SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
Subtitle A—National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. National nanotechnology program amendments. 
Sec. 103. Societal dimensions of nanotechnology. 
Sec. 104. Technology transfer. 
Sec. 105. Research in areas of national importance. 
Sec. 106. Nanomanufacturing research. 
Sec. 107. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—Networking and Information Technology Research and 
Development 
Sec. 111. Short title. 
Sec. 112. Program planning and coordination. 
Sec. 113. Large-scale research in areas of national importance. 
Sec. 114. Cyber-physical systems and information management. 
Sec. 115. National Coordination Office. 
Sec. 116. Improving networking and information technology education. 
Sec. 117. Conforming and technical amendments. 
Subtitle C—Other OSTP Provisions 
Sec. 121. Federal scientific collections. 
Sec. 122. Coordination of manufacturing research and development. 
Sec. 123. Interagency public access committee. 
Sec. 124. Fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineer-
ing. 
Sec. 125. National Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 211. Definitions. 
Sec. 212. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 213. National Science Board administrative amendments. 
Sec. 214. Broader impacts review criterion. 
Sec. 215. National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. 
Sec. 216. Collection of data on demographics of faculty.
Subtitle B—Research and Innovation 
Sec. 221. Support for potentially transformative research. 
Sec. 222. Facilitating interdisciplinary collaborations for national needs. 
Sec. 223. National Science Foundation manufacturing research and education. 
Sec. 224. Strengthening institutional research partnerships. 
Sec. 225. National Science Board report on mid-scale instrumentation. 
Sec. 226. Sense of Congress on overall support for research infrastructure at 
the Foundation. 
Sec. 227. Partnerships for innovation. 
Sec. 228. Prize awards. 
Sec. 229. Collaboration in planning for stewardship of large-scale facilities. 
Sec. 230. Green chemistry basic research. 
Subtitle C—STEM Education and Workforce Training 
Sec. 241. Graduate student support. 
Sec. 242. Postdoctoral fellowship in STEM education research. 
Sec. 243. Robert Noyce teacher scholarship program. 
Sec. 244. Institutions serving persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 245. Institutional integration. 
Sec. 246. Postdoctoral research fellowships. 
Sec. 247. Broadening participation training and outreach. 
Sec. 248. Transforming undergraduate education in STEM. 
Sec. 249. Twenty-first century graduate education. 
Sec. 250. Undergraduate broadening participation program. 
Sec. 251. Grand challenges in education research. 
Sec. 252. Research experiences for undergraduates. 
Sec. 253. Laboratory science pilot program. 
Sec. 254. STEM industry internship programs. 
Sec. 255. Tribal colleges and universities program. 
Sec. 256. Cyber-enabled learning for national challenges. 
Sec. 257. Sense of Congress. 
TITLE III—STEM EDUCATION 
Sec. 301. Coordination of Federal STEM education. 
Sec. 302. Advisory committee on STEM education. 
Sec. 303. STEM education at the Department of Energy. 
Sec. 304. Green energy education. 
Sec. 305. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 307. National Academy of Sciences report on strengthening the capacity 
of 2-year institutions of higher education to provide STEM op-
portunities. 
Sec. 308. Encouraging Federal scientists and engineers to participate in STEM 
education. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 403. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology. 
Sec. 404. Reorganization of NIST laboratories. 
Sec. 405. Federal Government standards and conformity assessment coordina-
tion.
Sec. 406. Manufacturing extension partnership. 
Sec. 407. Emergency communication and tracking technologies research initia-
tive. 
Sec. 408. TIP Advisory Board. 
Sec. 409. Underrepresented minorities. 
Sec. 410. Cyber security standards and guidelines. 
Sec. 411. Nanomaterial initiative. 
Sec. 412. Disaster resilient buildings and infrastructure. 
Sec. 413. Report on the use of modeling and simulation. 
Sec. 414. Green manufacturing and construction. 
Sec. 415. Manufacturing research. 
Sec. 416. Definitions. 
TITLE V—INNOVATION 
Sec. 501. Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 
Sec. 502. Federal loan guarantees for innovative technologies in manufacturing. 
Sec. 503. Regional innovation program. 
Sec. 504. Clean Energy Consortium. 
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Office of Science 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Definitions. 
Sec. 603. Mission of the Office of Science. 
Sec. 604. Basic Energy Sciences Program. 
Sec. 605. Biological and Environmental Research Program. 
Sec. 606. Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program. 
Sec. 607. Fusion energy research program. 
Sec. 608. High Energy Physics Program. 
Sec. 609. Nuclear Physics Program. 
Sec. 610. Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. 
Sec. 611. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
Sec. 621. Short title. 
Sec. 622. ARPA-E amendments. 
Subtitle C—Energy Innovation Hubs 
Sec. 631. Short title. 
Sec. 632. Energy Innovation Hubs. 
Subtitle D—Cooperative Research and Development Fund 
Sec. 641. Short title. 
Sec. 642. Cooperative research and development fund. 
Subtitle E—Technology Transfer Database 
Sec. 651. Technology transfer database. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 701. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 702. Persons with disabilities.
Sec. 703. Veterans and service members. 
Sec. 704. Budgetary effects. 
Sec. 705. Limitation. 
Sec. 706. Prohibition on lobbying. 
Sec. 707. Information requests by labor organizations. 
Sec. 708. Limitation. 
Sec. 709. No salaries for viewing pornography. 
Sec. 710. Ineligibility for awards or grants. 
TITLE I—SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
Subtitle A—National Nanotechnol-
ogy Initiative Amendments 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Nano-
technology Initiative Amendments Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 102. NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AMEND-
MENTS. 
The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and De-
velopment Act (15 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 2(c)(4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) develop, within 12 months after the date 
of enactment of the National Nanotechnology Initia-
tive Amendments Act of 2010, and update every 3 
years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the activi-
ties described under subsection (b) that specifies 
near-term and long-term objectives for the Program, 
the anticipated time frame for achieving the near- 
term objectives, and the metrics to be used for as-
sessing progress toward the objectives, and that de-
scribes— 
‘‘(A) how the Program will move results 
out of the laboratory and into applications for 
the benefit of society, including through co-
operation and collaborations with nanotechnol-
ogy research, development, and technology tran-
sition initiatives supported by the States; 
‘‘(B) how the Program will encourage and 
support interdisciplinary research and develop-
ment in nanotechnology; and 
‘‘(C) proposed research in areas of national 
importance in accordance with the requirements 
of section 105 of the National Nanotechnology 
Initiative Amendments Act of 2010;’’; 
(2) in section 2— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting the following new 
paragraph before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated by clause (i) of this subpara-
graph:
‘‘(1) the Program budget, for the previous fiscal 
year, for each agency that participates in the Pro-
gram, including a breakout of spending for the de-
velopment and acquisition of research facilities and 
instrumentation, for each program component area, 
and for all activities pursuant to subsection 
(b)(10);’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) STANDARDS SETTING.—The agencies partici-
pating in the Program shall support the activities of com-
mittees involved in the development of standards for nano-
technology and may reimburse the travel costs of scientists 
and engineers who participate in activities of such commit-
tees.’’; 
(3) by striking section 3(b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—(1) The operation of the National 
Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall be supported by 
funds from each agency participating in the Program. The 
portion of such Office’s total budget provided by each 
agency for each fiscal year shall be in the same proportion 
as the agency’s share of the total budget for the Program 
for the previous fiscal year, as specified in the report re-
quired under section 2(d)(1).
agement and coordination processes and for changes to 
the Program’s objectives, funding priorities, and technical 
content. Each report shall be submitted to the Director 
of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, who 
shall transmit it to the Advisory Panel, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Science and Technology of the 
House of Representatives not later than September 30 of 
every third year, with the first report due September 30, 
2010. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts provided in accord-
ance with section 3(b)(1), the following amounts shall be 
available to carry out this section: 
‘‘(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(2) $500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(3) $500,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’; and 
(8) in section 10— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) NANOTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘nanotech-
nology’ means the science and technology that will 
enable one to understand, measure, manipulate, and 
manufacture at the nanoscale, aimed at creating ma-
terials, devices, and systems with fundamentally new 
properties or functions.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) NANOSCALE.—The term ‘nanoscale’ means 
one or more dimensions of between approximately 1 
and 100 nanometers.’’. 
SEC. 103. SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY. 
(a) COORDINATOR FOR SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF 
NANOTECHNOLOGY.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall designate an associate 
director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
as the Coordinator for Societal Dimensions of Nanotech-
nology. The Coordinator shall be responsible for oversight 
of the coordination, planning, and budget prioritization of 
activities required by section 2(b)(10) of the 21st Century 
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 
U.S.C. 7501(b)(10)). The Coordinator shall, with the as-
sistance of appropriate senior officials of the agencies 
funding activities within the Environmental, Health, and 
Safety and the Education and Societal Dimensions pro-
gram component areas of the Program, or any successor 
program component areas, ensure that the requirements 
of such section 2(b)(10) are satisfied. The responsibilities 
of the Coordinator shall include— 
(1) ensuring that a research plan for the envi-
ronmental, health, and safety research activities re-
quired under subsection (b) is developed, updated, 
and implemented and that the plan is responsive to 
the recommendations of the subpanel of the Advi-
sory Panel established under section 4(a) of the 21st 
Century Nanotechnology Research and Development 
Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by this sub-
title; 
(2) encouraging and monitoring the efforts of 
the agencies participating in the Program to allocate 
the level of resources and management attention 
necessary to ensure that the ethical, legal, environ-
mental, and other appropriate societal concerns re-
lated to nanotechnology, including human health 
concerns, are addressed under the Program, includ-
ing the implementation of the research plan de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
(3) encouraging the agencies required to de-
velop the research plan under subsection (b) to iden-
tify, assess, and implement suitable mechanisms for 
the establishment of public-private partnerships for 
support of environmental, health, and safety re-
search. 
(b) RESEARCH PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator for Societal 
Dimensions of Nanotechnology shall convene and
chair a panel comprised of representatives from the 
agencies funding research activities under the Envi-
ronmental, Health, and Safety program component 
area of the Program, or any successor program com-
ponent area, and from such other agencies as the 
Coordinator considers necessary to develop, periodi-
cally update, and coordinate the implementation of 
a research plan for this program component area. In 
developing and updating the plan, the panel con-
vened by the Coordinator shall solicit and be respon-
sive to recommendations and advice from— 
(A) the subpanel of the Advisory Panel es-
tablished under section 4(a) of the 21st Cen-
tury Nanotechnology Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by 
this subtitle; and 
(B) the agencies responsible for environ-
mental, health, and safety regulations associ-
ated with the production, use, and disposal of 
nanoscale materials and products. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS.—The plan 
required under paragraph (1) shall include a de-
scription of how the Program will help to ensure the 
development of—
(A) standards related to nomenclature as-
sociated with engineered nanoscale materials; 
(B) engineered nanoscale standard ref-
erence materials for environmental, health, and 
safety testing; and 
(C) standards related to methods and pro-
cedures for detecting, measuring, monitoring, 
sampling, and testing engineered nanoscale ma-
terials for environmental, health, and safety im-
pacts. 
(3) COMPONENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to activities 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) specify near-term research objectives 
and long-term research objectives; 
(B) specify milestones associated with each 
near-term objective and the estimated time and 
resources required to reach each milestone; 
(C) with respect to subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), describe the role of each agency carrying 
out or sponsoring research in order to meet the 
objectives specified under subparagraph (A) and 
to achieve the milestones specified under sub-
paragraph (B);
(D) specify the funding allocated to each 
major objective of the plan and the source of 
funding by agency for the current fiscal year; 
and 
(E) estimate the funding required for each 
major objective of the plan and the source of 
funding by agency for the following 3 fiscal 
years. 
(4) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology of the House of 
Representatives. 
(5) UPDATING AND APPENDING TO REPORT.— 
The plan required under paragraph (1) shall be up-
dated annually and appended to the report required 
under section 2(d) of the 21st Century Nanotechnol-
ogy Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 
7501(d)). 
(c) NANOTECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As part of the program 
authorized by section 9 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, the Director
of the National Science Foundation shall provide 1 
or more grants to establish partnerships as defined 
by subsection (a)(2) of that section, except that each 
such partnership shall include 1 or more businesses 
engaged in the production of nanoscale materials, 
products, or devices. Partnerships established in ac-
cordance with this subsection shall be designated as 
‘‘Nanotechnology Education Partnerships’’. 
(2) 
PURPOSE.—Nanotechnology 
Education 
Partnerships shall be designed to recruit and help 
prepare secondary school students to pursue postsec-
ondary level courses of instruction in nanotechnol-
ogy. At a minimum, grants shall be used to sup-
port— 
(A) professional development activities to 
enable secondary school teachers to use cur-
ricular materials incorporating nanotechnology 
and to inform teachers about career possibilities 
for students in nanotechnology; 
(B) enrichment programs for students, in-
cluding access to nanotechnology facilities and 
equipment at partner institutions, to increase 
their understanding of nanoscale science and 
technology and to inform them about career
possibilities in nanotechnology as scientists, en-
gineers, and technicians; and 
(C) identification of appropriate nanotech-
nology educational materials and incorporation 
of nanotechnology into the curriculum for sec-
ondary school students at one or more organiza-
tions participating in a Partnership. 
(3) SELECTION.—Grants under this subsection 
shall be awarded in accordance with subsection (b) 
of such section 9, except that paragraph (3)(B) of 
that subsection shall not apply. 
(d) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—As part of the 
activities included under the Education and Societal 
Dimensions program component area, or any suc-
cessor program component area, the Program shall 
support efforts to introduce nanoscale science, engi-
neering, and technology into undergraduate science 
and engineering education through a variety of 
interdisciplinary approaches. Activities supported 
may include— 
(A) development of courses of instruction 
or modules to existing courses; 
(B) faculty professional development; and
(C) acquisition of equipment and instru-
mentation suitable for undergraduate education 
and research in nanotechnology. 
(2) COURSE, CURRICULUM, AND LABORATORY 
IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation to carry out activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1) through the Course, Cur-
riculum, and Laboratory Improvement program 
from 
amounts 
authorized 
under 
section 
7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES Act, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(3) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AU-
THORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Director of the National Science 
Foundation to carry out activities described in para-
graph (1) through the Advanced Technology Edu-
cation program from amounts authorized under sec-
tion 7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES Act, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(e) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The National 
Science and Technology Council shall establish under the 
Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Sub-
committee an Education Working Group to coordinate,
prioritize, and plan the educational activities supported 
under the Program. 
(f) SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS
IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—Activities supported under the 
Education and Societal Dimensions program component 
area, or any successor program component area, that in-
volve informal, precollege, or undergraduate nanotechnol-
ogy education shall include education regarding the envi-
ronmental, health and safety, and other societal aspects 
of nanotechnology. 
(g) REMOTE ACCESS TO NANOTECHNOLOGY FACILI-
TIES.—(1) Agencies supporting nanotechnology research 
facilities as part of the Program shall require the entities 
that operate such facilities to allow access via the Internet, 
and support the costs associated with the provision of such 
access, by secondary school students and teachers, to in-
struments and equipment within such facilities for edu-
cational purposes. The agencies may waive this require-
ment for cases when particular facilities would be inappro-
priate for educational purposes or the costs for providing 
such access would be prohibitive. 
(2) The agencies identified in paragraph (1) shall re-
quire the entities that operate such nanotechnology re-
search facilities to establish and publish procedures, guide-
lines, and conditions for the submission and approval of
applications for the use of the facilities for the purpose 
identified in paragraph (1) and shall authorize personnel 
who operate the facilities to provide necessary technical 
support to students and teachers. 
SEC. 104. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. 
(a) PROTOTYPING.— 
(1) ACCESS
TO
FACILITIES.—In accordance 
with section 2(b)(7) of 21st Century Nanotechnology 
Research 
and 
Development 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
7501(b)(7)), the agencies supporting nanotechnology 
research facilities as part of the Program shall pro-
vide access to such facilities to companies for the 
purpose of assisting the companies in the develop-
ment of prototypes of nanoscale products, devices, or 
processes (or products, devices, or processes enabled 
by nanotechnology) for determining proof of concept. 
The agencies shall publicize the availability of these 
facilities and encourage their use by companies as 
provided for in this section. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—The agencies identified in 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall establish and publish procedures, 
guidelines, and conditions for the submission 
and approval of applications for use of nano-
technology facilities;
(B) shall publish descriptions of the capa-
bilities of facilities available for use under this 
subsection, including the availability of tech-
nical support; and 
(C) may waive recovery, require full recov-
ery, or require partial recovery of the costs as-
sociated with use of the facilities for projects 
under this subsection. 
(3) SELECTION AND CRITERIA.—In cases when 
less than full cost recovery is required pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(C), projects provided access to nano-
technology facilities in accordance with this sub-
section shall be selected through a competitive, 
merit-based process, and the criteria for the selec-
tion of such projects shall include at a minimum— 
(A) the readiness of the project for tech-
nology demonstration; 
(B) evidence of a commitment by the ap-
plicant for further development of the project to 
full commercialization if the proof of concept is 
established by the prototype; and 
(C) evidence of the potential for further 
funding from private sector sources following 
the successful demonstration of proof of con-
cept.
The agencies may give special consideration in se-
lecting projects to applications that are relevant to 
important national needs or requirements. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES.—Each agency 
participating in the Program shall— 
(A) encourage the submission of applica-
tions for support of nanotechnology related 
projects to the Small Business Innovation Re-
search Program and the Small Business Tech-
nology Transfer Program administered by such 
agencies; and 
(B) through the National Nanotechnology 
Coordination Office and within 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(i) the plan described in section 
2(c)(7) of the 21st Century Nanotechnol-
ogy Research and Development Act (15 
U.S.C. 7501(c)(7)); and
tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278n) shall— 
(A) in regard to subsection (d) of that sec-
tion, encourage the submission of proposals for 
support of nanotechnology related projects; and 
(B) in regard to subsection (g) of that sec-
tion, include a description of how the require-
ment of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is 
being met, the number of proposals for nano-
technology related projects received, the number 
of such proposals funded, the total number of 
such projects funded since the beginning of the 
Technology Innovation Program, and the out-
comes of such funded projects in terms of the 
metrics developed in accordance with such sub-
section (g). 
(3) TIP ADVISORY BOARD.—The TIP Advisory 
Board established under section 28(k) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
(15 U.S.C. 278n(k)), in carrying out its responsibil-
ities under subsection (k)(3), shall provide the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology with—
(A) advice on how to accomplish the re-
quirement of paragraph (2)(A) of this sub-
section; and 
(B) an assessment of the adequacy of the 
allocation of resources for nanotechnology re-
lated projects supported under the Technology 
Innovation Program. 
(c) INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUPS.—An objective of the 
Program shall be to establish industry liaison groups for 
all industry sectors that would benefit from applications 
of nanotechnology. The Nanomanufacturing, Industry Li-
aison, and Innovation Working Group of the National 
Science and Technology Council shall actively pursue es-
tablishing such liaison groups. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH STATE INITIATIVES.—Sec-
tion 2(b)(5) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research 
and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(5)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) ensuring United States global leadership in 
the development and application of nanotechnology, 
including through coordination and leveraging Fed-
eral investments with nanotechnology research, de-
velopment, and technology transition initiatives sup-
ported by the States;’’.
SEC. 105. RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall include sup-
port for nanotechnology research and development activi-
ties directed toward application areas that have the poten-
tial for significant contributions to national economic com-
petitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. The 
activities supported shall be designed to advance the devel-
opment of research discoveries by demonstrating technical 
solutions to important problems in such areas as nano- 
electronics, energy efficiency, health care, and water reme-
diation and purification. The Advisory Panel shall make 
recommendations to the Program for candidate research 
and development areas for support under this section. 
(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Research and development 
activities under this section shall— 
(A) include projects selected on the basis 
of applications for support through a competi-
tive, merit-based process; 
(B) involve collaborations among research-
ers in academic institutions and industry, and 
may involve nonprofit research institutions and 
Federal laboratories, as appropriate; 
(C) when possible, leverage Federal invest-
ments through collaboration with related State 
initiatives; and
(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
fer of research discoveries and the results of 
technology demonstration activities to industry 
for commercial development. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—Determination of the re-
quirements for applications under this subsection, 
review and selection of applications for support, and 
subsequent funding of projects shall be carried out 
by a collaboration of no fewer than 2 agencies par-
ticipating in the Program. In selecting applications 
for support, the agencies shall give special consider-
ation to projects that include cost sharing from non- 
Federal sources. 
(3) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
Research and development activities under this sec-
tion may be supported through interdisciplinary 
nanotechnology research centers, as authorized by 
section 2(b)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology 
Research 
and 
Development 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
7501(b)(4)), that are organized to investigate basic 
research questions and carry out technology dem-
onstration activities in areas such as those identified 
in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Reports required under section 2(d) of 
the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(d)) shall include a description 
of research and development areas supported in accord-
ance with this section, including the same budget informa-
tion as is required for program component areas under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section 2(d). 
SEC. 106. NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH
AREAS.—The Nanomanufacturing 
program component area, or any successor program com-
ponent area, shall include research on— 
(1) development of instrumentation and tools 
required for the rapid characterization of nanoscale 
materials and for monitoring of nanoscale manufac-
turing processes; and 
(2) approaches and techniques for scaling the 
synthesis of new nanoscale materials to achieve in-
dustrial-level production rates. 
(b) GREEN
NANOTECHNOLOGY.—Interdisciplinary 
research centers supported under the Program in accord-
ance with section 2(b)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotech-
nology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 
7501(b)(4)) that are focused on nanomanufacturing re-
search and centers established under the authority of sec-
tion 105(b)(3) of this subtitle shall include as part of the 
activities of such centers—
(1) research on methods and approaches to de-
velop environmentally benign nanoscale products and 
nanoscale manufacturing processes, taking into con-
sideration relevant findings and results of research 
supported under the Environmental, Health, and 
Safety program component area, or any successor 
program component area; 
(2) fostering the transfer of the results of such 
research to industry; and 
(3) providing for the education of scientists and 
engineers through interdisciplinary studies in the 
principles and techniques for the design and develop-
ment of environmentally benign nanoscale products 
and processes. 
(c) REVIEW OF NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH 
AND RESEARCH FACILITIES.— 
(1) PUBLIC
MEETING.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall 
sponsor a public meeting, including representation 
from a wide range of industries engaged in 
nanoscale manufacturing, to— 
(A) obtain the views of participants at the 
meeting on—
(i) the relevance and value of the re-
search being carried out under the Nano-
manufacturing program component area of 
the Program, or any successor program 
component area; and 
(ii) whether the capabilities of nano-
technology research facilities supported 
under the Program are adequate— 
(I) to meet current and near- 
term requirements for the fabrication 
and characterization of nanoscale de-
vices and systems; and 
(II) to provide access to and use 
of instrumentation and equipment at 
the facilities, by means of networking 
technology, to individuals who are at 
locations remote from the facilities; 
and 
(B) receive any recommendations on ways 
to strengthen the research portfolio supported 
under the Nanomanufacturing program compo-
nent area, or any successor program component 
area, and on improving the capabilities of nano-
technology research facilities supported under 
the Program.
Companies participating in industry liaison groups 
shall be invited to participate in the meeting. The 
Coordination Office shall prepare a report docu-
menting the findings and recommendations resulting 
from the meeting. 
(2) ADVISORY PANEL REVIEW.—The Advisory 
Panel shall review the Nanomanufacturing program 
component area of the Program, or any successor 
program component area, and the capabilities of 
nanotechnology research facilities supported under 
the Program to assess— 
(A) whether the funding for the Nano-
manufacturing program component area, or any 
successor program component area, is adequate 
and receiving appropriate priority within the 
overall resources available for the Program; 
(B) the relevance of the research being 
supported to the identified needs and require-
ments of industry; 
(C) whether the capabilities of nanotech-
nology research facilities supported under the 
Program are adequate— 
(i) to meet current and near-term re-
quirements for the fabrication and charac-
terization of nanoscale devices and sys-
tems; and 
(ii) to provide access to and use of in-
strumentation and equipment at the facili-
ties, by means of networking technology, to 
individuals who are at locations remote 
from the facilities; and 
(D) the level of funding that would be 
needed to support— 
(i) the acquisition of instrumentation, 
equipment, and networking technology suf-
ficient to provide the capabilities at nano-
technology research facilities described in 
subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) the operation and maintenance of 
such facilities. 
In carrying out its assessment, the Advisory Panel 
shall take into consideration the findings and rec-
ommendations from the report required under para-
graph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory 
Panel shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science and Technology of the House
of Representatives a report on its assessment re-
quired under paragraph (2), along with any rec-
ommendations and a copy of the report prepared in 
accordance with paragraph (1). 
SEC. 107. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle, terms that are defined in section 10 
of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Devel-
opment Act (15 U.S.C. 7509) have the meaning given 
those terms in that section. 
Subtitle B—Networking and Infor-
mation 
Technology 
Research 
and Development 
SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development Act of 
2010’’. 
SEC. 112. PROGRAM PLANNING AND COORDINATION. 
(a) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—Section 101 of the High- 
Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The agencies identified in 
subsection (a)(3)(B) shall— 
‘‘(1) periodically assess the contents and fund-
ing levels of the Program Component Areas and re-
structure the Program when warranted, taking into 
consideration any relevant recommendations of the 
advisory committee established under subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Program includes large- 
scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and de-
velopment activities, including activities described in 
section 104.’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC PLAN.—Section 
101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended further by 
adding after subsection (d), as added by subsection (a) 
of this section, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The agencies identified in 
subsection (a)(3)(B), working through the National 
Science and Technology Council and with the assist-
ance of the National Coordination Office established 
under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months 
after the date of enactment of the Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development 
Act of 2010, and update every 3 years thereafter, a 
5-year strategic plan to guide the activities described 
under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall 
specify near-term and long-term objectives for the
Program, the anticipated time frame for achieving 
the near-term objectives, the metrics to be used for 
assessing progress toward the objectives, and how 
the Program will— 
‘‘(A) foster the transfer of research and 
development results into new technologies and 
applications for the benefit of society, including 
through cooperation and collaborations with 
networking and information technology re-
search, development, and technology transition 
initiatives supported by the States; 
‘‘(B) encourage and support mechanisms 
for interdisciplinary research and development 
in networking and information technology, in-
cluding through collaborations across agencies, 
across Program Component Areas, with indus-
try, with Federal laboratories (as defined in 
section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)), and 
with international organizations; 
‘‘(C) address long-term challenges of na-
tional importance for which solutions require 
large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research 
and development;
‘‘(D) place emphasis on innovative and 
high-risk projects having the potential for sub-
stantial societal returns on the research invest-
ment; 
‘‘(E) strengthen all levels of networking 
and information technology education and 
training programs to ensure an adequate, well- 
trained workforce; and 
‘‘(F) attract more women and underrep-
resented minorities to pursue postsecondary de-
grees in networking and information tech-
nology. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
strategic plan developed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall be accompanied by milestones and roadmaps for es-
tablishing and maintaining the national research infra-
structure required to support the Program, including the 
roadmap required by subsection (a)(2)(E). 
‘‘(4) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The entities involved in 
developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1) shall 
take into consideration the recommendations— 
‘‘(A) of the advisory committee established 
under subsection (b); and
‘‘(B) of the stakeholders whose input was solic-
ited by the National Coordination Office, as required 
under section 102(b)(3). 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the 
National Coordination Office shall transmit the strategic 
plan required under paragraph (1) to the advisory com-
mittee, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.— 
Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) encourage and monitor the efforts of 
the agencies participating in the Program to al-
locate the level of resources and management 
attention necessary to ensure that the strategic 
plan under subsection (e) is developed and exe-
cuted effectively and that the objectives of the 
Program are met;’’. 
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 101(b)(1) of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)) is amended by inserting
after ‘‘an advisory committee on high-performance com-
puting,’’ the following: ‘‘in which the co-chairs shall be 
members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science 
and Technology and with the remainder of the com-
mittee’’. 
(e) REPORT.—Section 101(a)(3) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous 
fiscal year,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘each Program Component 
Area;’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Compo-
nent Area and research area supported in ac-
cordance with section 104;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each Program Component 
Area,’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Compo-
nent Area and research area supported in ac-
cordance with section 104,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous 
fiscal year,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) include a description of how the ob-
jectives for each Program Component Area, and 
the objectives for activities that involve multiple 
Program Component Areas, relate to the objec-
tives of the Program identified in the strategic 
plan required under subsection (e); 
‘‘(F) include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the funding re-
quired by the National Coordination Office 
to perform the functions specified under 
section 102(b) for the next fiscal year by 
category of activity; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the funding re-
quired by such Office to perform the func-
tions specified under section 102(b) for the 
current fiscal year by category of activity; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of funding provided 
for such Office for the current fiscal year 
by each agency participating in the Pro-
gram; and’’.
(f) DEFINITION.—Section 4 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5503) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) ‘cyber-physical systems’ means physical or 
engineered systems whose networking and informa-
tion technology functions and physical elements are 
deeply integrated and are actively connected to the 
physical world through sensors, actuators, or other 
means to perform monitoring and control func-
tions;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and infor-
mation technology’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘supercomputer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘high-end computing’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘network referred to as’’ and all that fol-
lows through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘network, 
including advanced computer networks of Federal 
agencies and departments;’’; and
(5) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘National High-Performance Computing 
Program’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology research and development program’’. 
SEC. 113. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 
IMPORTANCE. 
Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 104. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NA-
TIONAL IMPORTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall encourage 
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B) to support 
large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and de-
velopment activities in networking and information tech-
nology directed toward application areas that have the po-
tential for significant contributions to national economic 
competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. 
Such activities, ranging from basic research to the dem-
onstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to ad-
vance the development of research discoveries. The advi-
sory committee established under section 101(b) shall 
make recommendations to the Program for candidate re-
search and development areas for support under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Research and development 
activities under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) include projects selected on the basis 
of applications for support through a competi-
tive, merit-based process; 
‘‘(B) involve collaborations among re-
searchers in institutions of higher education 
and industry, and may involve nonprofit re-
search institutions and Federal laboratories, as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(C) when possible, leverage Federal in-
vestments through collaboration with related 
State initiatives; and 
‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
fer of research discoveries and the results of 
technology demonstration activities, including 
from institutions of higher education and Fed-
eral laboratories, to industry for commercial de-
velopment. 
‘‘(2) COST-SHARING.—In selecting applications 
for support, the agencies shall give special consider-
ation to projects that include cost sharing from non- 
Federal sources. 
‘‘(3) AGENCY COLLABORATION.—If 2 or more 
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B), or other
appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale re-
search and development activities in the same area 
of national importance, then such agencies shall 
strive to collaborate through joint solicitation and se-
lection of applications for support and subsequent 
funding of projects. 
‘‘(4) 
INTERDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH
CEN-
TERS.—Research and development activities under 
this section may be supported through interdiscipli-
nary research centers that are organized to inves-
tigate basic research questions and carry out tech-
nology demonstration activities in areas described in 
subsection (a). Research may be carried out through 
existing interdisciplinary centers, including those au-
thorized under section 7024(b)(2) of the America 
COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69; 42 U.S.C. 
1862o–10).’’. 
SEC. 114. CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION 
MANAGEMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS.—Sec-
tion 101(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(J) provide for increased understanding 
of the scientific principles of cyber-physical sys-
tems and improve the methods available for the 
design, development, and operation of cyber- 
physical systems that are characterized by high 
reliability, safety, and security; and 
‘‘(K) provide for research and development 
on human-computer interactions, visualization, 
and information management.’’. 
(b) TASK FORCE.—Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511) is amended further by adding after section 104, as 
added by section 113 of this Act, the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY TASK FORCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Networking and Infor-
mation Technology Research and Development Act of 
2010, the Director of the National Coordination Office es-
tablished under section 102 shall convene a task force to 
explore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative research 
and development activities for cyber-physical systems, in-
cluding the related technologies required to enable these 
systems, through a consortium or other appropriate entity 
with participants from institutions of higher education, 
Federal laboratories, and industry. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The task force shall— 
‘‘(1) develop options for a collaborative model 
and an organizational structure for such entity 
under which the joint research and development ac-
tivities could be planned, managed, and conducted 
effectively, including mechanisms for the allocation 
of resources among the participants in such entity 
for support of such activities; 
‘‘(2) propose a process for developing a re-
search and development agenda for such entity, in-
cluding objectives and milestones; 
‘‘(3) define the roles and responsibilities for the 
participants from institutions of higher education, 
Federal laboratories, and industry in such entity; 
‘‘(4) propose guidelines for assigning intellec-
tual property rights and for the transfer of research 
results to the private sector; and 
‘‘(5) make recommendations for how such enti-
ty could be funded from Federal, State, and non- 
governmental sources.
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the task force 
under subsection (a), the Director of the National Coordi-
nation Office shall appoint an equal number of individuals 
from institutions of higher education and from industry 
with knowledge and expertise in cyber-physical systems, 
of which 2 may be selected from Federal laboratories. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Networking and Information Tech-
nology Research and Development Act of 2010, the Direc-
tor of the National Coordination Office shall transmit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives a report describing 
the findings and recommendations of the task force.’’. 
SEC. 115. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
Section 102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish 
a National Coordination Office with a Director and full- 
time staff. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The National Coordination Office 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide technical and administrative sup-
port to—
‘‘(A) the agencies participating in planning 
and implementing the Program, including such 
support as needed in the development of the 
strategic plan under section 101(e); and 
‘‘(B) the advisory committee established 
under section 101(b); 
‘‘(2) serve as the primary point of contact on 
Federal networking and information technology ac-
tivities for government organizations, academia, in-
dustry, professional societies, State computing and 
networking technology programs, interested citizen 
groups, and others to exchange technical and pro-
grammatic information; 
‘‘(3) solicit input and recommendations from a 
wide range of stakeholders during the development 
of each strategic plan required under section 101(e) 
through the convening of at least 1 workshop with 
invitees from academia, industry, Federal labora-
tories, and other relevant organizations and institu-
tions; 
‘‘(4) conduct public outreach, including the dis-
semination of findings and recommendations of the 
advisory committee, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(5) promote access to and early application of 
the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived
from Program activities to agency missions and sys-
tems across the Federal Government and to United 
States industry. 
‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The operation of the Na-
tional Coordination Office shall be supported by 
funds from each agency participating in the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The portion of the total 
budget of such Office that is provided by each agen-
cy for each fiscal year shall be in the same propor-
tion as each such agency’s share of the total budget 
for the Program for the previous fiscal year, as spec-
ified 
in 
the 
report 
required 
under 
section 
101(a)(3).’’. 
SEC. 116. IMPROVING NETWORKING AND INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. 
Section 201(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation shall use 
its existing programs, in collaboration with other
agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching 
and learning of networking and information tech-
nology at all levels of education and to increase par-
ticipation in networking and information technology 
fields, including by women and underrepresented mi-
norities;’’. 
SEC. 117. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 3.—Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5502) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’; 
(3) in subparagraphs (A) and (F) of paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology and’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(b) TITLE I.—The heading of title I of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PER-
FORMANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET-
WORKING 
AND 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY’’. 
(c) SECTION 101.—Section 101 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING
AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) of such subsection— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per-
formance Computing Program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information tech-
nology research and development pro-
gram’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing, including 
networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 
and information technology’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(G), by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2) of such subsection— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘development, 
networking,’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘development,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraphs (F) and (G), as 
redesignated by section 112(c)(1) of this 
Act, by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 
and information technology’’. 
(d) SECTION 201.—Section 201(a)(1) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 5521(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘net-
working;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information re-
search and development;’’. 
(e) SECTION 202.—Section 202(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5522(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’. 
(f) SECTION 203.—Section 203(a)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5523(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing and networking’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technology’’. 
(g) SECTION 204.—Section 204(a)(1) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 5524(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing systems and networks’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information technology sys-
tems and capabilities’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(h) SECTION 205.—Section 205(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
(i) SECTION 206.—Section 206(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational 
research’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology research’’. 
(j) SECTION 208.—Section 208 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5528) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘High- 
performance computing and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Networking and information’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technologies’’;
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computers and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information’’. 
Subtitle C—Other OSTP Provisions 
SEC. 121. FEDERAL SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS.— 
The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consulta-
tion with relevant Federal agencies, shall ensure the devel-
opment of formal policies for the management and use of 
Federal scientific collections to improve the quality, orga-
nization, access, including online access, and long-term 
preservation of such collections for the benefit of the sci-
entific enterprise. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘scientific collection’’ means a set of physical 
specimens, living or inanimate, created for the purpose of 
supporting science and serving as a long-term research 
asset, rather than for their market value as collectibles 
or their historical, artistic, or cultural significance. 
(c) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal 
agencies, shall ensure the development of an online clear-
inghouse for information on the contents of and access 
to Federal scientific collections. 
(d) DISPOSAL OF COLLECTIONS.—The policies devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) require that, before disposing of a scientific 
collection, a Federal agency shall— 
(A) conduct a review of the research value 
of the collection; and 
(B) consult with researchers who have 
used the collection, and other potentially inter-
ested parties, concerning— 
(i) the collection’s value for research 
purposes; and 
(ii) possible additional educational 
uses for the collection; and 
(2) include procedures for Federal agencies to 
transfer scientific collections they no longer need to 
researchers at institutions or other entities qualified 
to manage the collections. 
(e) COST PROJECTIONS.—The Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal 
agencies, shall develop a common set of methodologies to 
be used by Federal agencies for the assessment and pro-
jection of costs associated with the management and pres-
ervation of their scientific collections.
SEC. 122. COORDINATION OF MANUFACTURING RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish or 
designate an interagency committee under the National 
Science and Technology Council with the responsibility for 
planning and coordinating Federal programs and activities 
in manufacturing research and development. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE.—The inter-
agency committee established or designated under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate the manufacturing research and 
development programs and activities of the Federal 
agencies; 
(2) establish goals and priorities for manufac-
turing research and development that will strengthen 
United States manufacturing; and 
(3) develop and update every 5 years thereafter 
a strategic plan to guide Federal programs and ac-
tivities in support of manufacturing research and de-
velopment, which shall— 
(A) specify and prioritize near-term and 
long-term research and development objectives, 
the anticipated time frame for achieving the ob-
jectives, and the metrics for use in assessing 
progress toward the objectives;
(B) specify the role of each Federal agency 
in carrying out or sponsoring research and de-
velopment to meet the objectives of the stra-
tegic plan; 
(C) describe how the Federal agencies sup-
porting manufacturing research and develop-
ment will foster the transfer of research and de-
velopment results into new manufacturing tech-
nologies, processes, and products for the benefit 
of society and the national interest; and 
(D) describe how the Federal agencies sup-
porting manufacturing research and develop-
ment will strengthen all levels of manufacturing 
education and training programs to ensure an 
adequate, well-trained workforce. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In the development of the 
strategic plan required under subsection (b)(3), the Direc-
tor of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, work-
ing through the interagency committee, shall take into 
consideration the recommendations of a wide range of 
stakeholders, including representatives from diverse man-
ufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant orga-
nizations and institutions. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of
economic or other impact on, the science and engi-
neering enterprise and the stakeholders thereof. 
(c) PATENT OR COPYRIGHT LAW.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect any right under the 
provisions of title 17 or 35, United States Code. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit 
a report to Congress describing— 
(1) any priorities established under subsection 
(b)(5); 
(2) the status of any Federal science agency 
policies related to public access to the results of fed-
erally funded research; and 
(3) how any policies developed or being devel-
oped by Federal science agencies, as described in 
paragraph (2), incorporate input from the non-Fed-
eral stakeholders described in subsection (b)(4). 
(e) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means any Federal 
agency with an annual extramural research expenditure 
of over $100,000,000. 
(f) SENSE
OF CONGRESS REGARDING PEER RE-
VIEW.—It is the sense of Congress that peer review is an 
important part of the process of ensuring the integrity of
the record of scientific research, and that the National 
Science and Technology Council working group estab-
lished under this section should take into account the role 
that scientific publishers play in the peer review process. 
SEC. 124. FULFILLING THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN IN ACA-
DEMIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Federal 
science agency’’ means any Federal agency that is respon-
sible for at least 2 percent of total Federal research and 
development funding to institutions of higher education, 
according to the most recent data available from the Na-
tional Science Foundation. 
(b) WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE GENDER EQUITY IN 
ACADEMIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall 
develop a uniform policy for all Federal science 
agencies to carry out a program of workshops that 
educate program officers, members of grant review 
panels, institution of higher education STEM de-
partment chairs, and other federally funded re-
searchers about methods that minimize the effects of 
gender bias in evaluation of Federal research grants 
and in the related academic advancement of actual
and potential recipients of these grants, including 
hiring, tenure, promotion, and selection for any 
honor based in part on the recipient’s research 
record. 
(2) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Direc-
tor of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
shall ensure that programs of workshops across the 
Federal science agencies are coordinated and sup-
ported jointly as appropriate. As part of this proc-
ess, the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall ensure that at least 1 workshop 
is supported every 2 years among the Federal 
science agencies in each of the major science and en-
gineering disciplines supported by those agencies. 
(3) ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE TO CARRY OUT 
WORKSHOPS.—Federal science agencies may carry 
out the program of workshops under this subsection 
by making grants to eligible organizations. In addi-
tion to any other organizations made eligible by the 
Federal science agencies, the following organizations 
are eligible for grants under this subsection: 
(A) Nonprofit scientific and professional 
societies and organizations that represent one 
or more STEM disciplines.
(B) Nonprofit organizations that have the 
primary mission of advancing the participation 
of women in STEM. 
(4) CHARACTERISTICS
OF
WORKSHOPS.—The 
workshops shall have the following characteristics: 
(A) Invitees to workshops shall include at 
least— 
(i) the chairs of departments in the 
relevant discipline from at least the top 50 
institutions of higher education, as deter-
mined by the amount of Federal research 
and development funds obligated to each 
institution of higher education in the prior 
year based on data available from the Na-
tional Science Foundation; 
(ii) members of any standing research 
grant review panel appointed by the Fed-
eral science agencies in the relevant dis-
cipline; 
(iii) in the case of science and engi-
neering disciplines supported by the De-
partment of Energy, the individuals from 
each of the Department of Energy Na-
tional Laboratories with personnel manage-
ment responsibilities comparable to those
of an institution of higher education de-
partment chair; and 
(iv) Federal science agency program 
officers in the relevant discipline, other 
than program officers that participate in 
comparable workshops organized and run 
specifically for that agency’s program offi-
cers. 
(B) Activities at the workshops shall in-
clude research presentations and interactive dis-
cussions or other activities that increase the 
awareness of the existence of gender bias in the 
grant-making process and the development of 
the academic record necessary to qualify as a 
grant recipient, including recruitment, hiring, 
tenure review, promotion, and other forms of 
formal recognition of individual achievement, 
and provide strategies to overcome such bias. 
(C) Research presentations and other 
workshop programs, as appropriate, shall in-
clude a discussion of the unique challenges 
faced by women who are members of histori-
cally underrepresented groups. 
(D) Workshop programs shall include in-
formation on best practices and the value of
mentoring undergraduate and graduate women 
students as well as outreach to girls earlier in 
their STEM education. 
(5) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy shall transmit to the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a re-
port evaluating the effectiveness of the program 
carried out under this subsection to reduce gen-
der bias towards women engaged in research 
funded by the Federal Government. The Direc-
tor of the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy shall include in this report any recommenda-
tions for improving the evaluation process de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
(B) MINIMUM
CRITERIA
FOR
EVALUA-
TION.—In determining the effectiveness of the 
program, the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall consider, at a min-
imum—
(6) MINIMIZING COSTS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, workshops shall be held in conjunction with 
national or regional disciplinary meetings to mini-
mize costs associated with participant travel. 
(c) EXTENDED RESEARCH GRANT SUPPORT AND IN-
TERIM TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS.— 
(1) POLICIES
FOR
CAREGIVERS.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall develop a uniform policy to— 
(A) extend the period of grant support for 
federally 
funded 
researchers 
who 
have 
caregiving responsibilities; and 
(B) provide funding for interim technical 
staff support for federally funded researchers 
who take a leave of absence for caregiving re-
sponsibilities. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon developing the policy re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Director of the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit 
a copy of the policy to the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate.
(d) COLLECTION OF DATA ON FEDERAL RESEARCH 
GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal science agency 
shall collect standardized annual composite informa-
tion on demographics, field, award type and budget 
request, review score, and funding outcome for all 
applications for research and development grants to 
institutions of higher education supported by that 
agency. 
(2) REPORTING OF DATA.— 
(A) The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall establish a policy 
to ensure uniformity and standardization of 
data collection required under paragraph (1). 
(B) Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after, each Federal science agency shall submit 
data collected under paragraph (1) to the Na-
tional Science Foundation. 
(C) The National Science Foundation shall 
be responsible for storing and publishing all of 
the grant data submitted under subparagraph 
(B), disaggregated and cross-tabulated by race, 
ethnicity, and gender, in conjunction with the 
biennial report required under section 37 of the
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d). 
SEC. 125. NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION 
STRATEGY. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the White House Office 
of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress 
and the President a national competitiveness and innova-
tion strategy for strengthening the innovative and com-
petitive capacity of the Federal Government, State and 
local governments, institutions of higher education, and 
the private sector that includes— 
(1) proposed legislative changes and action; 
(2) proposed actions to be taken collectively by 
executive agencies, including White House offices; 
(3) proposed actions to be taken by individual 
executive agencies, including White House offices; 
and 
(4) a proposal for metrics-based monitoring and 
oversight of the progress of the Federal Government 
with respect to improving conditions for the innova-
tion occurring in and the competitiveness of the 
United States.
TITLE II—NATIONAL SCIENCE 
FOUNDATION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2010’’. 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 211. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Science Foundation es-
tablished under section 2 of the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). 
(2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Science Foundation established 
under section 2 of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution 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)). 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means one of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(5) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics. 
(6) 
UNITED
STATES.—The 
term 
‘‘United 
States’’ means the several States, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Vir-
gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
other territory or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2011.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $7,481,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $6,020,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for research and related activities; 
(B) $945,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources; 
(C) $166,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction;
(D) $330,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $4,840,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $14,830,000 shall be made available 
for the Office of Inspector General. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2012.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $8,127,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2012. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $6,496,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for research and related activities; 
(B) $1,020,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for education and human resources; 
(C) $235,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $356,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $5,010,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $15,350,000 shall be made available 
for the Office of Inspector General.
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2013.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $8,764,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2013. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $7,009,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for research and related activities; 
(B) $1,100,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for education and human resources; 
(C) $250,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $384,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $5,180,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $15,890,000 shall be made available 
for the Office of Inspector General. 
(d) FISCAL YEAR 2014.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $9,436,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2014. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)—
(A) $7,562,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for research and related activities; 
(B) $1,187,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for education and human resources; 
(C) $250,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $415,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $5,370,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $16,440,000 shall be made available 
for the Office of Inspector General. 
(e) FISCAL YEAR 2015.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation $10,161,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2015. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $8,160,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for research and related activities; 
(B) $1,281,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for education and human resources;
(C) $250,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $447,000,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $5,550,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $17,020,000 shall be made available 
for the Office of Inspector General. 
SEC. 213. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) STAFFING AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD.— 
Section 4(g) of the National Science Foundation Act of 
1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘not 
more than 5’’. 
(b) SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS DUE 
DATE.—Section 4(j)(1) of the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘January 15’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31’’. 
(c) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORTS.—Section 
4(j)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
(42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘within 
the authority of the Foundation (or otherwise as requested 
by the appropriate Congressional committees of jurisdic-
tion or the President)’’ after ‘‘individual policy matters’’.
(d) BOARD ADHERENCE TO SUNSHINE ACT.—Sec-
tion 15(a) of the National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), 
respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) by striking ‘‘February 15’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘April 15’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the audit required under 
paragraph (3) along with’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘To fa-
cilitate the audit required under paragraph (3) of 
this subsection, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 214. BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERION. 
(a) GOALS.—The Foundation shall apply a Broader 
Impacts Review Criterion to achieve the following goals: 
(1) Increased economic competitiveness of the 
United States. 
(2) Development of a globally competitive 
STEM workforce.
(3) Increased participation of women and 
underrepresented minorities in STEM. 
(4) Increased partnerships between academia 
and industry. 
(5) Improved pre-K–12 STEM education and 
teacher development. 
(6) Improved undergraduate STEM education. 
(7) Increased public scientific literacy. 
(8) Increased national security. 
(b) POLICY.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall develop and 
implement a policy for the Broader Impacts Review Cri-
terion that— 
(1) provides for educating professional staff at 
the Foundation, merit review panels, and applicants 
for Foundation research grants on the policy devel-
oped under this subsection; 
(2) clarifies that the activities of grant recipi-
ents undertaken to satisfy the Broader Impacts Re-
view Criterion shall— 
(A) to the extent practicable employ proven 
strategies and models and draw on existing pro-
grams and activities; and 
(B) when novel approaches are justified, 
build on the most current research results;
(3) allows for some portion of funds allocated to 
broader impacts under a research grant to be used 
for assessment and evaluation of the broader im-
pacts activity; 
(4) encourages institutions of higher education 
and other nonprofit education or research organiza-
tions to develop and provide, either as individual in-
stitutions or in partnerships thereof, appropriate 
training and programs to assist Foundation-funded 
principal investigators at their institutions in achiev-
ing the goals of the Broader Impacts Review Cri-
terion as described in subsection (a); and 
(5) requires principal investigators applying for 
Foundation research grants to provide evidence of 
institutional support for the portion of the investiga-
tor’s proposal designed to satisfy the Broader Im-
pacts Review Criterion, including evidence of rel-
evant training, programs, and other institutional re-
sources available to the investigator from either their 
home institution or organization or another institu-
tion or organization with relevant expertise. 
SEC. 215. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEER-
ING STATISTICS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Foundation a National Center for Science and Engi-
neering Statistics (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’), that shall serve as a central Federal clearinghouse 
for the collection, interpretation, analysis, and dissemina-
tion of objective data on science, engineering, technology, 
and research and development. 
(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out subsection (a) of this 
section, the Director, acting through the Center shall— 
(1) collect, acquire, analyze, report, and dis-
seminate statistical data related to the science and 
engineering enterprise in the United States and 
other nations that is relevant and useful to practi-
tioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public, 
including statistical data on— 
(A) research and development trends; 
(B) the science and engineering workforce; 
(C) United States competitiveness in 
science, engineering, technology, and research 
and development; and 
(D) the condition and progress of United 
States STEM education; 
(2) support research using the data it collects, 
and on methodologies in areas related to the work 
of the Center; and
(3) support the education and training of re-
searchers in the use of large-scale, nationally rep-
resentative data sets. 
(c) STATISTICAL REPORTS.—The Director or the Na-
tional Science Board, acting through the Center, shall 
issue regular, and as necessary, special statistical reports 
on topics related to the national and international science 
and engineering enterprise such as the biennial report re-
quired by section 4 (j)(1) of the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)) on indicators of 
the state of science and engineering in the United States. 
SEC. 216. COLLECTION OF DATA ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
FACULTY. 
(a) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Director shall re-
port, in conjunction with the biennial report required 
under section 37 of the Science and Engineering Equal 
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d), statistical summary 
data on the demographics of STEM discipline faculty at 
institutions of higher education in the United States, 
disaggregated and cross-tabulated by race, ethnicity, and 
gender. At a minimum, the Director shall consider— 
(1) the number and percent of faculty by gen-
der, race, and age; 
(2) the number and percent of faculty at each 
rank, by gender, race, and age;
(3) the number and percent of faculty who are 
in nontenure-track positions, including teaching and 
research, by gender, race, and age; 
(4) the number of faculty who are reviewed for 
promotion, including tenure, and the percentage of 
that number who are promoted, by gender, race, and 
age; 
(5) faculty years in rank by gender, race, and 
age; 
(6) faculty attrition by gender, race, and age; 
(7) the number and percent of faculty hired by 
rank, gender, race, and age; and 
(8) the number and percent of faculty in leader-
ship positions, including endowed or named chairs, 
serving on promotion and tenure committees, by 
gender, race, and age. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Director shall solicit 
input and recommendations from relevant stakeholders, 
including representatives from institutions of higher edu-
cation and nonprofit organizations, on the collection of 
data required under subsection (a), including the develop-
ment of standard definitions on the terms and categories 
to be used in the collection of such data. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall
submit a report to Congress on how the Foundation will 
gather the demographic data on STEM faculty, includ-
ing— 
(1) a description of the data to be reported and 
the sources of those data; 
(2) justification for the exclusion of any data 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) a list of the definitions for the terms and 
categories, such as ‘‘faculty’’ and ‘‘leadership posi-
tions’’, to be applied in the reporting of all data de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
Subtitle B—Research and 
Innovation 
SEC. 221. SUPPORT FOR POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE 
RESEARCH. 
(a) POLICY.—The Director shall establish a policy 
that requires the Foundation to use at least 5 percent of 
its research budget to fund high-risk, high-reward basic 
research proposals. Support for facilities and infrastruc-
ture, including preconstruction design and operations and 
maintenance of major research facilities, shall not be 
counted as part of the research budget for the purposes 
of this section. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing such policy, 
the Foundation may—
(1) develop solicitations specifically for high- 
risk, high-reward basic research; 
(2) establish review panels for the primary pur-
pose of selecting high-risk, high-reward proposals or 
modify instructions to standard review panels to re-
quire identification of high-risk, high-reward pro-
posals; and 
(3) support workshops and participate in con-
ferences with the primary purpose of identifying new 
opportunities for high-risk, high-reward basic re-
search, especially at interdisciplinary interfaces. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘high-risk, high-reward basic research’’ means re-
search driven by ideas that have the potential to radically 
change our understanding of an important existing sci-
entific or engineering concept, or leading to the creation 
of a new paradigm or field of science or engineering, and 
that is characterized by its challenge to current under-
standing or its pathway to new frontiers. 
SEC. 222. FACILITATING INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORA-
TIONS FOR NATIONAL NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award competi-
tive, merit-based awards in amounts not to exceed 
$5,000,000 over a period of up to 5 years to interdiscipli-
nary research collaborations that are likely to assist in ad-
dressing critical challenges to national security, competi-
tiveness, and societal well-being and that— 
(1) involve at least 2 co-equal principal inves-
tigators at the same or different institutions; 
(2) draw upon well-integrated, diverse teams of 
investigators, including students or postdoctoral re-
searchers, from one or more disciplines; and 
(3) foster creativity and pursue high-risk, high- 
reward research. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Director shall give priority to applicants 
that propose to utilize advances in cyberinfrastructure and 
simulation-based science and engineering. 
SEC. 223. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MANUFAC-
TURING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
(a) MANUFACTURING
RESEARCH.—The Director 
shall carry out a program to award merit-reviewed, com-
petitive grants to institutions of higher education to sup-
port fundamental research leading to transformative ad-
vances in manufacturing technologies, processes, and en-
terprises that will support United States manufacturing 
through improved performance, productivity, sustain-
ability, and competitiveness. Research areas may in-
clude— 
(1) nanomanufacturing;
(2) manufacturing and construction machines 
and equipment, including robotics, automation, and 
other intelligent systems; 
(3) manufacturing enterprise systems; 
(4) advanced sensing and control techniques; 
(5) materials processing; and 
(6) information technologies for manufacturing, 
including predictive and real-time models and sim-
ulations, and virtual manufacturing. 
(b) MANUFACTURING EDUCATION.—In order to help 
ensure a well-trained manufacturing workforce, the Direc-
tor shall award grants to strengthen and expand scientific 
and technical education and training in advanced manu-
facturing, including through the Foundation’s Advanced 
Technological Education program. 
SEC. 224. STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any Foundation research 
grant, in an amount greater than $2,000,000, to be car-
ried out through a partnership that includes one or more 
minority-serving institutions or predominantly under-
graduate institutions and one or more institutions de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Director shall award funds 
directly, according to the budget justification described in 
the grant proposal, to at least two of the institutions of
higher education in the partnership, including at least one 
minority-serving institution or one predominantly under-
graduate institution, to ensure a strong and equitable 
partnership. 
(b) INSTITUTIONS.—The institutions referred to in 
subsection (a) are institutions of higher education that are 
among the 100 institutions receiving, over the 3-year pe-
riod immediately preceding the awarding of grants, the 
highest amount of research funding from the Foundation. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide a re-
port to Congress on institutional research partnerships 
identified in subsection (a) funded in the previous fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 225. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORT ON MID- 
SCALE INSTRUMENTATION. 
(a) 
MID-SCALE
RESEARCH
INSTRUMENTATION 
NEEDS.—The National Science Board shall evaluate the 
needs, across all disciplines supported by the Foundation, 
for mid-scale research instrumentation that falls between 
the instruments funded by the Major Research Instrumen-
tation program and the very large projects funded by the 
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction 
program.
(b) REPORT ON MID-SCALE RESEARCH INSTRUMEN-
TATION PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the National Science Board shall 
submit to Congress a report on mid-scale research instru-
mentation at the Foundation. At a minimum, this report 
shall include— 
(1) the findings from the Board’s evaluation of 
instrumentation needs required under subsection (a), 
including a description of differences across dis-
ciplines and Foundation research directorates; 
(2) a recommendation or recommendations re-
garding how the Foundation should set priorities for 
mid-scale instrumentation across disciplines and 
Foundation research directorates; 
(3) a recommendation or recommendations re-
garding the appropriateness of expanding existing 
programs, including the Major Research Instrumen-
tation program or the Major Research Equipment 
and Facilities Construction program, to support 
more instrumentation at the mid-scale; 
(4) a recommendation or recommendations re-
garding the need for and appropriateness of a new, 
Foundation-wide program or initiative in support of 
mid-scale 
instrumentation, 
including 
any 
rec-
ommendations regarding the administration of and
budget for such a program or initiative and the ap-
propriate scope of instruments to be funded under 
such a program or initiative; and 
(5) any recommendation or recommendations 
regarding other options for supporting mid-scale re-
search instrumentation at the Foundation. 
SEC. 226. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OVERALL SUPPORT FOR 
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE FOUN-
DATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Foundation 
should strive to keep the percentage of the Foundation 
budget devoted to research infrastructure in the range of 
24 to 27 percent, as recommended in the 2003 National 
Science Board report entitled ‘‘Science and Engineering 
Infrastructure for the 21st Century’’. 
SEC. 227. PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 
program to award merit-reviewed, competitive grants to 
institutions of higher education to establish and to expand 
partnerships that promote innovation and increase the 
economic and social impact of research by developing tools 
and resources to connect new scientific discoveries to prac-
tical uses. 
(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for funding 
under this section, an institution of higher education 
must propose establishment of a partnership that— 
(A) includes at least one private sector en-
tity; and 
(B) may include other institutions of high-
er education, public sector institutions, private 
sector entities, and social enterprise nonprofit 
organizations. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients 
under this section, the Director shall give priority to 
partnerships that include one or more institutions of 
higher education that are among the 100 institu-
tions receiving, over the 3-year period immediately 
preceding the awarding of grants, the highest 
amount of research funding from the Foundation 
and at least one of the following: 
(A) A minority serving institution. 
(B) A primarily undergraduate institution. 
(C) A 2-year institution of higher edu-
cation. 
(c) PROGRAM.—Proposals funded under this section 
shall seek to— 
(1) increase the economic or social impact of 
the most promising research at the institution or in-