110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1467 
AN ACT 
To authorize the National Science Foundation to award 
grants to institutions of higher education to develop and 
offer education and training programs. 
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 ‘‘10,000 Trained by 
2010 Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) the National Science Foundation has long 
been a government leader in strengthening our Na-
tion’s information infrastructure; 
(2) as automation and digitization reach the 
healthcare industry, that industry will need to draw 
heavily on the expertise of researchers funded by the 
National Science Foundation for the collection, proc-
essing, and utilization of information; 
(3) the National Science Foundation’s basic re-
search, demonstrations, and curriculum development 
assistance are all required to help make sure the in-
dustry has the knowledge, procedures, and workforce 
necessary to take full advantage of advanced com-
munications and information technology; 
(4) the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 
that 136,000 Americans were employed in 2000 as 
information 
management 
professionals 
in 
the 
healthcare industry alone, with projected growth of 
49 percent by 2010; and 
(5) no systematic plan exists for designing and 
implementing systems and information tools and for
ensuring that the healthcare workforce can make the 
transition to the information age. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Science Foundation. 
(2) INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘information’’ 
means healthcare information. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap-
propriate, shall award grants for basic research on 
innovative approaches to improve information sys-
tems. Research areas may include— 
(A) information studies; 
(B) population informatics; 
(C) translational informatics; and 
(D) data security, integrity, and confiden-
tiality.
(2) MERIT
REVIEW; 
COMPETITION.—Grants 
shall be awarded under this section on a merit-re-
viewed, competitive basis. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub-
section— 
(A) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(B) $3,600,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(C) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(D) $3,800,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) INFORMATICS RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap-
propriate, shall award multiyear grants, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, to institutions of 
higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish 
multidisciplinary Centers for Informatics Research. 
Institutions of higher education (or consortia there-
of) receiving such grants may partner with one or 
more government laboratories, for-profit institutions, 
or non-profit institutions. 
(2) MERIT
REVIEW; 
COMPETITION.—Grants 
shall be awarded under this subsection on a merit- 
reviewed, competitive basis.
(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Centers 
shall be to generate innovative approaches in infor-
mation by conducting cutting-edge, multidisciplinary 
research, including in the research areas described in 
subsection (a)(1). 
(4) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher 
education (or a consortium thereof) seeking funding 
under this subsection shall submit an application to 
the Director at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Director may re-
quire. The application shall include, at a minimum, 
a description of— 
(A) the research projects that will be un-
dertaken by the Center and the contributions of 
each of the participating entities; 
(B) how the Center will promote active col-
laboration among professionals from different 
disciplines, such as information technology spe-
cialists, health professionals, administrators, 
and social science researchers; and 
(C) how the Center will contribute to in-
creasing the number of information researchers 
and other professionals.
(5) CRITERIA.—In evaluating the applications 
submitted under paragraph (4), the Director shall 
consider, at a minimum— 
(A) the ability of the applicant to generate 
innovative approaches to information and effec-
tively carry out the research program; 
(B) the experience of the applicant in con-
ducting research in the information field, and 
the capacity of the applicant to foster new mul-
tidisciplinary collaborations; 
(C) the capacity of the applicant to attract 
and provide adequate support for under-
graduate and graduate students to pursue in-
formation research; and 
(D) the extent to which the applicant will 
partner with government laboratories or for- 
profit or non-profit entities, and the role the 
government laboratories or for-profit or non- 
profit entities will play in the research under-
taken by the Center. 
(6) ANNUAL
MEETING.—The Director shall 
convene an annual meeting of the Centers in order 
to foster collaboration and communication between 
Center participants.
(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the Na-
tional Science Foundation to carry out this sub-
section— 
(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(B) $4,600,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(C) $4,700,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(D) $4,800,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFORMATION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap-
propriate, shall establish a program to award grants 
to institutions of higher education (or consortia 
thereof) to establish or improve undergraduate and 
master’s degree information programs, to increase 
the number of students who pursue undergraduate 
or master’s degrees in information fields, to provide 
students with experience in government or industry 
related to their information studies, and, to the ex-
tent practicable, to do so using distance learning. 
(2) MERIT
REVIEW; 
COMPETITION.—Grants 
shall be awarded under this subsection on a merit- 
reviewed, competitive basis.
(3) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Grants awarded under 
this subsection shall be used for activities that en-
hance the ability of an institution of higher edu-
cation (or consortium thereof) to provide high-qual-
ity information education, including certification and 
undergraduate and master’s degree programs, and 
to recruit and retain increased numbers of students 
to such programs. Activities may include— 
(A) developing and revising curriculum to 
better prepare undergraduate and master’s de-
gree students for careers in the information 
field; 
(B) establishing degree and certificate pro-
grams in the information field; 
(C) creating opportunities in information 
research for undergraduate students; 
(D) acquiring equipment necessary for stu-
dent instruction in these programs, including 
the installation of testbed networks for student 
use; 
(E) providing opportunities for faculty to 
work with State, local, or Federal Government 
agencies, private industry, and other academic 
institutions to develop new expertise or to for-
mulate new information research directions;