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(I) does not permit a student to be individually 
identified by users of the system; and 
(II) is retained throughout the student’s enroll-
ment in P–16 education in the State; and 
(ii) meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B) 
through (E). 
(B) IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING SYSTEM.—Each State 
that receives a grant under subsection (c)(2) for the 
improvement of a statewide P–16 education data system 
may employ, coordinate, or revise an existing statewide 
data system to establish a statewide longitudinal P–16 
education data system that meets the requirements of 
subparagraph (A), if the statewide longitudinal P–16 edu-
cation data system produces valid and reliable data. 
(C) PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO DATA.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives a grant 
under subsection (c)(2) shall implement measures to— 
(I) ensure that the statewide P–16 education 
data system meets the requirements of section 444 
of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1232g) (commonly known as the Family Edu-
cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974); 
(II) limit the use of information in the state-
wide P–16 education data system by institutions 
of higher education and State or local educational 
agencies or institutions to the activities set forth 
in paragraph (1) or State law regarding education, 
consistent with the purposes of this subtitle; 
(III) prohibit the disclosure of personally 
identifiable information except as permitted under 
section 444 of the General Education Provisions 
Act and any additional limitations set forth in 
State law; 
(IV) keep an accurate accounting of the date, 
nature, and purpose of each disclosure of person-
ally identifiable information in the statewide P– 
16 education data system, a description of the 
information disclosed, and the name and address 
of the person, agency, institution, or entity to 
whom the disclosure is made, which accounting 
shall be made available on request to parents of 
any student whose information has been disclosed; 
(V) notwithstanding section 444 of the General 
Education Provisions Act, require any non-govern-
mental party obtaining personally identifiable 
information to sign a data use agreement prior 
to disclosure that— 
(aa) prohibits the party from further dis-
closing the information; 
(bb) prohibits the party from using the 
information for any purpose other than the 
purpose specified in the agreement; and 
(cc) requires the party to destroy the 
information when the purpose for which the 
disclosure was made is accomplished; 
(VI) maintain adequate security measures to 
ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the
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statewide P–16 education data system, such as 
protecting a student record from identification by 
a unique identifier; 
(VII) where rights are provided to parents 
under this clause, provide those rights to the stu-
dent instead of the parent if the student has 
reached the age of 18 or is enrolled in a postsec-
ondary educational institution; and 
(VIII) ensure adequate enforcement of the 
requirements of this clause. 
(ii) USE OF UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS.— 
(I) GOVERNMENTAL
USE
OF
UNIQUE
IDENTI-
FIERS.—It shall be unlawful for any Federal, State, 
or local governmental agency to use the unique 
identifiers employed in the statewide P–16 edu-
cation data systems for any purpose other than 
as authorized by Federal or State law regarding 
education, or to deny any individual any right, 
benefit, or privilege provided by law because of 
such individual’s refusal to disclose the individual’s 
unique identifier. 
(II) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall promulgate regulations governing the 
use by governmental and non-governmental enti-
ties of the unique identifiers employed in statewide 
P–16 education data systems, including, where 
necessary, regulations requiring States desiring 
grants for statewide P–16 education data systems 
under this section to implement specified meas-
ures, with the goal of safeguarding individual pri-
vacy to the maximum extent practicable consistent 
with the uses of the information authorized in 
this Act or other Federal or State law regarding 
education. 
(D) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A STATEWIDE P–16 EDU-
CATION
DATA
SYSTEM.—The State shall ensure that the 
statewide P–16 education data system includes the fol-
lowing elements: 
(i) PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION AND 
POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION.—With respect to pre-
school through grade 12 education and postsecondary 
education— 
(I) a unique statewide student identifier that 
does not permit a student to be individually identi-
fied by users of the system; 
(II) student-level enrollment, demographic, 
and program participation information; 
(III) student-level information about the points 
at which students exit, transfer in, transfer out, 
drop out, or complete P–16 education programs; 
(IV) the capacity to communicate with higher 
education data systems; and 
(V) a State data audit system assessing data 
quality, validity, and reliability. 
(ii) PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION.— 
With respect to preschool through grade 12 education—
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(I) yearly test records of individual students 
with respect to assessments under section 1111(b) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)); 
(II) information on students not tested by 
grade and subject; 
(III) a teacher identifier system with the 
ability to match teachers to students; 
(IV) 
student-level 
transcript 
information, 
including information on courses completed and 
grades earned; and 
(V) student-level college readiness test scores. 
(iii) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.—With respect to 
postsecondary education, data that provide— 
(I) information regarding the extent to which 
students transition successfully from secondary 
school 
to 
postsecondary 
education, 
including 
whether students enroll in remedial coursework; 
and 
(II) other information determined necessary 
to address alignment and adequate preparation 
for success in postsecondary education. 
(E) FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
STATEWIDE
P–16
EDUCATION 
DATA SYSTEM.—In implementing the statewide P–16 edu-
cation data system, the State shall— 
(i) identify factors that correlate to students’ ability 
to successfully engage in and complete postsecondary- 
level general education coursework without the need 
for prior developmental coursework; 
(ii) identify factors to increase the percentage of 
low-income and minority students who are academi-
cally prepared to enter and successfully complete post-
secondary-level general education coursework; and 
(iii) use the data in the system to otherwise inform 
education policy and practice in order to better align 
State academic content standards, and curricula, with 
the demands of postsecondary education, the 21st cen-
tury workforce, and the Armed Forces. 
(f) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State desiring a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(2) APPLICATION
CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under this section shall specify whether the State application 
is for the conduct of P–16 education alignment activities, or 
the establishment or improvement of a statewide P–16 edu-
cation data system. The application shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(A) A description of the activities and programs to 
be carried out with the grant funds and a comprehensive 
plan for carrying out the activities. 
(B) A description of how the concerns and interests 
of the larger education community, including parents, stu-
dents, teachers, teacher educators, principals, and pre-
school administrators will be represented in carrying out 
the authorized activities described in subsection (e).
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(C) In the case of a State applying for funding for 
P–16 education alignment, a description of how the State 
will provide assistance to local educational agencies in 
implementing rigorous State academic content standards, 
substantive 
curricula, 
remediation, 
and 
acceleration 
opportunities for students, as well as other changes deter-
mined necessary by the State. 
(D) In the case of a State applying for funding to 
establish or improve a statewide P–16 education data 
system— 
(i) a description of the privacy protection and 
enforcement measures that the State has implemented 
or will implement pursuant to subsection (e)(2)(C), and 
assurances that these measures will be in place prior 
to the establishment or improvement of the statewide 
P–16 education data system; and 
(ii) an assurance that the State will continue to 
fund the statewide P–16 education data system after 
the end of the grant period. 
(g) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds provided under 
this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Fed-
eral, State, and local funds available to carry out the authorized 
activities described in subsection (e). 
(h) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each State that receives a grant 
under this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an 
amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the grant, in cash 
or in kind, to carry out the activities supported by the grant. 
(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) NO RAW DATA REQUIREMENT.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to require States to provide raw data to 
the Secretary. 
(2) PRIVATE OR HOME SCHOOLS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect any private school that does not 
receive funds or services under this Act or any home school, 
whether or not the home school is treated as a home school 
or a private school under State law, including imposing new 
requirements for students educated through a home school 
seeking admission to institutions of higher education. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $120,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2009. 
Subtitle E—Mathematics and Science 
Partnership Bonus Grants 
SEC. 
6501. 
MATHEMATICS 
AND 
SCIENCE 
PARTNERSHIP 
BONUS 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 
6502, the Secretary shall award a grant— 
(1) for each of the school years 2007–2008 through 2010– 
2011, to each of the 3 elementary schools, and each of the 
3 secondary schools, each of which has a high concentration 
of low income students as defined in section 1707(2) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6537(2)), in each State whose students demonstrate the most
H. R. 2272—104 
improvement in mathematics, as measured by the improvement 
in the students’ average score on the State’s assessments in 
mathematics for the school year for which the grant is awarded, 
as compared to the school year preceding the school year for 
which the grant is awarded; and 
(2) for each of the school years 2008–2009 through 2010– 
2011, to each of the 3 elementary schools, and each of the 
3 secondary schools, each of which has a high concentration 
of low income students as defined in section 1707(2) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6537(2)), in each State whose students demonstrate the most 
improvement in science, as measured by the improvement in 
the students’ average score on the State’s assessments in 
science for the school year for which the grant is awarded, 
as compared to the school year preceding the school year for 
which the grant is awarded. 
(b) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of each grant awarded under 
this section shall be $50,000. 
SEC. 6502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2008 and 
each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years. 
TITLE VII—NATIONAL SCIENCE 
FOUNDATION 
SEC. 7001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(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) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the National Science 
Board established under section 2 of the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the Foundation. 
(4) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elementary school’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801). 
(5) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the 
National Science Foundation. 
(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institu-
tion of higher education’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(7) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary school’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
SEC. 7002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2008.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Foundation $6,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
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(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount authorized 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $5,156,000,000 shall be made available for research 
and related activities, of which— 
(i) $115,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
(ii) $165,400,000 shall be made available for the 
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Pro-
gram; 
(iii) $61,600,000 shall be made available for the 
Research Experiences for Undergraduates program; 
(iv) $120,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
Research; 
(v) $47,300,000 shall be made available for the 
Integrative 
Graduate 
Education 
and 
Research 
Traineeship program; 
(vi) $9,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Graduate Research Fellowship program; and 
(vii) $10,000,000 shall be made available for the 
professional science master’s degree program under 
section 7034; 
(B) $896,000,000 shall be made available for education 
and human resources, of which— 
(i) $100,000,000 shall be for Mathematics and 
Science Education Partnerships established under sec-
tion 9 of the National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $89,800,000 shall be for the Robert Noyce 
Scholarship Program established under section 10 of 
the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
(iii) $40,000,000 shall be for the Science, Mathe-
matics, Engineering, and Technology Talent Expansion 
Program established under section 8(7) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–368); 
(iv) $52,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Techno-
logical Education program established by section 3(a) 
of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 
(Public Law 102–476); 
(v) $27,100,000 shall be made available for the 
Integrative 
Graduate 
Education 
and 
Research 
Traineeship program; and 
(vi) $96,600,000 shall be made available for the 
Graduate Research Fellowship program; 
(C) $245,000,000 shall be made available for major 
research equipment and facilities construction; 
(D) $285,600,000 shall be made available for agency 
operations and award management; 
(E) $4,050,000 shall be made available for the Office 
of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $12,350,000 shall be made available for the Office 
of Inspector General. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2009.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Foundation $7,326,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
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(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount authorized 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $5,742,300,000 shall be made available for research 
and related activities, of which— 
(i) $123,100,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
(ii) $183,600,000 shall be made available for the 
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Pro-
gram; 
(iii) $68,400,000 shall be made available for the 
Research Experiences for Undergraduates program; 
(iv) $133,200,000 shall be made available for the 
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
Research; 
(v) $52,500,000 shall be made available for the 
Integrative 
Graduate 
Education 
and 
Research 
Traineeship program; 
(vi) $10,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Graduate Research Fellowship program; and 
(vii) $12,000,000 shall be made available for the 
professional science master’s degree program under 
section 7034; 
(B) $995,000,000 shall be made available for education 
and human resources, of which— 
(i) $111,000,000 shall be for Mathematics and 
Science Education Partnerships established under sec-
tion 9 of the National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $115,000,000 shall be for the Robert Noyce 
Scholarship Program established under section 10 of 
the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
(iii) $50,000,000 shall be for the Science, Mathe-
matics, Engineering, and Technology Talent Expansion 
Program established under section 8(7) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–368); 
(iv) $57,700,000 shall be for the Advanced Techno-
logical Education program as established by section 
3(a) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 
1992 (Public Law 102–476); 
(v) $30,100,000 shall be made available for the 
Integrative 
Graduate 
Education 
and 
Research 
Traineeship program; and 
(vi) $107,200,000 shall be made available for the 
Graduate Research Fellowship program; 
(C) $262,000,000 shall be made available for major 
research equipment and facilities construction; 
(D) $309,760,000 shall be made available for agency 
operations and award management; 
(E) $4,190,000 shall be made available for the Office 
of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $12,750,000 shall be made available for the Office 
of Inspector General. 
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2010.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Foundation $8,132,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
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(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount authorized 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $6,401,000,000 shall be made available for research 
and related activities, of which— 
(i) $131,700,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
(ii) $203,800,000 shall be made available for the 
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Pro-
gram; 
(iii) $75,900,000 shall be made available for the 
Research Experiences for Undergraduates program; 
(iv) $147,800,000 shall be made available for the 
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
Research; 
(v) $58,300,000 shall be made available for the 
Integrative 
Graduate 
Education 
and 
Research 
Traineeship program; 
(vi) $11,100,000 shall be made available for the 
Graduate Research Fellowship program; and 
(vii) $15,000,000 shall be made available for the 
professional science master’s degree program under 
section 7034; 
(B) $1,104,000,000 shall be made available for edu-
cation and human resources, of which— 
(i) $123,200,000 shall be for Mathematics and 
Science Education Partnerships established under sec-
tion 9 of the National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $140,500,000 shall be for the Robert Noyce 
Scholarship Program established under section 10 of 
the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
(iii) $55,000,000 shall be for the Science, Mathe-
matics, Engineering, and Technology Talent Expansion 
Program established under section 8(7) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–368); 
(iv) $64,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Techno-
logical Education program as established by section 
3(a) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 
1992 (Public Law 102–476); 
(v) $33,400,000 shall be made available for the 
Integrative 
Graduate 
Education 
and 
Research 
Traineeship program; and 
(vi) $119,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Graduate Research Fellowship program; 
(C) $280,000,000 shall be made available for major 
research equipment and facilities construction; 
(D) $329,450,000 shall be made available for agency 
operations and award management; 
(E) $4,340,000 shall be made available for the Office 
of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $13,210,000 shall be made available for the Office 
of Inspector General.
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SEC. 7003. REAFFIRMATION OF THE MERIT-REVIEW PROCESS OF THE 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. 
Nothing in this title or title I, or the amendments made by 
this title or title I, shall be interpreted to require or recommend 
that the Foundation— 
(1) alter or modify its merit-review system or peer-review 
process; or 
(2) exclude the awarding of any proposal by means of 
the merit-review or peer-review process. 
SEC. 7004. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE MATHEMATICS 
AND 
SCIENCE 
PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAMS 
OF 
THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE NATIONAL 
SCIENCE FOUNDATION. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) although the mathematics and science education part-
nership program at the Foundation and the mathematics and 
science partnership program at the Department of Education 
practically share the same name, the 2 programs are intended 
to be complementary, not duplicative; 
(2) the Foundation partnership programs are innovative, 
model reform initiatives that move promising ideas in education 
from research into practice to improve teacher quality, develop 
challenging curricula, and increase student achievement in 
mathematics and science, and Congress intends that the 
Foundation peer-reviewed partnership programs found to be 
effective should be put into wider practice by dissemination 
through the Department of Education partnership programs; 
and 
(3) the Director and the Secretary of Education should 
have ongoing collaboration to ensure that the 2 components 
of this priority effort for mathematics and science education 
continue to work in concert for the benefit of States and local 
practitioners nationwide. 
SEC. 7005. CURRICULA. 
Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this title, 
shall be construed to limit the authority of State governments 
or local school boards to determine the curricula of their students. 
SEC. 7006. CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON LEARNING AND EDUCATION 
IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) FUNDING
FOR CENTERS.—The Director shall continue to 
carry out the program of Centers for Research on Learning and 
Education Improvement as established in section 11 of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 
2). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY
FOR CENTERS.—Section 11 of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 
2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or eligible nonprofit 
organizations’’ after ‘‘institutions of higher education’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘or an eligible nonprofit 
organization’’ after ‘‘institution of higher education’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘of such institutions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘thereof’’.
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SEC. 7007. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall evaluate the role of the 
Foundation in supporting interdisciplinary research, including 
through the Major Research Instrumentation program, the effective-
ness of the Foundation’s efforts in providing information to the 
scientific community about opportunities for funding of interdiscipli-
nary research proposals, and the process through which inter-
disciplinary proposals are selected for support. The Board shall 
also evaluate the effectiveness of the Foundation’s efforts to engage 
undergraduate students in research experiences in interdisciplinary 
settings, including through the Research in Undergraduate Institu-
tions program and the Research Experiences for Undergraduates 
program. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Board shall provide the results of its evaluation 
under subsection (a), including a recommendation for the proportion 
of the Foundation’s research and related activities funding that 
should be allocated for interdisciplinary research, to the Committee 
on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 7008. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS. 
(a) MENTORING.—The Director shall require that all grant 
applications 
that 
include 
funding 
to 
support 
postdoctoral 
researchers include a description of the mentoring activities that 
will be provided for such individuals, and shall ensure that this 
part of the application is evaluated under the Foundation’s broader 
impacts merit review criterion. Mentoring activities may include 
career counseling, training in preparing grant applications, guid-
ance on ways to improve teaching skills, and training in research 
ethics. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Director shall require that annual reports 
and the final report for research grants that include funding to 
support postdoctoral researchers include a description of the men-
toring activities provided to such researchers. 
SEC. 7009. RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH. 
The Director shall require that each institution that applies 
for financial assistance from the Foundation for science and 
engineering research or education describe in its grant proposal 
a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the respon-
sible and ethical conduct of research to undergraduate students, 
graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers participating in 
the proposed research project. 
SEC. 7010. REPORTING OF RESEARCH RESULTS. 
The Director shall ensure that all final project reports and 
citations of published research documents resulting from research 
funded, in whole or in part, by the Foundation, are made available 
to the public in a timely manner and in electronic form through 
the Foundation’s Web site. 
SEC. 7011. SHARING RESEARCH RESULTS. 
An investigator supported under a Foundation award, whom 
the Director determines has failed to comply with the provisions 
of section 734 of the Foundation Grant Policy Manual, shall be