119 S1745 IS: Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act
U.S. Senate
2025-05-13
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act
.(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Sense of Congress. TITLE I—Repeals and modifications Sec. 101. Repeal of certain requirements relating to opportunity and inclusion. Sec. 102. Repeal of redundant scientific collaboration programs. Sec. 103. Repeal of requirements relating to educational outreach and support for underrepresented communities. Sec. 104. Repeal of requirement to recruit STEM educators that advance DEI for National STEM Teacher Corps. Sec. 105. Repeal of diversity requirements for participation in national network for microelectronics education. Sec. 106. Repeal of diversity considerations in STEM research capacity program. Sec. 107. Repeal of diversity in technology research program. Sec. 108. Repeal of NSF Chief Diversity Officer position. Sec. 109. Repeal of program to award funds for research to support DEI in STEM. Sec. 110. Repeal of DEI activities in higher education. Sec. 111. Modification of outreach requirement for the Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program. Sec. 112. Amendment of requirements for NSF scholarships and fellowships. Sec. 113. Repeal of review of Federal research awards to remove or reduce cultural and institutional barriers. Sec. 114. Repeal of data collection on demographics of faculty. Sec. 115. Repeal of DEI best practices in the academic and Federal STEM workforce. Sec. 116. Repeal of required report to Congress. Sec. 117. Preservation of STEM achievements for historically Black colleges or universities and Tribal Colleges or Universities and removal of race-based activities. Sec. 118. Repeal of certain requirements for the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation. Sec. 119. Repeal of clean energy technology university prize competition. Sec. 120. Repeal of cleaner, quieter airplanes initiative with requirements for equity in sponsorship outcomes. Sec. 121. Modification of purpose of Office of STEM Engagement. Sec. 122. Clerical amendments. TITLE II—Limiting Federal mandates Sec. 201. Limitation on nonstatutory Federal mandates imposed on entities seeking Federal funds. 2.It is the sense of Congress that—(1)the efforts of the Federal Government to support the domestic semiconductor industry and increase our science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this Act as STEM
) workforce capacity is imperative for the United States to remain technologically competitive;(2)such efforts should prioritize speed and leverage all relevant STEM talent in the United States, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, or sexual orientation;(3)programs, initiatives, and other activities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (referred to in this Act as DEI
) allow preferential treatment based on the characteristics described in paragraph (2);(4)these activities are discriminatory and divisive, and deviate away from the main objectives and priorities, actively adding more bureaucracy and neglecting to provide equal opportunity to all STEM workers and students; and(5)repealing or amending programs and requirements related to DEI that were passed into law as part of the CHIPS Act of 2002 (division A of Public Law 117–167; 136 Stat. 1372) and the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167; 136 Stat. 1399) (commonly known, collectively, as the CHIPS and Science Act
) will restore the original intention.<enum>I</enum><header>Repeals and modifications</header><section id="idb250c923e7104c1fbc3779e664312bb2"><enum>101.</enum><header>Repeal of certain requirements relating to opportunity and inclusion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1372) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcf73abc4a5845409fc601c08c5c21fb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 104 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/4652">15 U.S.C. 4652</external-xref> note); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id90b05092e0ae4b7a835cb4ab8cdc8c1b" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 105, 106, and 107, as sections 104, 105, and 106, respectively.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id875093f12be443e7a9dd000d3134cc4d"><enum>102.</enum><header>Repeal of redundant scientific collaboration programs</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a9571c444824f99892f6b0fa80a9541"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeals</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5b990fceb9c477ebd8d60908cef6a17"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act</header><text>Section 312 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18650">42 U.S.C. 18650</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide849c73362fe4bd69823387da0a575d6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research and Development. Competition, and Innovation Act</header><text>Section 10111 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1456) is repealed.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaedda10bd114709980be400f3a7ab70"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act</header><text>The following sections of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 et seq; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</external-xref>) are repealed:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc231e4d3d15439bbecb979b182c220b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3167A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7381c-2">42 U.S.C. 7381c–2</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15a147626f624998805c2d0846704357"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 3167B (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7381c-3">42 U.S.C. 7381c–3</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcca0703508af47a597fa7fdcc4261d3d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 3169 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7381e">42 U.S.C. 7381e</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id407481e782a44a06925e4a2a60b7c06b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd33ac3837ee947cc9a4f7c264442dfe4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/246">Public Law 115–246</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 3130) is amended by striking the item relating to section 312.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ceaa880d0d24c1ba65303b0e81aac9c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 2(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</external-xref>; 104 Stat. 1497; 136 Stat. 1459) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3167A, 3167B, and 3169.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idce955a98a5ca4852affbe5aa430e9e90"><enum>103.</enum><header>Repeal of requirements relating to educational outreach and support for underrepresented communities</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id832d5270915a46f0a830f2121544fbf1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10241 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1486) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c19b81d9c9f429e9d24d696263b4a6a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 18 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/278g-1">15 U.S.C. 278g–1</external-xref>) is amended to read as it read immediately before the enactment of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1399).</text></subsection></section><section id="id899768cbdde84124b5c00c8492bc8048"><enum>104.</enum><header>Repeal of requirement to recruit STEM educators that advance DEI for National STEM Teacher Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10311(c)(6)(B) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18991">42 U.S.C. 18991(c)(6)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>applicants,</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>applicants;</quote>.</text></section><section id="id6723c439836d43a3a130107084506231"><enum>105.</enum><header>Repeal of diversity requirements for participation in national network for microelectronics education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10318(b) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18997">42 U.S.C. 18997(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ef6b8ec84864207b8e7c2c9573de042"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcac550845964e2ba8d0300cabb5310b"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide422fb84cd8c47bd86983d014da34039"><enum>(5) </enum><header>Partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall encourage the submission of proposals that are led by or include partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities, or Tribal Colleges or Universities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddedd0b40a60a4c908e10d47713293887"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (6); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idec5e4e78ca8b4a00ae2ebacefca4c774"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id6d264c63ecf04d84bb4b8bbfa81f8e92"><enum>106.</enum><header>Repeal of diversity considerations in STEM research capacity program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10325(b) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19014">42 U.S.C. 19014(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9452c08fc7d649f1b4819150dcf0fe5c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Diversity and</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4443eceed804bbd977c3dea67161fac"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (5) and (7); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideba5b1afa24b43b880845a48e490923c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (8) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba8f8469e86a4706a26b146e5de20e58"><enum>107.</enum><header>Repeal of diversity in technology research program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10326 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19015">42 U.S.C. 19015</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6f390b150574d638169fa0a70da7cc8"><enum>108.</enum><header>Repeal of NSF Chief Diversity Officer position</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10327 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19016">42 U.S.C. 19016</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dc1678b22884e7d8bc27277f2fd86c7"><enum>109.</enum><header>Repeal of program to award funds for research to support DEI in STEM</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10328 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19017">42 U.S.C. 19017</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8494c02041a4d16b5275fd052ba3ac2"><enum>110.</enum><header>Repeal of DEI activities in higher education</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED7FDFC52D2741D793871564707AC70B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 10329 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1546) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bc5686b84404d3bbdf821447415a831"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 305 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1862s-5">42 U.S.C. 1862s–5</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide055aec805b9437196960bcf0947ad72"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (e) and (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf20a467a34e649998abb34cf68aaf254"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idad510303335346048e789208ebaf4581"><enum>111.</enum><header>Modification of outreach requirement for the Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (c) of section 10392 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19112">42 U.S.C. 19112(c)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfed60eeb76494177981b2708873bdfa2"><subsection id="id308f573850a74fa391a32329dcfa7fff"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>The Director shall conduct program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants from all regions of the country.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="ida3e23b3f004249f2acc6d4ad554384d8"><enum>112.</enum><header>Amendment of requirements for NSF scholarships and fellowships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10393 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19113">42 U.S.C. 19113</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81628dbae6d34ab18eead0fb735756b2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e1e5e17191c4d12a475d5baf458f162"><subsection id="id7f4f9e02871f45fc95844a7c9a33b3ac" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e8b380a9d45427a970a25d1f2e9f050"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Director may carry out subsection (a) by making awards—</text><subparagraph id="idbcc422f34855496c8be166d282c64ff7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>directly to students; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id214e14b862244cf59307c2206e8a9425" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher education, including those institutions or consortia involved in operating Regional Innovation Engines established under section 10388.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8cce36284537426897de74f32de4d0cb" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Addressing gaps</header><text>The Director shall address current and expected gaps in the availability or skills of the STEM workforce and needs of the STEM workforce, including by increasing educational capacity at institutions and prioritizing awards to citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States and individuals that will grow the domestic workforce. The Director may take steps to—</text><subparagraph id="id78de2b0574264095acb597868b0de897" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support traineeships or other relevant programs at historically Black colleges or universities and Tribal Colleges or Universities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id569ba5965de54446a2c4a7b52f5ae4a9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enable low-income populations to pursue associate, undergraduate, or graduate degrees in STEM; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf28038ae0ff4baeb4e9dbce217ea34b" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address geographic diversity in the STEM workforce.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cd008ef381a4b3fbae7d044f2e0433e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b99667054d640488e475fbdaeeca6bf"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc3746c0996d41018b52dae7a600c233"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), as so redesignated—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d7e9947f4d24448a15a2c1a62f6ada6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon in the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4882c93844f455f944f435244caeca5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcafc50815946469b8a1ee3102d5f4157"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03745e51e6da4468a390f6c5a7857968"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id68694fecbae04575a9e1c7f3f396fef8"><enum>113.</enum><header>Repeal of review of Federal research awards to remove or reduce cultural and institutional barriers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10503 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19153">42 U.S.C. 19153</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dcc07f125a540f9933a9866449eb046"><enum>114.</enum><header>Repeal of data collection on demographics of faculty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10504 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19154">42 U.S.C. 19154</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac6f755529de4a58a97a15ac2947401a"><enum>115.</enum><header>Repeal of DEI best practices in the academic and Federal STEM workforce</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10505 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19155">42 U.S.C. 19155</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62469EE276AC4843B59C5AD65005E15C"><enum>116.</enum><header>Repeal of required report to Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10507 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1613) is repealed.</text></section><section id="iddc15a4f54ff54dce9849e7fa61826f50" commented="no"><enum>117.</enum><header>Preservation of STEM achievements for historically Black colleges or universities and Tribal Colleges or Universities and removal of race-based activities</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90ef2de7c4f742709072c58ef7d6eeba"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle C of title V of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19181">42 U.S.C. 19181 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id676b90a1191f4634b61e55731b419a25"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subtitle heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subtitle">MSI</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subtitle">HBCU and TCU</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91605ff03e3f406fbbb0558d54f15fd4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>HBCUs and TCUs</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53cbd0581bc14a1b93bfa75883ec1e03"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>HBCUs, TCUs, or MSIs</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>HBCUs or TCUs</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddfa23ec63ebd4c2cb1662e8f9964a793"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 10524(f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7695798457a4cd9ba2045f8f7ec5457"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">MSI Centers</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Centers</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf8bc877bb1743e092179d24b77a01ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>five MSI</quote> and inserting <quote>five</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0aee84d5a914817a206e6511746b0b1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and research training of underrepresented minority students</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad7e69ac57394f779b4cf721bd0eccce"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 10526—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc169f11277a4ae5b9b77671591a69ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc26bf31ac812444fa854b4474001c638"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id164b7218360346df95091928db3b1464"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on coordination of Federal STEM Education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(d)(9) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6621">42 U.S.C. 6621(d)(9)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>HBCUs and TCUs</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="idef71c973ce214e3dba3be40be38e9a09"><enum>118.</enum><header>Repeal of certain requirements for the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10691(b) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19281">42 U.S.C. 19281(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id358e841751fa4142b9fdaf3ca4cd0f60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87cbb937f1d14ff4afad7d5f36eff860"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (v), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb141e2bc50094d4793937d6836ba1a01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (vi); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f2d6fdee393402ca943a48989297f33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57224a1e93324d73bcc27d84355ff4f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)(D)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26BD88EF99284C10B99E6C183A789F8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14AFF6B4B70749B6A803518B43B0F3BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (v); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE61DF556D7644B2AAB460F791A202BFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (v).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id506311facfbb458e9de03a0622a0127b"><enum>119.</enum><header>Repeal of clean energy technology university prize competition</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafe756276ba945e18295e21ca8ea3659"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10714 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19302">42 U.S.C. 19302</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="id32a741fcedbc45b38443a981acac994c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 9007 of the Energy Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16391a">42 U.S.C. 16391a</external-xref>) is amended in each of subsections (a) and (b) by striking <quote>10714,</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id7c007c6c5b9749dbbf70b642a3ea8412"><enum>120.</enum><header>Repeal of cleaner, quieter airplanes initiative with requirements for equity in sponsorship outcomes</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id810f9e02f25e47148cf9bca1aac6988d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 40112 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id653f4391e16c4db4a6ea570ec56dfafa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idced9c2dc153a465087a6d0318c76f6b1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (b) through (f), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id847d89c764274711a23a9b511023466e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of related technology focus areas, implementation, and annual report</header><text>Section 10833 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1749) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c4b60838e0b42d3bbef29bb751306e0"><enum>121.</enum><header>Modification of purpose of Office of STEM Engagement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10851 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1753) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id730fd7525e954c53b91c0d92c7f14f0c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>, increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cff45e4b2b44ef09949df397608ef24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>diverse</quote> and inserting <quote>robust and capable</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA731D420C7CD426688C935520BEB42B4"><enum>122.</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><subsection id="id9377574e6f6b42ac81e73c755c02270d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General table of contents</header><text>The table of contents in section 1 of the Act entitled <quote>An Act making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes</quote> (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1366) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2a28f6773cc4c35ae8fb2964503b1d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the items relating to division A—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4eecf977cca147e2a2921fcd089bfded"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 104; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc273f4ac695049b191b6f5599508e57c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating the items relating to sections 105, 106, and 107 as relating to sections 104, 105, and 106 respectively; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3ddc49efcb044e581cc1d9f2b41de9c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the items relating to division B—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b4a882fb16a478eb2fdd096a440f98c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the items relating to sections 10111, 10241, 10326, 10327, 10328, 10329, 10503, 10504, 10505, 10507, 10521, 10522, 10523, 10524, 10525, 10526, 10714, and 10833; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85748ed6838d43ab8c334a91aaf0a690"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to subtitle C of title V, by striking <quote>MSI</quote> and inserting <quote>HBCU and TCU</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idef9ba49537a0480981b2f0f8b4bae340"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents of division B</header><text>The table of contents in section 10000 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/167">Public Law 117–167</external-xref>; 136 Stat. 1399) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC805EB98645F4169AD7C9A7BE96E577A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the items relating to sections 10111, 10241, 10326, 10327, 10328, 10329, 10503, 10504, 10505, 10507, 10521, 10522, 10523, 10524, 10525, 10526, 10714, and 10833; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf3f200334ae143549476012770aa5cb4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to subtitle C of title V, by striking <quote>MSI</quote> and inserting <quote>HBCU and TCU</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>II</enum> <header>Limiting Federal mandates</header> <section id="idbcce0f80d92a408fa69a1676c1153aab"> <enum>201.</enum> <header>Limitation on nonstatutory Federal mandates imposed on entities seeking Federal funds</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6494fd2c233f4f3aaebb528f309e4074"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header> <text>In this section—</text>
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>agency</term> means an establishment in the executive branch of the Federal Government; and</text>
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<text>the term <term>nonstatutory mandate</term> means a requirement that is not specified in Federal statute and is established by an agency.</text>
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<text>The head of an agency may not impose on an entity seeking Federal funding from the agency a nonstatutory mandate to have in effect any of the following policies:</text>
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<text>Policies relating to prioritizing hiring, training, and retaining employees comparable to policies established in Executive Order 14035 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593; relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the Federal workforce), as in effect on January 19, 2025.</text>
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<text>Policies for a workforce plan or a commitment to include plans to hire, train, and retain a diverse workforce, including economically disadvantaged individuals.</text>
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<text>Policies on the provision of childcare for children of employees.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="idf492dfe4a5c647d8974150f88fb838d4"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>Policies on the provision of wraparound services for the workforce, including adult care, transportation services, housing assistance, and emergency cash assistance.</text>
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<text>Policies on a community investment plan, including affordable housing, housing vouchers, and transportation services.</text>
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<text>Policies on planning projects specifically designed to minimize potentially adverse impacts on the environment and local communities.</text>
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<text>Policies on planning to mitigate climate change or environmental justice concerns.</text>
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<text>Policies on sustaining existing or establishing new project labor agreements.</text>
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<text>Policies on consultation with local labor organizations.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section>