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(B) harassment policy, reviews, and investigations; 
(C) equal employment opportunity; and 
(D) disability policy. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Chief Diversity Officer is responsible for pro-
viding advice on policy, oversight, guidance, and coordination with 
respect to matters of the Foundation related to diversity and inclu-
sion, including ensuring the geographic diversity of the Foundation 
programs. Other duties may include— 
(1) establishing and maintaining a strategic plan that pub-
licly states a diversity definition, vision, and goals for the 
Foundation; 
(2) defining a set of strategic metrics that are— 
(A) directly linked to key organizational priorities and 
goals; 
(B) actionable; and 
(C) actively used to implement the strategic plan under 
paragraph (1); 
(3) advising in the establishment of a strategic plan for 
diverse participation by individuals and institutions of higher 
education, including community colleges, historically Black col-
leges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority 
serving institutions, institutions of higher education with an 
established STEM capacity building program focused on Native 
Hawaiians or Alaska Natives, and EPSCoR institutions); 
(4) advising in the establishment of a strategic plan for 
outreach to, and recruiting from, untapped locations and under-
represented populations; 
(5) advising on a diversity and inclusion strategy for the 
Foundation’s portfolio of PreK–12 STEM education focused pro-
grams and activities, including goals for addressing barriers 
to participation; 
(6) advising on the application of the Foundation’s broader 
impacts review criterion; and 
(7) performing such additional duties and exercise such 
powers as the Director may prescribe. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this sec-
tion, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
SEC. 10328. RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION TO INCREASE THE 
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED 
MINORITIES IN STEM FIELDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make awards on a competi-
tive, merit-reviewed basis, to institutions of higher education or 
non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or 
organizations), to enable such entities to increase the participation 
of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM studies and 
careers. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives an award 
under this subsection shall use such award funds to carry out 
one or more of the following activities designed to increase the 
participation of women or minorities historically underrepresented 
in STEM, or both: 
(1) Research to analyze the record-level data collected under 
sections 10502 and 10504, consistent with policies to ensure 
the privacy of individuals identifiable by such data.
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(2) Research to study best practices for work-life accommo-
dation. 
(3) Research to study the impact of policies and practices 
that are implemented or are otherwise consistent with the 
purposes of this section. 
(4) Mentoring programs that facilitate engagement of 
STEM professionals with students. 
(5) Research experiences for undergraduate and graduate 
students in STEM fields. 
(6) Outreach to elementary school and secondary school 
students to provide opportunities to increase their exposure 
to STEM fields. 
(c) DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.—The Director shall carry out 
dissemination activities consistent with the purposes of this section, 
including— 
(1) collaboration with other Federal research agencies and 
professional associations to exchange best practices, harmonize 
work-life accommodation policies and practices, and overcoming 
common barriers to work-life accommodation; and 
(2) collaboration with institutions of higher education in 
order to clarify and catalyze the adoption of a coherent and 
consistent set of work-life accommodation policies and practices. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027. 
SEC. 10329. ACTIVITIES TO EXPAND STEM OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR INCREASING 
DIVERSITY AMONG STEM FACULTY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—Section 305 of the American Innovation and Competitive-
ness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s–5) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) SUPPORT FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY AMONG STEM FACULTY 
AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Foundation shall 
make awards to institutions of higher education (or consortia 
thereof) for the development and assessment of innovative 
reform efforts designed to increase the recruitment, retention, 
and 
advancement 
of 
individuals 
from 
underrepresented 
minority groups in academic STEM careers, which may include 
implementing or expanding successful evidence-based practices. 
‘‘(2) MERIT REVIEW; COMPETITION.—Awards shall be made 
under this subsection on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities supported by awards under 
this subsection may include— 
‘‘(A) institutional assessment activities, such as data 
analyses and policy review, in order to identify and address 
specific issues in the recruitment, retention, and advance-
ment of faculty members from underrepresented minority 
groups; 
‘‘(B) assessments of distribution of mentoring and 
advising responsibilities among faculty, particularly for fac-
ulty from underrepresented minority groups, that may 
detract from time spent on research, publishing papers, 
and other activities required to achieve tenure status or
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promotion (or equivalents for non-tenure track faculty) and 
run a productive research program; 
‘‘(C) development and assessment of training courses 
for administrators and search committee members designed 
to ensure unbiased evaluation of candidates from underrep-
resented minority groups; 
‘‘(D) development and hosting of intra- or inter-institu-
tional workshops to propagate best practices in recruiting, 
retaining, and advancing faculty members from underrep-
resented minority groups; 
‘‘(E) professional development opportunities for faculty 
members from underrepresented minority groups; 
‘‘(F) activities aimed at making undergraduate STEM 
students from underrepresented minority groups aware of 
opportunities for academic careers in STEM fields; and 
‘‘(G) activities to identify and engage exceptional grad-
uate students and postdoctoral researchers from underrep-
resented minority groups at various stages of their studies 
and to encourage them to enter academic careers. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education 
(or a consortium of such institutions) seeking funding under 
this subsection shall submit an application to the Director 
of the Foundation at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information and assurances as such Director 
may require. The application shall include, at a minimum, 
a description of— 
‘‘(i) the reform effort that is being proposed for 
implementation by the institution of higher education; 
‘‘(ii) any available evidence of specific difficulties 
in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of fac-
ulty members from underrepresented minority groups 
in STEM academic careers within the institution of 
higher education submitting an application, and how 
the proposed reform effort would address such issues; 
‘‘(iii) support for the proposed reform effort by 
administrators of the institution, which may include 
details on previous or ongoing reform efforts; 
‘‘(iv) how the proposed reform effort may contribute 
to change in institutional culture and policy such that 
a greater value is placed on the recruitment, retention, 
and advancement of faculty members from underrep-
resented minority groups; 
‘‘(v) how the institution of higher education submit-
ting an application plans to sustain the proposed 
reform effort beyond the duration of the award, if 
the effort proved successful; and 
‘‘(vi) how the success and effectiveness of the pro-
posed reform effort will be evaluated and assessed 
in order to contribute to the national knowledge base 
about models for catalyzing institutional change. 
‘‘(B) AWARD
DISTRIBUTION.—The Director of the 
Foundation shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that 
awards under this section are made to a variety of types 
of institutions of higher education.
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‘‘(5) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR BROADENING 
PARTICIPATION IN UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION.—Section 305 
of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 
1862s–5), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by 
inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) SUPPORT
FOR
BROADENING
PARTICIPATION
IN
UNDER-
GRADUATE STEM EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Foundation shall 
make awards to institutions of higher education (or a consor-
tium of such institutions) to implement or expand research- 
based reforms in undergraduate STEM education for the pur-
pose of recruiting and retaining students from minority groups 
who are underrepresented in STEM fields. 
‘‘(2) MERIT REVIEW; COMPETITION.—Awards shall be made 
under this subsection on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities supported by awards under 
this subsection may include— 
‘‘(A) implementation or expansion of innovative, 
research-based approaches to broaden participation of 
underrepresented minority groups in STEM fields; 
‘‘(B) implementation or expansion of successful, 
research-based bridge, cohort, tutoring, or mentoring pro-
grams, including those involving community colleges and 
technical schools, designed to enhance the recruitment and 
retention of students from underrepresented minority 
groups in STEM fields; 
‘‘(C) implementation or expansion of outreach programs 
linking institutions of higher education and PreK–12 school 
systems in order to heighten awareness among precollege 
students 
from 
underrepresented 
minority 
groups 
of 
opportunities in college-level STEM fields and STEM 
careers; 
‘‘(D) implementation or expansion of faculty develop-
ment programs focused on improving retention of under-
graduate STEM students from underrepresented minority 
groups; 
‘‘(E) implementation or expansion of mechanisms 
designed to recognize and reward faculty members who 
demonstrate a commitment to increasing the participation 
of students from underrepresented minority groups in 
STEM fields; 
‘‘(F) 
expansion 
of 
successful 
reforms 
aimed 
at 
increasing the number of STEM students from underrep-
resented minority groups beyond a single course or group 
of courses to achieve reform within an entire academic 
unit, or expansion of successful reform efforts beyond a 
single academic unit or field to other STEM academic units 
or fields within an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(G) expansion of opportunities for students from 
underrepresented minority groups to conduct STEM 
research in industry, at Federal labs, and at international 
research institutions or research sites; 
‘‘(H) provision of stipends for students from underrep-
resented minority groups participating in research;