of advisors for the program. The board shall identify 
areas of national need for which shortages of sci-
entific and engineering personnel with advanced aca-
demic degrees are anticipated. 
(B) The members of the advisory board estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall be selected from 
among the principal Federal agencies that support 
research and development activities in science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics. 
(3) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The criteria for fel-
lowship awards used in the Foundation’s Graduate 
Research Fellowship program shall be applied to the 
GSA–STEM program. An additional criterion for 
awards under the GSA–STEM program shall be 
whether an applicant proposes to pursue an ad-
vanced degree in an area of national need, identified 
by the advisory board under paragraph (2)(A). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for the purposes of this section, $225,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007, $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
and $675,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2011.
SEC. 5. PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION AWARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 
Presidential Innovation Award, signified by a medal which 
shall be of such design and materials and bear such in-
scriptions as the President, on the basis of recommenda-
tions submitted by the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy, may prescribe. 
(b) AWARD.—The President shall periodically award 
the medal, on the basis of recommendations received from 
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy or on the basis of such other information as the Presi-
dent considers appropriate, to individuals who develop one 
or more unique scientific or engineering ideas in the na-
tional interest at the time the innovation occurs. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The awards under this section shall 
be made to— 
(1) stimulate scientific and engineering ad-
vances in the national interest; 
(2) illustrate the linkage between science and 
engineering and national needs; and 
(3) provide an example to students of the con-
tribution they could make to society by entering the 
science and engineering profession. 
(d) CITIZENSHIP.—An individual may not be award-
ed a medal under this section unless at the time such 
award is made the individual—
(1) is a citizen or other national of the United 
States; or 
(2) is an alien lawfully admitted to the United 
States for permanent residence who— 
(A) has filed an application for petition for 
naturalization in the manner prescribed by sec-
tion 334 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1445); and 
(B) is not permanently ineligible to become 
a citizen of the United States. 
(e) PRESENTATION.—The presentation of the award 
shall be made by the President with such ceremonies as 
he may deem proper, including attendance by appropriate 
Members of Congress. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE FOR RESEARCH 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall establish a National Coordination Of-
fice for Research Infrastructure, which shall identify and 
prioritize deficiencies in research facilities and instrumen-
tation in academic institutions and in national laboratories 
and shall make recommendations for the allocation of re-
sources provided under subsection (e). 
(b) STAFFING.—The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall appoint individuals to serve