practicable, that grants awarded under this 
subsection are made to a variety of types of in-
stitutions of higher education, including two- 
year and minority-serving institutions of higher 
education. 
‘‘(5) EDUCATION RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All grants made under 
this subsection shall include an education re-
search component that will support the design 
and implementation of a system for data collec-
tion and evaluation of proposed reform efforts 
in order to build the knowledge base on prom-
ising models for increasing recruitment and re-
tention of students from underrepresented mi-
nority groups in STEM education at the under-
graduate level across a diverse set of institu-
tions. 
‘‘(B) DISSEMINATION.—The Director of 
the Foundation shall coordinate with relevant 
Federal agencies in disseminating the results of 
the research under this paragraph to ensure 
that best practices in broadening participation 
in STEM education at the undergraduate level 
are made readily available to all institutions of 
higher education, other Federal agencies that 
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support STEM programs, non-Federal funders 
of STEM education, and the general public. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024.’’. 
SEC. 10. TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS TO BROADEN TRIBAL COLLEGE AND 
UNIVERSITY STUDENT PARTICIPATION
IN COMPUTER 
SCIENCE.—Section 525 of the America COMPETES Re-
authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–13) is 
amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) GRANTS TO BROADEN TRIBAL COLLEGE AND 
UNIVERSITY STUDENT PARTICIPATION
IN COMPUTER 
SCIENCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, as part of 
the program authorized under this section, shall 
award grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis 
to eligible entities to increase the participation of 
tribal populations in computer science and computa-
tional thinking education programs to enable stu-
dents to develop skills and competencies in coding, 
problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity and col-
laboration. 
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‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—Grants awarded under this 
subsection shall support— 
‘‘(A) research and development needed to 
bring computer science and computational 
thinking courses and degrees to tribal colleges 
and universities; 
‘‘(B) research and development of instruc-
tional materials needed to integrate computer 
science and computational thinking into pro-
grams that are culturally relevant to students 
attending tribal colleges and universities; 
‘‘(C) research, development and evaluation 
of distance education for computer science and 
computational thinking courses and degree pro-
grams for students attending tribal colleges and 
universities; and 
‘‘(D) other activities consistent with the 
activities described in paragraphs (1) through 
(4) of subsection (b), as determined by the Di-
rector. 
‘‘(3) PARTNERSHIPS.—A tribal college or uni-
versity seeking a grant under this subsection, or a 
consortia thereof, may partner with an institution of 
higher education or nonprofit organization with dem-
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onstrated expertise in academic program develop-
ment. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Director shall consult and cooperate 
with the programs and policies of other relevant 
Federal agencies to avoid duplication with and en-
hance the effectiveness of the program under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Di-
rector of the Foundation $2,000,000 in each of fis-
cal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out this sub-
section.’’. 
(b) EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the National Science Foundation shall evaluate the 
grant program authorized under section 525 of the 
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 
(42 U.S.C. 1862p–13), as amended. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the evalua-
tion under paragraph (1), the Director shall— 
(A) use a common set of benchmarks and 
assessment tools to identify best practices and 
materials developed or demonstrated by the re-
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search conducted pursuant to grants programs 
under section 525 of the America COMPETES 
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
1862p–13); 
(B) include an assessment of the effective-
ness of such grant programs in expanding ac-
cess to high quality STEM education, research, 
and outreach at tribal colleges and universities, 
as applicable; 
(C) assess the number of students who 
participated in such grant programs; and 
(D) assess the percentage of students par-
ticipating in such grant programs who success-
fully complete their education programs. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the evaluation under paragraph 
(1) is completed, the Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall submit to Congress and 
make available to the public, a report on the results 
of the evaluation, including any recommendations for 
legislative action that could optimize the effective-
ness of the grant program authorized under section 
525 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization 
Act of 2010, as amended by subsection (a). 
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SEC. 11. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director shall submit a report to Congress 
that includes— 
(1) a description and evaluation of the status 
and usage of policies implemented pursuant to sec-
tion 3 at all Federal science agencies, including any 
recommendations for revising or expanding such 
policies; 
(2) with respect to efforts to minimize the ef-
fects of implicit bias in the review of extramural and 
intramural Federal research grants under section 
5— 
(A) what steps all Federal science agencies 
have taken to implement policies and practices 
to minimize such effects; 
(B) a description of any significant up-
dates to the policies for review of Federal re-
search grants required under such section; and 
(C) any evidence of the impact of such 
policies on the review or awarding of Federal 
research grants; and 
(3) a description and evaluation of the status of 
institution of higher education and Federal labora-
tory policies and practices required under section 
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7(a), including any recommendations for revising or 
expanding such policies. 
SEC. 12. MERIT REVIEW. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering any 
intellectual or broader impacts criteria at Federal science 
agencies for evaluating grant applications. 
SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy. 
(2) FEDERAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral laboratory’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno-
vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703). 
(3) FEDERAL
SCIENCE
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘Federal science agency’’ means any Federal agency 
with at least $100,000,000 in research and develop-
ment expenditures in fiscal year 2018. 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(5) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON INCLU-
SION
IN
STEM.—The term ‘‘interagency working 
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group on inclusion in STEM’’ means the interagency 
working group established by section 308 of the 
American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42 
U.S.C. 6626). 
(6) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics, including 
computer science. 
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