I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4757 
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment 
in basic science research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. RYAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
UNDERWOOD, and Mr. SWALWELL of California) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition 
to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Serv-
ices, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national 
investment in basic science research. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Innovation 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CAP ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(i) NATIONAL
SCIENCE
FOUNDA-
TION.—If a bill or joint resolution making 
appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted 
that specifies amounts for the National 
Science Foundation, then the adjustments 
for that fiscal year shall be the amount of 
additional new budget authority provided 
in that Act for such programs for that fis-
cal year, but shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$565,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority; 
‘‘(II) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$1,170,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; 
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‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 
$1,480,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; 
‘‘(IV) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2023, 
$2,050,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; and 
‘‘(V) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024, 
$2,650,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority. 
‘‘(iii) 
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.— 
If a bill or joint resolution making appro-
priations for a fiscal year is enacted that 
specifies amounts for the Department of 
Defense science and technology programs, 
then the adjustments for that fiscal year 
shall be the amount of additional new 
budget authority provided in that Act for 
such programs for that fiscal year, but 
shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$1,120,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; 
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‘‘(II) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$2,310,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 
$3,590,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; 
‘‘(IV) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2023, 
$4,960,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; and 
‘‘(V) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024, 
$6,430,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority. 
‘‘(iv) 
NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF 
STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC 
AND
TECHNICAL
RESEARCH
AND
SERV-
ICES.—If a bill or joint resolution making 
appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted 
that specifies amounts for the scientific 
and technical research and services of the 
National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology at the Department of Commerce, 
then the adjustments for that fiscal year 
shall be the amount of additional new 
budget authority provided in that Act for 
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such programs for that fiscal year, but 
shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$51,000,000 in additional new budget 
authority; 
‘‘(II) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$105,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority; 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 
$163,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority; 
‘‘(IV) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2023, 
$225,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority; and 
‘‘(V) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024, 
$292,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority. 
‘‘(v) NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS
AND 
SPACE ADMINISTRATION SCIENCE MISSION 
DIRECTORATE.—If a bill or joint resolution 
making appropriations for a fiscal year is 
enacted that specifies amounts for the 
Science Mission Directorate at the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, then the adjustments for that fiscal 
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year shall be the amount of additional new 
budget authority provided in that Act for 
such programs for that fiscal year, but 
shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$483,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority; 
‘‘(II) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$1,000,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, 
$1,500,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; 
‘‘(IV) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2023, 
$2,150,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; and 
‘‘(V) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024, 
$2,780,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority. 
‘‘(vi) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) ADDITIONAL
NEW
BUDGET 
AUTHORITY.—The 
term 
‘additional 
new budget authority’ means— 
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‘‘(aa) with respect to the 
National Science Foundation, the 
amount provided for a fiscal 
year, in excess of the amount 
provided in fiscal year 2019, in 
an appropriation Act and speci-
fied to support the National 
Science Foundation; 
‘‘(bb) with respect to the 
Department of Energy Office of 
Science, the amount provided for 
a fiscal year, in excess of the 
amount provided in fiscal year 
2019, in an appropriation Act 
and specified to support the De-
partment of Energy Office of 
Science; 
‘‘(cc) with respect to the De-
partment of Defense science and 
technology programs, the amount 
provided for a fiscal year, in ex-
cess of the amount provided in 
fiscal year 2019, in an appropria-
tion Act and specified to support 
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the 
Department 
of 
Defense 
science and technology programs; 
‘‘(dd) with respect to the 
National Institute of Standards 
and Technology scientific and 
technical research services, the 
amount provided for a fiscal 
year, in excess of the amount 
provided in fiscal year 2019, in 
an appropriation Act and speci-
fied to support the National In-
stitute of Standards and Tech-
nology scientific and technical re-
search services; and 
‘‘(ee) with respect to the 
National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Science Mission 
Directorate, the amount provided 
for a fiscal year, in excess of the 
amount provided in fiscal year 
2019, in an appropriation Act 
and specified to support the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Science Mission Di-
rectorate. 
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‘‘(II) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SCIENCE
AND
TECHNOLOGY
PRO-
GRAMS.—The term ‘Department of 
Defense science and technology pro-
grams’ means the appropriations ac-
counts that support the various insti-
tutes, offices, and centers that make 
up the Department of Defense science 
and technology programs. 
‘‘(III) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—The term ‘De-
partment of Energy Office of Science’ 
means the appropriations accounts 
that support the various institutes, of-
fices, and centers that make up the 
Department of Energy Office of 
Science. 
‘‘(IV) NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS 
AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SCIENCE 
MISSION
DIRECTORATE.—The term 
‘National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Science Mission Direc-
torate’ means the appropriations ac-
counts that support the various insti-
tutes, offices, and centers that make 
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up the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Science Mission 
Directorate. 
‘‘(V) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF 
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY
SCI-
ENTIFIC
AND
TECHNICAL
RESEARCH 
AND SERVICES.—The term ‘National 
Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology scientific and technical re-
search and services’ means the appro-
priations accounts that support the 
various institutes, offices, and centers 
that make up the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology sci-
entific and technical research and 
services. 
‘‘(VI) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUN-
DATION.—The term ‘National Science 
Foundation’ means the appropriations 
accounts that support the various in-
stitutes, offices, and centers that 
make up the National Science Foun-
dation.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—There are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated— 
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(1) for the National Science Foundation, the 
amounts provided for under clause (i) of such sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each subsequent fiscal year; 
(2) for the Department of Energy Office of 
Science, the amounts provided for under clause (ii) 
of such section 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each subsequent fiscal year; 
(3) for the Department of Defense science and 
technology programs, the amounts provided for 
under clause (iii) of such section 251(b)(2)(D) in 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal 
year; 
(4) for the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology scientific and technical research and 
services, the amounts provided for under clause (iv) 
of such section 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each subsequent fiscal year; and 
(5) for the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration 
Science 
Mission 
Directorate, 
the 
amounts provided for under clause (v) of such sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each subsequent fiscal year. 
(c) MINIMUM
CONTINUED
FUNDING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Amounts appropriated for each of the programs 
and agencies described in section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(as added by subsection (a)) for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024, and each subsequent fiscal year, shall not 
be less than the amounts appropriated for such programs 
and agencies for fiscal year 2019. 
(d) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FROM 
SEQUESTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund 
and Other Funds (16–0327–0–1–600).’’ the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Appropriations under the American 
Innovation Act.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to any sequestration order 
issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
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Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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