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or 1885b) in the areas of science, engineering, tech-
nology, and mathematics. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date that the National Academy of Sciences submits the 
list of recommended individuals to serve as advisors, the 
President shall designate 50 individuals to serve as 
advisors to the Council. 
(C) REQUIREMENT
TO
CONSULT.—The Council shall 
develop the comprehensive agenda required by paragraph 
(1) in consultation with the advisors. 
(4) INITIAL SUBMISSION AND UPDATES.— 
(A) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Council shall 
submit to Congress and the President the comprehensive 
agenda required by paragraph (1). 
(B) UPDATES.—At least once every 2 years, the Council 
shall update the comprehensive agenda required by para-
graph (1) and submit each such update to Congress and 
the President. 
(e) OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) 
and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c), the President may 
designate an existing council to carry out the requirements of 
this section. 
SEC. 1007. NATIONAL COORDINATION OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
AND PRIORITIZATION
OF DEFICIENCIES
IN 
FEDERAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.—Each year the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall, through the National 
Science and Technology Council, identify and prioritize the defi-
ciencies in research facilities and major instrumentation located 
at Federal laboratories and national user facilities at academic 
institutions that are widely accessible for use by researchers in 
the United States. In prioritizing such deficiencies, the Director 
shall consider research needs in areas relevant to the specific mis-
sion requirements of Federal agencies. 
(b) PLANNING FOR ACQUISITION, REFURBISHMENT, AND MAINTE-
NANCE OF RESEARCH FACILITIES AND MAJOR INSTRUMENTATION.— 
The Director shall, through the National Science and Technology 
Council, coordinate the planning by Federal agencies for the acquisi-
tion, refurbishment, and maintenance of research facilities and 
major instrumentation to address the deficiencies identified under 
subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—The Director shall submit to Congress each year, 
together with documents submitted to Congress in support of the 
budget of the President for the fiscal year beginning in such year 
(as submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code), a report, current as of the fiscal year ending in the year 
before such report is submitted, setting forth the following: 
(1) A description of the deficiencies in research infrastruc-
ture identified in accordance with subsection (a). 
(2) A list of projects and budget proposals of Federal 
research facilities, set forth by agency, for major instrumenta-
tion acquisitions that are included in the budget proposal of 
the President.
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(3) An explanation of how the projects and instrumentation 
acquisitions described in paragraph (2) relate to the deficiencies 
and priorities identified pursuant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 1008. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INNOVATION ACCELERATION 
RESEARCH. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS
ON SUPPORT
AND PROMOTION
OF 
INNOVATION IN THE UNITED STATES.—It is the sense of Congress 
that each Federal research agency should strive to support and 
promote innovation in the United States through high-risk, high- 
reward basic research projects that— 
(1) meet fundamental technological or scientific challenges; 
(2) involve multidisciplinary work; and 
(3) involve a high degree of novelty. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SETTING ANNUAL FUNDING GOALS 
FOR BASIC RESEARCH.—It is the sense of Congress that each Execu-
tive agency that funds research in science, technology, engineering, 
or mathematics should set a goal of allocating an appropriate 
percentage of the annual basic research budget of such agency 
to funding high-risk, high-reward basic research projects described 
in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Each Executive agency described in subsection 
(b) shall submit to Congress each year, together with documents 
submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President 
for the fiscal year beginning in such year (as submitted pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), a report describing 
whether a funding goal as described in subsection (b) has been 
established, and if such a goal has been established, the following: 
(1) A description of such funding goal. 
(2) Whether such funding goal is being met by the agency. 
(3) A description of activities supported by amounts allo-
cated in accordance with such funding goal. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BASIC RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘basic research’’ has the 
meaning given such term in the Office of Management and 
Budget Circular No. A–11. 
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1009. RELEASE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RESULTS. 
(a) PRINCIPLES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget and the heads of all Federal civilian 
agencies that conduct scientific research, shall develop and issue 
an overarching set of principles to ensure the communication and 
open exchange of data and results to other agencies, policymakers, 
and the public of research conducted by a scientist employed by 
a Federal civilian agency and to prevent the intentional or uninten-
tional suppression or distortion of such research findings. The prin-
ciples shall encourage the open exchange of data and results of 
research undertaken by a scientist employed by such an agency 
and shall be consistent with existing Federal laws, including chapter 
18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Bayh- 
Dole Act’’). The principles shall also take into consideration the 
policies of peer-reviewed scientific journals in which Federal sci-
entists may currently publish results.
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall ensure that all civilian Federal agencies 
that conduct scientific research develop specific policies and proce-
dures regarding the public release of data and results of research 
conducted by a scientist employed by such an agency consistent 
with the principles established under subsection (a). Such polices 
and procedures shall— 
(1) specifically address what is and what is not permitted 
or recommended under such policies and procedures; 
(2) be specifically designed for each such agency; 
(3) be applied uniformly throughout each such agency; and 
(4) be widely communicated and readily accessible to all 
employees of each such agency and the public. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS 
AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 2001. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION. 
(a) PARTICIPATION IN INTERAGENCY ACTIVITIES.—The National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall be a full participant 
in any interagency effort to promote innovation and economic 
competitiveness through near-term and long-term basic scientific 
research and development and the promotion of science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics education, consistent with the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s mission, including 
authorized activities. 
(b) HISTORIC FOUNDATION.—In order to carry out the participa-
tion described in subsection (a), the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall build on the historic 
role of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in stimu-
lating excellence in the advancement of physical science and 
engineering disciplines and in providing opportunities and incen-
tives for the pursuit of academic studies in science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics. 
(c) BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM AND ROBUST AUTHORIZATION 
LEVELS.—The balanced science program authorized by section 
101(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Authorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16611) shall be an element 
of the contribution by the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration to such interagency programs. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATELY 
FUNDED NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.— 
It is the sense of Congress that a robust National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, funded at the levels authorized for fiscal 
years 2007 and 2008 under sections 202 and 203 of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16631 and 16632) and at appropriate levels in subsequent 
fiscal years— 
(1) can contribute significantly to innovation in, and the 
competitiveness of, the United States; 
(2) would enable a fair balance among science, aeronautics, 
education, exploration, and human space flight programs; and 
(3) would allow full participation in any interagency efforts 
to promote innovation and economic competitiveness. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall submit to Con-
gress and the President an annual report describing the activi-
ties conducted pursuant to this section, including a description 
of the goals and the objective metrics upon which funding 
decisions were made. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each report submitted pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall include, with regard to science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics education programs, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(A) A description of each program. 
(B) The amount spent on each program. 
(C) The number of students or teachers served by 
each program. 
(f) ASSESSMENT PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on its plan for instituting assessments of the 
effectiveness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education 
programs in improving student achievement, including with regard 
to challenging State achievement standards. 
SEC. 2002. AERONAUTICS. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the aeronautics research and development program of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration has been an important 
contributor to innovation and to the competitiveness of the United 
States and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
should maintain its capabilities to advance the state of aeronautics. 
(b) COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES
ON AERONAUTICS 
ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator shall coordinate, as appropriate, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s aeronautics 
activities with relevant programs in the Department of Transpor-
tation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, 
and the Department of Homeland Security, including the activities 
of the Joint Planning and Development Office established under 
section 709 of the Vision 100–Century of Aviation Reauthorization 
Act (Public Law 108–176; 117 Stat. 2582). 
SEC. 2003. BASIC RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, the Director of the National 
Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
Defense, and Secretary of Commerce shall, to the extent practicable, 
coordinate basic research activities related to physical sciences, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics. 
(b) BASIC RESEARCH DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘basic 
research’’ has the meaning given such term in Office of Management 
and Budget Circular No. A–11. 
SEC. 2004. AGING WORKFORCE ISSUES PROGRAM. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration should implement 
a program to address aging work force issues in aerospace that— 
(1) documents technical and management experiences 
before senior people leave the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, including— 
(A) documenting lessons learned; 
(B) briefing organizations;