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Union Calendar No. 68 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1867 
[Report No. 110–114] 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 for the 
National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2007 
Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Ms. 
HOOLEY, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mr. HILL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology 
APRIL 30, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. HALL of 
Texas, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HOLT, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. HONDA, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Mr. WU, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. REICHERT, and 
Mr. LAMPSON 
APRIL 30, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 17, 2007] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 
2010 for the National Science Foundation, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na-
tional Science Board established under section 2 of 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1861). 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Foundation. 
(3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’ has the meaning given that term by sec-
tion 9101(18) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(18)). 
(4) 
FOUNDATION.—The 
term 
‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Science Foundation. 
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary 
school’’ has the meaning given that term by section 
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9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(38)). 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2008.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Foundation $6,500,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2008. 
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au-
thorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $5,080,000,000 shall be made available 
for research and related activities, of which 
$115,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
(B) $873,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources, of which— 
(i) $94,000,000 shall be for Mathe-
matics and Science Education Partnerships 
established under section 9 of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $70,000,000 shall be for the Robert 
Noyce 
Scholarship 
Program 
established 
under section 10 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 
U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
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(iii) $44,000,000 shall be for the 
Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 
Technology Talent Expansion Program es-
tablished under section 8(7) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–368); and 
(iv) $51,620,000 shall be for the Ad-
vanced Technological Education program 
established by section 3(a) of the Scientific 
and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (Pub-
lic Law 102–476); 
(C) $245,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $285,600,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $4,050,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $12,350,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2009.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Foundation $6,980,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2009. 
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(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au-
thorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $5,457,400,000 shall be made available 
for research and related activities, of which 
$123,100,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
(B) $934,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources, of which— 
(i) $100,600,000 shall be for Mathe-
matics and Science Education Partnerships 
established under section 9 of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $101,000,000 shall be for the Rob-
ert Noyce Scholarship Program established 
under section 10 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 
U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
(iii) $55,000,000 shall be for the 
Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 
Technology Talent Expansion Program es-
tablished under section 8(7) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–368); and 
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(iv) $55,200,000 shall be for the Ad-
vanced Technological Education program as 
established by section 3(a) of the Scientific 
and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (Pub-
lic Law 102–476); 
(C) $262,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $309,760,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $4,120,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $12,720,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2010.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Foundation $7,493,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2010. 
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au-
thorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) $5,863,200,000 shall be made available 
for research and related activities, of which 
$131,700,000 shall be made available for the 
Major Research Instrumentation program; 
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(B) $1,003,000,000 shall be made available 
for education and human resources, of which— 
(i) $107,600,000 shall be for Mathe-
matics and Science Education Partnerships 
established under section 9 of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n); 
(ii) $133,000,000 shall be for the Rob-
ert Noyce Scholarship Program established 
under section 10 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 
U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
(iii) $60,000,000 shall be for the 
Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and 
Technology Talent Expansion Program es-
tablished under section 8(7) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–368); and 
(iv) $59,100,000 shall be for the Ad-
vanced Technological Education program as 
established by section 3(a) of the Scientific 
and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (Pub-
lic Law 102–476); 
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(C) $280,000,000 shall be made available 
for major research equipment and facilities con-
struction; 
(D) $329,450,000 shall be made available 
for agency operations and award management; 
(E) $4,250,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of the National Science Board; and 
(F) $13,100,000 shall be made available for 
the Office of Inspector General. 
(d) MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION.— 
(1) AWARD AMOUNT.—The minimum amount of 
an award under the Major Research Instrumentation 
program shall be $100,000. The maximum amount of 
an award under the program shall be $4,000,000, ex-
cept if the total amount appropriated for the program 
for a fiscal year exceeds $125,000,000, in which case 
the maximum amount of an award shall be 
$6,000,000. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to the acquisi-
tion of instrumentation and equipment, funds made 
available by awards under the Major Research Instru-
mentation program may be used to support the oper-
ations and maintenance of such instrumentation and 
equipment. 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—An institution of higher 
education receiving an award shall provide at 
least 30 percent of the cost from private or non- 
Federal sources. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Institutions of higher 
education that are not Ph.D.-granting institu-
tions are exempt from the cost sharing require-
ment in subparagraph (A), and the Director 
may reduce or waive the cost sharing require-
ment for— 
(i) institutions— 
(I) which are not ranked among 
the top 100 institutions receiving Fed-
eral research and development funding, 
as documented by the statistical data 
published by the Foundation; and 
(II) for which the proposed project 
will make a substantial improvement 
in the institution’s capabilities to con-
duct leading edge research, to provide 
research experiences for undergraduate 
students using leading edge facilities, 
and to broaden the participation in 
science and engineering research by in-
dividuals identified in section 33 or 34 
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of the Science and Engineering Equal 
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 
1885b); and 
(ii) consortia of institutions of higher 
education that include at least one institu-
tion that is not a Ph.D-granting institu-
tion. 
(e) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The 
Director shall continue to carry out programs in support 
of undergraduate education, including those authorized in 
section 17 of the National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–6). Funding for these 
programs shall increase in proportion to the increase in the 
total amount appropriated to the Foundation in any year 
for which appropriations are authorized by this Act. 
(f) LIMIT ON PROPOSALS.— 
(1) POLICY.—For programs that require as part 
of the selection process for awards the submission of 
preproposals and that also limit the number of 
preproposals that may be submitted by an institution, 
the Director shall allow the subsequent submission of 
a full proposal based on each preproposal that is de-
termined to have merit following the Foundation’s 
merit review process. 
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(2) REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF POLICIES.— 
The Board shall review and assess the effects on insti-
tutions of higher education of the policies of the Foun-
dation regarding the imposition of limitations on the 
number of proposals that may be submitted by a sin-
gle institution for programs supported by the Foun-
dation. The Board shall determine whether current 
policies are well justified and appropriate for the 
types of programs that limit the number of proposal 
submissions. Not later that 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Board shall summarize its 
findings and any recommendations regarding changes 
to the current policy on the restriction of proposal 
submissions in a report to the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
(g) RESEARCH
EXPERIENCES
FOR
UNDERGRADU-
ATES.—The Director shall increase funding for the Research 
Experiences for Undergraduates program in proportion to 
the increase in the total amount appropriated to the Foun-
dation for research and related activities in any year for 
which appropriations are authorized by this Act. 
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SEC. 4. CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON LEARNING AND EDU-
CATION IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) FUNDING FOR CENTERS.—The Director shall con-
tinue to carry out the program of Centers for Research on 
Learning and Education Improvement as established in 
section 11 of the National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–2). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR CENTERS.—Section 11 of the Na-
tional Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 
U.S.C. 1862n–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or eligible 
nonprofit organizations’’ after ‘‘institutions of higher 
education’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘or an eligi-
ble nonprofit organization’’ after ‘‘institution of high-
er education’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘of such in-
stitutions’’ and inserting ‘‘thereof’’. 
SEC. 5. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall evaluate the role 
of the Foundation in supporting interdisciplinary research, 
including through the Major Research Instrumentation pro-
gram, the effectiveness of the Foundation’s efforts in pro-
viding information to the scientific community about op-
portunities for funding of interdisciplinary research pro-
posals, and the process through which interdisciplinary pro-
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posals are selected for support. The Board shall also evalu-
ate the effectiveness of the Foundation’s efforts to engage un-
dergraduate students in research experiences in inter-
disciplinary settings, including through the Research in 
Undergraduate Institutions program and the Research Ex-
periences for Undergraduates program. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Board shall provide the results 
of its evaluation under subsection (a), including a rec-
ommendation for the proportion of the Foundation’s re-
search and related activities funding that should be allo-
cated for interdisciplinary research, to the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate. 
SEC. 6. PILOT PROGRAM OF GRANTS FOR NEW INVESTIGA-
TORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a pilot 
program to award one-year grants to individuals to assist 
them in improving research proposals that were previously 
submitted to the Foundation but not selected for funding. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec-
tion shall be used to enable an individual to resubmit an 
updated research proposal for review by the Foundation 
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through the agency’s competitive merit review process. Uses 
of funds made available under this section may include the 
generation of new data and the performance of additional 
analysis. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an individual shall— 
(1) not have previously received funding as the 
principal investigator of a research grant from the 
Foundation; and 
(2) have submitted a proposal to the Foundation, 
which may include a proposal submitted to the Re-
search in Undergraduate Institutions program, that 
was rated very good or excellent under the Founda-
tion’s competitive merit review process. 
(d) SELECTION PROCESS.—The Director shall make 
awards under this section based on the advice of the pro-
gram officers of the Foundation. 
(e) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—The Director may 
carry out this section through the Small Grants for Explor-
atory Research program. 
(f) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REVIEW.—The Board 
shall conduct a review and assessment of the pilot program 
under this section, including the number of new investiga-
tors funded, the distribution of awards by type of institu-
tion of higher education, and the success rate upon resub-
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mittal of proposals by new investigators funded through this 
pilot program. Not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Board shall summarize its findings 
and any recommendations regarding changes to or the con-
tinuation of the pilot program in a report to the Committee 
on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate. 
SEC. 7. BROADER IMPACTS MERIT REVIEW CRITERION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating research proposals 
under the Foundation’s broader impacts criterion, the Di-
rector shall give special consideration to proposals that in-
volve partnerships between academic researchers and indus-
trial scientists and engineers that address research areas 
that have been identified as having high importance for fu-
ture 
national 
economic 
competitiveness, 
such 
as 
nanotechnology. 
(b) PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY.—The Director 
shall encourage research proposals from institutions of high-
er education that involve partnerships with businesses and 
organizations representing businesses in fields that have 
been identified as having high importance for future na-
tional economic competitiveness and that include input on 
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the research agenda from and cost-sharing by the industry 
partners. 
(c) REPORT ON BROADER IMPACTS CRITERION.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director shall transmit to Congress a report on the im-
pact of the broader impacts grant criterion used by the 
Foundation. The report shall— 
(1) identify the criteria that each division and 
directorate of the Foundation uses to evaluate the 
broader impacts aspects of research proposals; 
(2) provide a breakdown of the types of activities 
by division that awardees have proposed to carry out 
to meet the broader impacts criterion; 
(3) provide any evaluations performed by the 
Foundation to assess the degree to which the broader 
impacts aspects of research proposals were carried out 
and how effective they have been at meeting the goals 
described in the research proposals; 
(4) describe what national goals, such as improv-
ing undergraduate science, mathematics, and engi-
neering education, improving K–12 science and 
mathematics education, promoting university-indus-
try collaboration and technology transfer, and broad-
ening participation of underrepresented groups, the 
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broader impacts criterion is best suited to promote; 
and 
(5) describe what steps the Foundation is taking 
and should take to use the broader impacts criterion 
to improve undergraduate science, mathematics, and 
engineering education. 
SEC. 8. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS. 
(a) MENTORING.—The Director shall require that all 
grant applications that include funding to support 
postdoctoral researchers include a description of the men-
toring activities that will be provided for such individuals, 
and shall ensure that this part of the application is evalu-
ated under the Foundation’s broader impacts merit review 
criterion. Mentoring activities may include career coun-
seling, training in preparing grant applications, guidance 
on ways to improve teaching skills, and training in re-
search ethics. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Director shall require that annual 
reports and the final report for research grants that include 
funding to support postdoctoral researchers include a de-
scription of the mentoring activities provided to such re-
searchers. 
SEC. 9. RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH. 
The Director shall require that each institution that 
applies for financial assistance from the Foundation for 
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science and engineering research or education describe in 
its grant proposal a plan to provide appropriate training 
and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of re-
search to undergraduate students, graduate students, and 
postdoctoral researchers participating in the proposed re-
search project. 
SEC. 10. REPORTING OF RESEARCH RESULTS. 
The Director shall ensure that all final project reports 
and citations of published research documents resulting 
from research funded, in whole or in part, by the Founda-
tion, are made available to the public in a timely manner 
and in electronic form through the Foundation’s Web site. 
SEC. 11. SHARING RESEARCH RESULTS. 
An investigator supported under a Foundation award, 
whom the Director determines has failed to comply with 
the provisions of section 734 of the Foundation Grant Pol-
icy Manual, shall be ineligible for a future award under 
any Foundation supported program or activity. The Direc-
tor may restore the eligibility of such an investigator on 
the basis of the investigator’s subsequent compliance with 
the provisions of section 734 of the Foundation Grant Pol-
icy Manual and with such other terms and conditions as 
the Director may impose. 
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SEC. 12. FUNDING FOR SUCCESSFUL STEM EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Director shall, 
on an annual basis, evaluate all of the Foundation’s grants 
that are scheduled to expire within one year and— 
(1) that have the primary purpose of meeting the 
objectives of the Science and Engineering Equal Op-
portunity Act (42 U.S.C. 1885 et seq.); or 
(2) that have the primary purpose of providing 
teacher professional development. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—For grants that are 
identified under subsection (a) and that are deemed by the 
Director to be successful in meeting the objectives of the ini-
tial grant solicitation, the Director may extend the duration 
of those grants for up to 3 additional years beyond their 
scheduled expiration without the requirement for a recom-
petition. The Director may extend such grants for an addi-
tional 3 years following a second review within 1 year be-
fore the extended completion date, in accordance with sub-
section (a), and the determination by the Director that the 
objectives of the grant are being achieved. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate that— 
(1) lists the grants which have been extended in 
duration by the authority provided under this section; 
and 
(2) provides any recommendations the Director 
may have regarding the extension of the authority 
provided under this section to programs other than 
those specified in subsection (a). 
SEC. 13. COST SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall evaluate the im-
pact of its policy to eliminate cost sharing for research 
grants and cooperative agreements for existing programs 
that were developed around industry partnerships and his-
torically required industry cost sharing, such as the Engi-
neering Research Centers and Industry/University Coopera-
tive Research Centers. The Board shall also consider the im-
pact that the cost sharing policy has on initiating new pro-
grams for which industry interest and participation are 
sought. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Board shall report to the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the 
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, on the re-
sults of the evaluation under subsection (a). 
SEC. 14. DONATIONS. 
Section 11(f) of the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1870(f)) is amended by inserting at the 
end before the semicolon ‘‘, except that funds may be do-
nated for specific prize competitions’’. 
SEC. 15. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT ON FUNDING FOR MAJOR FACILITIES.— 
(1) PRECONSTRUCTION
FUNDING.—The Board 
shall evaluate the appropriateness of the requirement 
that funding for detailed design work and other 
preconstruction activities for major research equip-
ment and facilities come exclusively from the spon-
soring research division rather than being available, 
at least in part, from the Major Research Equipment 
and Facilities Construction account. 
(2) MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS.—The 
Board shall evaluate the appropriateness of the Foun-
dation’s policies for allocation of costs for, and over-
sight of, maintenance and operation of major research 
equipment and facilities. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall report 
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on the results of the evaluations under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and on any recommendations for modifying 
the current policies related to allocation of funding 
for major research equipment and facilities to the 
Committee on Science and Technology and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation, the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate. 
(b) INCLUSION OF POLAR FACILITIES UPGRADES IN 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
AND FACILITIES CON-
STRUCTION PLAN.—Section 201(a)(2)(D) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
1862l(a)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and for major 
upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research pro-
grams’’ after ‘‘facilities construction account’’. 
(c) REPORT ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITHIN THE 
RESEARCH DIRECTORATES.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit 
to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report cat-
aloging all elementary and secondary school, informal, and 
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undergraduate educational programs and activities sup-
ported through appropriations for Research and Related 
Activities. The report shall display the programs and ac-
tivities by directorate, along with estimated funding levels 
for the fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, and shall provide 
a description of the goals of each program and activity. The 
report shall also describe how the programs and activities 
relate to or are coordinated with the programs supported 
by the Education and Human Resources Directorate. 
(d) REPORT ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE IN-
STITUTIONS PROGRAM.—The Director shall transmit to 
Congress along with the fiscal year 2011 budget request a 
report listing the funding success rates and distribution of 
awards for the Research in Undergraduate Institutions pro-
gram, by type of institution based on the highest academic 
degree conferred by the institution, for fiscal years 2008, 
2009, and 2010. 
(e) ANNUAL PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF EDUCATION 
AND HUMAN RESOURCES FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of legislation providing for the 
annual appropriation of funds for the Foundation, 
the Director shall submit to the Committee on Science 
and Technology and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives, and to the Com-
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