on the home institution and department of 
attendees, and the rank of faculty attendees; 
(B) conduct attitudinal surveys on work-
shop attendees before and after the workshops; 
and 
(C) collect follow-up data on any relevant 
institutional policy or practice changes reported 
by attendees not later than one year after at-
tendance in such a workshop. 
(8) REPORT TO NSF.—Organizations receiving 
funding to carry out workshops under this sub-
section shall report the data required in paragraph 
(7) to the Director of the National Science Founda-
tion in such form as required by such Director. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the National Science Foundation shall submit a report to 
Congress that includes— 
(1) a summary and analysis of the types and 
frequency of activities and policies developed and 
carried out under subsection (a) based on the re-
ports submitted under paragraph (4) of such sub-
section; and 
(2) a description and evaluation of the status 
and effectiveness of the program of workshops re-
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quired under subsection (c), including a summary of 
any data reported under paragraph (8) of such sub-
section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the 
National Science Foundation $2,000,000 in each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 8. RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION AT THE NATIONAL 
SCIENCE FOUNDATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall award research grants and carry 
out dissemination activities consistent with the purposes 
of this Act, including— 
(1) research grants to analyze the record-level 
data collected under section 4 and section 6, con-
sistent with policies to ensure the privacy of individ-
uals identifiable by such data; 
(2) research grants to study best practices for 
work-life accommodation; 
(3) research grants to study the impact of poli-
cies and practices that are implemented under this 
Act or that are otherwise consistent with the pur-
poses of this Act; 
(4) collaboration with other Federal science 
agencies and professional associations to exchange 
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best practices, harmonize work-life accommodation 
policies and practices, and overcome common bar-
riers to work-life accommodation; and 
(5) collaboration with institutions of higher 
education in order to clarify and catalyze the adop-
tion of a coherent and consistent set of work-life ac-
commodation policies and practices. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the 
National Science Foundation $5,000,000 in each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 9. 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 caregiver policies at all Federal science 
agencies, including any recommendations for revis-
ing or expanding such policies; 
(2) a description of any significant updates to 
the policies for review of Federal research grants re-
quired under section 5, and any evidence of the im-
pact of such policies on the review or awarding of 
Federal research grants; and 
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(3) a description and evaluation of the status of 
Federal laboratory policies and practices required 
under section 7(b), including any recommendations 
for revising or expanding such policies. 
SEC. 10. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR 
INCREASING DIVERSITY AMONG STEM FAC-
ULTY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Director of the National Science 
Foundation shall award grants to institutions of higher 
education (or consortia thereof) for the development of in-
novative reform efforts designed to increase the recruit-
ment, retention, and advancement of individuals from 
underrepresented minority groups in academic STEM ca-
reers. 
(b) MERIT REVIEW; COMPETITION.—Grants shall be 
awarded under this section on a merit-reviewed, competi-
tive basis. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities supported by grants 
under this section may include— 
(1) institutional assessment activities, such as 
data analyses and policy review, in order to identify 
and address specific issues in the recruitment, reten-
tion, and advancement of faculty members from 
underrepresented minority groups; 
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(2) implementation of institution-wide improve-
ments in workload distribution, such that faculty 
members from underrepresented minority groups are 
not disadvantaged in the amount of time available to 
focus on research, publishing papers, and engaging 
in other activities required to achieve tenure status 
and run a productive research program; 
(3) development and implementation of training 
courses for administrators and search committee 
members to ensure that candidates from underrep-
resented minority groups are not subject to implicit 
biases in the search and hiring process; 
(4) development and hosting of intra- or inter- 
institutional workshops to propagate best practices 
in recruiting, retaining, and advancing faculty mem-
bers from underrepresented minority groups; 
(5) professional development opportunities for 
faculty members from underrepresented minority 
groups; 
(6) activities aimed at making undergraduate 
STEM students from underrepresented minority 
groups aware of opportunities for academic careers 
in STEM fields; 
(7) activities to identify and engage exceptional 
graduate students from underrepresented minority 
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