(ii) $10,103,000 shall be made avail-
able for Computer and Information Science
and Engineering;
(iii) $417,396,000 shall be made
available for Engineering;
(iv) $568,451,000 shall be made avail-
able for Geosciences;
(v) $834,689,000 shall be made avail-
able 
for 
Mathematical 
and 
Physical
Sciences;
(vi) $165,232,000 shall be made avail-
able for Social, Behavioral, and Economic
Sciences;
(vii) $228,495,000 shall be made
available for United States Polar Research
Programs;
(viii) $64,732,000 shall be made avail-
able for United States Antarctic Logistical
Support Activities; and
(ix) $123,290,000 shall be made avail-
able for Integrative Activities;
(B) $751,448,000 shall be made available
for Education and Human Resources, of which
$54,400,000 shall be for Graduate Research
Fellowships;
(C) $90,000,000 shall be made available
for Major Research Equipment;
(D) $167,403,000 shall be made available
for Salaries and Expenses, of which—
(i) $3,816,000 shall be made available
for travel for Research and Related Activi-
ties;
(ii) $321,000 shall be made available
for travel for Education and Human Re-
sources;
(iii) $164,000 shall be made available
for travel for Budget, Finance, and Award
Management;
(iv) $188,000 shall be made available
for travel for Information and Resources
Management; and
(v) $371,000 shall be made available
for travel for the Office of the Director;
and
(E) $6,494,000 shall be made available for
the Office of Inspector General.
(3) TRAVEL LIMITATION.—None of the funds
authorized by this subsection may be used for travel
expenses except as provided in paragraph (2)(D) (i)
through (v). None of the funds authorized by clauses
(i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(D) may be used for
travel expenses for personnel in the Office of the Di-
rector.
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2003.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Science Foundation
$4,081,645,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount
authorized under paragraph (1)—
(A) $3,025,686,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out Research and Related Activi-
ties;
(B) $781,506,000 shall be made available
for Education and Human Resources;
(C) $93,600,000 shall be made available
for Major Research Equipment;
(D) $174,099,000 shall be made available
for Salaries and Expenses; and
(E) $6,754,000 shall be made available for
the Office of Inspector General.
SEC. 3. PLANT GENOMICS.
(a) PLANT GENOME RESEARCH.—Of the amounts
made available under section 2 (a)(2)(A)(i), (b)(2)(A)(i),
and (c)(2)(A), $129,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001,
2002, and 2003 shall be for plant genome research.
(b) PLANT GENOME AND GENE EXPRESSION RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.—
(1) CENTERS.—The National Science Founda-
tion is authorized to make grants for the establish-
ment of regional plant genome and gene expression
research and development centers, the purpose of
which shall be to—
(A) develop capabilities in basic plant ge-
nome research;
(B) extend basic plant genomics research
through plant breeding programs and accelerate
its application—
(i) to the development and testing of
new varieties of enhanced food crops; and
(ii) for alternative uses of agricultural
crops; and
(C) serve as centers for scientific and safe-
ty information on plant genomics.
(2) GRANT AWARDS.—Grant awards under this
subsection shall be made through an open, peer-re-
viewed competition. When making awards, the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall ensure that as many
different agronomic environments as possible are
represented.
(3) MATCHING FUNDS.—The National Science
Foundation shall not provide under this subsection
more than 50 percent of the cost of establishing any
research and development center.
(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—The National
Science Foundation may use up to—
(A) $3,000,000 of the funds described in
subsection (a) for fiscal year 2001;
(B) $3,000,000 of the funds described in
subsection (a) for fiscal year 2002; and
(C) $4,500,000 of the funds described in
subsection (a) for fiscal year 2003,
to carry out this subsection.
SEC. 4. RESEARCH ON LEARNING.
(a) RESEARCH ON LEARNING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Science Foun-
dation shall make grant awards to support research
on learning focusing on the following 4 areas:
(A) Brain research as a foundation for re-
search on human learning.
(B) Behavioral, cognitive, affective, and so-
cial aspects of human learning.
(C) Science, mathematics, engineering, and
technological learning in formal and informal
educational settings.
sions and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, at least once every 6 months
on—
(1) the number of National Science Foundation
employees trained pursuant to subsection (a)(3); and
(2) the number and type of ethics violations de-
termined under the rules and procedures of the Na-
tional Science Foundation to have occurred, along
with a description of the resolution thereof.
SEC. 7. BASIC RESEARCH AWARD.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the National Science Foundation, in con-
sultation with universities and the private sector, shall
make recommendations to the Congress on the establish-
ment of a congressional award to honor and recognize
those private sector companies that have demonstrated
outstanding performance promoting the expansion of basic
research efforts in the United States.
SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is
amended—
(1) in section 3(b) (42 U.S.C. 1862(b)), by
striking ‘‘including the Office of Technology Assess-
ment,’’
(2) in section 5(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1864(e)(2)),
by striking ‘‘Labor and Human Resources’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions’’;
and
(3) in section 13(a) (42 U.S.C. 1872(a)), by
striking ‘‘or the affidavit of allegiance to the United
States required by section 15(d)(2) of this Act’’.
SEC. 9. REPORTS ELIMINATION.
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimi-
nation and Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note)
does not apply to any report required to be submitted
under any of the following provisions of law:
(1) Section 4(j)(1) of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)).
(2) Section 36(f) of the Science and Engineer-
ing Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885c(f)).
(3) Section 37 of the Science and Engineering
Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d).
(4) Section 108 of the National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 (42
U.S.C. 1886).
(5) Section 101(a)(3) of the High-Performance
Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)).
(6) Section 3 (a)(7) and (f) of the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862
(a)(7) and (f)).
(7) Section 7(a) of the National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 1873
note).
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