achievement of women and underrepresented minori-
ties in academic and Government STEM research 
careers at all levels. 
(3) To identify, disseminate, and implement 
best practices at Federal science agencies, including 
Federal laboratories, and at institutions of higher 
education to remove or reduce cultural and institu-
tional barriers limiting the recruitment, retention, 
and success of women and underrepresented minori-
ties in academic and Government STEM research 
careers. 
(4) To provide grants to institutions of higher 
education to recruit, retain, and advance STEM fac-
ulty members from underrepresented minority 
groups and to implement or expand reforms in un-
dergraduate STEM education in order to increase 
the number of students from underrepresented mi-
nority groups receiving degrees in these fields. 
SEC. 213. FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCY POLICIES FOR CARE-
GIVERS. 
(a) OSTP GUIDANCE.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall provide 
guidance to Federal science agencies to establish policies 
that— 
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(1) apply to all— 
(A) intramural and extramural research 
awards; and 
(B) 
primary 
investigators 
who 
have 
caregiving responsibilities, including care for a 
newborn or newly adopted child and care for an 
immediate family member who is sick or dis-
abled; and 
(2) provide— 
(A) flexibility in timing for the initiation of 
approved research awards; 
(B) no-cost extensions of research awards; 
(C) grant supplements as appropriate to 
research awards for research technicians or 
equivalent to sustain research activities; and 
(D) any other appropriate accommodations 
at the discretion of the head of each agency. 
(b) UNIFORMITY OF GUIDANCE.—In providing such 
guidance, the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall encourage uniformity and consistency 
in the policies across all agencies. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES.—Consistent with 
the guidance provided under this section, Federal science 
agencies shall maintain or develop and implement policies 
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for caregivers and shall broadly disseminate such policies 
to current and potential grantees. 
(d) DATA
ON USAGE.—Federal science agencies 
shall— 
(1) collect data on the usage of the policies 
under subsection (c), by gender, at both institutions 
of higher education and Federal laboratories; and 
(2) report such data on an annual basis to the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy in such form as required by the Director. 
SEC. 214. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF DATA ON FED-
ERAL RESEARCH GRANTS. 
(a) COLLECTION OF DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal science agency 
shall collect standardized record-level annual infor-
mation on demographics, primary field, award type, 
budget request, funding outcome, and awarded 
budget for all applications for merit-reviewed re-
search and development grants to institutions of 
higher education and Federal laboratories supported 
by that agency. 
(2) UNIFORMITY AND STANDARDIZATION.—The 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy shall establish a policy to ensure uniformity 
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and standardization of the data collection required 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) RECORD-LEVEL DATA.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—On an annual basis, 
beginning with the deadline under subpara-
graph (C), each Federal science agency shall 
submit to the Director of the National Science 
Foundation record-level data collected under 
paragraph (1) in the form required by such Di-
rector. 
(B) PREVIOUS DATA.—As part of the first 
submission under subparagraph (A), each Fed-
eral science agency, to the extent practicable, 
shall also submit comparable record-level data 
for the 5 years preceding the deadline under 
subparagraph (C). 
(C) DEADLINE.—The deadline under this 
paragraph is 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) REPORTING OF DATA.—The Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall publish statistical sum-
mary data collected under this section, disaggregated and 
cross-tabulated by race, ethnicity, gender, age, and years 
since completion of doctoral degree, including in conjunc-
tion with the National Science Foundation’s report re-
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