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and STEM workforce development program-
ming to students, and teachers; and’’. 
(i) FOSTERING STEM RESEARCH DIVERSITY AND 
CAPACITY PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
a program to make awards on a competitive, merit- 
reviewed basis to eligible institutions to implement 
and study innovative approaches for building re-
search capacity in order to engage and retain stu-
dents from a range of institutions and diverse back-
grounds in STEM. 
(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this 
subsection the term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means an 
institution of higher education that, according to the 
data published by the National Center for Science 
and Engineering Statistics, is not, on average, 
among the top 100 institutions in Federal research 
and development expenditures during the 3 year pe-
riod prior to the year of the award. 
(3) PURPOSE.—The program established in 
paragraph (1) shall be focused on achieving simulta-
neous impacts at the student, faculty, and institu-
tional levels by increasing the research capacity at 
eligible institutions and the number of under-
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graduate and graduate students pursuing STEM de-
grees from eligible institutions. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this pro-
gram, the Director shall— 
(A) require eligible institutions seeking 
funding under this subsection to submit an ap-
plication to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, containing such information and assur-
ances as the Director may require. The applica-
tion shall include, at a minimum a description 
of how the eligible institution plans to sustain 
the proposed activities beyond the duration of 
the grant; 
(B) require applicants to identify dis-
ciplines and focus areas in which the eligible in-
stitution can excel, and explain how the appli-
cant will use the award to build capacity to bol-
ster the institutional research competitiveness 
of eligible entities to support grants awarded by 
the Foundation and increase regional and na-
tional capacity in STEM; 
(C) require the awards funded under this 
subsection to support research and related ac-
tivities, which may include— 
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(i) development or expansion of re-
search programs in disciplines and focus 
areas in subparagraph (B); 
(ii) faculty recruitment and profes-
sional development in disciplines and focus 
areas in subparagraph (B), including for 
early-career researchers; 
(iii) stipends for undergraduate and 
graduate students participating in research 
in disciplines and focus areas in subpara-
graph (B); 
(iv) acquisition of instrumentation 
necessary to build research capacity at an 
eligible institution in disciplines and focus 
areas in subparagraph (B); 
(v) an assessment of capacity-building 
and research infrastructure needs; 
(vi) administrative research develop-
ment support; and 
(vii) other activities necessary to build 
research capacity; and 
(D) require that no eligible institution 
should receive more than $10,000,000 in any 
single year of funds made available under this 
section. 
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(5) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In award-
ing a grant under this subsection, the Director may 
also consider— 
(A) the extent to which the applicant will 
support students from diverse backgrounds, in-
cluding first-generation undergraduate stu-
dents; 
(B) the geographic and institutional diver-
sity of the applying institutions; and 
(C) how the applicants can leverage public- 
private partnerships and existing partnerships 
with Federal Research Agencies. 
(6) DUPLICATION.—The Director shall ensure 
the awards made under this subsection are com-
plementary and not duplicative of existing programs. 
(7) REPORT.—The Director shall submit a re-
port to Congress after the third year of the program 
that includes— 
(A) an assessment of the effectiveness of 
the program for growing the geographic and in-
stitutional diversity of institutions of higher 
education receiving research awards from the 
Foundation; 
(B) an assessment of the quality, quantity 
and geographic and institutional diversity of in-
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stitutions of higher education conducting Foun-
dation-sponsored research since the establish-
ment of the program in this subsection; 
(C) an assessment of the quantity and di-
versity of undergraduate and graduate students 
graduating 
from 
eligible 
institutions 
with 
STEM degrees; and 
(D) statistical summary data on the pro-
gram, including the geographic and institutional 
allocation of award funding, the number and di-
versity of supported graduate and under-
graduate students, and how it contributes to ca-
pacity building at eligible entities. 
(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 
through 2026 to carry out the activities under this 
subsection. 
(j) CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING 
UNIVERSITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall make 
awards, on a competitive basis, to eligible institu-
tions described in paragraph (2) to support the mis-
sion of the Foundation and to build institutional re-
search capacity at eligible institutions. 
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(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
an award under this subsection, an institu-
tion— 
(i) shall be— 
(I) a historically Black college or 
university; 
(II) a Tribal College or Univer-
sity; 
(III) a minority-serving institu-
tion; or 
(IV) an institution of higher edu-
cation with an established STEM ca-
pacity building program focused on 
traditionally underrepresented popu-
lations in STEM, including Native 
Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and Indi-
ans; and 
(ii) 
shall 
have 
not 
more 
than 
$50,000,000 in annual federally-financed 
research and development expenditures for 
science 
and 
engineering 
as 
reported 
through the National Science Foundation 
Higher Education Research and Develop-
ment Survey. 
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(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—An eligible institu-
tion receiving a grant under this subsection 
may carry out the activities of the grant 
through a partnership with other entities, in-
cluding community colleges and other eligible 
institutions. 
(3) PROPOSALS.—To receive an award under 
this subsection, an eligible institution shall submit 
an application to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Di-
rector may require, including a plan that describes 
how the eligible institution will establish or expand 
research office capacity and how such award would 
be used to— 
(A) conduct an assessment of capacity- 
building and research infrastructure needs of 
an eligible institution; 
(B) enhance institutional resources to pro-
vide administrative research development sup-
port to faculty at an eligible institution; 
(C) bolster the institutional research com-
petitiveness of an eligible institution to support 
grants awarded by the Foundation; 
(D) support the acquisition of instrumen-
tation necessary to build research capacity at 
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an eligible institution in research areas directly 
associated with the Foundation; 
(E) increase capability of an eligible insti-
tution to move technology into the marketplace; 
(F) increase engagement with industry to 
execute research through the SBIR and STTR 
programs (as defined in section 9(e) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) and di-
rect contracts at an eligible institution; 
(G) provide student engagement and re-
search training opportunities at the under-
graduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels at 
an eligible institution; 
(H) further faculty development initiatives 
and strengthen institutional research training 
infrastructure, capacity, and competitiveness of 
an eligible institution; or 
(I) address plans and prospects for long- 
term sustainability of institutional enhance-
ments at an eligible institution resulting from 
the award including, if applicable, how the 
award may be leveraged by an eligible institu-
tion to build a broader base of support. 
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(4) AWARDS.—Awards made under this sub-
section shall be for periods of 3 years, and may be 
extended for periods of not more than 5 years. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Di-
rector $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026 to carry out the activities in this Act. 
(k) CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER OF THE NSF.— 
(1) CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall 
appoint a senior agency official within the Of-
fice of the Director as a Chief Diversity Officer. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Chief Diver-
sity Officer shall have significant experience, 
within the Federal Government and the science 
community, with diversity- and inclusion-related 
matters, including— 
(i) civil rights compliance; 
(ii) harassment policy, reviews, and 
investigations; 
(iii) equal employment opportunity; 
and 
(iv) disability policy. 
(C) OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Diversity Of-
ficer shall direct the Office of Diversity and In-
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clusion of the Foundation and report directly to 
the Director in the performance of the duties of 
the Chief Diversity Officer under this sub-
section. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Chief Diversity Officer is re-
sponsible for providing advice on policy, oversight, 
guidance, and coordination with respect to matters 
of the Foundation related to diversity and inclusion, 
including ensuring the geographic diversity of the 
Foundation programs. Other duties may include— 
(A) establishing and maintaining a stra-
tegic plan that publicly states a diversity defini-
tion, vision, and goals for the Foundation; 
(B) defining a set of strategic metrics that 
are— 
(i) directly linked to key organiza-
tional priorities and goals; 
(ii) actionable; and 
(iii) actively used to implement the 
strategic plan under paragraph (1); 
(C) advising in the establishment of a stra-
tegic plan for diverse participation by individ-
uals and institutions of higher education, in-
cluding community colleges, historically Black 
colleges and universities, Tribal colleges or uni-
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versities, minority-serving institutions, institu-
tions of higher education with an established 
STEM capacity building program focused on 
traditionally underrepresented populations in 
STEM, including Native Hawaiians, Alaska 
Natives, and Indians, and institutions from ju-
risdictions eligible to participate under section 
113 of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g); 
(D) advising in the establishment of a 
strategic plan for outreach to, and recruiting 
from, untapped locations and underrepresented 
populations; 
(E) advising on a diversity and inclusion 
strategy for the Foundation’s portfolio of PreK- 
12 STEM education focused programs and ac-
tivities, including goals for addressing barriers 
to participation; 
(F) advising on the application of the 
Foundation’s broader impacts review criterion; 
and 
(G) performing such additional duties and 
exercise such powers as the Director may pre-
scribe. 
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(3) FUNDING.—From any amounts appro-
priated for the Foundation for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026, the Director shall allocate 
$5,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each 
such year. 
SEC. 7. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means the principal investigator, co-prin-
cipal investigators, and any other person at the in-
stitution who is responsible for the design, conduct, 
or reporting of research or educational activities 
funded or proposed for funding by the Foundation. 
(2) FOREIGN
COUNTRY
OF
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘‘foreign country of concern’’ means the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Re-
public of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Islamic 
Republic of Iran, or any other country deemed to be 
a country of concern as determined by the Depart-
ment of State. 
(3) MALIGN
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT
TALENT 
RECRUITMENT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘malign for-
eign government talent recruitment program’’ means 
any program or activity that includes compensation, 
including cash, research funding, honorific titles, 
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promised future compensation, or other types of re-
muneration, provided by the foreign state or an enti-
ty sponsored by the foreign state to the targeted in-
dividual in exchange for the individual transferring 
knowledge and expertise to the foreign country. 
(b) BROADER IMPACTS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
shall enter into an agreement with a qualified inde-
pendent organization to assess how the Broader Im-
pacts review criterion is applied across the Founda-
tion and make recommendations for improving the 
effectiveness for meeting the goals established in sec-
tion 526 of the America Creating Opportunities to 
Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, 
Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 
(42 U.S.C. 1862p–14). 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Director shall award 
grants on a competitive basis, to institutions of high-
er education or non-profit organizations (or con-
sortia of such institutions or organizations) to sup-
port activities to increase the efficiency, effective-
ness, and availability of resources for implementing 
the Broader Impacts review criterion, including— 
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(A) training and workshops for program 
officers, merit review panelists, grant office ad-
ministrators, faculty, and students to improve 
understanding of the goals and the full range of 
potential broader impacts available to research-
ers to satisfy this criterion; 
(B) repositories and clearinghouses for 
sharing best practices and facilitating collabora-
tion; and 
(C) tools for evaluating and documenting 
societal impacts of research. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Director should continue to identify oppor-
tunities to reduce the administrative burden on research-
ers. 
(d) RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND SECURITY.— 
(1) OFFICE OF RESEARCH SECURITY AND POL-
ICY.—The Director shall maintain a Research Secu-
rity and Policy office within the Office of the Direc-
tor with no fewer than 4 full-time equivalent posi-
tions, in addition to the Chief of Research Security 
established in paragraph (2) of this subsection. The 
functions of the Research Security and Policy office 
shall be to coordinate all research security policy 
issues across the Foundation, including by— 
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(A) consulting and coordinating with the 
Foundation Office of Inspector General and 
with other Federal research agencies and intel-
ligence and law enforcement agencies, as appro-
priate, through the National Science and Tech-
nology Council in accordance with the authority 
provided under section 1746 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note), to 
identify and address potential security risks 
that threaten research integrity and other risks 
to the research enterprise; 
(B) serving as the Foundation’s primary 
resource for all issues related to the security 
and integrity of the conduct of Foundation-sup-
ported research; 
(C) conducting outreach and education ac-
tivities for awardees on research policies and 
potential security risks; 
(D) educating Foundation program man-
agers and other directorate staff on evaluating 
Foundation awards and awardees for potential 
security risks; and 
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(E) communicating reporting and disclo-
sure requirements to awardees and applicants 
for funding. 
(2) CHIEF OF RESEARCH SECURITY.—The Di-
rector shall appoint a senior agency official within 
the Office of the Director as a Chief of Research Se-
curity, whose primary responsibility is to manage the 
office established under paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—No later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector shall provide a report to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate on the resources and the number of full time 
employees needed to carry out the functions of the 
Office established in paragraph (1). 
(4) ONLINE RESOURCE.—The Director shall de-
velop an online resource hosted on the Foundation’s 
website containing up-to-date information, tailored 
for institutions and individual researchers, includ-
ing— 
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(A) an explanation of Foundation research 
security policies; 
(B) unclassified guidance on potential se-
curity risks that threaten scientific integrity 
and other risks to the research enterprise; 
(C) examples of beneficial international 
collaborations and how such collaborations dif-
fer from foreign government interference efforts 
that threaten research integrity; 
(D) promising practices for mitigating se-
curity risks that threaten research integrity; 
and 
(E) additional reference materials, includ-
ing tools that assist organizations seeking 
Foundation funding and awardees in informa-
tion disclosure to the Foundation. 
(5) RISK ASSESSMENT CENTER.—The Director 
shall enter into an agreement with a qualified inde-
pendent organization to create a new risk assess-
ment center to— 
(A) help the Foundation develop the online 
resources under paragraph (4); and 
(B) help awardees in assessing and identi-
fying issues related to nondisclosure of current 
and pending research funding, risks to the 
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