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of advanced communications technologies, avoiding duplication 
of existing testbeds run by other agencies or the private sector. 
‘‘(4) OUTREACH.—In carrying out the activities under this 
subsection, the Director shall seek input from other Federal 
agencies and from private sector stakeholders, on an ongoing 
basis, to help inform research and development priorities, 
including through workshops and other multistakeholder activi-
ties. 
‘‘(5) TECHNICAL ROADMAPS.—In carrying out the activities 
under this subsection, the Director shall convene industry, 
institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Fed-
eral laboratories, and other Federal agencies engaged in 
advanced communications research and development to develop, 
and periodically update, coordinated technical roadmaps for 
advanced communications research in priority areas, such as 
those described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL ADVANCED SPECTRUM
AND COMMUNICATIONS 
TEST NETWORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in coordination with the 
Administrator 
of 
the 
National 
Telecommunications 
and 
Information Administration and heads of other Federal agen-
cies, as appropriate, shall operate a national network of govern-
ment, academic, and commercial test capabilities and facilities 
to be known as the National Advanced Spectrum and Commu-
nications Test Network (referred to in this section as 
‘NASCTN’). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—NASCTN shall be for the purposes of facili-
tating and coordinating the use of intellectual capacity, mod-
eling and simulation, laboratory facilities, and test facilities 
to meet national spectrum interests and challenges, including— 
‘‘(A) measurements and analyses of electromagnetic 
propagation, radio systems characteristics, and operating 
techniques affecting the utilization of the electromagnetic 
spectrum in coordination with specialized, related research 
and analysis performed by other Federal agencies in their 
areas of responsibility; 
‘‘(B) conducting research and analysis in the general 
field of telecommunications sciences in support of the 
Institute’s mission and in support of other Government 
agencies; 
‘‘(C) developing methodologies for testing, measuring, 
and setting guidelines for interference; 
‘‘(D) conducting interference tests to better understand 
the impact of current and proposed Federal and commercial 
spectrum activities; 
‘‘(E) conducting research and testing to improve spec-
trum interference tolerance, flexibility, agility, and inter-
ference mitigation methods; and 
‘‘(F) other activities as determined necessary by the 
Director.’’. 
SEC. 10231. NEUTRON SCATTERING. 
(a) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE INSTITUTE NEUTRON REACTOR.— 
The Director shall develop a strategic plan for the future of the 
NIST Center for Neutron Research after the current neutron reactor 
is decommissioned, including—
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(1) a succession plan for the reactor, including a roadmap 
with timeline and milestones; 
(2) conceptual design of a new reactor and accompanying 
facilities, as appropriate; and 
(3) a plan to minimize disruptions to the user community 
during the transition. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall coordinate with the 
Secretary of Energy on issues related to Federal support for neutron 
science, including estimation of long-term needs for research using 
neutron sources, and planning efforts for future facilities to meet 
such needs. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to 
Congress the plan required under subsection (a), and shall notify 
Congress of any substantial updates to such plan in subsequent 
years. 
SEC. 10232. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall continue to support the 
development of artificial intelligence and data science, and carry 
out the activities of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative 
Act of 2020 authorized in division E of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), 
including through— 
(1) expanding the Institute’s capabilities, including sci-
entific staff and research infrastructure; 
(2) supporting measurement research and development for 
advanced computer chips and hardware designed for artificial 
intelligence systems; 
(3) supporting the development of technical standards and 
guidelines that promote safe and trustworthy artificial intel-
ligence systems, such as enhancing the accuracy, explainability, 
privacy, reliability, robustness, safety, security, and mitigation 
of harmful bias in artificial intelligence systems; 
(4) creating a framework for managing risks associated 
with artificial intelligence systems; and 
(5) 
developing 
and 
publishing 
cybersecurity 
tools, 
encryption methods, and best practices for artificial intelligence 
and data science. 
(b) AI TESTBEDS.—Section 22A of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278h–1) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 
‘‘(g) TESTBEDS.—In coordination with other Federal agencies 
as appropriate, the private sector, and institutions of higher edu-
cation (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), the Director may establish 
testbeds, including in virtual environments, to support the develop-
ment of robust and trustworthy artificial intelligence and machine 
learning 
systems, 
including 
testbeds 
that 
examine 
the 
vulnerabilities and conditions that may lead to failure in, malfunc-
tion of, or attacks on such systems.’’. 
SEC. 10233. SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
In accordance with section 263 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9303), the Director 
shall carry out activities in support of sustainable chemistry,
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including coordinating and partnering with academia, industry, 
nonprofit organizations, and other entities in activities to support 
clean, safe, and economic alternatives, technologies, and methodolo-
gies to traditional chemical products and processes. 
SEC. 10234. PREMISE PLUMBING RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director, 
shall create a program, in consultation with the Environmental 
Protection Agency, for premise plumbing research, including to— 
(1) conduct metrology research on premise plumbing in 
relation to water safety, security, efficiency, sustainability, and 
resilience; and 
(2) coordinate research activities with academia, the private 
sector, nonprofit organizations, and other Federal agencies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘premise plumbing’’ means the water distribution system located 
within the property lines of a property, including all buildings 
and permanent structures on such property. Such term includes 
building supply and distribution pipes, fixtures, fittings, water 
heaters, water-treating and water-using equipment, and all respec-
tive joints, connections, devices, and appurtenances. 
SEC. 10235. DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the Director shall carry out the Dr. David Satcher Cyber-
security Education Grant Program by— 
(A) awarding grants to assist institutions of higher 
education that have an enrollment of needy students, 
historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges 
and Universities, and minority-serving institutions, to 
establish or expand cybersecurity programs, to build and 
upgrade institutional capacity to better support new or 
existing cybersecurity programs, including cybersecurity 
partnerships with public and private entities, and to sup-
port such institutions on the path to producing qualified 
entrants in the cybersecurity workforce or becoming a 
National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity; 
and 
(B) awarding grants to build capacity at institutions 
of higher education that have an enrollment of needy stu-
dents, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal 
Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving institu-
tions, to expand cybersecurity education opportunities, 
cybersecurity programs, cybersecurity research, and cyber-
security partnerships with public and private entities. 
(2) RESERVATION.—The Director shall award not less than 
50 percent of the amount available for grants under this section 
to historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges 
and Universities, and minority-serving institutions. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Director shall carry out this sec-
tion in coordination with appropriate Federal agencies, 
including the Departments of Homeland Security, Education, 
and Labor. 
(4) SUNSET.—The Director’s authority to award grants 
under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 5
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years after the date the Director first awards a grant under 
paragraph (1). 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible institution seeking a grant 
under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Director 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Director may reasonably require, including a statement 
of how the institution will use the funds awarded through the 
grant to expand cybersecurity education opportunities at the eligible 
institution. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible institution that receives a grant 
under this section may use the funds awarded through such grant 
for increasing research, education, technical, partnership, and 
innovation capacity, including for— 
(1) building and upgrading institutional capacity to better 
support new or existing cybersecurity programs, including 
cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities; 
(2) building and upgrading institutional capacity to provide 
hands-on research and training experiences for undergraduate 
and graduate students; and 
(3) outreach and recruitment to ensure students are aware 
of such new or existing cybersecurity programs, including cyber-
security partnerships with public and private entities. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than— 
(1) one year after the effective date of this section, as 
provided in subsection (f), and annually thereafter until the 
Director submits the report under paragraph (2), the Director 
shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the status 
and progress of implementation of the grant program under 
this section, including on the number and demographics of 
institutions participating, the number and nature of students 
served by cybersecurity programs at institutions receiving 
grants, as well as the number of certificates or degrees awarded 
through such cybersecurity programs, the level of funding pro-
vided to grant recipients, the types of activities being funded 
by the grants program, and plans for future implementation 
and development; and 
(2) five years after the effective date of this section, as 
provided in subsection (f), the Director shall prepare and submit 
to Congress a report on the status of cybersecurity education 
programming and capacity-building at institutions receiving 
grants under this section, including changes in the scale and 
scope of these programs, associated facilities, or in accreditation 
status, and on the educational and employment outcomes of 
students participating in cybersecurity programs that have 
received support under this section. 
(e) PERFORMANCE
METRICS.—The Director shall establish 
performance metrics for grants awarded under this section. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—General Activities 
SEC. 10241. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND SUPPORT FOR UNDERREP-
RESENTED COMMUNITIES. 
Section 18 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–1) is amended—