[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2817 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 734
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2817

                          [Report No. 107-291]

                          [Report No. 107-317]

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 
 and 2007 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2002

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Bond, and Ms. Mikulski) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

                           September 18, 2002

               Reported by Mr. Kennedy, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           September 18, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, for 
  a period not to exceed 30 days of session pursuant to the order of 
                             March 3, 1988

                            October 16, 2002

              Reported by Mr. Hollings, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part in boldface italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 
 and 2007 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Foundation 
Doubling Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the National 
        Science Board established under section 2 of the National 
        Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the National Science Foundation established under 
        section 2 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
        U.S.C. 1861).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Eligible applicant.--The term ``eligible 
        applicant'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) an institution of higher 
                education;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) consortia of institutions of higher 
                education;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C)(i) an institution of higher education 
                or consortia of such institutions; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) a nonprofit organization with 
                demonstrated experience in delivering science, 
                mathematics, engineering, or technology education; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D)(i) an institution of higher education 
                or consortia of such institutions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) a nonprofit organization with 
                demonstrated experience in delivering science, 
                mathematics, engineering, or technology education; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (iii) State governments, local 
                governments, or private companies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) 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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) 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)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) National research facility.--The term 
        ``national research facility'' means a research facility funded 
        by the Foundation which is available, subject to appropriate 
        policies allocating access, for use by all scientists and 
        engineers affiliated with research institutions located in the 
        United States.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The National Science Foundation has made major 
        contributions during the past 50 years to strengthen and 
        sustain the Nation's academic research enterprise that is the 
        envy of the world.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The economic strength and national security of 
        the United States and the quality of life of all Americans are 
        grounded in the Nation's scientific and technological 
        capabilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The National Science Foundation carries out an 
        important function in supporting basic research in all science 
        and engineering disciplines and in supporting science, 
        mathematics, engineering, and technology education at all 
        levels.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The research and education activities of the 
        National Science Foundation promote the discovery, integration, 
        dissemination, and application of new knowledge in service to 
        society and prepare future generations of scientists, 
        mathematicians, and engineers who will be necessary to ensure 
        America's leadership in the global marketplace.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The National Science Foundation must be 
        provided with sufficient resources to enable it to carry out 
        its responsibilities to develop intellectual capital, 
        strengthen the scientific infrastructure, integrate research 
        and education, enhance the delivery of mathematics and science 
        education in the United States, and improve the technological 
        literacy of all people in the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) The emerging global economic, scientific, and 
        technical environment challenges long-standing assumptions 
        about the dichotomy between domestic and international policy, 
        requiring the National Science Foundation to play a more 
        proactive role in sustaining the competitive advantage of the 
        United States through superior research capabilities.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. POLICY OBJECTIVES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In allocating resources made available under section 5, 
the Foundation shall have the following policy objectives:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) To strengthen the Nation's lead in science and 
        technology by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) increasing the national investment in 
                research in strategic areas;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) balancing the Nation's research 
                portfolio among the life sciences and fundamental 
                disciplines that are important for the continued 
                development of enabling technologies necessary for 
                sustained international competitiveness;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) expanding the pool of scientists and 
                engineers in the United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) modernizing the Nation's research 
                infrastructure; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) establishing and maintaining 
                cooperative international relationships with premier 
                research institutions, with the goal of such 
                relationships being the exchange of personnel, data, 
                and information in an effort to alleviate problems 
                common to the global community.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) To increase overall workforce skills by--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) improving the quality of mathematics 
                and science education, particularly in kindergarten 
                through grade 12;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) providing access to information 
                technology for all students;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) raising postsecondary enrollment rates 
                for underrepresented minorities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) increasing access to higher education 
                for students from low-income households; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) expanding technical training 
                opportunities at institutions of higher 
                education.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) To strengthen innovation by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) expanding the focus of competitiveness 
                and innovation policy at the regional and local 
                level;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) supporting initiatives and 
                organizations that enhance and mobilize regional 
                innovation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) identifying best policy practices in 
                fostering innovation at the State, regional, and local 
                levels.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Fiscal Year 2003.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the National Science Foundation $5,536,390,000 
        for fiscal year 2003.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount 
        authorized under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $4,174,840,000 shall be made available 
                to carry out research and related activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $1,006,250,000 shall be made available 
                for education and human resources;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $152,900,000 shall be made available 
                for major research equipment and facilities 
                construction;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $194,700,000 shall be made available 
                for salaries and expenses; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) $7,700,000 shall be made available for 
                the Office of Inspector General.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Fiscal Year 2004.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the National Science Foundation $6,390,832,000 
        for fiscal year 2004.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount 
        authorized under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $4,842,814,000 shall be made available 
                to carry out research and related activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $1,157,188,000 shall be made available 
                for education and human resources;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $168,190,000 shall be made available 
                for major research equipment and facilities 
                construction;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $214,170,000 shall be made available 
                for salaries and expenses; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) $8,470,000 shall be made available for 
                the Office of Inspector General.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Fiscal Year 2005.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the National Science Foundation $7,378,343,000 
        for fiscal year 2005.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount 
        authorized under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $5,617,665,000 shall be made available 
                to carry out research and related activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $1,330,766,000 shall be made available 
                to carry out education and human resources;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $185,009,000 shall be made available 
                for major research equipment and facilities 
                construction;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $235,587,000 shall be made available 
                for salaries and expenses; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) $9,317,000 shall be made available for 
                the Office of Inspector General.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Fiscal Year 2006.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the National Science Foundation $8,519,776,000 
        for fiscal year 2006.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount 
        authorized under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $6,516,491,000 shall be made available 
                to carry out research and related activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $1,530,380,000 shall be made available 
                to carry out education and human resources;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $203,509,900 shall be made available 
                for major research equipment and facilities 
                construction;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $259,145,700 shall be made available 
                for salaries and expenses; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) $10,248,700 shall be made available 
                for the Office of Inspector General.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Fiscal Year 2007.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the National Science Foundation $9,839,262,000 
        for fiscal year 2007.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount 
        authorized under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $7,559,130,000 shall be made available 
                to carry out research and related activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $1,759,938,000 shall be made available 
                to carry out education and human resources;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $223,860,900 shall be made available 
                for major research equipment and facilities 
                construction;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $285,060,300 shall be made available 
                for salaries and expenses; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) $11,273,570 shall be made available 
                for the Office of Inspector General.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. SPECIFIC PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    From amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
5, the Director shall continue the following initiatives:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Information technology.--An information 
        technology research program to support competitive, merit-based 
        proposals for research, education, and infrastructure support 
        in areas related to cybersecurity, terascale computing systems, 
        software, networking, scalability, communications, and data 
        management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Nanoscale science and engineering.--A 
        nanoscale science and engineering research and education 
        program to support competitive, merit-based proposals that 
        emphasize research aimed at--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) discovering novel phenomena, 
                processes, materials, and tools that address grand 
                challenges in materials, electronics, optoelectronics 
                and magnetics, manufacturing, the environment, and 
                healthcare; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) supporting new interdisciplinary 
                centers and networks of excellence, including shared 
                national user facilities, infrastructure, research, and 
                education activities on the societal implications of 
                advances in nanoscale science and 
                engineering.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Plant genome research.--A plant genome 
        research program to support competitive, merit-based 
        proposals--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) that advance our understanding of the 
                structure, organization, and function of plant genomes; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) that accelerate the use of new 
                knowledge and innovative technologies toward a more 
                complete understanding of basic biological processes in 
                plants, especially in economically important plants 
                such as corn and soybeans.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Innovation partnerships.--An innovation 
        partnerships program with the purpose of providing competitive, 
        merit-based support for proposals that seek to stimulate 
        innovation at the regional level through partnerships involving 
        States, regional governmental entities, local governmental 
        entities, industry, academic institutions, and other related 
        organizations in strategically important fields of science and 
        technology.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Mathematics and science partnerships.--An 
        education improvement initiative for current teachers that 
        provides eligible partnerships with grants to model ways in 
        which to enhance the capacity of elementary schools and 
        secondary schools, particularly those in high-poverty urban and 
        rural areas, to provide challenging mathematics and science 
        curricula to all students through--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the use of professional 
                mathematicians, scientists, and engineers both in and 
                outside the classroom;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the provision of stipends and 
                technological materials (including computers, training, 
                and other support) for individuals identified by local 
                educational agencies as potential master teachers, who 
                such agencies assure shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) mentor and systematically 
                        assist other teachers in mathematics and 
                        science instruction and the use of technology; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) be provided with paid, 
                        sufficient time to participate in eligible 
                        partnership supported activities and those 
                        activities described in clause (i);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) implementation of summer and academic 
                year professional development institutes that train 
                teachers in mathematics and science content areas and 
                promising pedagogical techniques;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) support for distance learning programs 
                in mathematics and science; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) other activities the Director 
                determines will accomplish the goals of this 
                paragraph.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Robert c. noyce scholarship.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Multi-year awards to 
                institutions of higher education to provide future 
                teachers who have not less than 2 years of completed 
                work toward a baccalaureate degree in a mathematics or 
                science area with scholarships, stipends, and training 
                toward teacher certification or alternative 
                certification.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Selection.--An institution of higher 
                education that receives an award under this paragraph 
                shall provide scholarships, stipends, and training to 
                future teachers based on academic merit, with 
                consideration given to the financial need of such 
                future teachers and the goal of promoting participation 
                of women, minorities, and persons with 
                disabilities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Amount.--Scholarships and stipends 
                awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be equal to 
                the lesser of $7,500, or the cost of attendance at the 
                institution of higher education.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Service obligation.--Not later than 3 
                years after receiving a scholarship or stipend under 
                this paragraph, an individual shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) begin to undertake 2 years of 
                        teaching mathematics or science in a high 
                        poverty school;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) provide the institution of 
                        higher education attended by the individual 
                        with 2 years of certification of completed full 
                        time employment as a mathematics or science 
                        teacher in a high poverty school; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) if necessary return all 
                        relevant funds, including interest, awarded 
                        pursuant to this paragraph in the event of 
                        noncompliance with the terms of this paragraph, 
                        unless the Director provides for partial or 
                        total waiver of the terms of this subparagraph 
                        for individuals due to extreme 
                        hardship.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Science, mathematics, engineering and 
        technology talent expansion program.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--A merit-based, multi-
                year, competitive grant program for eligible applicants 
                to increase the number of students studying toward and 
                receiving associate's or bachelor's degrees in science, 
                mathematics, engineering, and technology.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Types of projects.--The types of 
                projects the Foundation may support under this 
                paragraph include those that promote high quality--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) interdisciplinary 
                        teaching;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) undergraduate-conducted 
                        research;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) mentor relationships for 
                        students in underrepresented groups;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) bridge programs that enable 
                        students at community colleges to matriculate 
                        directly into baccalaureate science, 
                        mathematics, engineering, or technology 
                        programs;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) internships carried out in 
                        partnership with industry; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) innovative uses of digital 
                        technologies, particularly at institutions of 
                        higher education that serve high numbers or 
                        percentages of economically disadvantaged 
                        students.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Performance accountability.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--In order to 
                        receive a grant under this paragraph, an 
                        eligible applicant shall establish benchmarks 
                        to increase the number of students studying 
                        toward and receiving associate's or bachelor's 
                        degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, 
                        and technology.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Continued funding.--In order 
                        to receive continued annual funding under this 
                        paragraph, an eligible applicant shall meet the 
                        benchmarks established under clause 
                        (i).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Secondary school systemic initiative.--A 
        merit-based, competitive grant program for State educational 
        agencies or local educational agencies that supports the 
        planning and implementation of agency-wide secondary school 
        reform initiatives designed to prepare graduating secondary 
        school students to read and comprehend specialized technical 
        and scientific texts, such as computer training materials or 
        the science section of a major newspaper, meet the mathematics 
        and science education needs of students at risk of not 
        achieving State academic achievement standards, reduce the need 
        for basic skill training by employers, and heighten college 
        completion rates, through--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) adoption of enriched mathematics and 
                science curricula for all students;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) strengthened teacher training in 
                mathematics, science, and reading as it relates to 
                technical and specialized texts;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) creation of smaller learning 
                communities, including initiatives that substantially 
                reduce class size, support new small schools, or small 
                schools within schools;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) collaborations between State and local 
                secondary school systems and institutions of higher 
                education that align curricula and higher education 
                placement requirements; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) other activities the Director 
                determines will accomplish the goals of this 
                paragraph.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Experimental program to stimulate competitive 
        research.--The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
        Research established under section 113 of the National Science 
        Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g) as part 
        of the Foundation's crosscutting/interdisciplinary programs. 
        The program shall provide for activities, which may include 
        research infrastructure improvement grants, co-funding 
        initiatives, and outreach initiatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) The science and engineering equal 
        opportunities act.--A comprehensive program designed to advance 
        the goals of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1885 et seq.), including programs to provide 
        support to minority serving institutions.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Review and Assessment.--The Director shall conduct a 
review and assessment of the major research instrumentation program 
and, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
submit a report of findings and recommendations to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Science of the House of Representatives. The report shall include--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) estimates of the needs, by major field of 
        science and engineering and by types of institutions of higher 
        education, for the types of research instrumentation that are 
        eligible for acquisition under the guidelines of the major 
        research instrumentation program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) since the inception of the major research 
        instrumentation program, the distribution of awards and funding 
        levels by year, by major field of science and engineering, and 
        by type of institution of higher education for the program; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) an analysis of the impact of the major 
        research instrumentation program on the research 
        instrumentation needs that were documented in the Foundation's 
        1994 survey of academic research instrumentation 
        needs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) OSTP Assessment.--The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) assess the need for and develop an interagency 
        program to establish fully equipped, state-of-the-art 
        university-based centers for interdisciplinary research and 
        advanced instrumentation development; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) submit a report, not later than 14 months 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, that contains the 
        assessment and the recommended interagency program developed 
        under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee 
        on Science of the House of Representatives .</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION 
              PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Prioritization of Proposed Major Research Equipment 
and Facilities Construction.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Development of priorities.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) List.--The Director shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) develop a list indicating by 
                        number the relative priority for funding under 
                        the major research equipment and facilities 
                        construction account that the Director assigns 
                        to each project the Board has approved for 
                        inclusion in a future budget request; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) submit the list described in 
                        clause (i) to the Board for approval.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Updates.--The Director shall update 
                the list prepared under subparagraph (A) each time the 
                Board approves a new project that would receive funding 
                under the major research equipment and facilities 
                construction account, as necessary to prepare reports 
                under paragraph (2), and, from time to time, submit any 
                updated list to the Board for approval.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Annual report.--Not later than 90 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than each June 
        15 thereafter, the Director shall transmit to Congress a report 
        containing--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the most recent Board-approved 
                priority list developed under paragraph 
                (1)(A);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a description of the criteria used to 
                develop such list; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a description of the major factors for 
                each project that determined the ranking of such 
                project on the list, based on the application of the 
                criteria described pursuant to subparagraph 
                (B).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Criteria.--The criteria described pursuant to 
        paragraph (2)(B) shall include, at a minimum--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) scientific merit;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) broad societal need and probable 
                impact;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) consideration of the results of formal 
                prioritization efforts by the scientific 
                community;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) readiness of plans for construction 
                and operation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the applicant's management and 
                administrative capacity of large research 
                facilities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) international and interagency 
                commitments; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) the order in which projects were 
                approved by the Board for inclusion in a future budget 
                request.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Facilities Plan.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 201(a)(1) of the National 
        Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
        1862l(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Director shall prepare, and 
        include as part of the Foundation's annual budget request to 
        Congress, a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair 
        and upgrades to, national research facilities, including full 
        life-cycle cost information.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents of plan.--Section 201(a)(2) of the 
        National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 
        U.S.C. 1862l(a)(2)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``(1);'' and inserting ``(1), including costs for 
                instrumentation development;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) at the end of subparagraph (B), by 
                striking ``and'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                ``construction.'' and inserting ``construction;''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) for each project funded under the 
                major research equipment and facilities construction 
                account--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) estimates of the total 
                        project cost (from planning to commissioning); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the source of funds, 
                        including Federal funding identified by 
                        appropriations category and non-Federal 
                        funding;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) estimates of the full life-cycle 
                cost of each national research facility;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) information on any plans to retire 
                national research facilities; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) estimates of funding levels for 
                grants supporting research that will make use of each 
                national research facility.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Definition.--Section 2 of the National Science 
        Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1862k note) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
                through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), 
                respectively; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Full life-cycle cost.--The term `full life-
        cycle cost' means all costs of development, procurement, 
        construction, operations and support, and shut-down costs, 
        without regard to funding source and without regard to what 
        entity manages the project.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Project Management.--No national research facility 
project funded under the major research equipment and facilities 
construction account shall be managed by an individual whose 
appointment to the Foundation is temporary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Board Approval of Major Research Equipment and 
Facilities Projects.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Board shall explicitly 
        approve any project to be funded out of the major research 
        equipment and facilities construction account before any funds 
        may be obligated from such account for such project.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Report.--Not later than September 15 of each 
        fiscal year, the Board shall report to the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate, and the Committee on Science of the House of 
        Representatives on the conditions of any delegation of 
        authority under section 4 of the National Science Foundation 
        Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) that relates to funds appropriated 
        for any project in the major research equipment and facilities 
        construction account.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Adoption of Procedures for Meetings.--Section 4(e) of 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(e)), is 
amended by striking the second and third sentences and inserting ``The 
Board shall adopt procedures governing the conduct of its meetings, 
including a definition of a quorum and delivery of notice.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Confidentiality of Certain Information.--Section 14(i) 
of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1873(i)) is 
amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Confidentiality of Certain Information.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Nondisclosure.--Information supplied 
                to the Foundation or a contractor of the Foundation in 
                survey forms, questionnaires, or similar instruments 
                for purposes of section 3(a) (5) or (6) by an 
                individual, an industrial or commercial organization, 
                or an educational or academic institution when the 
                institution has received a pledge of confidentiality 
                from the Foundation, shall not be disclosed to the 
                public unless the information has been transformed into 
                statistical or abstract formats that do not allow for 
                the identification of the supplier.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Statistical or research purposes.--
                Information that has not been transformed into 
                nonidentifiable formats as described in subparagraph 
                (A) may be used only for statistical or research 
                purposes.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Identities.--The identities of 
                individuals and organizations supplying information 
                described in subparagraph (A) may not be disclosed to 
                the public.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Obligations of researchers.--In support of 
        functions authorized by section 3(a) (5) or (6), the Foundation 
        may designate, at its discretion, authorized persons, including 
        employees of Federal, State or local agencies or 
        instrumentalities (including local educational agencies) and 
        employees of private organizations, to have access, for 
        statistical or research purposes only, to identifiable 
        information collected pursuant to section 3(a) (5) or (6). No 
        such person may--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) publish information collected 
                pursuant to section 3(a) (5) or (6) in such a manner 
                that either an individual, an industrial or commercial 
                organization, or an educational, academic, or other 
                nonprofit institution that has received a pledge of 
                confidentiality from the Foundation can be specifically 
                identified;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) permit anyone other than individuals 
                authorized by the Foundation to examine, in 
                identifiable form, data relating to an individual, an 
                industrial or commercial organization, or an academic, 
                educational, or other non-profit institution that has 
                received a pledge of confidentiality from the 
                Foundation; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) knowingly and willfully request or 
                obtain any confidential information described in 
                paragraph (1) from the Foundation under false 
                pretenses.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Penalty.--Violation of this subsection is 
        punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for 
        not more than 5 years, or both.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 10. REPORTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Grant Size and Duration.--Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the impact that increasing the average grant size and 
duration would have on minority serving institutions and on 
institutions located in States where the Foundation's Experimental 
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (established under section 
113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 1862g)) is carrying out activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Open Meetings.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Board shall transmit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a report 
describing proposed procedures under which the Board could conduct its 
meetings so as to ensure greater public access to its 
deliberations.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Foundation Doubling 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the National 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 National Science Foundation established under section 2 of 
        the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861).
            (3) Eligible applicant.--The term ``eligible applicant'' 
        means--
                    (A) an institution of higher education;
                    (B) a consortium of institutions of higher 
                education; or
                    (C) a partnership between--
                            (i) an institution of higher education or a 
                        consortium of such institutions; and
                            (ii)(I) a nonprofit organization with 
                        demonstrated experience in delivering science, 
                        mathematics, engineering, or technology 
                        education; or
                            (II) a State government, local government, 
                        or private company with demonstrated experience 
                        in delivering science, mathematics, 
                        engineering, or technology education.
            (4) 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).
            (5) 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)).
            (6) National research facility.--The term ``national 
        research facility'' means a research facility funded by the 
        Foundation which is available, subject to appropriate policies 
        allocating access, for use by all scientists and engineers 
        affiliated with research institutions located in the United 
        States.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Science Foundation has made major 
        contributions during the past 50 years to strengthen and 
        sustain the Nation's academic research enterprise that is the 
        envy of the world.
            (2) The economic strength and national security of the 
        United States and the quality of life of all Americans are 
        grounded in the Nation's scientific and technological 
        capabilities.
            (3) The National Science Foundation carries out an 
        important function in supporting basic research in all science 
        and engineering disciplines and in supporting science, 
        mathematics, engineering, and technology education at all 
        levels.
            (4) The research and education activities of the National 
        Science Foundation promote the discovery, integration, 
        dissemination, and application of new knowledge in service to 
        society and prepare future generations of scientists, 
        mathematicians, and engineers who will be necessary to ensure 
        America's leadership in the global marketplace.
            (5) The National Science Foundation must be provided with 
        sufficient resources to enable it to carry out its 
        responsibilities to develop intellectual capital, strengthen 
        the scientific infrastructure, integrate research and 
        education, enhance the delivery of mathematics and science 
        education in the United States, and improve the technological 
        literacy of all people in the United States.
            (6) The emerging global economic, scientific, and technical 
        environment challenges long-standing assumptions about the 
        dichotomy between domestic and international policy, requiring 
        the National Science Foundation to play a more proactive role 
        in sustaining the competitive advantage of the United States 
        through superior research capabilities.

SEC. 4. POLICY OBJECTIVES.

    In allocating resources made available under section 5, the 
Foundation shall have the following policy objectives:
            (1) To strengthen the Nation's lead in science and 
        technology by--
                    (A) increasing the national investment in general 
                scientific research and in strategic areas;
                    (B) balancing the Nation's research portfolio among 
                the life sciences and fundamental disciplines in 
                mathematics, the physical sciences, computer and 
                information science, geoscience, engineering, and 
                social, behavioral, and economic sciences that are 
                important for the continued development of enabling 
                technologies necessary for sustained international 
                competitiveness;
                    (C) expanding the pool of scientists and engineers 
                in the United States;
                    (D) modernizing the Nation's research 
                infrastructure; and
                    (E) establishing and maintaining cooperative 
                international relationships with premier research 
                institutions, with the goal of such relationships being 
                the exchange of personnel, data, and information in an 
                effort to alleviate problems common to the global 
                community.
            (2) To increase overall workforce skills by--
                    (A) improving the quality of mathematics and 
                science education, particularly in kindergarten through 
                grade 12;
                    (B) providing access to information technology for 
                all students;
                    (C) raising postsecondary enrollment rates for 
                underrepresented minorities in science, mathematics, 
                engineering, and technology disciplines;
                    (D) increasing access to higher education in 
                science, mathematics, engineering, and technology 
                fields for students from low-income households; and
                    (E) expanding technical training opportunities at 
                institutions of higher education.
            (3) To strengthen innovation by--
                    (A) expanding the focus of competitiveness and 
                innovation policy at the regional and local level;
                    (B) supporting initiatives and organizations that 
                enhance and mobilize regional innovation; and
                    (C) identifying best policy practices in fostering 
                innovation at the State, regional, and local levels.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2003.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the National Science Foundation $5,536,390,000 for fiscal year 
        2003.
            (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount authorized under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) $4,174,840,000 shall be made available to carry 
                out research and related activities;
                    (B) $1,006,250,000 shall be made available for 
                education and human resources;
                    (C) $152,900,000 shall be made available for major 
                research equipment and facilities construction;
                    (D) $194,700,000 shall be made available for 
                salaries and expenses; and
                    (E) $7,700,000 shall be made available for the 
                Office of Inspector General.
    (b) Fiscal Year 2004.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the National Science Foundation $6,390,832,000 for fiscal year 
        2004.
            (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount authorized under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) $4,842,814,000 shall be made available to carry 
                out research and related activities;
                    (B) $1,157,188,000 shall be made available for 
                education and human resources;
                    (C) $168,190,000 shall be made available for major 
                research equipment and facilities construction;
                    (D) $214,170,000 shall be made available for 
                salaries and expenses; and
                    (E) $8,470,000 shall be made available for the 
                Office of Inspector General.
    (c) Fiscal Year 2005.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the National Science Foundation $7,378,343,000 for fiscal year 
        2005.
            (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount authorized under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) $5,617,665,000 shall be made available to carry 
                out research and related activities;
                    (B) $1,330,766,000 shall be made available to carry 
                out education and human resources;
                    (C) $185,009,000 shall be made available for major 
                research equipment and facilities construction;
                    (D) $235,587,000 shall be made available for 
                salaries and expenses; and
                    (E) $9,317,000 shall be made available for the 
                Office of Inspector General.
    (d) Fiscal Year 2006.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the National Science Foundation $8,519,776,000 for fiscal year 
        2006.
            (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount authorized under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) $6,516,491,000 shall be made available to carry 
                out research and related activities;
                    (B) $1,530,380,000 shall be made available to carry 
                out education and human resources;
                    (C) $203,509,900 shall be made available for major 
                research equipment and facilities construction;
                    (D) $259,145,700 shall be made available for 
                salaries and expenses; and
                    (E) $10,248,700 shall be made available for the 
                Office of Inspector General.
    (e) Fiscal Year 2007.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the National Science Foundation $9,839,262,000 for fiscal year 
        2007.
            (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount authorized under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) $7,559,130,000 shall be made available to carry 
                out research and related activities;
                    (B) $1,759,938,000 shall be made available to carry 
                out education and human resources;
                    (C) $223,860,900 shall be made available for major 
                research equipment and facilities construction;
                    (D) $285,060,300 shall be made available for 
                salaries and expenses; and
                    (E) $11,273,570 shall be made available for the 
                Office of Inspector General.

SEC. 6. SPECIFIC PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.

    From amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 5, the 
Director shall continue the following initiatives in accordance with 
this section:
            (1) Information technology.--An information technology 
        research program to support competitive, merit-based proposals 
        for research, education, and infrastructure support in areas 
        related to cybersecurity, terascale computing systems, 
        software, networking, scalability, communications, and data 
        management.
            (2) Nanoscale science and engineering.--A nanoscale science 
        and engineering research and education program to support 
        competitive, merit-based proposals that emphasize research 
        aimed at--
                    (A) discovering novel phenomena, processes, 
                materials, and tools that address grand challenges in 
                materials, electronics, optoelectronics and magnetics, 
                manufacturing, the environment, and healthcare; and
                    (B) supporting new interdisciplinary centers and 
                networks of excellence, including shared national user 
                facilities, infrastructure, research, and education 
                activities on the societal implications of advances in 
                nanoscale science and engineering.
            (3) Plant genome research.--A plant genome research program 
        to support competitive, merit-based proposals--
                    (A) that advance our understanding of the 
                structure, organization, and function of plant genomes; 
                and
                    (B) that accelerate the use of new knowledge and 
                innovative technologies toward a more complete 
                understanding of basic biological processes in plants, 
                especially in economically important plants such as 
                corn and soybeans.
            (4) Innovation partnerships.--An innovation partnerships 
        program with the purpose of providing competitive, merit-based 
        support for proposals that seek to stimulate innovation at the 
        regional level through partnerships involving States, regional 
        governmental entities, local governmental entities, industry, 
        academic institutions, and other related organizations in 
        strategically important fields of science and technology.
            (5) Mathematics and science partnerships.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Competitive grant program.--During 
                        fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005, the Director 
                        shall carry out a mathematics and science 
                        partnership program in accordance with the 
                        requirements of sections 2201 and 2202 of the 
                        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 6661 and 6662) (as such sections 
                        were in effect on the day before the date of 
                        enactment of this Act), by awarding competitive 
                        grants to eligible partnerships (as defined 
                        under section 2201 of such Act as so in effect) 
                        in accordance with such section 2202(a)(1) as 
                        so in effect without regard to the amount of 
                        funds appropriated for such program under 
                        section 2203 of such Act (as such section was 
                        in effect on the day before the date of 
                        enactment of this Act).
                            (ii) Formula grant program.--During fiscal 
                        years 2006 and 2007, the Director shall carry 
                        out a mathematics and science partnership 
                        program in accordance with the requirements of 
                        sections 2201 and 2202 of the Elementary and 
                        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661 
                        and 6662) (as such sections were in effect on 
                        the day before the date of enactment of this 
                        Act), by awarding grants to State educational 
                        agencies in accordance with such section 
                        2202(a)(2) as so in effect without regard to 
                        the amount of funds appropriated for such 
                        program under section 2203 of such Act (as such 
                        section was in effect on the day before the 
                        date of enactment of this Act). If an eligible 
                        partnership was previously awarded a grant 
                        under clause (i), and the grant period has not 
                        ended, the Director shall reserve funds in a 
                        sufficient amount to make payments to the 
                        partnership in accordance with the terms of the 
                        grant.
                            (iii) Consultation and coordination.--The 
                        Director shall consult and coordinate with the 
                        Secretary of Education in carrying out the 
                        program under this subparagraph.
                    (B) Shared plan.--Not later than 120 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Director and the 
                Secretary of Education shall prepare a plan for the 
                joint administration of this paragraph and submit such 
                plan to Congress for review and comment.
                    (C) Technical assistance.--At the request of an 
                eligible partnership or a State educational agency, the 
                Director shall provide the partnership or agency with 
                technical assistance in meeting any requirements of the 
                mathematics and science partnership program carried out 
                by the Director, including providing advice from 
                experts on how to develop--
                            (i) a high-quality application for a grant 
                        or subgrant under the program; and
                            (ii) high-quality activities from funds 
                        received from a grant or subgrant under the 
                        program.
            (6) Robert c. noyce scholarship.--
                    (A) In general.--A program of multi-year awards to 
                institutions of higher education to enable the 
                institutions to provide future teachers, who have not 
                less than 2 years of completed work toward a 
                baccalaureate degree in a mathematics or science area, 
                with scholarships, stipends, and training toward 
                teacher certification or alternative certification.
                    (B) Selection.--An institution of higher education 
                that receives an award under this paragraph shall 
                provide scholarships, stipends, and training to future 
                teachers based on academic merit, with consideration 
                given to the financial need of such future teachers and 
                the goal of promoting the participation in the program 
                of women, minorities, and individuals with 
                disabilities.
                    (C) Amount.--Scholarships and stipends awarded 
                pursuant to this paragraph shall be equal to the lesser 
                of $7,500, or the cost of attendance at the institution 
                of higher education.
                    (D) Service obligation.--Not later than 3 years 
                after receiving a scholarship or stipend under this 
                paragraph, an individual shall begin to teach 
                mathematics or science in a high poverty school for 2 
                years.
                    (E) Certification.--
                            (i) In general.--An individual that 
                        receives a scholarship or stipend under this 
                        paragraph shall provide the institution of 
                        higher education attended by the individual 
                        with a certification that the individual has 
                        completed full time employment as a mathematics 
                        or science teacher in a high poverty school.
                            (ii) Submission of certification.--An 
                        individual shall submit the certification 
                        described in clause (i) at the end of each 
                        academic year for which the individual was 
                        employed as a full-time teacher of mathematics 
                        or science in a high poverty school in 
                        compliance with the service obligation under 
                        subparagraph (D).
                    (F) Noncompliance.--In the event an individual 
                provided a scholarship or stipend under this paragraph 
                does not comply with subparagraphs (D) or (E), such 
                individual shall repay all funds received under the 
                program, including interest on such funds at the 
                prevailing market rate, unless the Director provides 
                for partial or total waiver of the terms of this 
                subparagraph for an individual due to extreme hardship.
            (7) Science, mathematics, engineering and technology talent 
        expansion program.--
                    (A) In general.--A merit-based, multi-year, 
                competitive grant program for eligible applicants to 
                increase the number of students, particularly students 
                who are women, minorities, or persons with 
                disabilities, studying toward and receiving associate's 
                or bachelor's degrees in science, mathematics, 
                engineering, and technology.
                    (B) Types of projects.--The types of projects the 
                Foundation may support under this paragraph include 
                those that promote high quality--
                            (i) interdisciplinary teaching;
                            (ii) undergraduate-conducted research;
                            (iii) mentor relationships for students in 
                        underrepresented groups;
                            (iv) bridge programs that enable students 
                        at community colleges to matriculate directly 
                        into baccalaureate science, mathematics, 
                        engineering, or technology programs;
                            (v) internships carried out in partnership 
                        with industry; and
                            (vi) innovative uses of digital 
                        technologies, particularly at institutions of 
                        higher education that serve high numbers or 
                        percentages of economically disadvantaged 
                        students.
                    (C) Performance accountability.--
                            (i) In general.--In order to receive a 
                        grant under this paragraph, an eligible 
                        applicant shall establish benchmarks to 
                        increase the number of students studying toward 
                        and receiving associate's or bachelor's degrees 
                        in science, mathematics, engineering, and 
                        technology.
                            (ii) Continued funding.--In order to 
                        receive continued annual funding under this 
                        paragraph, an eligible applicant shall meet the 
                        benchmarks established under clause (i).
            (8) Secondary school systemic initiative.--
                    (A) In general.--A merit-based, competitive grant 
                program for State educational agencies or local 
                educational agencies, with priority given to agencies 
                that serve high poverty communities, that supports the 
                planning and implementation of agency-wide secondary 
                school reform initiatives designed to promote 
                scientific and technological literacy, meet the 
                mathematics and science education needs of students at 
                risk of not achieving State academic achievement 
                standards, reduce the need for basic skill training by 
                employers, and heighten college completion rates.
                    (B) Permissible use of funds.--Grant funds received 
                under the grant program described in subparagraph (A) 
                may be used to refurbish or build secondary school 
                science laboratories as part of a comprehensive program 
                to enhance the quality of science, mathematics, 
                engineering, and technology instruction.
            (9) Experimental program to stimulate competitive 
        research.--
                    (A) In general.--The Experimental Program to 
                Stimulate Competitive Research, established under 
                section 113 of the National Science Foundation 
                Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g), that is 
                designed to enhance--
                            (i) competitive research in mathematics, 
                        science, and engineering throughout the States 
                        eligible to participate in the program and the 
                        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
                            (ii) research infrastructure in the States 
                        eligible to participate in the program and the 
                        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
                            (iii) the geographic distribution of 
                        Federal research and development support.
                    (B) Activities.--The program identified under 
                subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) provide for activities determined 
                        appropriate by the Foundation, which may 
                        include research infrastructure improvement 
                        grants (that target funds based on a State's 
                        research capabilities), co-funding initiatives, 
                        and outreach initiatives for eligible States;
                            (ii) subject to clause (iv), when 
                        determining eligibility for participation in 
                        the program, include a State for which the 
                        total amount of National Science Foundation 
                        research funding provided to all institutions 
                        within the State for the 3 years preceding the 
                        year for which the determination is made was 
                        not more than 1.0 percent of the total amount 
                        of Foundation research funding made available 
                        to all States for those 3 years;
                            (iii) ensure that a State that is eligible 
                        to participate in the program on the date of 
                        enactment of this Act is immediately eligible 
                        for planning funds; and
                            (iv) ensure that a State that was eligible 
                        to participate in the program on the day before 
                        the date of enactment of this Act receives not 
                        less than 100 percent of the amount of funds 
                        the State received under the program for fiscal 
                        year 2002.
            (10) The science and engineering equal opportunities act.--
        A comprehensive program designed to advance the goals of the 
        Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885 
        et seq.), including programs to--
                    (A) provide support to minority serving 
                institutions; and
                    (B) ensure that reports required under sections 36 
                and 37 of such Act are submitted to the--
                            (i) Committee on Science of the House of 
                        Representatives;
                            (ii) Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
                        and Pensions of the Senate; and
                            (iii) Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                        Transportation of the Senate.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH ON MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE LEARNING 
              AND EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to--
            (1) conduct and evaluate research in cognitive science, 
        education, and related fields associated with the science of 
        learning and teaching mathematics and science; and
            (2) develop ways in which the results of such research can 
        be applied, duplicated, and scaled up for use in low-performing 
        elementary schools and secondary schools to improve the 
        teaching and student achievement levels in mathematics and 
        science.
    (b) Application.--An applicant desiring to receive a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Director at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Director may 
require.
    (c) Evaluation.--
            (1) In general.--In evaluating the applications submitted 
        under subsection (b), the Director shall consider, at a 
        minimum--
                    (A) the ability of the applicant to effectively 
                carry out the research program and apply the 
                applicant's results to effective educational practice;
                    (B) the experience of the applicant in conducting 
                research on the science of teaching and learning 
                mathematics and science and the capacity of the 
                applicant to foster new multidisciplinary 
                collaborations; and
                    (C) the capacity of the applicant to attract and 
                provide adequate support for graduate students to 
                pursue research at the intersection of educational 
                practice and basic research on human cognition and 
                learning.
            (2) Current practices.--Not less than 1 of the grants 
        awarded by the Director under subsection (a) shall include a 
        comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of current 
        mathematics and science teaching practices.
    (d) Activities.--An applicant receiving a grant under this section 
shall--
            (1) include, in such applicant's research, the active 
        participation of elementary school and secondary school 
        administrators and mathematics and science teachers; and
            (2) submit the results of such applicant's research to the 
        Director.
    (e) Coordination.--The Director shall--
            (1) apply the results of the research conducted pursuant to 
        grants awarded under this section to developing models of 
        educational practice and assess the success of such models;
            (2) coordinate with the Secretary of Education in--
                    (A) devising a research agenda to carry out this 
                section;
                    (B) disseminating the results of the research 
                conducted pursuant to grants awarded under this section 
                to elementary school teachers and secondary school 
                teachers; and
                    (C) providing programming, guidance, and support to 
                ensure that such teachers--
                            (i) understand the implications of the 
                        research disseminated under subparagraph (B) 
                        for classroom practice; and
                            (ii) can use the research to improve such 
                        teachers performance in the classroom.

SEC. 8. DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Director shall review the education programs 
of the Foundation that are in operation as of the date of enactment of 
this Act to determine whether any of such programs duplicate the 
programs authorized under this Act.
    (b) Implementation.--As programs authorized under this Act are 
implemented, the Director shall--
            (1) terminate any existing duplicative program being 
        carried out by the Foundation or merge the existing duplicative 
        program into a program authorized under this Act; and
            (2) not establish any new program that duplicates a program 
        that has been implemented pursuant to this Act.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) Review.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
        Technology Policy shall review the education programs of the 
        Foundation to ensure compliance with the provisions of this 
        section.
            (2) Submission.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter as part of the 
        annual Office of Science and Technology Policy's budget 
        submission to Congress, the Director of the Office of Science 
        and Technology Policy shall complete a report on the review 
        carried out under this subsection and shall submit the report 
        to--
                    (A) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                Pensions of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Science of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    (D) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
                the House of Representatives;
                    (E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (F) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate.

SEC. 9. MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION.

    (a) Review and Assessment.--The Director shall conduct a review and 
assessment of the major research instrumentation program and, not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report of 
findings and recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Science of the 
House of Representatives. The report shall include--
            (1) estimates of the needs, by major field of science and 
        engineering and by types of institutions of higher education, 
        for the types of research instrumentation that are eligible for 
        acquisition under the guidelines of the major research 
        instrumentation program;
            (2) since the inception of the major research 
        instrumentation program, the distribution of awards and funding 
        levels by year, by major field of science and engineering, and 
        by type of institution of higher education for the program; and
            (3) an analysis of the impact of the major research 
        instrumentation program on the research instrumentation needs 
        that were documented in the Foundation's 1994 survey of 
        academic research instrumentation needs.
    (b) OSTP Assessment.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy shall--
            (1) assess the need for and develop an interagency program 
        to establish fully equipped, state-of-the-art university-based 
        centers for interdisciplinary research and advanced 
        instrumentation development; and
            (2) submit a report, not later than 14 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, that contains the assessment and 
        the recommended interagency program developed under paragraph 
        (1) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Science of the House of 
Representatives.

SEC. 10. MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PLAN.

    (a) Prioritization of Proposed Major Research Equipment and 
Facilities Construction.--
            (1) Development of priorities.--
                    (A) List.--The Director shall--
                            (i) develop a list indicating by number the 
                        relative priority for funding under the major 
                        research equipment and facilities construction 
                        account that the Director assigns to each 
                        project the Board has approved for inclusion in 
                        a future budget request; and
                            (ii) submit the list described in clause 
                        (i) to the Board for approval.
                    (B) Updates.--The Director shall update the list 
                prepared under subparagraph (A) each time the Board 
                approves a new project that would receive funding under 
                the major research equipment and facilities 
                construction account, as necessary to prepare reports 
                under paragraph (2), and, from time to time, submit any 
                updated list to the Board for approval.
            (2) Annual report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, and not later than each June 15 
        thereafter, the Director shall transmit to Congress a report 
        containing--
                    (A) the most recent Board-approved priority list 
                developed under paragraph (1)(A);
                    (B) a description of the criteria used to develop 
                such list; and
                    (C) a description of the major factors for each 
                project that determined the ranking of such project on 
                the list, based on the application of the criteria 
                described pursuant to subparagraph (B).
            (3) Criteria.--The criteria described pursuant to paragraph 
        (2)(B) shall include, at a minimum--
                    (A) scientific merit;
                    (B) broad societal need and probable impact;
                    (C) consideration of the results of formal 
                prioritization efforts by the scientific community;
                    (D) readiness of plans for construction and 
                operation;
                    (E) the applicant's management and administrative 
                capacity of large research facilities;
                    (F) international and interagency commitments; and
                    (G) the order in which projects were approved by 
                the Board for inclusion in a future budget request.
    (b) Facilities Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Section 201(a)(1) of the National Science 
        Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1862l(a)(1)) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall prepare, and include 
        as part of the Foundation's annual budget request to Congress, 
        a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and 
        upgrades to, national research facilities, including full life-
        cycle cost information.''.
            (2) Contents of plan.--Section 201(a)(2) of the National 
        Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
        1862l(a)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(1);'' and 
                inserting ``(1), including costs for instrumentation 
                development;'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                ``construction.'' and inserting ``construction;''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) for each project funded under the major 
                research equipment and facilities construction 
                account--
                            ``(i) estimates of the total project cost 
                        (from planning to commissioning); and
                            ``(ii) the source of funds, including 
                        Federal funding identified by appropriations 
                        category and non-Federal funding;
                    ``(E) estimates of the full life-cycle cost of each 
                national research facility;
                    ``(F) information on any plans to retire national 
                research facilities; and
                    ``(G) estimates of funding levels for grants 
                supporting research that will make use of each national 
                research facility.''.
            (3) Definition.--Section 2 of the National Science 
        Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1862k note) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Full life-cycle cost.--The term `full life-cycle 
        cost' means all costs of development, procurement, 
        construction, operations and support, and shut-down costs, 
        without regard to funding source and without regard to what 
        entity manages the project.''.
    (c) Project Management.--No national research facility project 
funded under the major research equipment and facilities construction 
account shall be managed by an individual whose appointment to the 
Foundation is temporary.
    (d) Board Approval of Major Research Equipment and Facilities 
Projects.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall explicitly approve any 
        project to be funded out of the major research equipment and 
        facilities construction account before any funds may be 
        obligated from such account for such project.
            (2) Report.--Not later than September 15 of each fiscal 
        year, the Board shall report to the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
        Committee on Science of the House of Representatives on the 
        conditions of any delegation of authority under section 4 of 
        the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) 
that relates to funds appropriated for any project in the major 
research equipment and facilities construction account.

SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Adoption of Procedures for Meetings.--Section 4(e) of the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(e)), is amended 
by striking the second and third sentences and inserting ``The Board 
shall adopt procedures governing the conduct of its meetings, including 
a definition of a quorum and delivery of notice.''.
    (b) Confidentiality of Certain Information.--Section 14(i) of the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1873(i)) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(i) Confidentiality of Certain Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Nondisclosure.--Information supplied to the 
                Foundation or a contractor of the Foundation in survey 
                forms, questionnaires, or similar instruments for 
                purposes of section 3(a) (5) or (6) by an individual, 
                an industrial or commercial organization, or an 
                educational or academic institution when the 
                institution has received a pledge of confidentiality 
                from the Foundation, shall not be disclosed to the 
                public unless the information has been transformed into 
                statistical or abstract formats that do not allow for 
                the identification of the supplier.
                    ``(B) Statistical or research purposes.--
                Information that has not been transformed into 
                nonidentifiable formats as described in subparagraph 
                (A) may be used only for statistical or research 
                purposes.
                    ``(C) Identities.--The identities of individuals 
                and organizations supplying information described in 
                subparagraph (A) may not be disclosed to the public.
            ``(2) Obligations of researchers.--In support of functions 
        authorized by section 3(a) (5) or (6), the Foundation may 
        designate, at its discretion, authorized persons, including 
        employees of Federal, State or local agencies or 
        instrumentalities (including local educational agencies) and 
        employees of private organizations, to have access, for 
        statistical or research purposes only, to identifiable 
        information collected pursuant to section 3(a) (5) or (6). No 
        such person may--
                    ``(A) publish information collected pursuant to 
                section 3(a) (5) or (6) in such a manner that either an 
                individual, an industrial or commercial organization, 
                or an educational, academic, or other nonprofit 
                institution that has received a pledge of 
                confidentiality from the Foundation can be specifically 
                identified;
                    ``(B) permit anyone other than individuals 
                authorized by the Foundation to examine, in 
                identifiable form, data relating to an individual, an 
                industrial or commercial organization, or an academic, 
                educational, or other non-profit institution that has 
                received a pledge of confidentiality from the 
                Foundation; or
                    ``(C) knowingly and willfully request or obtain any 
                confidential information described in paragraph (1) 
                from the Foundation under false pretenses.
            ``(3) Penalty.--Violation of this subsection is punishable 
        by a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more 
        than 5 years, or both.''.
    (c) Appointment.--Section 4(g) of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(g)) is amended by striking the second 
sentence and inserting ``Such staff shall be appointed by the Chairman 
and assigned at the direction of the Board.''.

SEC. 12. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ACT AMENDMENTS.

    Section 32 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1885) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``backgrounds.'' and 
        inserting ``backgrounds, including persons with 
        disabilities.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including persons with 
                disabilities,'' after ``backgrounds''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and minorities'' each place the 
                term appears and inserting ``, minorities, and persons 
                with disabilities''.

SEC. 13. AMENDMENT TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
              1965.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by striking part B.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) and the amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2003.

SEC. 14. REPORTS.

    (a) Grant Size and Duration.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the impact that increasing the average grant size and 
duration would have on minority serving institutions and on 
institutions located in States where the Foundation's Experimental 
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (established under section 
113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 1862g)) is carrying out activities.
    (b) Open Meetings.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Board shall transmit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a report 
describing proposed procedures under which the Board could conduct its 
meetings so as to ensure greater public access to its deliberations.

SEC. 15. EVALUATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Director shall annually evaluate a random sample of grants, 
contracts, or other awards made pursuant to this Act.
    (b) Dissemination.--The Director shall--
            (1) provide for the dissemination of the results of the 
        evaluations conducted pursuant to subsection (a) to the public; 
        and
            (2) provide notice to the public that such evaluations are 
        available.

SEC. 16. REPORT BY COMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SCIENCE AND 
              ENGINEERING.

    As part of the first report required by section 36(e) of the 
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885c(e)) 
transmitted to Congress after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering shall 
include the following--
            (1) a summary its findings over the previous 10 years;
            (2) a description of past and present policies and 
        activities of the Foundation to encourage full participation of 
        women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with 
        disabilities in science, mathematics, and engineering fields, 
        including activities in support of minority serving 
        institutions; and
            (3) an assessment of trends of participation and of the 
        success of National Science Foundation policies and activities, 
        along with proposals for new strategies or the broadening of 
        existing successful strategies toward facilitating the goals of 
        that Act.




                                                       Calendar No. 734

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2817

                          [Report No. 107-291]

                          [Report No. 107-317]

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                                 A BILL

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 
 and 2007 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

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                            October 16, 2002

                       Reported with an amendment