(5) RISK ASSESSMENT CENTER.—The Director 
shall enter into an agreement with a qualified inde-
pendent organization to create a new risk assess-
ment center to— 
(A) help the Foundation develop the online 
resources under paragraph (4); and 
(B) help awardees in assessing and identi-
fying issues related to nondisclosure of current 
and pending research funding, risks to the 
Foundation merit review process, and other 
issues that may negatively affect the Founda-
tion proposal and award process due to undue 
foreign interference. 
(6) RESEARCH
GRANTS.—The Director shall 
continue to award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
institutions of higher education or non-profit organi-
zations (or consortia of such institutions or organi-
zations) to support research on the conduct of re-
search and the research environment, including re-
search on research misconduct or breaches of re-
search integrity and detrimental research practices. 
(7) RESPONSIBLE
CONDUCT
IN
RESEARCH 
TRAINING.—Section 7009 of the America Creating 
Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in 
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Technology, Education, and Science Act (42 U.S.C. 
1862o–1) is amended by— 
(A) striking ‘‘and postdoctoral research-
ers’’ and inserting ‘‘postdoctoral researchers, 
faculty, and other senior personnel’’; and 
(B) inserting the following at the end: ‘‘, 
including mentor training, and training to raise 
awareness of potential security threats and 
Federal export control, disclosure, and report-
ing requirements’’. 
(8) NATIONAL ACADEMIES GUIDE TO RESPON-
SIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director shall enter into an agreement with 
the Academies to update the report entitled 
‘‘On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible 
Conduct in Research’’ issued by the Academies. 
The report, as so updated, shall include— 
(i) updated professional standards of 
conduct in research; 
(ii) promising practices for preventing, 
addressing, and mitigating the negative 
impact of harassment, including sexual 
harassment and gender harassment as de-
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fined in the 2018 Academies report enti-
tled ‘‘Sexual Harassment of Women: Cli-
mate, Culture, and Consequences in Aca-
demic Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine’’; and 
(iii) promising practices for mitigating 
potential security risks that threaten re-
search integrity. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the effective date of the agreement under 
subparagraph (A), the Academies, as part of 
such agreement, shall submit to the Director 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate the report re-
ferred to in such subparagraph, as updated pur-
suant to such subparagraph. 
(d) RESEARCH ETHICS.— 
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) a number of emerging areas of re-
search have potential ethical, social, safety, and 
security implications that might be apparent as 
early as the basic research stage; 
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(B) the incorporation of ethical, social, 
safety, and security considerations into the re-
search design and review process for Federal 
awards, may help mitigate potential harms be-
fore they happen; 
(C) the Foundation’s agreement with the 
Academies to conduct a study and make rec-
ommendations with respect to governance of re-
search in emerging technologies is a positive 
step toward accomplishing this goal; and 
(D) the Foundation should continue to 
work with stakeholders to understand and 
adopt policies that promote best practices for 
governance of research in emerging technologies 
at every stage of research. 
(2) ETHICS STATEMENTS.—Drawing on stake-
holder input, not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
amend award proposal instructions to include a re-
quirement for an ethics statement to be included as 
part of any proposal for funding prior to making the 
award. Such statement shall be considered by the 
Director in the review of proposals, taking into con-
sideration any relevant input from the peer-reviewers 
for the proposal, and shall factor into award deci-
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sions as deemed necessary by the Director. Such 
statements may include, as appropriate— 
(A) any foreseeable or quantifiable risks to 
society, including how the research could enable 
products, technologies, or other outcomes that 
could intentionally or unintentionally cause sig-
nificant societal harm; 
(B) how technical or social solutions can 
mitigate such risks and, as appropriate, a plan 
to implement such mitigation measures; and 
(C) how partnerships and collaborations in 
the research can help mitigate potential harm 
and amplify potential societal benefits. 
(3) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall solicit 
stakeholder input to develop clear guidance on what 
constitutes a foreseeable or quantifiable risk as de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A), and to the extent prac-
ticable harmonize this policy with existing ethical 
policies or related requirements for human subjects. 
(4) RESEARCH.—The Director shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 
higher education or non-profit organizations (or con-
sortia of such institutions or organizations) to sup-
port— 
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