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(B) $150,000,000 shall be for use by the 
National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 
for the Department of Agriculture, $380,000,000 to 
carry out subsection (a). 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for 
the Department of Defense, $3,000,000,000 to carry 
out subsection (a). 
(4) DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 
for the Department of Education, $200,000,000 to 
carry out subsection (a), which shall be for use by 
the Institute for Education Sciences. 
(5) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for 
the Department of Energy, $5,000,000,000 to carry 
out subsection (a), of which— 
(A) not less than $3,000,000,000 shall be 
for use by the Office of Science; 
(B) not less than $900,000,000 shall be 
for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; 
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(C) not less than $450,000,000 shall be 
for Nuclear Energy; 
(D) not less than $300,000,000 shall be 
for Fossil Research and Development; 
(E) not less than $150,000,000 shall be 
for use by the Advanced Research Projects 
Agency–Energy; and 
(F) not less than $100,000,000 shall be 
for use by the Office of Electricity. 
(6) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 
for the Department of the Interior, $300,000,000 to 
carry out subsection (a), which shall be for use by 
the United States Geological Survey. 
(7) DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN 
SERVICES.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Health 
and Human Services, $10,000,000,000 to carry out 
subsection (a), which shall be for use by the Na-
tional Institutes of Health. 
(8) 
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPORTATION.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2021 for the Department of Transportation, 
$300,000,000 to carry out subsection (a), of which 
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not less than $130,000,000 shall be for use by the 
Federal Aviation Administration. 
(9) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE AD-
MINISTRATION.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021 for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, $2,000,000,000 
to carry out subsection (a). 
(10) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2021 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$200,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). 
(11) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 
for 
the 
National 
Science 
Foundation, 
$3,000,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). 
(12) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
FOR
ADMINIS-
TRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by this subsection may be used 
for the payment of indirect costs of Federal 
awards under subsection (a), up to the limit 
otherwise allowable by law and subject to the 
requirements of part 200 of title 2, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
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(B) LIMITATION.—Not more than 5 per-
cent of each of the amounts appropriated pur-
suant to this subsection may be used for admin-
istration of awards under subsection (a). 
(13) DURATION
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by this subsection 
shall be available for the purposes described in this 
subsection through fiscal year 2021. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AWARD.—The term ‘‘award’’ includes a 
grant, cooperative agreement, or other financial as-
sistance. 
(2) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 
means the public health emergency declared by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19). 
(3) RESEARCH
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘re-
search institution’’ means the following: 
(A) An institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))). 
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(B) A Tribal College or University (as de-
fined in section 316 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)). 
(C) A nonprofit entity that conducts feder-
ally funded research. 
(4) RESEARCH LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Re-
search Laboratory’’ means the following: 
(A) A National Laboratory (as defined in 
section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801)). 
(B) A Federally Funded Research and De-
velopment Center for purposes of section 
3.5.017 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
SEC. 503. RESEARCH POLICY BOARD REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) EXTENSION OF SUNSET.—Section 2034(f)(6) of 
the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 3501 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2026’’. 
(b) PARTICIPATION BY DIRECTOR OF NIH.— 
(1) 
INCLUSION
AS
MEMBER.—Section 
2034(f)(2)(A) of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 
U.S.C. 3501 note) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
(vi); 
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(B) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) The Director of the National In-
stitutes of Health.’’. 
(2) LIMITATIONS
RELATING
TO
INDIRECT 
COSTS.—Section 2034(f)(2) of the 21st Century 
Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 3501 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS RELATING TO INDIRECT 
COSTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health may participate in the activities of 
the Board, including the formulation of rec-
ommendations, without regard to limitations re-
lating to indirect costs in part 75 of title 45, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulations).’’. 
Æ 
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