this subsection shall be effective for a period of 5
years after the person receives such Federal funds.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to the receipt of Federal funds by a person
due to the membership of that person in a class
specified by law for which assistance is awarded to
members of the class according to a formula pro-
vided by law.
(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘grant agreement’’ means a legal
instrument whose principal purpose is to transfer a
thing of value to the recipient to carry out a public
purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a
law of the United States, and does not include the
acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of prop-
erty or services for the direct benefit or use of the
United States Government. Such term does not in-
clude a cooperative agreement (as such term is used
in section 6305 of title 31, United States Code) or
a cooperative research and development agreement
(as such term is defined in section 12(d)(1) of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).
SEC. 209. NOTICE.
(a) NOTICE OF REPROGRAMMING.—If any funds au-
thorized by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action
that requires notice to be provided to the Appropriations
Committees of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, notice of such action shall concurrently be provided
to the Committee on Science of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Labor and Human Resources
and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate.
(b) NOTICE
OF REORGANIZATION.—The Director
shall provide notice to the Committees on Science and Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives, and the
Committees on Labor and Human Resources, Commerce,
Science, and Transportation, and Appropriations of the
Senate, not later than 15 days before any major reorga-
nization of any program, project, or activity of the Foun-
dation.
SEC. 210. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROB-
LEM.
With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense
of Congress that the Foundation should—
(1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit
date-related problems in its computer systems to en-
sure that those systems continue to operate effec-
tively in the year 2000 and beyond;
(2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to
the operations of the Foundation posed by the prob-
lems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and
budget for achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of
its mission-critical systems; and
(3) develop contingency plans for those systems
that the Foundation is unable to correct in time.
SEC. 211. NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM.
The National Science Foundation is authorized to
participate in the National Oceanic Partnership Program
established by the National Oceanic Partnership Act (Pub-
lic Law 104–201).
SEC. 212. BUY AMERICAN.
(a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—No
funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended
by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending
the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2
through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–
10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—In the case of any equip-
ment or products that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the
sense of Congress that entities receiving such assistance
should, in expending the assistance, purchase only Amer-
ican-made equipment and products.
(c) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Director
shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice
describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the
Congress.
SEC. 213. ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
PROGRAMS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Director shall,
to the greatest extent practicable and using existing au-
thority, donate surplus computers and other research
equipment to elementary and secondary education schools
to enhance their science and mathematic programs. The
Director shall report annually to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress on the Director’s activity under this sec-
tion.
Passed the House of Representatives April 24, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.