectives, 
the anticipated time frame for achieving the ob-
jectives, and the metrics for use in assessing 
progress toward the objectives; 
(B) specify the role of each Federal agency 
in carrying out or sponsoring research and de-
velopment to meet the objectives of the strategic 
plan; and 
(C) describe how the Federal agencies sup-
porting manufacturing research and development 
will foster the transfer of research and develop-
ment results into new manufacturing tech-
nologies, processes, and products for the benefit of 
society and the national interest. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In the development of the 
strategic plan required under subsection (b)(3), the Director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, working 
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through the interagency committee, shall take into consider-
ation the recommendations of a wide range of stakeholders, 
including representatives from diverse manufacturing com-
panies, academia, and other relevant organizations and in-
stitutions. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit the 
strategic plan developed under subsection (b)(3) to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Science and Technology of 
the House of Representatives, and shall transmit subsequent 
updates to those committees when completed. 
SEC. 123. INTERAGENCY PUBLIC ACCESS COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish a working 
group under the National Science and Technology Council 
with the responsibility to coordinate Federal science agency 
research and policies related to the dissemination and long- 
term stewardship of the results of unclassified research, in-
cluding digital data and peer-reviewed scholarly publica-
tions, supported wholly, or in part, by funding from the 
Federal science agencies. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall— 
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(1) coordinate the development or designation of 
uniform standards for research data, the structure of 
full text and metadata, navigation tools, and other 
applications to achieve interoperability across Federal 
science agencies, across science and engineering dis-
ciplines, and between research data and scholarly 
publications, taking into account existing consensus 
standards, including international standards; 
(2) coordinate Federal science agency programs 
and activities that support research and education on 
tools and systems required to ensure preservation and 
stewardship of all forms of digital research data, in-
cluding scholarly publications; 
(3) work with international science and tech-
nology counterparts to maximize interoperability be-
tween United States based unclassified research data-
bases and international databases and repositories; 
(4) solicit input and recommendations from, and 
collaborate with, non-Federal stakeholders, including 
universities, nonprofit and for-profit publishers, li-
braries, federally funded research scientists, and other 
organizations and institutions with a stake in long 
term preservation and access to the results of federally 
funded research; and 
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(5) establish priorities for coordinating the devel-
opment of any Federal science agency policies related 
to public access to the results of federally funded re-
search to maximize uniformity of such policies with 
respect to their benefit to, and potential economic or 
other impact on, the science and engineering enter-
prise and the stakeholders thereof. 
(c) PATENT OR COPYRIGHT LAW.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect any right under the provi-
sions of title 17 or 35, United States Code. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a 
report to Congress describing— 
(1) any priorities established under subsection 
(b)(5); 
(2) the status of any Federal science agency poli-
cies related to public access to the results of federally 
funded research; and 
(3) how any policies developed or being developed 
by Federal science agencies, as described in para-
graph (2), incorporate input from the non-Federal 
stakeholders described in subsection (b)(4). 
(e) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means any Federal agency 
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with an annual extramural research expenditure of over 
$100,000,000. 
SEC. 124. FULFILLING THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN IN ACA-
DEMIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Federal 
science agency’’ means any Federal agency that is respon-
sible for at least 2 percent of total Federal research and 
development funding to institutions of higher education, ac-
cording to the most recent data available from the National 
Science Foundation. 
(b) WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE GENDER EQUITY IN 
ACADEMIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall develop 
a uniform policy for all Federal science agencies to 
carry out a program of workshops that educate pro-
gram officers, members of grant review panels, insti-
tution of higher education STEM department chairs, 
and other federally funded researchers about methods 
that minimize the effects of gender bias in evaluation 
of Federal research grants and in the related aca-
demic advancement of actual and potential recipients 
of these grants, including hiring, tenure, promotion, 
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and selection for any honor based in part on the re-
cipient’s research record. 
(2) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall 
ensure that programs of workshops across the Federal 
science agencies are coordinated and supported jointly 
as appropriate. As part of this process, the Director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall 
ensure that at least 1 workshop is supported every 2 
years among the Federal science agencies in each of 
the major science and engineering disciplines sup-
ported by those agencies. 
(3) ORGANIZATIONS
ELIGIBLE
TO
CARRY
OUT 
WORKSHOPS.—Federal science agencies may carry out 
the program of workshops under this subsection by 
making grants to eligible organizations. In addition 
to any other organizations made eligible by the Fed-
eral science agencies, the following organizations are 
eligible for grants under this subsection: 
(A) Nonprofit scientific and professional so-
cieties and organizations that represent one or 
more STEM disciplines. 
(B) Nonprofit organizations that have the 
primary mission of advancing the participation 
of women in STEM. 
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(4) CHARACTERISTICS
OF
WORKSHOPS.—The 
workshops shall have the following characteristics: 
(A) Invitees to workshops shall include at 
least— 
(i) the chairs of departments in the rel-
evant discipline from at least the top 50 in-
stitutions of higher education, as deter-
mined by the amount of Federal research 
and development funds obligated to each in-
stitution of higher education in the prior 
year based on data available from the Na-
tional Science Foundation; 
(ii) members of any standing research 
grant review panel appointed by the Fed-
eral science agencies in the relevant dis-
cipline; 
(iii) in the case of science and engi-
neering disciplines supported by the De-
partment of Energy, the individuals from 
each of the Department of Energy National 
Laboratories with personnel management 
responsibilities comparable to those of an 
institution of higher education department 
chair; and 
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(iv) Federal science agency program 
officers in the relevant discipline, other than 
program officers that participate in com-
parable workshops organized and run spe-
cifically for that agency’s program officers. 
(B) Activities at the workshops shall include 
research presentations and interactive discus-
sions or other activities that increase the aware-
ness of the existence of gender bias in the grant- 
making process and the development of the aca-
demic record necessary to qualify as a grant re-
cipient, including recruitment, hiring, tenure re-
view, promotion, and other forms of formal rec-
ognition of individual achievement, and provide 
strategies to overcome such bias. 
(C) Research presentations and other work-
shop programs, as appropriate, shall include a 
discussion of the unique challenges faced by 
women who are members of historically under-
represented groups. 
(D) Workshop programs shall include infor-
mation on best practices and the value of men-
toring undergraduate and graduate women stu-
dents as well as outreach to girls earlier in their 
STEM education. 
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(5) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy shall transmit to the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report evaluating 
the effectiveness of the program carried out under 
this subsection to reduce gender bias towards 
women engaged in research funded by the Fed-
eral Government. The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall include in 
this report any recommendations for improving 
the evaluation process described in subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) MINIMUM
CRITERIA
FOR
EVALUA-
TION.—In determining the effectiveness of the 
program, the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall consider, at a min-
imum— 
(i) the rates of participation by 
invitees in the workshops authorized under 
this subsection; 
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(ii) the results of attitudinal surveys 
conducted on workshop participants before 
and after the workshops; 
(iii) any relevant institutional policy 
or practice changes reported by partici-
pants; and 
(iv) for individuals described in para-
graph (4)(A)(i) or (iii) who participated in 
at least 1 workshop 3 or more years prior 
to the due date for the report, trends in the 
data for the department represented by the 
chair or employee including faculty data re-
lated to gender as described in section 216. 
(C) INSTITUTIONAL ATTENDANCE AT WORK-
SHOPS.—As part of the report under subpara-
graph (A), the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall include a list of in-
stitutions of higher education science and engi-
neering departments whose representatives at-
tended the workshops required under this sub-
section. 
(6) MINIMIZING
COSTS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, workshops shall be held in conjunction with 
national or regional disciplinary meetings to mini-
mize costs associated with participant travel. 
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(c) EXTENDED RESEARCH GRANT SUPPORT AND IN-
TERIM TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS.— 
(1) POLICIES FOR CAREGIVERS.—Not later than 
6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy shall develop a uniform policy to— 
(A) extend the period of grant support for 
federally funded researchers who have caregiving 
responsibilities; and 
(B) provide funding for interim technical 
staff support for federally funded researchers who 
take a leave of absence for caregiving responsibil-
ities. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon developing the policy re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a 
copy of the policy to the Committee on Science and 
Technology of the House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(d) COLLECTION OF DATA ON FEDERAL RESEARCH 
GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal science agency 
shall collect standardized annual composite informa-
tion on demographics, field, award type and budget 
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request, review score, and funding outcome for all ap-
plications for research and development grants to in-
stitutions of higher education supported by that agen-
cy. 
(2) REPORTING OF DATA.— 
(A) The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall establish a policy to 
ensure uniformity and standardization of data 
collection required under paragraph (1). 
(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
each Federal science agency shall submit data 
collected under paragraph (1) to the National 
Science Foundation. 
(C) The National Science Foundation shall 
be responsible for storing and publishing all of 
the grant data submitted under subparagraph 
(B) in conjunction with the biennial report re-
quired under section 37 of the Science and Engi-
neering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 
1885d). 
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TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE 
FOUNDATION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act of 2010’’. 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 211. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the National Science Foundation estab-
lished under section 2 of the National Science Foun-
dation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). 
(2) 
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). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means one of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
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Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession 
of the United States. 
(5) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics. 
(6) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ 
means 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, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2011.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Foundation $7,481,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2011. 
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au-
thorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $6,020,000,000 shall be made available 
for research and related activities; 
(B) $945,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources; 
(C) $166,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
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(D) $330,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $4,840,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $14,830,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2012.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Foundation $8,127,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2012. 
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au-
thorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $6,496,000,000 shall be made available 
for research and related activities; 
(B) $1,020,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources; 
(C) $235,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $356,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $5,010,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $15,350,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
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(c) FISCAL YEAR 2013.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Foundation $8,764,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2013. 
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au-
thorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $7,009,000,000 shall be made available 
for research and related activities; 
(B) $1,100,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources; 
(C) $250,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $384,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $5,180,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $15,890,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
(d) FISCAL YEAR 2014.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Foundation $9,436,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2014. 
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au-
thorized under paragraph (1)— 
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(3) Increased participation of women and under-
represented minorities in STEM. 
(4) Increased partnerships between academia 
and industry. 
(5) Improved pre-K-12 STEM education and 
teacher development. 
(6) Improved undergraduate STEM education. 
(7) Increased public scientific literacy. 
(8) Increased national security. 
(b) POLICY.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall develop and im-
plement a policy for the Broader Impacts Review Criterion 
that— 
(1) provides for educating professional staff at 
the Foundation, merit review panels, and applicants 
for Foundation research grants on the policy devel-
oped under this subsection; 
(2) clarifies that the activities of grant recipients 
undertaken to satisfy the Broader Impacts Review 
Criterion shall— 
(A) to the extent practicable employ proven 
strategies and models and draw on existing pro-
grams and activities; and 
(B) when novel approaches are justified, 
build on the most current research results; 
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(3) allows for some portion of funds allocated to 
broader impacts under a research grant to be used for 
assessment and evaluation of the broader impacts ac-
tivity; 
(4) encourages institutions of higher education 
and other nonprofit education or research organiza-
tions to develop and provide, either as individual in-
stitutions or in partnerships thereof, appropriate 
training and programs to assist Foundation-funded 
principal investigators at their institutions in achiev-
ing the goals of the Broader Impacts Review Criterion 
as described in subsection (a); and 
(5) requires principal investigators applying for 
Foundation research grants to provide evidence of in-
stitutional support for the portion of the investigator’s 
proposal designed to satisfy the Broader Impacts Re-
view Criterion, including evidence of relevant train-
ing, programs, and other institutional resources 
available to the investigator from either their home 
institution or organization or another institution or 
organization with relevant expertise. 
SEC. 215. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEER-
ING STATISTICS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the 
Foundation a National Center for Science and Engineering 
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Statistics (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’), that 
shall serve as a central Federal clearinghouse for the collec-
tion, interpretation, analysis, and dissemination of objec-
tive data on science, engineering, technology, and research 
and development. 
(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out subsection (a) of this 
section, the Director, acting through the Center shall— 
(1) collect, acquire, analyze, report, and dissemi-
nate statistical data related to the science and engi-
neering enterprise in the United States and other na-
tions that is relevant and useful to practitioners, re-
searchers, policymakers, and the public, including 
statistical data on— 
(A) research and development trends; 
(B) the science and engineering workforce; 
(C) 
United 
States 
competitiveness 
in 
science, engineering, technology, and research 
and development; and 
(D) the condition and progress of United 
States STEM education; 
(2) support research using the data it collects, 
and on methodologies in areas related to the work of 
the Center; and 
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(3) support the education and training of re-
searchers in the use of large-scale, nationally rep-
resentative data sets. 
(c) STATISTICAL REPORTS.—The Director or the Na-
tional Science Board, acting through the Center, shall issue 
regular, and as necessary, special statistical reports on top-
ics related to the national and international science and 
engineering enterprise such as the biennial report required 
by section 4 (j)(1) of the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)) on indicators of the state 
of science and engineering in the United States. 
SEC. 216. COLLECTION OF DATA ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
FACULTY. 
(a) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Director shall report, 
in conjunction with the biennial report required under sec-
tion 37 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportuni-
ties Act (42 U.S.C.19 1885d), statistical summary data on 
the demographics of STEM discipline faculty at institu-
tions of higher education in the United States. At a min-
imum, the Director shall consider— 
(1) the number and percent of faculty by gender, 
race, and age; 
(2) the number and percent of faculty at each 
rank, by gender, race, and age; 
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(3) the number and percent of faculty who are 
in nontenure-track positions, including teaching and 
research, by gender, race, and age; 
(4) the number of faculty who are reviewed for 
promotion, including tenure, and the percentage of 
that number who are promoted, by gender, race, and 
age; 
(5) faculty years in rank by gender, race, and 
age; 
(6) faculty attrition by gender, race, and age; 
(7) the number and percent of faculty hired by 
rank, gender, race, and age; and 
(8) the number and percent of faculty in leader-
ship positions, including endowed or named chairs, 
serving on promotion and tenure committees, by gen-
der, race, and age. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Director shall solicit 
input and recommendations from relevant stakeholders, in-
cluding representatives from institutions of higher edu-
cation and nonprofit organizations, on the collection of data 
required under subsection (a), including the development of 
standard definitions on the terms and categories to be used 
in the collection of such data. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
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submit a report to Congress on how the Foundation will 
gather the demographic data on STEM faculty, including— 
(1) a description of the data to be reported and 
the sources of those data; 
(2) justification for the exclusion of any data de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
(3) a list of the definitions for the terms and cat-
egories, such as ‘‘faculty’’ and ‘‘leadership positions’’, 
to be applied in the reporting of all data described in 
paragraph (1). 
Subtitle B—Research and 
Innovation 
SEC. 221. SUPPORT FOR POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE 
RESEARCH. 
(a) POLICY.—The Director shall establish a policy that 
requires the Foundation to use at least 5 percent of its re-
search budget to fund high-risk, high-reward basic research 
proposals. Support for facilities and infrastructure, includ-
ing preconstruction design and operations and mainte-
nance of major research facilities, shall not be counted as 
part of the research budget for the purposes of this section. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing such policy, 
the Foundation may— 
(1) develop solicitations specifically for high-risk, 
high-reward basic research; 
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(2) establish review panels for the primary pur-
pose of selecting high-risk, high-reward proposals or 
modify instructions to standard review panels to re-
quire identification of high-risk, high-reward pro-
posals; and 
(3) support workshops and participate in con-
ferences with the primary purpose of identifying new 
opportunities for high-risk, high-reward basic re-
search, especially at interdisciplinary interfaces. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘high-risk, high-reward basic research’’ means re-
search driven by ideas that have the potential to radically 
change our understanding of an important existing sci-
entific or engineering concept, or leading to the creation 
of a new paradigm or field of science or engineering, and 
that is characterized by its challenge to current under-
standing or its pathway to new frontiers. 
SEC. 222. FACILITATING INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORA-
TIONS FOR NATIONAL NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award competi-
tive, merit-based awards in amounts not to exceed 
$5,000,000 over a period of up to 5 years to interdiscipli-
nary research collaborations that are likely to assist in ad-
dressing critical challenges to national security, competi-
tiveness, and societal well-being and that— 
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(1) involve at least 2 co-equal principal inves-
tigators at the same or different institutions; 
(2) draw upon well-integrated, diverse teams of 
investigators, including students or postdoctoral re-
searchers, from one or more disciplines; and 
(3) foster creativity and pursue high-risk, high- 
reward research. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Director shall give priority to applicants 
that propose to utilize advances in cyberinfrastructure and 
simulation-based science and engineering. 
SEC. 223. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MANUFAC-
TURING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
(a) MANUFACTURING RESEARCH.—The Director shall 
carry out a program to award merit-reviewed, competitive 
grants to institutions of higher education to support funda-
mental research leading to transformative advances in 
manufacturing technologies, processes, and enterprises that 
will support United States manufacturing through im-
proved performance, productivity, sustainability, and com-
petitiveness. Research areas may include— 
(1) nanomanufacturing; 
(2) manufacturing and construction machines 
and equipment, including robotics, automation, and 
other intelligent systems; 
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(3) manufacturing enterprise systems; 
(4) advanced sensing and control techniques; 
(5) materials processing; and 
(6) information technologies for manufacturing, 
including predictive and real-time models and sim-
ulations, and virtual manufacturing. 
(b) MANUFACTURING EDUCATION.—In order to help 
ensure a well-trained manufacturing workforce, the Direc-
tor shall award grants to strengthen and expand scientific 
and technical education and training in advanced manu-
facturing, including through the Foundation’s Advanced 
Technological Education program. 
SEC. 224. STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any Foundation research 
grant, in an amount greater than $2,000,000, to be carried 
out through a partnership that includes one or more minor-
ity-serving institutions or predominantly undergraduate 
institutions and one or more institutions described in sub-
section (b), the Director shall award funds directly, accord-
ing to the budget justification described in the grant pro-
posal, to at least two of the institutions of higher education 
in the partnership, including at least one minority-serving 
institution or one predominantly undergraduate institu-
tion, to ensure a strong and equitable partnership. 
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(b) INSTITUTIONS.—The institutions referred to in 
subsection (a) are institutions of higher education that are 
among the 100 institutions receiving, over the 3-year period 
immediately preceding the awarding of grants, the highest 
amount of research funding from the Foundation. 
SEC. 225. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORT ON MID- 
SCALE INSTRUMENTATION. 
(a) 
MID-SCALE
RESEARCH
INSTRUMENTATION 
NEEDS.—The National Science Board shall evaluate the 
needs, across all disciplines supported by the Foundation, 
for mid-scale research instrumentation that falls between 
the instruments funded by the Major Research Instrumenta-
tion program and the very large projects funded by the 
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction 
program. 
(b) REPORT ON MID-SCALE RESEARCH INSTRUMENTA-
TION PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the National Science Board shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on mid-scale research instrumenta-
tion at the Foundation. At a minimum, this report shall 
include— 
(1) the findings from the Board’s evaluation of 
instrumentation needs required under subsection (a), 
including a description of differences across dis-
ciplines and Foundation research directorates; 
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SEC. 226. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OVERALL SUPPORT FOR 
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE FOUN-
DATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Foundation should 
strive to keep the percentage of the Foundation budget de-
voted to research infrastructure in the range of 24 to 27 
percent, as recommended in the 2003 National Science 
Board report entitled ‘‘Science and Engineering Infrastruc-
ture for the 21st Century’’. 
SEC. 227. PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a pro-
gram to award merit-reviewed, competitive grants to insti-
tutions of higher education to establish and to expand part-
nerships that promote innovation and increase the economic 
and social impact of research by developing tools and re-
sources to connect new scientific discoveries to practical 
uses. 
(b) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To be eligible for funding 
under this section, an institution of higher education 
must propose establishment of a partnership that— 
(A) includes at least one private sector enti-
ty; and 
(B) may include other institutions of higher 
education, public sector institutions, private sec-
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tor entities, and social enterprise nonprofit orga-
nizations. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients 
under this section, the Director shall give priority to 
partnerships that include one or more institutions of 
higher education that are among the 100 institutions 
receiving, over the 3-year period immediately pre-
ceding the awarding of grants, the highest amount of 
research funding from the Foundation and at least 
one of the following: 
(A) A minority serving institution. 
(B) A primarily undergraduate institution. 
(C) A 2-year institution of higher edu-
cation. 
(c) PROGRAM.—Proposals funded under this section 
shall seek to— 
(1) increase the economic or social impact of the 
most promising research at the institution or institu-
tions of higher education that are members of the 
partnership through knowledge transfer or commer-
cialization; 
(2) increase the engagement of faculty and stu-
dents across multiple disciplines and departments, in-
cluding faculty and students in schools of business 
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and other appropriate non-STEM fields and dis-
ciplines in knowledge transfer activities; 
(3) enhance education and mentoring of students 
and faculty in innovation and entrepreneurship 
through networks, courses, and development of best 
practices and curricula; 
(4) strengthen the culture of the institution or 
institutions of higher education to undertake and par-
ticipate in activities related to innovation and lead-
ing to economic or social impact; 
(5) broaden the participation of all types of in-
stitutions of higher education in activities to meet 
STEM workforce needs and promote innovation and 
knowledge transfer; and 
(6) build lasting partnerships with local and re-
gional businesses, local and State governments, and 
other relevant entities. 
(d) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—In selecting grant recipi-
ents under this section, the Director shall also consider the 
extent to which the applicants are able to demonstrate evi-
dence of institutional support for, and commitment to— 
(1) achieving the goals of the program as de-
scribed in subsection (c); 
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(2) expansion to an institution-wide program if 
the initial proposal is not for an institution-wide 
program; and 
(3) sustaining any new innovation tools and re-
sources generated from funding under this program. 
(e) LIMITATION.—No funds provided under this section 
may be used to construct or renovate a building or struc-
ture. 
SEC. 228. PRIZE AWARDS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Generating Extraordinary New Innovations in the United 
States Act of 2010’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a pilot 
program to award innovation inducement cash prizes in 
any area of research supported by the Foundation. The Di-
rector may carry out a program of cash prizes only in con-
formity with this section. 
(c) TOPICS.—In identifying topics for prize competi-
tions under this section, the Director shall— 
(1) consult widely both within and outside the 
Federal Government; 
(2) give priority to high-risk, high-reward re-
search challenges and to problems whose solution 
could improve the economic competitiveness of the 
United States; and 
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(3) give consideration to the extent to which the 
topics have the potential to raise public awareness 
about federally sponsored research. 
(d) TYPES OF CONTESTS.—The Director shall consider 
all categories of innovation inducement prizes, including— 
(1) contests in which the award is to the first 
team or individual who accomplishes a stated objec-
tive; and 
(2) contests in which the winner is the team or 
individual who comes closest to achieving an objective 
within a specified time. 
(e) ADVERTISING AND ANNOUNCEMENT.— 
(1) ADVERTISING
AND
SOLICITATION
OF
COM-
PETITORS.—The Director shall widely advertise prize 
competitions to encourage broad participation, in-
cluding by individuals, institutions of higher edu-
cation, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. 
(2) ANNOUNCEMENT
THROUGH
FEDERAL
REG-
ISTER
NOTICE.—The Director shall announce each 
prize competition by publishing a notice in the Fed-
eral Register. This notice shall include the subject of 
the competition, the duration of the competition, the 
eligibility requirements for participation in the com-
petition, the process for participants to register for 
the competition, the amount of the prize, and the cri-
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‘‘(c) PARTNERSHIP.—An institution of higher edu-
cation may partner with one or more other nonprofit edu-
cation or research organizations, including scientific and 
engineering societies, for the purposes of carrying out the 
activities authorized under this section. 
‘‘(d) 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 research findings 
that will serve as the basis for the proposed re-
form effort or, in the case of applications that 
propose an expansion of a previously imple-
mented reform effort, a description of the pre-
viously implemented reform effort, including in-
dicators of success such as data on student re-
cruitment, persistence to degree completion, and 
academic achievement; 
‘‘(C) evidence of institutional support for, 
and commitment to, the proposed reform effort, 
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