(C) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘and 
STEM’’ after ‘‘laboratory’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor to carry out this program $107,250,000 for fis-
cal year 2022 through fiscal year 2026. 
(g) DIVERSITY IN TECH RESEARCH.—The Director 
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions 
of higher education or non-profit organizations (or con-
sortia of such institutions or organizations) to support 
basic and applied research that yields a scientific evidence 
base for improving the design and emergence, development 
and deployment, and management and ultimate effective-
ness of organizations of all kinds, including research re-
lated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the technology 
sector. 
SEC. 7. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH. 
(a) BROADER IMPACTS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
shall enter into an agreement with a qualified inde-
pendent organization to assess how the Broader Im-
pacts review criterion is applied across the Founda-
tion and make recommendations for improving the 
effectiveness for meeting the goals established in sec-
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tion 526 of the America Creating Opportunities to 
Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, 
Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 
(42 U.S.C. 1862p–14). 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Director shall award 
grants on a competitive basis, to institutions of high-
er education or non-profit organizations (or con-
sortia of such institutions or organizations) to sup-
port activities to increase the efficiency, effective-
ness, and availability of resources for implementing 
the Broader Impacts review criterion, including— 
(A) training and workshops for program 
officers, merit review panelists, grant office ad-
ministrators, faculty, and students to improve 
understanding of the goals and the full range of 
potential broader impacts available to research-
ers to satisfy this criterion; 
(B) repositories and clearinghouses for 
sharing best practices and facilitating collabora-
tion; and 
(C) tools for evaluating and documenting 
societal impacts of research. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Director should continue to identify oppor-
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tunities to reduce the administrative burden on research-
ers. 
(c) RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND SECURITY.— 
(1) OFFICE OF RESEARCH SECURITY AND POL-
ICY.—The Director shall maintain a Research Secu-
rity and Policy office within the Office of the Direc-
tor with no fewer than 4 full time equivalent posi-
tions. The functions of the Research Security and 
Policy office shall be to coordinate all research secu-
rity policy issues across the Foundation, including 
by— 
(A) consulting and coordinating with the 
Foundation Office of Inspector General and 
with other Federal science agencies and intel-
ligence and law enforcement agencies, as appro-
priate, through the National Science and Tech-
nology Council in accordance with the authority 
provided under section 1746 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note), to 
identify and address potential security risks 
that threaten research integrity and other risks 
to the research enterprise; 
(B) serving as the Foundation’s primary 
resource for all issues related to the security 
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and integrity of the conduct of Foundation-sup-
ported research; 
(C) conducting outreach and education ac-
tivities for awardees on research policies and 
potential security risks; 
(D) educating Foundation program man-
agers and other directorate staff on evaluating 
Foundation awards and awardees for potential 
security risks; and 
(E) communicating reporting and disclo-
sure requirements to awardees and applicants 
for funding. 
(2) CHIEF OF RESEARCH SECURITY.—The Di-
rector shall appoint a senior agency official within 
the Office of the Director as a Chief of Research Se-
curity, whose primary responsibility is to manage the 
office established under paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—No later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector shall provide a report to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
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Senate on the resources and the number of full time 
employees needed to carry out the functions of the 
Office established in paragraph (1). 
(4) ONLINE RESOURCE.—The Director shall de-
velop an online resource hosted on the Foundation’s 
website containing up-to-date information, tailored 
for institutions and individual researchers, includ-
ing— 
(A) an explanation of Foundation research 
security policies; 
(B) unclassified guidance on potential se-
curity risks that threaten scientific integrity 
and other risks to the research enterprise; 
(C) examples of beneficial international 
collaborations and how such collaborations dif-
fer from foreign government interference efforts 
that threaten research integrity; 
(D) promising practices for mitigating se-
curity risks that threaten research integrity; 
and 
(E) additional reference materials, includ-
ing tools that assist organizations seeking 
Foundation funding and awardees in informa-
tion disclosure to the Foundation. 
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