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ing financial incentives, awards, promotions, time set 
aside for independent research, access to equipment 
or facilities, and other forms of recognition, designed 
to attract and retain young scientists and engineers; 
(2) an evaluation of the impact of these incen-
tives on the careers of young scientists and engi-
neers at the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, and also on the quality of the research 
at the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology’s laboratories and in the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology’s programs; 
(3) a description of what barriers, if any, exist 
to efforts to recruit and retain young scientists and 
engineers, including limited availability of full time 
equivalent positions, legal and procedural require-
ments, and pay grading systems; and 
(4) the amount of funding devoted to efforts to 
recruit and retain young researchers and the source 
of such funds. 
SEC. 9. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION. 
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that— 
(1) a balanced science program as authorized 
by section 101(d) of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 
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(Public Law 109–155) contributes significantly to 
innovation in and the economic competitiveness of 
the United States; and 
(2) a robust National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, funded at the levels authorized 
under sections 202 and 203 of that Act, would offer 
a balance among science, aeronautics, exploration, 
and human space flight programs, all of which can 
attract and employ scientists, engineers, and techni-
cians across a broad range of fields in science, tech-
nology, mathematics, and engineering. 
(b) PARTICIPATION IN INNOVATION AND COMPETI-
TIVENESS PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall fully 
participate in any interagency efforts to promote innova-
tion and economic competitiveness through scientific re-
search and development within the spending levels cited 
in subsection (a). 
SEC. 10. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHE-
MATICS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Science Foun-
dation shall establish a program, to be known as the Un-
dergraduate Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engi-
neering, and Mathematics, or US-STEM, program, for 
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awarding scholarships to undergraduate scholars in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A student is eligible for a scholar-
ship under this section only if the student— 
(1) is enrolled at a public, 4-year college or uni-
versity; 
(2) will have completed at least one-half of the 
credit requirements for an undergraduate degree be-
fore beginning studies to be funded by the scholar-
ship; 
(3) has maintained a grade point average in un-
dergraduate studies of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0, 
or an equivalent level as calculated by the National 
Science Foundation, except that if the student’s in-
stitution appeals this criterion on the basis of undue 
hardship on the student, the National Science Foun-
dation may waive this paragraph; 
(4) has a total family income of less than 
$75,000 per year, with such amount to be adjusted 
annually by the National Science Foundation for in-
flation; 
(5) has not been convicted of a felony; and 
(6) is a citizen or permanent resident alien of 
the United States. 
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(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Scholarship recipients 
shall be selected on the basis of merit and such other cri-
teria as the National Science Foundation shall establish. 
(d) AWARDS.—The National Science Foundation 
shall announce awards before April 1 for each upcoming 
academic year, and may make up to 2,500 awards per 
year. Awards may be made for a maximum of 2 academic 
years for each student, and scholarship amounts shall be 
paid to the institution. 
(e) ADVISORY BOARD.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall establish an advisory board, 
which shall make recommendations to the Director for se-
lection criteria for scholarship recipients, and provide 
guidance and oversight for the program. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for carrying out this section— 
(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(3) $61,800,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(4) $63,600,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
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(5) $65,500,000 for fiscal year 2013. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 24, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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