groups and to implement or expand reforms in un-
dergraduate STEM education in order to increase 
the number of students from underrepresented mi-
nority groups receiving degrees in these fields. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCY POLICIES FOR CARE-
GIVERS. 
(a) OSTP GUIDANCE.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
provide guidance to each Federal science agency to estab-
lish policies that— 
(1) apply to all— 
(A) intramural and extramural research 
awards granted by such agency; and 
(B) primary investigators of such research 
who have caregiving responsibilities, including 
care for a newborn or newly adopted child and 
care for an immediate family member who is 
sick or disabled; and 
(2) provide— 
(A) flexibility in timing for the initiation of 
approved research awards granted by such 
agency; 
(B) no-cost extensions of such research 
awards; 
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(C) grant supplements, as appropriate, to 
research awards for research technicians or 
equivalent positions to sustain research activi-
ties conducted under such awards; and 
(D) any other appropriate accommodations 
at the discretion of the director of each such 
agency. 
(b) UNIFORMITY OF GUIDANCE.—In providing guid-
ance under subsection (a), the Director shall encourage 
uniformity and consistency in the policies established pur-
suant to such guidance across all Federal science agencies. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES.—Consistent with 
the guidance under subsection (a), Federal science agen-
cies shall— 
(1) maintain or develop and implement policies 
for individuals described in paragraph (1)(B) of 
such subsection; and 
(2) broadly disseminate such policies to current 
and potential grantees. 
(d) DATA
ON USAGE.—Federal science agencies 
shall— 
(1) collect data on the usage of the policies 
under subsection (c), by gender, at both institutions 
of higher education and Federal laboratories; and 
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(2) report such data on an annual basis to the 
Director in such form as required by the Director. 
SEC. 4. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF DATA ON FED-
ERAL RESEARCH GRANTS. 
(a) COLLECTION OF DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal science agency 
shall collect, as practicable, with respect to all appli-
cations for merit-reviewed research and development 
grants to institutions of higher education and Fed-
eral laboratories supported by that agency, the 
standardized record-level annual information on de-
mographics, primary field, award type, institution 
type, review rating, budget request, funding out-
come, and awarded budget. 
(2) UNIFORMITY AND STANDARDIZATION.—The 
Director shall establish a policy to ensure uniformity 
and standardization of the data collection required 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) RECORD-LEVEL DATA.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, 
each Federal science agency shall submit to the 
Director of the National Science Foundation 
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record-level data collected under paragraph (1) 
in the form required by such Director. 
(B) PREVIOUS DATA.—As part of the first 
submission under subparagraph (A), each Fed-
eral science agency, to the extent practicable, 
shall also submit comparable record-level data 
for the 5 years preceding the date of such sub-
mission. 
(b) REPORTING OF DATA.—The Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall publish statistical sum-
mary data collected under this section, disaggregated and 
cross-tabulated by race, ethnicity, gender, age, and years 
since completion of doctoral degree, including in conjunc-
tion with the National Science Foundation’s report re-
quired by section 37 of the Science and Technology Equal 
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d; Public Law 96– 
516). 
SEC. 5. POLICIES FOR REVIEW OF FEDERAL RESEARCH 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal science agency shall 
implement the policy recommendations with respect to re-
ducing the impact of implicit bias at Federal science agen-
cies and grantee institutions as developed by the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy in the 2016 report enti-
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tled ‘‘Reducing the Impact of Bias in the STEM Work-
force’’ and any subsequent updates. 
(b) PILOT ACTIVITY.—In consultation with the Na-
tional Science Foundation and consistent with policy rec-
ommendations referenced in subsection (a), each Federal 
science agency shall implement a 2-year pilot orientation 
activity for program officers and members of standing re-
view committees to educate reviewers on, and minimize the 
effects of, implicit bias in the review of extramural and 
intramural Federal research grants. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES.—Drawing upon 
lessons learned from the pilot activity under subsection 
(b), each Federal science agency shall maintain or develop 
and implement policies and practices to minimize the ef-
fects of implicit bias in the review of extramural and intra-
mural Federal research grants. 
(d) ASSESSMENT
OF POLICIES.—Federal science 
agencies shall regularly assess, and amend as necessary, 
the policies and practices implemented pursuant to sub-
section (c) to ensure effective measures are in place to 
minimize the effects of implicit bias in the review of extra-
mural and intramural Federal research grants. 
SEC. 6. COLLECTION OF DATA ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF FAC-
ULTY. 
(a) COLLECTION OF DATA.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every 
5 years thereafter, the Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall carry out a survey to col-
lect institution-level data on the demographics of 
STEM faculty, by broad fields of STEM, at dif-
ferent types of institutions of higher education. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation shall consider, by gender, race, ethnicity, citi-
zenship status, age, and years since completion of 
doctoral degree— 
(A) the number and percentage of faculty; 
(B) the number and percentage of faculty 
at each rank; 
(C) the number and percentage of faculty 
who are in nontenure-track positions, including 
teaching and research; 
(D) the number and percentage of faculty 
who are reviewed for promotion, including ten-
ure, and the percentage of that number who are 
promoted, including being awarded tenure; 
(E) faculty years in rank; 
(F) the number and percentage of faculty 
to leave tenure-track positions; 
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(G) the number and percentage of faculty 
hired, by rank; and 
(H) the number and percentage of faculty 
in leadership positions. 
(b) EXISTING SURVEYS.—The Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation, may, in modifying or expand-
ing existing Federal surveys of higher education (as nec-
essary)— 
(1) take into account the considerations under 
subsection (a)(2) by collaborating with statistical 
centers at other Federal agencies; or 
(2) award a grant or contract to an institution 
of higher education or other nonprofit organization 
to take such considerations into account. 
(c) REPORTING DATA.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall publish statistical summary data 
collected under this section, including as part of the Na-
tional Science Foundation’s report required by section 37 
of the Science and Technology Equal Opportunities Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1885d; Public Law 96–516). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the 
National Science Foundation $3,000,000 in each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2022 to develop and carry out the 
initial survey required under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 7. CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO EX-
PANDING 
THE 
ACADEMIC 
AND 
FEDERAL 
STEM WORKFORCE. 
(a) BEST PRACTICES AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND FEDERAL LABORATORIES.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Director shall develop written guidance for 
institutions of higher education and Federal labora-
tories on the best practices for— 
(A) conducting periodic climate surveys of 
STEM departments and divisions, with a par-
ticular focus on identifying any cultural or in-
stitutional barriers to the recruitment, reten-
tion, or advancement of women, racial and eth-
nic minorities, and other groups historically 
underrepresented in STEM studies and careers; 
and 
(B) providing educational opportunities, in-
cluding workshops as described in subsection 
(b), for STEM faculty, research personnel, and 
administrators to learn about current research 
on implicit bias in recruitment, evaluation, and 
promotion of undergraduate and graduate stu-
dents and research personnel. 
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(2) EXISTING
GUIDANCE.—In developing the 
guidance under paragraph (1), the Director shall 
utilize guidance already developed by Federal science 
agencies. 
(3) DISSEMINATION
OF
GUIDANCE.—Federal 
science agencies shall broadly disseminate the guid-
ance developed under paragraph (1) to institutions 
of higher education that receive Federal research 
funding and Federal laboratories. 
(4) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES.—Consistent 
with the guidance developed under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the Director of the National Science 
Foundation shall develop a policy that— 
(i) applies to, at a minimum, each in-
stitution classified under the Indiana Uni-
versity Center for Postsecondary Research 
Carnegie Classification as a doctorate- 
granting university with a very high level 
of research activity; and 
(ii) requires each such institution, not 
later than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, to report to the Director 
of the National Science Foundation on ac-
tivities and policies developed and imple-
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mented based on the guidance developed 
under paragraph (1); and 
(B) each Federal science agency with a 
Federal laboratory shall maintain or develop 
and implement practices and policies for the 
purposes described in paragraph (1) for such 
laboratory. 
(b) WORKSHOPS TO ADDRESS CULTURAL BARRIERS 
TO EXPANDING THE ACADEMIC AND FEDERAL STEM 
WORKFORCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, 
in consultation with the interagency working group 
on inclusion in STEM, shall recommend a uniform 
policy for Federal science agencies to carry out a 
program of workshops that educate STEM depart-
ment chairs at institutions of higher education, sen-
ior managers at Federal laboratories, and other fed-
erally funded researchers about methods that mini-
mize the effects of implicit bias in the career ad-
vancement, including hiring, tenure, promotion, and 
selection for any honor based in part on the recipi-
ent’s research record, of academic and Federal 
STEM researchers. 
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(2) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Direc-
tor shall ensure that workshops supported under this 
subsection are coordinated across Federal science 
agencies and jointly supported as appropriate. 
(3) MINIMIZING COSTS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, workshops shall be held in conjunction with 
national or regional STEM disciplinary meetings to 
minimize costs associated with participant travel. 
(4) PRIORITY FIELDS FOR ACADEMIC PARTICI-
PANTS.—In considering the participation of STEM 
department chairs and other academic researchers, 
the Director shall prioritize workshops for the broad 
fields of STEM in which the national rate of rep-
resentation of women among tenured or tenure-track 
faculty or nonfaculty researchers at doctorate-grant-
ing institutions of higher education is less than 25 
percent, according to the most recent data available 
from the National Center for Science and Engineer-
ing Statistics. 
(5) ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE TO CARRY OUT 
WORKSHOPS.—A Federal science agency may carry 
out the program of workshops under this subsection 
by making grants to organizations made eligible by 
the Federal science agency and any of the following 
organizations: 
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