COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, as amend-
ed by subsection (a). 
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 section 
3 at all Federal science agencies, including any rec-
ommendations for revising or expanding such poli-
cies; 
(2) with respect to efforts to minimize the effects 
of implicit bias in the review of extramural and in-
tramural 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 updates 
to the policies for review of Federal research 
grants required under such section; and 
(C) any evidence of the impact of such poli-
cies on the review or awarding of Federal re-
search grants; and 
(3) a description and evaluation of the status of 
institution of higher education and Federal labora-
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tory policies and practices required under section 
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 Pol-
icy. 
(2) FEDERAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
laboratory’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703). 
(3) FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral science agency’’ means any Federal agency with 
at least $100,000,000 in research and development ex-
penditures in fiscal year 2018. 
(4) 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)). 
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(5) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON INCLU-
SION
IN
STEM.—The term ‘‘interagency working 
group on inclusion in STEM’’ means the interagency 
working group established by section 308 of the Amer-
ican 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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Union Calendar No. 142 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2528 
[Report No. 116–184] 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy to carry out programs and ac-
tivities to ensure that Federal science agencies 
and institutions of higher education receiving 
Federal research and development funding are 
fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 30, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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