home institution or organization or another institu-
tion or organization with relevant expertise. 
SEC. 215. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEER-
ING STATISTICS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Foundation a National Center for Science and Engi-
neering Statistics (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’), that shall serve as a central Federal clearinghouse 
for the collection, interpretation, analysis, and dissemina-
tion of objective data on science, engineering, technology, 
and research and development. 
(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out subsection (a) of this 
section, the Director, acting through the Center shall— 
(1) collect, acquire, analyze, report, and dis-
seminate statistical data related to the science and 
engineering enterprise in the United States and 
other nations that is relevant and useful to practi-
tioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public, 
including statistical data on— 
(A) research and development trends; 
(B) the science and engineering workforce; 
(C) United States competitiveness in 
science, engineering, technology, and research 
and development; and 
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(D) the condition and progress of United 
States STEM education; 
(2) support research using the data it collects, 
and on methodologies in areas related to the work 
of the Center; and 
(3) support the education and training of re-
searchers in the use of large-scale, nationally rep-
resentative data sets. 
(c) STATISTICAL REPORTS.—The Director or the Na-
tional Science Board, acting through the Center, shall 
issue regular, and as necessary, special statistical reports 
on topics related to the national and international science 
and engineering enterprise such as the biennial report re-
quired by section 4 (j)(1) of the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)) on indicators of 
the state of science and engineering in the United States. 
SEC. 216. COLLECTION OF DATA ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
FACULTY. 
(a) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Director shall re-
port, in conjunction with the biennial report required 
under section 37 of the Science and Engineering Equal 
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C.19 1885d), statistical sum-
mary data on the demographics of STEM discipline fac-
ulty at institutions of higher education in the United 
States, disaggregated and cross-tabulated by race, eth-
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nicity, and gender. At a minimum, the Director shall con-
sider— 
(1) the number and percent of faculty by gen-
der, race, and age; 
(2) the number and percent of faculty at each 
rank, by gender, race, and age; 
(3) the number and percent of faculty who are 
in nontenure-track positions, including teaching and 
research, by gender, race, and age; 
(4) the number of faculty who are reviewed for 
promotion, including tenure, and the percentage of 
that number who are promoted, by gender, race, and 
age; 
(5) faculty years in rank by gender, race, and 
age; 
(6) faculty attrition by gender, race, and age; 
(7) the number and percent of faculty hired by 
rank, gender, race, and age; and 
(8) the number and percent of faculty in leader-
ship positions, including endowed or named chairs, 
serving on promotion and tenure committees, by 
gender, race, and age. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Director shall solicit 
input and recommendations from relevant stakeholders, 
including representatives from institutions of higher edu-
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cation and nonprofit organizations, on the collection of 
data required under subsection (a), including the develop-
ment of standard definitions on the terms and categories 
to be used in the collection of such data. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
submit a report to Congress on how the Foundation will 
gather the demographic data on STEM faculty, includ-
ing— 
(1) a description of the data to be reported and 
the sources of those data; 
(2) justification for the exclusion of any data 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) a list of the definitions for the terms and 
categories, such as ‘‘faculty’’ and ‘‘leadership posi-
tions’’, to be applied in the reporting of all data de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
Subtitle B—Research and 
Innovation 
SEC. 221. SUPPORT FOR POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE 
RESEARCH. 
(a) POLICY.—The Director shall establish a policy 
that requires the Foundation to use at least 5 percent of 
its research budget to fund high-risk, high-reward basic 
research proposals. Support for facilities and infrastruc-
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ture, including preconstruction design and operations and 
maintenance of major research facilities, shall not be 
counted as part of the research budget for the purposes 
of this section. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing such policy, 
the Foundation may— 
(1) develop solicitations specifically for high- 
risk, high-reward basic research; 
(2) establish review panels for the primary pur-
pose of selecting high-risk, high-reward proposals or 
modify instructions to standard review panels to re-
quire identification of high-risk, high-reward pro-
posals; and 
(3) support workshops and participate in con-
ferences with the primary purpose of identifying new 
opportunities for high-risk, high-reward basic re-
search, especially at interdisciplinary interfaces. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘high-risk, high-reward basic research’’ means re-
search driven by ideas that have the potential to radically 
change our understanding of an important existing sci-
entific or engineering concept, or leading to the creation 
of a new paradigm or field of science or engineering, and 
that is characterized by its challenge to current under-
standing or its pathway to new frontiers. 
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SEC. 222. FACILITATING INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORA-
TIONS FOR NATIONAL NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award competi-
tive, merit-based awards in amounts not to exceed 
$5,000,000 over a period of up to 5 years to interdiscipli-
nary research collaborations that are likely to assist in ad-
dressing critical challenges to national security, competi-
tiveness, and societal well-being and that— 
(1) involve at least 2 co-equal principal inves-
tigators at the same or different institutions; 
(2) draw upon well-integrated, diverse teams of 
investigators, including students or postdoctoral re-
searchers, from one or more disciplines; and 
(3) foster creativity and pursue high-risk, high- 
reward research. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Director shall give priority to applicants 
that propose to utilize advances in cyberinfrastructure and 
simulation-based science and engineering. 
SEC. 223. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MANUFAC-
TURING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
(a) MANUFACTURING
RESEARCH.—The Director 
shall carry out a program to award merit-reviewed, com-
petitive grants to institutions of higher education to sup-
port fundamental research leading to transformative ad-
vances in manufacturing technologies, processes, and en-
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terprises that will support United States manufacturing 
through improved performance, productivity, sustain-
ability, and competitiveness. Research areas may in-
clude— 
(1) nanomanufacturing; 
(2) manufacturing and construction machines 
and equipment, including robotics, automation, and 
other intelligent systems; 
(3) manufacturing enterprise systems; 
(4) advanced sensing and control techniques; 
(5) materials processing; and 
(6) information technologies for manufacturing, 
including predictive and real-time models and sim-
ulations, and virtual manufacturing. 
(b) MANUFACTURING EDUCATION.—In order to help 
ensure a well-trained manufacturing workforce, the Direc-
tor shall award grants to strengthen and expand scientific 
and technical education and training in advanced manu-
facturing, including through the Foundation’s Advanced 
Technological Education program. 
SEC. 224. STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any Foundation research 
grant, in an amount greater than $2,000,000, to be car-
ried out through a partnership that includes one or more 
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minority-serving institutions or predominantly under-
graduate institutions and one or more institutions de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Director shall award funds 
directly, according to the budget justification described in 
the grant proposal, to at least two of the institutions of 
higher education in the partnership, including at least one 
minority-serving institution or one predominantly under-
graduate institution, to ensure a strong and equitable 
partnership. 
(b) INSTITUTIONS.—The institutions referred to in 
subsection (a) are institutions of higher education that are 
among the 100 institutions receiving, over the 3-year pe-
riod immediately preceding the awarding of grants, the 
highest amount of research funding from the Foundation. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide a re-
port to Congress on institutional research partnerships 
identified in subsection (a) funded in the previous fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 225. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORT ON MID- 
SCALE INSTRUMENTATION. 
(a) 
MID-SCALE
RESEARCH
INSTRUMENTATION 
NEEDS.—The National Science Board shall evaluate the 
needs, across all disciplines supported by the Foundation, 
for mid-scale research instrumentation that falls between 
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the instruments funded by the Major Research Instrumen-
tation program and the very large projects funded by the 
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction 
program. 
(b) REPORT ON MID-SCALE RESEARCH INSTRUMEN-
TATION PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the National Science Board shall 
submit to Congress a report on mid-scale research instru-
mentation at the Foundation. At a minimum, this report 
shall include— 
(1) the findings from the Board’s evaluation of 
instrumentation needs required under subsection (a), 
including a description of differences across dis-
ciplines and Foundation research directorates; 
(2) a recommendation or recommendations re-
garding how the Foundation should set priorities for 
mid-scale instrumentation across disciplines and 
Foundation research directorates; 
(3) a recommendation or recommendations re-
garding the appropriateness of expanding existing 
programs, including the Major Research Instrumen-
tation program or the Major Research Equipment 
and Facilities Construction program, to support 
more instrumentation at the mid-scale; 
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(4) a recommendation or recommendations re-
garding the need for and appropriateness of a new, 
Foundation-wide program or initiative in support of 
mid-scale 
instrumentation, 
including 
any 
rec-
ommendations regarding the administration of and 
budget for such a program or initiative and the ap-
propriate scope of instruments to be funded under 
such a program or initiative; and 
(5) any recommendation or recommendations 
regarding other options for supporting mid-scale re-
search instrumentation at the Foundation. 
SEC. 226. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OVERALL SUPPORT FOR 
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE FOUN-
DATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Foundation 
should strive to keep the percentage of the Foundation 
budget devoted to research infrastructure in the range of 
24 to 27 percent, as recommended in the 2003 National 
Science Board report entitled ‘‘Science and Engineering 
Infrastructure for the 21st Century’’. 
SEC. 227. PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 
program to award merit-reviewed, competitive grants to 
institutions of higher education to establish and to expand 
partnerships that promote innovation and increase the 
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economic and social impact of research by developing tools 
and resources to connect new scientific discoveries to prac-
tical uses. 
(b) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for funding 
under this section, an institution of higher education 
must propose establishment of a partnership that— 
(A) includes at least one private sector en-
tity; and 
(B) may include other institutions of high-
er education, public sector institutions, private 
sector entities, and social enterprise nonprofit 
organizations. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients 
under this section, the Director shall give priority to 
partnerships that include one or more institutions of 
higher education that are among the 100 institu-
tions receiving, over the 3-year period immediately 
preceding the awarding of grants, the highest 
amount of research funding from the Foundation 
and at least one of the following: 
(A) A minority serving institution. 
(B) A primarily undergraduate institution. 
(C) A 2-year institution of higher edu-
cation. 
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(c) PROGRAM.—Proposals funded under this section 
shall seek to— 
(1) increase the economic or social impact of 
the most promising research at the institution or in-
stitutions of higher education that are members of 
the partnership through knowledge transfer or com-
mercialization; 
(2) increase the engagement of faculty and stu-
dents across multiple disciplines and departments, 
including faculty and students in schools of business 
and other appropriate non-STEM fields and dis-
ciplines in knowledge transfer activities; 
(3) enhance education and mentoring of stu-
dents and faculty in innovation and entrepreneur-
ship through networks, courses, and development of 
best practices and curricula; 
(4) strengthen the culture of the institution or 
institutions of higher education to undertake and 
participate in activities related to innovation and 
leading to economic or social impact; 
(5) broaden the participation of all types of in-
stitutions of higher education in activities to meet 
STEM workforce needs and promote innovation and 
knowledge transfer; and 
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(6) build lasting partnerships with local and re-
gional businesses, local and State governments, and 
other relevant entities. 
(d) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—In selecting grant re-
cipients under this section, the Director shall also consider 
the extent to which the applicants are able to demonstrate 
evidence of institutional support for, and commitment 
to— 
(1) achieving the goals of the program as de-
scribed in subsection (c); 
(2) expansion to an institution-wide program if 
the initial proposal is not for an institution-wide pro-
gram; and 
(3) sustaining any new innovation tools and re-
sources generated from funding under this program. 
(e) LIMITATION.—No funds provided under this sec-
tion may be used to construct or renovate a building or 
structure. 
SEC. 228. PRIZE AWARDS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Generating Extraordinary New Innovations in the 
United States Act of 2010’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 
pilot program to award innovation inducement cash prizes 
in any area of research supported by the Foundation. The 
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Director may carry out a program of cash prizes only in 
conformity with this section. 
(c) TOPICS.—In identifying topics for prize competi-
tions under this section, the Director shall— 
(1) consult widely both within and outside the 
Federal Government; 
(2) give priority to high-risk, high-reward re-
search challenges and to problems whose solution 
could improve the economic competitiveness of the 
United States; and 
(3) give consideration to the extent to which the 
topics have the potential to raise public awareness 
about federally sponsored research. 
(d) TYPES OF CONTESTS.—The Director shall con-
sider all categories of innovation inducement prizes, in-
cluding— 
(1) contests in which the award is to the first 
team or individual who accomplishes a stated objec-
tive; and 
(2) contests in which the winner is the team or 
individual who comes closest to achieving an objec-
tive within a specified time. 
(e) ADVERTISING AND ANNOUNCEMENT.— 
(1) ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION OF COM-
PETITORS.—The Director shall widely advertise 
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prize competitions to encourage broad participation, 
including by individuals, institutions of higher edu-
cation, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. 
(2) ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGH FEDERAL REG-
ISTER NOTICE.—The Director shall announce each 
prize competition by publishing a notice in the Fed-
eral Register. This notice shall include the subject of 
the competition, the duration of the competition, the 
eligibility requirements for participation in the com-
petition, the process for participants to register for 
the competition, the amount of the prize, and the 
criteria for awarding the prize, including the method 
by which the prize winner or winners will be se-
lected. 
(3) TIME TO ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Director 
shall announce a prize competition within 18 months 
after receipt of appropriated funds. 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) FUNDING SOURCES.—Prizes under this sec-
tion shall consist of Federal appropriated funds and 
any funds raised pursuant to donations authorized 
under section 11(f) of the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1870(f)) for specific 
prize competitions. 
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(2) ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZES.—The Director 
may not issue a notice as required by subsection 
(e)(2) until all of the funds needed to pay out the 
announced amount of the prize have been appro-
priated or committed in writing by another entity 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(g) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to win a prize under 
this section, an individual or entity— 
(1) shall have complied with all of the require-
ments under this section; 
(2) in the case of a private entity, shall be in-
corporated in and maintain a primary place of busi-
ness in the United States, and in the case of an in-
dividual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a United States citizen or national, or an 
alien lawfully admitted to the United States for per-
manent residence; 
(3) shall not be a Federal entity, a Federal em-
ployee acting within the scope of his or her employ-
ment, or a person employed at a Federal laboratory 
acting within the scope of his or her employment; 
and 
(4) shall not have utilized Federal funds to en-
gage in research on the topic for which the prize is 
being awarded. 
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(h) AWARDS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF COMPETITIONS.—The Director 
may announce up to 5 prize competitions through 
the end of fiscal year 2013. 
(2) SIZE OF AWARD.—The Director may deter-
mine the amount of each prize award based on the 
prize topic, but no award shall be less than 
$1,000,000 or greater than $3,000,000. 
(3) SELECTING WINNERS.—The Director may 
convene an expert panel to select a winner of a prize 
competition. If the panel is unable to select a win-
ner, the Director shall determine the winner of the 
prize. 
(4) PUBLIC
OUTREACH.—The Director shall 
publicly award prizes utilizing the Foundation’s ex-
isting public affairs and public outreach resources. 
(i) ADMINISTERING THE COMPETITION.—The Direc-
tor may enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit 
entity to administer the prize competition, subject to the 
provisions of this section. 
(j) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—The Federal Gov-
ernment shall not, by virtue of offering or awarding a 
prize under this section, be entitled to any intellectual 
property rights derived as a consequence of, or in direct 
relation to, the participation by a registered participant 
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in a competition authorized by this section. This sub-
section shall not be construed to prevent the Federal Gov-
ernment from negotiating a license for the use of intellec-
tual property developed for a prize competition under this 
section. 
(k) LIABILITY.—The Director may require a reg-
istered participant in a prize competition under this sec-
tion to waive liability against the Federal Government for 
injuries and damages that result from participation in 
such competition. 
(l) 
NONSUBSTITUTION.—Any 
programs 
created 
under this section shall not be considered a substitute for 
Federal research and development programs. 
(m) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the National 
Science Board shall transmit to Congress a report con-
taining the results of a review and assessment of the pilot 
program under this section, including— 
(1) a description of the nature and status of all 
completed or ongoing prize competitions carried out 
under this section, including any scientific achieve-
ments, publications, intellectual property, or com-
mercialized technology that resulted from such com-
petitions; 
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(2) any recommendations regarding changes to, 
the termination of, or continuation of the pilot pro-
gram; 
(3) an analysis of whether the program is at-
tracting contestants more diverse than the Founda-
tion’s traditional academic constituency; 
(4) an analysis of whether public awareness of 
innovation or of the goal of the particular prize or 
prizes is enhanced; 
(5) an analysis of whether the Foundation’s 
public image or ability to increase public scientific 
literacy is enhanced through the use of innovation 
inducement prizes; and 
(6) an analysis of the extent to which private 
funds are being used to support registered partici-
pants. 
(n) EARLY TERMINATION OF CONTESTS.—The Di-
rector shall terminate a prize contest before any registered 
participant wins if the Director determines that an unreg-
istered entity has produced an innovation that would oth-
erwise have qualified for the prize award. 
(o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) AWARDS.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Director for the period en-
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compassing fiscal years 2011 through 2013 
$12,000,000 for carrying out this section. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the amounts 
authorized in subparagraph (A), not more than 
15 percent for each fiscal year shall be available 
for the administrative costs of carrying out this 
section. 
(2) CARRYOVER
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appro-
priated for prize awards under this section shall re-
main available until expended, and may be trans-
ferred, reprogrammed, or expended for other pur-
poses as authorized by law only after the expiration 
of 7 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the 
funds were originally appropriated. No provision in 
this section permits obligation or payment of funds 
in violation of section 1341 of title 31 of the United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the Anti-Defi-
ciency Act). 
SEC. 229. GREEN CHEMISTRY BASIC RESEARCH. 
The Director shall establish a Green Chemistry Basic 
Research program to award competitive, merit-based 
grants to support research into green and sustainable 
chemistry which will lead to clean, safe, and economical 
alternatives to traditional chemical products and practices. 
The research program shall provide sustained support for 
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green chemistry research, education, and technology 
transfer through— 
(1) merit-reviewed competitive grants to indi-
vidual investigators and teams of investigators, in-
cluding, to the extent practicable, young investiga-
tors, for research; 
(2) grants to fund collaborative research part-
nerships among universities, industry, and nonprofit 
organizations; 
(3) symposia, forums, and conferences to in-
crease outreach, collaboration, and dissemination of 
green chemistry advances and practices; and 
(4) education, training, and retraining of under-
graduate and graduate students and professional 
chemists and chemical engineers, including through 
partnerships with industry, in green chemistry 
science and engineering. 
SEC. 230. COLLABORATION IN PLANNING FOR STEWARD-
SHIP OF LARGE-SCALE FACILITIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Foundation 
should, in its planning for construction and stewardship 
of large facilities, coordinate and collaborate with other 
Federal agencies, including the Department of Energy’s 
Office of Science, to ensure that joint investments may 
be made when practicable. In particular, the Foundation 
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100 
should ensure that it responds to recommendations by the 
National Academy of Sciences and working groups con-
vened by the National Science and Technology Council re-
garding such facilities and opportunities for partnership 
with other agencies in the design and construction of such 
facilities. For facilities in which research in multiple dis-
ciplines will be possible, the Director should include mul-
tiple units within the Foundation during the planning 
process. 
Subtitle C—STEM Education and 
Workforce Training 
SEC. 241. GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT. 
(a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) the Integrative Graduate Education and Re-
search Traineeship program is an important pro-
gram for training the next generation of scientists 
and engineers in team-based interdisciplinary re-
search and problem solving, and for providing them 
with the many additional skills, such as communica-
tion skills, needed to thrive in diverse STEM ca-
reers; and 
(2) the Integrative Graduate Education and Re-
search Traineeship program is no less valuable to 
the preparation and support of graduate students 
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than the Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellow-
ship program. 
(b) EQUAL TREATMENT OF IGERT AND GRF.—Be-
ginning in fiscal year 2011, the Director shall increase or, 
if necessary, decrease funding for the Foundation’s Inte-
grative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship 
program (or any program by which it is replaced) at least 
at the same rate as it increases or decreases funding for 
the Graduate Research Fellowship program. 
(c) SUPPORT FOR GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH 
FROM THE RESEARCH ACCOUNT.—For each of the fiscal 
years 2011 through 2013, at least 50 percent of the total 
Foundation funds allocated to the Integrative Graduate 
Education and Research Traineeship program and the 
Graduate Research Fellowship program shall come from 
funds appropriated for Research and Related Activities. 
(d) COST OF EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FOR GRF 
PROGRAM.—Section 10 of the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1869) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Foundation 
is authorized’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) The Director shall establish for each year the 
amount to be awarded for scholarships and fellowships 
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under this section for that year. Each such scholarship 
and fellowship shall include a cost of education allowance 
of $12,000, subject to any restrictions on the use of cost 
of education allowance as determined by the Director.’’. 
SEC. 242. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN STEM EDU-
CATION RESEARCH. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
postdoctoral fellowships in STEM education research to 
provide recent doctoral degree graduates in STEM fields 
with the necessary skills to assume leadership roles in 
STEM education research, program development, and 
evaluation in our Nation’s diverse educational institutions. 
(b) AWARDS.— 
(1) DURATION.—Fellowships may be awarded 
under this section for a period of up to 24 months 
in duration, renewable for an additional 12 months. 
The Director shall establish criteria for eligibility for 
renewal of the fellowship. 
(2) STIPEND.—The Director shall determine 
the amount of the award for a fellowship, which 
shall include a stipend and a research allowance, and 
may include an educational allowance. 
(3) LOCATION.—A fellowship shall be awarded 
for research at any institution of higher education 
that offers degrees in fields supported by the Foun-
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dation, or at any institution or organization that the 
Director determines is eligible for education research 
grants from the Foundation. 
(4) NUMBER OF AWARDS.—The Director may 
award up to 20 new fellowships per year. 
(c) RESEARCH.—Fellowships under this section shall 
be awarded for research on STEM education at any edu-
cational level, including grades pre-K–12, undergraduate, 
graduate, and general public education, in both formal and 
informal settings. Research topics may include— 
(1) learning processes and progressions; 
(2) knowledge transfer, including curriculum 
development; 
(3) uses of technology as teaching and learning 
tools; 
(4) integrating STEM fields; and 
(5) assessment of student learning and program 
evaluation. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a fellowship 
under this section, an individual must— 
(1) be a United States citizen or national, or an 
alien lawfully admitted to the United States for per-
manent residence, at the time of application; and 
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(2) have received a doctoral degree in one of the 
STEM fields supported by the Foundation within 3 
years prior to the fellowship application deadline. 
(e) OUTREACH.—In carrying out the program under 
this section, the Director shall conduct outreach efforts 
to encourage applications from underrepresented groups. 
SEC. 243. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 10A(h)(1) 
of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a(h)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under this section shall provide, from non- 
Federal sources, to carry out the activities supported 
by the grant— 
‘‘(A) in the case of grants in an amount of 
less than $1,500,000, an amount equal to at 
least 30 percent of the amount of the grant, at 
least one half of which shall be in cash; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of grants in an amount of 
$1,500,000 or more, an amount equal to at 
least 50 percent of the amount of the grant, at 
least one half of which shall be in cash.’’. 
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(b) RETIRING STEM PROFESSIONALS.—Section 10A 
of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a) is amended in subsection 
(a)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘including retiring professionals in 
those fields,’’ after ‘‘mathematics professionals,’’. 
SEC. 244. INSTITUTIONS SERVING PERSONS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES. 
For the purposes of the activities and programs sup-
ported by the Foundation, institutions of higher education 
chartered to serve large numbers of students with disabil-
ities, including Gallaudet University, Landmark College, 
and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, shall 
have a designation consistent with the designation for 
other institutions that serve populations underrepresented 
in STEM to ensure that institutions of higher education 
chartered to serve persons with disabilities can benefit 
from STEM bridge programs and from research partner-
ships with major research universities. Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to amend or otherwise affect any 
of the definitions for minority-serving institutions under 
title III or title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
SEC. 245. INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRATION. 
(a) INNOVATION THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL INTE-
GRATION.—The Director shall award grants for the insti-
tutional integration of projects funded by the Foundation 
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with a focus on education, or on broadening participation 
in STEM by underrepresented groups, for the purpose of 
increasing collaboration and coordination across funded 
projects and institutions and expanding the impact of such 
projects within and among institutions of higher education 
in an innovative and sustainable manner. 
(b) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The program under this 
section shall support integrative activities that involve the 
strategic and innovative combination of Foundation-fund-
ed projects and that provide for— 
(1) additional opportunities to increase the re-
cruitment, retention, and degree attainment of 
underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines; 
(2) the inclusion of programming, practices, 
and policies that encourage the integration of edu-
cation and research; 
(3) seamless transitions from one educational 
level to another, including from a 2-year to a 4-year 
institution; and 
(4) other activities that expand and deepen the 
impact of Foundation-funded projects with a focus 
on education, or on broadening participation in 
STEM by underrepresented groups, and enhance 
their sustainability. 
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(c) REVIEW CRITERIA.—In selecting recipients of 
grants under this section, the Director shall consider at 
a minimum— 
(1) the extent to which the proposed project ad-
dresses the goals of project and program integration 
and adds value to the existing funded projects; 
(2) the extent to which there is a proven record 
of success for the existing projects on which the pro-
posed integration project is based; and 
(3) the extent to which the proposed project ad-
dresses the modification of programming, practices, 
and policies necessary to achieve the purpose de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(d) PRIORITY.—In selecting recipients of grants 
under this section, the Director shall give priority to pro-
posals for which a senior institutional administrator, in-
cluding a dean or other administrator of equal or higher 
rank, serves as the principal investigator. 
SEC. 246. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a 
Foundation-wide postdoctoral research fellowship pro-
gram, to award competitive, merit-based postdoctoral re-
search fellowships in any field of research supported by 
the Foundation. 
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(b) DURATION AND AMOUNT.—Fellowships may be 
awarded under this section for a period of up to 3 years 
in duration. The Director shall determine the amount of 
the award for a fellowship, which shall include a stipend 
and a research allowance, and may include an educational 
allowance. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a fellow-
ship under this section, an individual— 
(1) must be a United States citizen or national, 
or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States 
for permanent residence, at the time of application; 
(2) must have received a doctoral degree in any 
field of research supported by the Foundation within 
3 years prior to the fellowship application deadline, 
or will complete a doctoral degree no more than 1 
year after the application deadline; and 
(3) may not have previously received funding as 
the principal investigator of a research grant from 
the Foundation, unless such funding was received as 
a graduate student. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In evaluating applications for fellow-
ships under this section, the Director shall give priority 
to applications that include— 
(1) proposals for interdisciplinary research; or 
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(2) proposals for high-risk, high-reward re-
search. 
(e) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In evaluating applications 
for fellowships under this section, the Director shall 
give consideration to the goal of promoting the par-
ticipation of individuals identified in section 33 or 
34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportuni-
ties Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) and veterans. 
(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘veteran’’ means a person who— 
(A) served on active duty (other than ac-
tive duty for training) in the Armed Forces of 
the United States for a period of more than 
180 consecutive days, and who was discharged 
or released therefrom under conditions other 
than dishonorable; or 
(B) served on active duty (other than ac-
tive duty for training) in the Armed Forces of 
the United States and was discharged or re-
leased from such service for a service-connected 
disability before serving 180 consecutive days. 
For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘serv-
ice-connected’’ has the meaning given such term 
under section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
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tions of higher education to implement or expand the en-
ergy systems science and engineering educational and 
technical training capabilities of the institution, and to 
provide merit-based financial support for master’s and 
doctoral level students pursuing courses of study and re-
search in energy systems sciences and engineering. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher edu-
cation that receives a grant under this section may use 
the grant to— 
‘‘(1) provide traineeships, including stipends 
and cost of education allowances, to master’s and 
doctoral students; 
‘‘(2) develop or expand multidisciplinary or 
interdisciplinary courses or programs; 
‘‘(3) recruit and retain new faculty; 
‘‘(4) develop or improve core and specialized 
course content; 
‘‘(5) encourage interdisciplinary and multidisci-
plinary research collaborations; 
‘‘(6) support outreach efforts to recruit stu-
dents, including individuals identified in section 33 
or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Oppor-
tunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); and 
‘‘(7) pursue opportunities for collaboration with 
industry and National Laboratories. 
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under section 28 of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278n); 
(ii) $141,100,000 shall be authorized 
for the Manufacturing Extension Partner-
ship program under sections 25 and 26 of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l); and 
(iii) $10,000,000 shall be authorized 
for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 
Award program under section 17 of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2012.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce 
$992,400,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2012. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $657,200,000 shall be authorized for 
scientific and technical research and services 
laboratory activities; 
(B) $85,000,000 shall be authorized for 
the construction and maintenance of facilities; 
and 
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SEC. 403. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR STAND-
ARDS AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 4 of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology Act is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR STAND-
ARDS AND TECHNOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the De-
partment of Commerce an Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Standards and Technology (in this section referred to 
as the ‘Under Secretary’). 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.—The Under Secretary shall be 
appointed by the President by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(c) COMPENSATION.—The Under Secretary shall be 
compensated at the rate in effect for level III of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary shall serve as 
the Director of the Institute and shall perform such duties 
as required of the Director by the Secretary under this 
Act or by law. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY.—The individual serving as the 
Director of the Institute on the date of enactment of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Author-
ization Act of 2010 shall also serve as the Under Secretary 
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