H. R. 4346 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
Making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2022, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References. 
DIVISION A—CHIPS ACT OF 2022 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Creating helpful incentives to produce semiconductors (CHIPS) for Amer-
ica fund. 
Sec. 103. Semiconductor incentives. 
Sec. 104. Opportunity and inclusion. 
Sec. 105. Additional GAO reporting requirements. 
Sec. 106. Appropriations for wireless supply chain innovation. 
Sec. 107. Advanced manufacturing investment credit. 
DIVISION B—RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 
Sec. 10000. Table of contents. 
Sec. 10001. Short title. 
Sec. 10002. Definitions. 
Sec. 10003. Budgetary effects. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE FOR THE FUTURE 
Sec. 10101. Mission of the Office of Science. 
Sec. 10102. Basic energy sciences program. 
Sec. 10103. Biological and environmental research. 
Sec. 10104. Advanced scientific computing research program. 
Sec. 10105. Fusion energy research. 
Sec. 10106. High energy physics program. 
Sec. 10107. Nuclear physics program. 
Sec. 10108. Science laboratories infrastructure program. 
Sec. 10109. Accelerator research and development. 
Sec. 10110. Isotope research, development, and production. 
Sec. 10111. Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists. 
Sec. 10112. High intensity laser research initiative; helium conservation program; 
Office of Science emerging biological threat preparedness research ini-
tiative; midscale instrumentation and research equipment program; au-
thorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 10113. Established program to stimulate competitive research. 
Sec. 10114. Research security. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR 
THE FUTURE 
Sec. 10201. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 10211. Authorization of appropriations.
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Subtitle B—Measurement Research 
Sec. 10221. Engineering biology and biometrology. 
Sec. 10222. Greenhouse gas measurement research. 
Sec. 10223. NIST authority for cybersecurity and privacy activities. 
Sec. 10224. Software security and authentication. 
Sec. 10225. Digital identity management research. 
Sec. 10226. Biometrics research and testing. 
Sec. 10227. Federal biometric performance standards. 
Sec. 10228. Protecting research from cybersecurity theft. 
Sec. 10229. Dissemination of resources for research institutions. 
Sec. 10230. Advanced communications research. 
Sec. 10231. Neutron scattering. 
Sec. 10232. Artificial intelligence. 
Sec. 10233. Sustainable chemistry research and education. 
Sec. 10234. Premise plumbing research. 
Sec. 10235. Dr. David Satcher Cybersecurity Education Grant Program. 
Subtitle C—General Activities 
Sec. 10241. Educational outreach and support for underrepresented communities. 
Sec. 10242. Other transactions authority. 
Sec. 10243. Report to Congress on collaborations with government agencies. 
Sec. 10244. Hiring critical technical experts. 
Sec. 10245. International standards development. 
Sec. 10246. Standard technical update. 
Sec. 10247. GAO study of NIST research security policies and protocols. 
Sec. 10248. Standards development organization grants. 
Subtitle D—Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
Sec. 10251. Establishment of expansion awards pilot program as a part of the Hol-
lings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. 
Sec. 10252. Update to Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. 
Sec. 10253. National Supply Chain Database. 
Sec. 10254. Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership activities. 
Sec. 10255. Amendment to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership re-
lating to institutions of higher education. 
Subtitle E—Manufacturing USA Program 
Sec. 10261. Supporting geographic diversity. 
Sec. 10262. Expanding opportunities through the Manufacturing USA Program. 
Sec. 10263. Promoting domestic production of technologies developed under Manu-
facturing USA Program. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE 
Subtitle A—Preliminary Matters 
Sec. 10301. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 10302. Definitions. 
Sec. 10303. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—STEM Education 
Sec. 10311. PreK–12 STEM education. 
Sec. 10312. Undergraduate STEM education. 
Sec. 10313. Graduate STEM education. 
Sec. 10314. STEM workforce data. 
Sec. 10315. Cyber workforce development research and development. 
Sec. 10316. Federal cyber scholarship-for-service program. 
Sec. 10317. Cybersecurity workforce data initiative. 
Sec. 10318. Microelectronics workforce development activities. 
Sec. 10319. Incorporation of art and design into certain STEM education. 
Sec. 10320. Mandatory cost-sharing. 
Sec. 10321. Programs to address the STEM workforce. 
Subtitle C—Broadening Participation 
Sec. 10321. Presidential awards for excellence in mathematics and science. 
Sec. 10322. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program update. 
Sec. 10323. NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative. 
Sec. 10324. Broadening participation on major facilities awards. 
Sec. 10325. Expanding geographic and institutional diversity in research. 
Sec. 10326. Diversity in tech research. 
Sec. 10327. Chief Diversity Officer of the NSF.
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Sec. 10328. Research and dissemination to increase the participation of women and 
underrepresented minorities in STEM fields. 
Sec. 10329. Activities to expand STEM opportunities. 
Sec. 10330. Intramural emerging research institutions pilot program. 
Subtitle D—NSF Research Security 
Sec. 10331. Office of Research Security and Policy. 
Sec. 10332. Chief of Research Security. 
Sec. 10333. Reporting to Congress. 
Sec. 10334. Online resource. 
Sec. 10335. Research awards. 
Sec. 10336. Authorities. 
Sec. 10337. Responsible conduct in research training. 
Sec. 10338. Research security and integrity information sharing analysis organiza-
tion. 
Sec. 10339. Plan with respect to controlled information and background screening. 
Sec. 10339A. Foundation funding to institutions hosting or supporting Confucius 
Institutes. 
Sec. 10339B. Foreign financial support. 
Sec. 10339C. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle E—Fundamental Research 
Sec. 10341. Broader impacts. 
Sec. 10342. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 10343. Research ethics. 
Sec. 10344. Research reproducibility and replicability. 
Sec. 10345. Climate change research. 
Sec. 10346. Social, behavioral, and economic sciences. 
Sec. 10347. Measuring impacts of Federally funded research and development. 
Sec. 10348. Food-energy-water research. 
Sec. 10349. Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories. 
Sec. 10350. Sustainable chemistry research and education. 
Sec. 10351. Risk and resilience research. 
Sec. 10352. Unmanned aircraft systems technologies. 
Sec. 10353. Accelerating unmanned maritime systems technologies. 
Sec. 10354. Leveraging international expertise in research. 
Sec. 10355. Biological research collections. 
Sec. 10356. Clean water research and technology acceleration. 
Sec. 10357. Technology and behavioral science research. 
Sec. 10358. Manufacturing research amendment. 
Sec. 10359. Critical minerals mining research and development. 
Sec. 10360. Study of AI research capacity. 
Sec. 10361. Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Capabilities Act. 
Sec. 10362. Astronomy and satellite constellations. 
Sec. 10363. Research on the impact of inflation. 
Sec. 10364. Microgravity utilization policy. 
Sec. 10365. Recognition of the Arecibo Observatory. 
Subtitle F—Research Infrastructure 
Sec. 10371. Facility operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 10372. Reviews. 
Sec. 10373. Helium conservation. 
Sec. 10374. Advanced computing. 
Sec. 10375. National secure data service. 
Subtitle G—Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships 
Sec. 10381. Establishment. 
Sec. 10382. Purposes. 
Sec. 10383. Activities. 
Sec. 10384. Requirements. 
Sec. 10385. Assistant Director. 
Sec. 10386. Advisory committee. 
Sec. 10387. Challenges and focus areas. 
Sec. 10388. Regional Innovation Engines. 
Sec. 10389. Translation accelerator. 
Sec. 10390. Test beds. 
Sec. 10391. Planning and capacity building awards. 
Sec. 10392. Entrepreneurial fellowships. 
Sec. 10393. Scholarships and fellowships. 
Sec. 10394. Research and development awards. 
Sec. 10395. Scaling innovations in PreK–12 STEM education.