1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Science and Technology Policy
Subtitle A—National Nanotechnology Initiative
Amendments
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. National nanotechnology program
amendments.
Sec. 103. Societal dimensions of nanotechnology.
Sec. 104. Technology transfer.
Sec. 105. Research in areas of national importance.
Sec. 106. Nanomanufacturing research.
Sec. 107. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Networking and Information Technology Research and
Development
Sec. 111. Short title.
Sec. 112. Program planning and coordination.
Sec. 113. Large-scale research in areas of national
importance.
Sec. 114. Cyber-physical systems and information
management.
Sec. 115. National Coordination Office.
Sec. 116. Improving networking and information technology
education.
Sec. 117. Conforming and technical amendments.
Subtitle C—Other OSTP Provisions
Sec. 121. Federal scientific collections.
Sec. 122. Coordination of manufacturing research and
development.
Sec. 123. Interagency public access committee.
Sec. 124. Fulfilling the potential of women in academic science
and engineering.
Sec. 125. National Competitiveness and Innovation
Strategy.
Title II—National Science Foundation
Sec. 201. Short title.
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 211. Definitions.
Sec. 212. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 213. National Science Board administrative
amendments.
Sec. 214. Broader impacts review criterion.
Sec. 215. National Center for Science and Engineering
Statistics.
Sec. 216. Collection of data on demographics of
faculty.
Subtitle B—Research and Innovation
Sec. 221. Support for potentially transformative
research.
Sec. 222. Facilitating interdisciplinary collaborations for
national needs.
Sec. 223. National Science Foundation manufacturing research
and education.
Sec. 224. Strengthening institutional research
partnerships.
Sec. 225. National Science Board report on mid-scale
instrumentation.
Sec. 226. Sense of Congress on overall support for research
infrastructure at the Foundation.
Sec. 227. Partnerships for innovation.
Sec. 228. Prize awards.
Sec. 229. Green chemistry basic research.
Sec. 230. Collaboration in planning for stewardship of
large-scale facilities.
Subtitle C—STEM Education and Workforce Training
Sec. 241. Graduate student support.
Sec. 242. Postdoctoral fellowship in STEM education
research.
Sec. 243. Robert Noyce teacher scholarship program.
Sec. 244. Institutions serving persons with
disabilities.
Sec. 245. Institutional integration.
Sec. 246. Postdoctoral research fellowships.
Sec. 247. Broadening participation training and
outreach.
Sec. 248. Transforming undergraduate education in
STEM.
Sec. 249. 21st century graduate education.
Sec. 250. Undergraduate broadening participation
program.
Sec. 251. Grand challenges in education research.
Sec. 252. Research experiences for undergraduates.
Sec. 253. Laboratory science pilot program.
Sec. 254. STEM industry internship programs.
Sec. 255. Tribal colleges and universities program.
Sec. 256. Cyber-enabled learning for national
challenges.
Sec. 257. Sense of Congress.
Title III—STEM Education
Sec. 301. Coordination of Federal STEM education.
Sec. 302. Advisory committee on STEM education.
Sec. 303. STEM education at the Department of
Energy.
Sec. 304. Green energy education.
Sec. 305. National Academy of Sciences report on strengthening
the capacity of 2-year institutions of higher education to provide STEM
opportunities.
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on engineering
education.
Sec. 307. Sense of Congress on grant application
consideration.
Sec. 308. Encouraging Federal scientists and engineers to
participate in STEM education.
Title IV—National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 403. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and
Technology.
Sec. 404. Reorganization of NIST laboratories.
Sec. 405. Federal Government standards and conformity
assessment coordination.
Sec. 406. Manufacturing extension partnership.
Sec. 407. Emergency communication and tracking technologies
research initiative.
Sec. 408. TIP Advisory Board.
Sec. 409. Underrepresented minorities.
Sec. 410. Cyber security standards and guidelines.
Sec. 411. Disaster resilient buildings and
infrastructure.
Sec. 412. Definitions.
Sec. 413. Report on the use of modeling and
simulation.
Sec. 414. Green manufacturing and construction.
Sec. 415. Nanomaterial initiative.
Sec. 416. Manufacturing research.
Title V—Innovation
Sec. 501. Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship.
Sec. 502. Federal loan guarantees for innovative technologies
in manufacturing.
Sec. 503. Regional innovation program.
Sec. 504. Clean Energy Consortium.
Title VI—Department of Energy
Subtitle A—Office of Science
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Mission of the Office of Science.
Sec. 604. Basic Energy Sciences Program.
Sec. 605. Biological and Environmental Research
Program.
Sec. 606. Advanced Scientific Computing Research
Program.
Sec. 607. Fusion energy research program.
Sec. 608. High Energy Physics Program.
Sec. 609. Nuclear Physics Program.
Sec. 610. Science Laboratories Infrastructure
Program.
Sec. 611. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Advanced Research Projects
Agency—Energy
Sec. 621. Short title.
Sec. 622. ARPA–E amendments.
Subtitle C—Energy Innovation Hubs
Sec. 631. Short title.
Sec. 632. Energy Innovation Hubs.
Subtitle D—Cooperative Research and Development
Fund
Sec. 641. Short title.
Sec. 642. Cooperative research and development
fund.
Subtitle E—Technology Transfer Database
Sec. 651. Technology transfer database.
Title VII—Miscellaneous
Sec. 701. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 702. Persons with disabilities.
Sec. 703. Veterans and service members.
Sec. 704. Budgetary effects.
Sec. 705. Limitation on employment and receipt of
funds.
Sec. 706. Prohibition on lobbying.
Sec. 707. Information requests by labor
organizations.
Sec. 708. Limitation on use of funds.
Sec. 709. No salaries for viewing pornography.
<enum>I</enum><header>Science and
Technology Policy</header>
<subtitle id="HC1BE030A09A9498EA659EA0C4F5657BC"><enum>A</enum><header>National
Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments</header>
<section id="HCBB81FE45E0F4C8F9CECE77237927380" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>National Nanotechnology
Initiative Amendments Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H1D4F834B3CFD47ADA15E4EF94CA6D0F9"><enum>102.</enum><header>National
nanotechnology program amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and
Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F2FFC66D340460FA166AECD27F6F481"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
section 2(c)(4) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFD53B1E0C69A4C1587FAA836DC3343E8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H086A0D1BF24C44E39FAA30DBBBB5CD8A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop, within 12
months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of
2010</short-title>, and update every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to
guide the activities described under subsection (b) that specifies near-term
and long-term objectives for the Program, the anticipated time frame for
achieving the near-term objectives, and the metrics to be used for assessing
progress toward the objectives, and that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H93F78F51BE884B478D9BE934A4DD4D46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the Program
will move results out of the laboratory and into applications for the benefit
of society, including through cooperation and collaborations with
nanotechnology research, development, and technology transition initiatives
supported by the States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC756FAC808F46C992336B83B836C7D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the Program
will encourage and support interdisciplinary research and development in
nanotechnology; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F82B1DD0C41425183E6E85D07C57EF7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposed research in areas of national
importance in accordance with the requirements of section 105 of the
<short-title>National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments
Act of
2010</short-title>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H184BE53694734E5286D1B3BC56CA5597"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
2—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF854298972D4E5CA55046453DC50104"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<clause id="H1D38499F1C18407AAAA686ACFDD2ABAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5)
as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDB40C4F575D046FEB39282271E02D7CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting the following new paragraph
before paragraph (2), as so redesignated by clause (i) of this
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09FC6120E9EB4506BC640307D0C6F689" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7C7CAB36F9B5432F9BC613863F6D6DC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Program
budget, for the previous fiscal year, for each agency that participates in the
Program, including a breakout of spending for the development and acquisition
of research facilities and instrumentation, for each program component area,
and for all activities pursuant to subsection
(b)(10);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H688938EAAF1F4D7987524B55829354D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting at
the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB8B1CCFD2827450197DCBD8CE88402D0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H66B0A564FC5B4CCCB4F5A2423D8E7B79"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Standards
setting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agencies
participating in the Program shall support the activities of committees
involved in the development of standards for nanotechnology and may reimburse
the travel costs of scientists and engineers who participate in activities of
such
committees.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H381066AAFE2E48B7931BFBF077DA2FFE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
section 3(b) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H458529ED80E4496A99A27994B4AF3F08" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCD3066FF148B4CB080AD61951530535F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEE1DA5D0EB8344A6B49739F82260A73E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The operation of the
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall be supported by funds from
each agency participating in the Program. The portion of such Office’s total
budget provided by each agency for each fiscal year shall be in the same
proportion as the agency’s share of the total budget for the Program for the
previous fiscal year, as specified in the report required under section
2(d)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H351FAA73B6514C31BD5BF0077C81F3BF" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The annual report under section 2(d)
shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F3835D14F6741DCA487DAC47E331B3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the funding required
by the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office to perform the functions
specified under subsection (a) for the next fiscal year by category of
activity, including the funding required to carry out the requirements of
section 2(b)(10)(D), subsection (d) of this section, and section 5;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BEDD322A0DB4D99852BD2FEC001CC39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the funding required
by such Office to perform the functions specified under subsection (a) for the
current fiscal year by category of activity, including the funding required to
carry out the requirements of subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D9C9C4FC11C46E382DA1A7000292562"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amount of funding provided for
such Office for the current fiscal year by each agency participating in the
Program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6231E8619C748309EE5764B5CD92FBC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting at
the end of section 3 the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9C67AA66FF684DC1ACB065D830D1A6E9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC0904EE73F70488B94B190368A31C1A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public
information</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1A0F7A12E0114DFF916639BFAF1E904A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Nanotechnology Coordination
Office shall develop and maintain a database accessible by the public of
projects funded under the Environmental, Health, and Safety, the Education and
Societal Dimensions, and the Nanomanufacturing program component areas, or any
successor program component areas, including a description of each project, its
source of funding by agency, and its funding history. For the Environmental,
Health, and Safety program component area, or any successor program component
area, projects shall be grouped by major objective as defined by the research
plan required under section 103(b) of the <short-title>National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of
2010</short-title>. For the Education and Societal Dimensions program component
area, or any successor program component area, the projects shall be grouped in
subcategories of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC105F3D9970418FB4C48A32183DED19" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>education in formal settings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB868E1E147746908EDF4006045307D1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>education in informal settings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1AC96C3CAA14348B50343C18D8570FF" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>public outreach; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C9722FB75574EBBB7B3052C0FDB1BDC" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ethical, legal, and other societal
issues.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA800FA210C1049A99ED6B55C67888472" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Nanotechnology Coordination
Office shall develop, maintain, and publicize information on nanotechnology
facilities supported under the Program, and may include information on
nanotechnology facilities supported by the States, that are accessible for use
by individuals from academic institutions and from industry. The information
shall include at a minimum the terms and conditions for the use of each
facility, a description of the capabilities of the instruments and equipment
available for use at the facility, and a description of the technical support
available to assist users of the
facility.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDECAAACB960D415CBB17144EB675FA14"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
4(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8800052AE3F042A69BA6F73E30208308"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or designate</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22B0E7C358614192977E31462BF0BBF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>as a distinct entity</quote> after <quote>Advisory Panel</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A04E2F4E4F948068749C4CC37655D9D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting at
the end <quote>The Advisory Panel shall form a subpanel with membership having
specific qualifications tailored to enable it to carry out the requirements of
subsection (c)(7).</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H358527ED65C74D5F8A52CD5400533482"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC35C89440D444F897E1BEF545720C5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or designated</quote> and <quote>or designating</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A329BACDBF64F8DB7285446EDF0F6E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>At least one member of the Advisory Panel shall be an
individual employed by and representing a minority-serving
institution.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6405129AEBF484EBE0759E872B60321"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by amending
section 5 to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF70C4DAD00F946369EFEAA1C1DBA2C95" style="OLC">
<section id="H0FC9A53B6F904EB7AAB64B1F6BCB46E9"><enum>5.</enum><header>Triennial
external review of the National Nanotechnology Program</header>
<subsection id="H4C9D612AC94C4022BE823C42AA3F0F63"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination
Office shall enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council of
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a triennial review of the Program.
The Director shall ensure that the arrangement with the National Research
Council is concluded in order to allow sufficient time for the reporting
requirements of subsection (b) to be satisfied. Each triennial review shall
include an evaluation of the—</text>
<paragraph id="HF90100B4D3694B77B34141008E922DC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>research
priorities and technical content of the Program, including whether the
allocation of funding among program component areas, as designated according to
section 2(c)(2), is appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H210A3FD2A0FC43B2B280DE2636E49F39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>effectiveness of
the Program’s management and coordination across agencies and disciplines,
including an assessment of the effectiveness of the National Nanotechnology
Coordination Office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H586B11C76762452BBD4246A889F4B61A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Program’s
scientific and technological accomplishments and its success in transferring
technology to the private sector; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H473CAED2D52C43C7827181E3EB44F1CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>adequacy of the
Program’s activities addressing ethical, legal, environmental, and other
appropriate societal concerns, including human health concerns.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBEB3CB2C25D848278877C6B9949756D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation To be
transmitted to congress</header><text>The National Research Council shall
document the results of each triennial review carried out in accordance with
subsection (a) in a report that includes any recommendations for ways to
improve the Program’s management and coordination processes and for changes to
the Program’s objectives, funding priorities, and technical content. Each
report shall be submitted to the Director of the National Nanotechnology
Coordination Office, who shall transmit it to the Advisory Panel, the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on
Science and Technology of the House of Representatives not later than September
30 of every third year, with the first report due September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3E4ACEF11E2145CB977DAB8ED6DA656E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts provided in accordance with
section 3(b)(1), the following amounts shall be available to carry out this
section:</text>
<paragraph id="H3C6FFA6A151542C6A0044287D030EE7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$500,000 for
fiscal year 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C0D29ECF46D4A5CB96987C8EECD0D28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$500,000 for
fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H397673AD1A284D659E32DE4DB3A4FEC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$500,000 for
fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7D7363A0D3442578B16AADF2E69E257"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in section
10—</text>
<subparagraph id="H694F872D5D7D4DB5977D123BFCA3CBBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA788E727545844B59F172897A90823C5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9BAC56E2199C471C865B96FD7FD807CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nanotechnology</header><text>The
term <quote>nanotechnology</quote> means the science and technology that will
enable one to understand, measure, manipulate, and manufacture at the
nanoscale, aimed at creating materials, devices, and systems with fundamentally
new properties or functions.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H413BC9ED232A4E0D8C020EE94DC85447"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CDD922E73F34B87B6CE3B971FF83FCF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCD830181C1A842E5B214B5C6520E716C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Nanoscale</header><text>The
term <quote>nanoscale</quote> means one or more dimensions of between
approximately 1 and 100
nanometers.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H1B7A75F2092745798CB5AD2AD78C5A6D"><enum>103.</enum><header>Societal
dimensions of nanotechnology</header>
<subsection id="H3791AC74909641A0A4324065D8EA9C42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordinator for
societal dimensions of nanotechnology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall designate an associate director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy as the Coordinator for Societal Dimensions of
Nanotechnology. The Coordinator shall be responsible for oversight of the
coordination, planning, and budget prioritization of activities required by
section 2(b)(10) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development
Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(10)). The Coordinator shall, with the assistance of
appropriate senior officials of the agencies funding activities within the
Environmental, Health, and Safety and the Education and Societal Dimensions
program component areas of the Program, or any successor program component
areas, ensure that the requirements of such section 2(b)(10) are satisfied. The
responsibilities of the Coordinator shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H14704599BCA84A12BA336825E8DFCE00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensuring that a
research plan for the environmental, health, and safety research activities
required under subsection (b) is developed, updated, and implemented and that
the plan is responsive to the recommendations of the subpanel of the Advisory
Panel established under section 4(a) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology
Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by this
subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FC75C8A09C24A6AAE34D9EB023962E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encouraging and
monitoring the efforts of the agencies participating in the Program to allocate
the level of resources and management attention necessary to ensure that the
ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal concerns related
to nanotechnology, including human health concerns, are addressed under the
Program, including the implementation of the research plan described in
subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA49A254231F84C5EA5749B0CC68E4FC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encouraging the
agencies required to develop the research plan under subsection (b) to
identify, assess, and implement suitable mechanisms for the establishment of
public-private partnerships for support of environmental, health, and safety
research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7BF79B0620CA469ABB4B205B2F48F562"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research
plan</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36388F631C654D92B85C9F73A5E7C0D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coordinator for
Societal Dimensions of Nanotechnology shall convene and chair a panel comprised
of representatives from the agencies funding research activities under the
Environmental, Health, and Safety program component area of the Program, or any
successor program component area, and from such other agencies as the
Coordinator considers necessary to develop, periodically update, and coordinate
the implementation of a research plan for this program component area. In
developing and updating the plan, the panel convened by the Coordinator shall
solicit and be responsive to recommendations and advice from—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2066CA893C44428C89AF9FC7F850FB0C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the subpanel of
the Advisory Panel established under section 4(a) of the 21st Century
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by
this subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FD3A99EEAE0482594EA78BD62593D73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the agencies
responsible for environmental, health, and safety regulations associated with
the production, use, and disposal of nanoscale materials and products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8412463FE144F0A8F7D2BFDDA51B533"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development of
standards</header><text>The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include a
description of how the Program will help to ensure the development of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDF03CDB6AE54156BFABCD06F1670EEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standards related to nomenclature
associated with engineered nanoscale materials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H450543CCB1D84A3F95725F279D98748D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engineered
nanoscale standard reference materials for environmental, health, and safety
testing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE7D681004384246B8AD5DAAE7941428"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standards related to methods and procedures
for detecting, measuring, monitoring, sampling, and testing engineered
nanoscale materials for environmental, health, and safety impacts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F4B8119769F46FB9D63BA709AB5964A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Components of
plan</header><text>The plan required under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to
activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25695AEB373844CC81922380CC99BB4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specify near-term
research objectives and long-term research objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC18483DE9AC4ABCBCA4C4FFD0BB76EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specify milestones
associated with each near-term objective and the estimated time and resources
required to reach each milestone;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE238CF71F7F8493B9B485F12DA2E16CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to subparagraphs (A) and (B),
describe the role of each agency carrying out or sponsoring research in order
to meet the objectives specified under subparagraph (A) and to achieve the
milestones specified under subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CC55DA911D3481EAB7D8C71B4E7CD29"><enum>(D)</enum><text>specify the
funding allocated to each major objective of the plan and the source of funding
by agency for the current fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9B94B87D5A24A898EAEEA8959A37966"><enum>(E)</enum><text>estimate the
funding required for each major objective of the plan and the source of funding
by agency for the following 3 fiscal years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H716E6572036147C7B302B9BFF975F5F5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transmittal to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan required
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A9E5DCC28314A0CA8A6A7560922B9A1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Updating and
appending to report</header><text>The plan required under paragraph (1) shall
be updated annually and appended to the report required under section 2(d) of
the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C.
7501(d)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82B600599504455783713C1865B477B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nanotechnology
partnerships</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H724C842A324A4F05AE245600B73B4269"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>As
part of the program authorized by section 9 of the National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2002, the Director of the National Science Foundation
shall provide 1 or more grants to establish partnerships as defined by
subsection (a)(2) of that section, except that each such partnership shall
include 1 or more businesses engaged in the production of nanoscale materials,
products, or devices. Partnerships established in accordance with this
subsection shall be designated as <quote>Nanotechnology Education
Partnerships</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H549C2EDA97624C2BAE5303A83B8BBB19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Nanotechnology
Education Partnerships shall be designed to recruit and help prepare secondary
school students to pursue postsecondary level courses of instruction in
nanotechnology. At a minimum, grants shall be used to support—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5027AD22D584ED78752FFF309541DED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>professional
development activities to enable secondary school teachers to use curricular
materials incorporating nanotechnology and to inform teachers about career
possibilities for students in nanotechnology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3B835144B2043E9B07F255B0B37EE49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enrichment
programs for students, including access to nanotechnology facilities and
equipment at partner institutions, to increase their understanding of nanoscale
science and technology and to inform them about career possibilities in
nanotechnology as scientists, engineers, and technicians; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFE71515802240FFA2EBFABCD225F5D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of appropriate
nanotechnology educational materials and incorporation of nanotechnology into
the curriculum for secondary school students at one or more organizations
participating in a Partnership.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A67BC20FA7E4518A8CE34B6CAD76B11"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Grants
under this subsection shall be awarded in accordance with subsection (b) of
such section 9, except that paragraph (3)(B) of that subsection shall not
apply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB010007E4C9746E5A26230C7F7EAA62C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Undergraduate
education programs</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBECEA5B917945C9A4EA278583E2BC5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Activities
supported</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
activities included under the Education and Societal Dimensions program
component area, or any successor program component area, the Program shall
support efforts to introduce nanoscale science, engineering, and technology
into undergraduate science and engineering education through a variety of
interdisciplinary approaches. Activities supported may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA87047E7C344B568C7758F3CD6BC01E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development of
courses of instruction or modules to existing courses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1E662A83D79415CA841FABE4CC59D3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>faculty
professional development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5CEFDD2928347418B4689954051AB1D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquisition of
equipment and instrumentation suitable for undergraduate education and research
in nanotechnology.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H33010766F2FD4C8B804639FB60169D6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Course,
Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement authorization</header><text>There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the National Science
Foundation to carry out activities described in paragraph (1) through the
Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement program from amounts authorized
under section 7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal
year 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H517FB46D30CF428EB134B9F4EC992DF9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advanced
Technology Education authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out activities
described in paragraph (1) through the Advanced Technology Education program
from amounts authorized under section 7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES
Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DB261D0B4A14C6EB85812C09453D295"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Interagency
working group</header><text>The National Science and Technology Council shall
establish under the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee
an Education Working Group to coordinate, prioritize, and plan the educational
activities supported under the Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H243AB8F5ED29452691E491283C605CE2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Societal
Dimensions in Nanotechnology Education Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities supported under the Education
and Societal Dimensions program component area, or any successor program
component area, that involve informal, precollege, or undergraduate
nanotechnology education shall include education regarding the environmental,
health and safety, and other societal aspects of nanotechnology.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB2E2F17557864592825E3250B935988D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Remote access to
nanotechnology facilities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6CD1E0913F90499390365DBA110C9A9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Agencies supporting
nanotechnology research facilities as part of the Program shall require the
entities that operate such facilities to allow access via the Internet, and
support the costs associated with the provision of such access, by secondary
school students and teachers, to instruments and equipment within such
facilities for educational purposes. The agencies may waive this requirement
for cases when particular facilities would be inappropriate for educational
purposes or the costs for providing such access would be prohibitive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70E0E47194E24AD8B5E57D78CEE6F381" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The agencies identified in paragraph
(1) shall require the entities that operate such nanotechnology research
facilities to establish and publish procedures, guidelines, and conditions for
the submission and approval of applications for the use of the facilities for
the purpose identified in paragraph (1) and shall authorize personnel who
operate the facilities to provide necessary technical support to students and
teachers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8930F5446BF44805B5C0DF676A395304"><enum>104.</enum><header>Technology
transfer</header>
<subsection id="H6038EA9CCFD344D8BE47EC7B861535E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prototyping</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F9C416A75664521A0CB83713E8D6310"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Access to
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
section 2(b)(7) of 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15
U.S.C. 7501(b)(7)), the agencies supporting nanotechnology research facilities
as part of the Program shall provide access to such facilities to companies for
the purpose of assisting the companies in the development of prototypes of
nanoscale products, devices, or processes (or products, devices, or processes
enabled by nanotechnology) for determining proof of concept. The agencies shall
publicize the availability of these facilities and encourage their use by
companies as provided for in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1C993DA53494E7190EE8744E877539F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
agencies identified in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68610F1E2010447C9B2FD1794CDAD28C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall establish
and publish procedures, guidelines, and conditions for the submission and
approval of applications for use of nanotechnology facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3BA83090DA2440386EF36D20E8129ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall publish
descriptions of the capabilities of facilities available for use under this
subsection, including the availability of technical support; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H510EBE03CF3648BFA40BCA42B3D71E6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may waive recovery, require full recovery,
or require partial recovery of the costs associated with use of the facilities
for projects under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7565B04A6BA943BC9F3F7F80025C6A71"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection and
criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In cases when less
than full cost recovery is required pursuant to paragraph (2)(C), projects
provided access to nanotechnology facilities in accordance with this subsection
shall be selected through a competitive, merit-based process, and the criteria
for the selection of such projects shall include at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA5D4206B75842E2888FF21FE41C1E41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the readiness of
the project for technology demonstration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF284CCC9FEC94BC0991E7101EC126500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evidence of a
commitment by the applicant for further development of the project to full
commercialization if the proof of concept is established by the prototype;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A83725AB1B749E3AAED3BDA4B9387D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evidence of the
potential for further funding from private sector sources following the
successful demonstration of proof of concept.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">The agencies
may give special consideration in selecting projects to applications that are
relevant to important national needs or requirements.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFAAF9A79EA834019A876F95D7B221ED4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of existing
technology transfer programs</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H098EA51EEB8E49A7BD323C7486B0C5DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Participating
agencies</header><text>Each agency participating in the Program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD5E555C86FE044529B1F427C182754A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encourage the
submission of applications for support of nanotechnology related projects to
the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business
Technology Transfer Program administered by such agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD73F8B6F635E40EA97DCA9341E7362A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the National Nanotechnology
Coordination Office and within 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives—</text>
<clause id="H5A06D6CE5D83485BA2B7D4179A8C34B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
plan described in section 2(c)(7) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research
and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(c)(7)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H20A2671149354E1299DE5C6E3D17A576"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
report specifying, if the agency administers a Small Business Innovation
Research Program and a Small Business Technology Transfer Program—</text>
<subclause id="HE3FA5C1DDB2C43DBAD9A5F3865521076"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
proposals received for nanotechnology related projects during the current
fiscal year and the previous 2 fiscal years;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H73F549431D89458A85002CF6501F5355"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of
such proposals funded in each year;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8A8403EB330C4ACA93D5A79C09B47F12"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the total number
of nanotechnology related projects funded and the amount of funding provided
for fiscal year 2004 through fiscal year 2008; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1E7D99BD2CC0448189946B089E3A7F4B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a description of
the projects identified in accordance with subclause (III) which received
private sector funding beyond the period of phase II support.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50D6473B67EF4EC48722FE328165E070"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National
Institute of Standards and Technology</header><text>The Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology in carrying out the requirements
of section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278n) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H337E16E2931347568A81EADD85477C29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in regard to
subsection (d) of that section, encourage the submission of proposals for
support of nanotechnology related projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H717B5550C8B048D6B2808BF2A5BD2E6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in regard to
subsection (g) of that section, include a description of how the requirement of
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is being met, the number of proposals for
nanotechnology related projects received, the number of such proposals funded,
the total number of such projects funded since the beginning of the Technology
Innovation Program, and the outcomes of such funded projects in terms of the
metrics developed in accordance with such subsection (g).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1299E7E531F747D58B0D5ACDF08F408B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>TIP Advisory
Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP Advisory Board
established under section 28(k) of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(k)), in carrying out its responsibilities under
subsection (k)(3), shall provide the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H490C1590C7CC41E5941315A7E26288F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advice on how to
accomplish the requirement of paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D27B1785C344C548C57D4CD81590AA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of
the adequacy of the allocation of resources for nanotechnology related projects
supported under the Technology Innovation Program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4B3F40D6466478FB64502439AD3D7B4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Industry liaison
groups</header><text>An objective of the Program shall be to establish industry
liaison groups for all industry sectors that would benefit from applications of
nanotechnology. The Nanomanufacturing, Industry Liaison, and Innovation Working
Group of the National Science and Technology Council shall actively pursue
establishing such liaison groups.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HADBAD12F3DE54AF9B3228F155E2B912C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination
with State initiatives</header><text>Section 2(b)(5) of the 21st Century
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(5)) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEC4B349D09FB47AFA5EBA9DCFC2A9CBD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC78633200A464F6CA66B56115B36C2D0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ensuring United
States global leadership in the development and application of nanotechnology,
including through coordination and leveraging Federal investments with
nanotechnology research, development, and technology transition initiatives
supported by the
States;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H508929A2C77544288C1D2E80E1765502"><enum>105.</enum><header>Research in
areas of national importance</header>
<subsection id="H6812E1254964429A86431337019AD617"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Program shall
include support for nanotechnology research and development activities directed
toward application areas that have the potential for significant contributions
to national economic competitiveness and for other significant societal
benefits. The activities supported shall be designed to advance the development
of research discoveries by demonstrating technical solutions to important
problems in such areas as nano-electronics, energy efficiency, health care, and
water remediation and purification. The Advisory Panel shall make
recommendations to the Program for candidate research and development areas for
support under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H856A9A11239343F98DEBCCA8E0EE08CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Characteristics</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D9D26A0351B4CA3B520E97C8A6DC4AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and
development activities under this section shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D68E01F3FCA42FB92B9ACA9E2B94C01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include projects
selected on the basis of applications for support through a competitive,
merit-based process;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A210C77EC53468AAD91D460630C4E6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involve collaborations among researchers in
academic institutions and industry, and may involve nonprofit research
institutions and Federal laboratories, as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F3032510EE640FE85CCA0E0A58E75FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">when possible, leverage Federal investments
through collaboration with related State initiatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12E78AD0049F4B039B4BA62E36DB95CB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a plan for fostering the transfer
of research discoveries and the results of technology demonstration activities
to industry for commercial development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H874B5B94FD7E4A2BAAF1FA31183FA981"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Determination
of the requirements for applications under this subsection, review and
selection of applications for support, and subsequent funding of projects shall
be carried out by a collaboration of no fewer than 2 agencies participating in
the Program. In selecting applications for support, the agencies shall give
special consideration to projects that include cost sharing from non-Federal
sources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC68399C9F8374E8892BFC45122D0D85D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interdisciplinary
research centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and
development activities under this section may be supported through
interdisciplinary nanotechnology research centers, as authorized by section
2(b)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15
U.S.C. 7501(b)(4)), that are organized to investigate basic research questions
and carry out technology demonstration activities in areas such as those
identified in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C949929908E478EB8FC81CC59F07551"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports required under section 2(d) of the
21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(d))
shall include a description of research and development areas supported in
accordance with this section, including the same budget information as is
required for program component areas under paragraphs (1) and (2) of such
section 2(d).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF6ACCFF2CF4E45CC9F8AAFBFA2B1ED87"><enum>106.</enum><header>Nanomanufacturing
research</header>
<subsection id="HE21F2E31F58F4F1A91C4A19CE181B5A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research
areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Nanomanufacturing
program component area, or any successor program component area, shall include
research on—</text>
<paragraph id="H012C69E0B179490BA2F8F1B32551F3CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development of instrumentation and tools
required for the rapid characterization of nanoscale materials and for
monitoring of nanoscale manufacturing processes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H833297D8261A45519E39DCCA9E18B2D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>approaches and
techniques for scaling the synthesis of new nanoscale materials to achieve
industrial-level production rates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB1AE198AA27E4CA89B1EAC2AC43D309E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Green
nanotechnology</header><text>Interdisciplinary research centers supported under
the Program in accordance with section 2(b)(4) of the 21st Century
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(4)) that are
focused on nanomanufacturing research and centers established under the
authority of section 105(b)(3) of this subtitle shall include as part of the
activities of such centers—</text>
<paragraph id="H446CF1702C8D42BE9D58D079AC0D9CCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>research on
methods and approaches to develop environmentally benign nanoscale products and
nanoscale manufacturing processes, taking into consideration relevant findings
and results of research supported under the Environmental, Health, and Safety
program component area, or any successor program component area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F5891E8030E4A45927DE0F83927D5A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fostering the
transfer of the results of such research to industry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AF43B6411584A919002F2F6A305FC30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing for the
education of scientists and engineers through interdisciplinary studies in the
principles and techniques for the design and development of environmentally
benign nanoscale products and processes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H082FD0435E504BDEA99280FB106464FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of
nanomanufacturing research and research facilities</header>
<paragraph id="H1950E1D756264009B0A9640665A18773"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public
meeting</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall sponsor a
public meeting, including representation from a wide range of industries
engaged in nanoscale manufacturing, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H37D6C964558F4B06812D1DC954B9C014"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obtain the views
of participants at the meeting on—</text>
<clause id="HED5181A73C0949C9AFF6352C7AD78185"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
relevance and value of the research being carried out under the
Nanomanufacturing program component area of the Program, or any successor
program component area; and</text>
</clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H237A530970ED4B69882AA11E2B6BBA21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the capabilities of nanotechnology
research facilities supported under the Program are adequate—</text>
<subclause id="H9EBE9399384541D9BBC72808479CE949"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to meet current
and near-term requirements for the fabrication and characterization of
nanoscale devices and systems; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2465F28FE34048CA8E2DA2C2548E8A29"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide access to and use of
instrumentation and equipment at the facilities, by means of networking
technology, to individuals who are at locations remote from the facilities;
and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54370D4558684EEDBBEE68FFD145F538"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receive any
recommendations on ways to strengthen the research portfolio supported under
the Nanomanufacturing program component area, or any successor program
component area, and on improving the capabilities of nanotechnology research
facilities supported under the Program.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">Companies
participating in industry liaison groups shall be invited to participate in the
meeting. The Coordination Office shall prepare a report documenting the
findings and recommendations resulting from the meeting.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H72EC011588D44A1887CED0A3B855544C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisory panel
review</header><text>The Advisory Panel shall review the Nanomanufacturing
program component area of the Program, or any successor program component area,
and the capabilities of nanotechnology research facilities supported under the
Program to assess—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8028985D0ACA498CB27C4BE5694C5530"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether the
funding for the Nanomanufacturing program component area, or any successor
program component area, is adequate and receiving appropriate priority within
the overall resources available for the Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21CEE6369BDC4050A9CF7A7D842C5083"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the relevance of
the research being supported to the identified needs and requirements of
industry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46296B47ED594FA3BBB7A1E5B8A52B0D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the capabilities of nanotechnology
research facilities supported under the Program are adequate—</text>
<clause id="H9928539B85E84F179439F72F3BECEEBA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
meet current and near-term requirements for the fabrication and
characterization of nanoscale devices and systems; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D80FB0FBE81440CAA7932B95DD913C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide access to and use of
instrumentation and equipment at the facilities, by means of networking
technology, to individuals who are at locations remote from the facilities;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD81DE238FDED4B0D92A3066C694E0D14"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the level of
funding that would be needed to support—</text>
<clause id="HC28A5C31DA8846E0B814FE19C0D0B5D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acquisition of instrumentation,
equipment, and networking technology sufficient to provide the capabilities at
nanotechnology research facilities described in subparagraph (C); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3DD60FC08AB24DDA8CD6ADC5E3F8B50F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
operation and maintenance of such facilities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">In carrying
out its assessment, the Advisory Panel shall take into consideration the
findings and recommendations from the report required under paragraph
(1).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EE4226BDA9D4DA196F6AC813A38EBCB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory
Panel shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives a report on its assessment required under paragraph (2), along
with any recommendations and a copy of the report prepared in accordance with
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H570CE21482154DC0A6B1694ECC6CAABE"><enum>107.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, terms that are defined in
section 10 of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15
U.S.C. 7509) have the meaning given those terms in that section.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3E31C32A3D3E4D79ADF48B3A1FCC41F5"><enum>B</enum><header>Networking and
Information Technology Research and Development</header>
<section id="H00B1BAA11837470A80E74CF825B37768" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Networking and
Information Technology Research and Development Act of
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HFB06CC3A14284F6C9ABEBD5DF5CE7A0C"><enum>112.</enum><header>Program
planning and coordination</header>
<subsection id="HD3A9DA328DEE4B718DB3C5F9F9B04057"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Periodic
reviews</header><text>Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991
(15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAFE2FB4F8A74FC9A14625B764E68153" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2DBE6161EB784A0598BA430E91E20972"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Periodic
reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agencies
identified in subsection (a)(3)(B) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H30FE287579014408B4F06BFE7F300402"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">periodically assess the contents and
funding levels of the Program Component Areas and restructure the Program when
warranted, taking into consideration any relevant recommendations of the
advisory committee established under subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B9CA01B4E8045D5BBE4E7F5C34552AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the
Program includes large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and
development activities, including activities described in section
104.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5BC7A745279B4D758D0E3E7461FA6B1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development of
strategic plan</header><text>Section 101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is
amended further by adding after subsection (d), as added by subsection (a) of
this section, the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H121FE7F51B0F4409B0BC84AA892DFBBE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7BF55FABAAF746BBA252ADDF71C6B371"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Strategic
plan</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64E519FE18F64D929686F6A4F0FA62E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The agencies identified in subsection (a)(3)(B), working
through the National Science and Technology Council and with the assistance of
the National Coordination Office established under section 102, shall develop,
within 12 months after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Networking and Information Technology
Research and Development Act of 2010</short-title>, and update every 3 years
thereafter, a 5-year strategic plan to guide the activities described under
subsection (a)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADCB94F09D534C66BF6E20C3E4E287C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
strategic plan shall specify near-term and long-term objectives for the
Program, the anticipated time frame for achieving the near-term objectives, the
metrics to be used for assessing progress toward the objectives, and how the
Program will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B302098EA1940338BACEE3F82811697"><enum>(A)</enum><text>foster the
transfer of research and development results into new technologies and
applications for the benefit of society, including through cooperation and
collaborations with networking and information technology research,
development, and technology transition initiatives supported by the
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B5EB1EFDCD64D509D97E40CD626F2B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage and support mechanisms for
interdisciplinary research and development in networking and information
technology, including through collaborations across agencies, across Program
Component Areas, with industry, with Federal laboratories (as defined in
section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3703)), and with international organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CD7A6E886B14F18B818F336B12DAA16"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address long-term
challenges of national importance for which solutions require large-scale,
long-term, interdisciplinary research and development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BA5FFC1814540158AE9929FC4FE6085"><enum>(D)</enum><text>place emphasis on
innovative and high-risk projects having the potential for substantial societal
returns on the research investment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFE381407BB04AF68050EDE82C6ED7E4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>strengthen all
levels of networking and information technology education and training programs
to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA756537E49834656ACBB1531651C0423"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attract more women and underrepresented
minorities to pursue postsecondary degrees in networking and information
technology.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C1D6EA75B6A49E2816E547E44C4500A" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National research
infrastructure</header><text>The strategic plan developed in accordance with
paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by milestones and roadmaps for establishing
and maintaining the national research infrastructure required to support the
Program, including the roadmap required by subsection (a)(2)(E).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADA4118B52624F7FB29122C8724DAC27" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
entities involved in developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1) shall
take into consideration the recommendations—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3BEDA84E35084D019BBA764040B60FF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of the advisory committee established
under subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DCD5F1391394AEB870C1C13FE93393B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>of the stakeholders whose input was
solicited by the National Coordination Office, as required under section
102(b)(3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H32405F3605D8492EB34D1BD9BC7AB898" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Director of the National Coordination Office shall
transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph (1) to the advisory
committee, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate, and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H95D79EDFC080473191E6D0B7B6E05403"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
responsibilities of director</header><text>Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15
U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA1C215EF35F647AA9D65822BDCB4BB37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A9278D055514479837939B1CB491445"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCB5B852517A9479CA721EFFC0DEB0FD3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H13CACE5B820040F0961794980B28107A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>encourage and
monitor the efforts of the agencies participating in the Program to allocate
the level of resources and management attention necessary to ensure that the
strategic plan under subsection (e) is developed and executed effectively and
that the objectives of the Program are
met;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H29FAC864D2324F0B884F71095C772CF4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advisory
committee</header><text>Section 101(b)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)) is
amended by inserting after <quote>an advisory committee on high-performance
computing,</quote> the following: <quote>in which the co-chairs shall be
members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and
with the remainder of the committee</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H13CA13719A10490EAA4C1E5A482AB2B5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section
101(a)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFDE1322724BC46C99654AA9B2B6B0469"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H941D1BAF682A4911BB5A211B8A767AA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is submitted,</quote> and inserting <quote>is submitted, the levels for
the previous fiscal year,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84EF22E2604D4937AFD4EF266A9FFF4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>each Program Component
Area;</quote> and inserting <quote>each Program Component Area and research
area supported in accordance with section 104;</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C6FFED65F1D418C813C84E06437B22F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9E314957C4BE4E04AB2BEC7E4FFD3E95"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>each Program Component
Area,</quote> and inserting <quote>each Program Component Area and research
area supported in accordance with section 104,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H157025D2A59247CF8D89B1A83A40E301"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is submitted,</quote> and inserting <quote>is submitted, the levels for
the previous fiscal year,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBCD591E44F8429BB744F53F02B011D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9767475BBDDC41E89C151BA8BC2771BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8682C4FC2AB44A769239D469DE5CD5E2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF14A5D9838C48C3B375A2599A0F1E6C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H19EFE2409784469A997AF90323B718A1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a description of how the objectives
for each Program Component Area, and the objectives for activities that involve
multiple Program Component Areas, relate to the objectives of the Program
identified in the strategic plan required under subsection (e);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB2A2DC02BF54BE8AB15AC0A68848C10"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include—</text>
<clause id="H080F0EA5C848400799AE65126412CE49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the funding required by the National Coordination Office to
perform the functions specified under section 102(b) for the next fiscal year
by category of activity;</text>
</clause><clause id="H56CB35A725EB43AC984733F099FFE450"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of the funding required by such Office to perform the functions
specified under section 102(b) for the current fiscal year by category of
activity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H740AC4B4BB8141F1B92C4DD0B0005436"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount of
funding provided for such Office for the current fiscal year by each agency
participating in the Program;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE44B348745943E4B517F5C3C1BEDACA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
4 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5503) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H782AAE2926934D9991B3DCE320492B99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A7176020DD0417AA14DA7D3AB76B5C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8356321EB4814678BB00B8AF6F966D7C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA9154A301D444145AB9F5D37906A20D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text><quote>cyber-physical
systems</quote> means physical or engineered systems whose networking and
information technology functions and physical elements are deeply integrated
and are actively connected to the physical world through sensors, actuators, or
other means to perform monitoring and control
functions;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H417490FCC69D470C8F6FA216AC925DB5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), as so
redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C24BE0A54E74C56A248C4743BD57BD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
“high-performance computing” and inserting “networking and information
technology”; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36D8778DE7514052A6F2CC49CE538C2B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
“supercomputer” and inserting “high-end computing”;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F7DE28C695542399345A8764E4504DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by
striking <quote>network referred to as</quote> and all that follows through the
semicolon and inserting <quote>network, including advanced computer networks of
Federal agencies and departments;</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7F0B89FE2B043D8ACF8F73E2C7337A8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
as so redesignated, by striking <quote>National High-Performance Computing
Program</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and information technology
research and development program</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF5F76F5F928C4962B25FE819CD14907B"><enum>113.</enum><header>Large-scale
research in areas of national importance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0037B47D1774ECDB1E679AAD059FB42" style="OLC">
<section id="HEBA896969F9B45EFBD91BAD4FD05AFCC"><enum>104.</enum><header>Large-scale
research in areas of national importance</header>
<subsection id="HC6CFB734C4E844BD8EDED905B3DBAA4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Program shall encourage agencies identified in
section 101(a)(3)(B) to support large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary
research and development activities in networking and information technology
directed toward application areas that have the potential for significant
contributions to national economic competitiveness and for other significant
societal benefits. Such activities, ranging from basic research to the
demonstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to advance the
development of research discoveries. The advisory committee established under
section 101(b) shall make recommendations to the Program for candidate research
and development areas for support under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7F2DCB2BAAEF4960A0B6044C1A5207C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Characteristics</header>
<paragraph id="HCF58CA0D15524A3A86CD19A31A89D312"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Research and development activities under this section
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H158E073DAFCF40118C78E38EA2E188C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include projects
selected on the basis of applications for support through a competitive,
merit-based process;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32AF809480674B82837B34B4FED46F2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>involve
collaborations among researchers in institutions of higher education and
industry, and may involve nonprofit research institutions and Federal
laboratories, as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H643ECC8DAC424D869AD3A7FCA22EB65B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>when possible,
leverage Federal investments through collaboration with related State
initiatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E55969ED11044E3A1494438914D1F70"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include a plan for
fostering the transfer of research discoveries and the results of technology
demonstration activities, including from institutions of higher education and
Federal laboratories, to industry for commercial development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCACCDF194C4B427F87E4DC643D307156"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header><text>In
selecting applications for support, the agencies shall give special
consideration to projects that include cost sharing from non-Federal
sources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E8E8610F50F45C1819880AB7656C22A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agency
collaboration</header><text>If 2 or more agencies identified in section
101(a)(3)(B), or other appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale
research and development activities in the same area of national importance,
then such agencies shall strive to collaborate through joint solicitation and
selection of applications for support and subsequent funding of
projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BDC5CBE78A34708A5B101A16AA319A6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interdisciplinary
research centers</header><text>Research and development activities under this
section may be supported through interdisciplinary research centers that are
organized to investigate basic research questions and carry out technology
demonstration activities in areas described in subsection (a). Research may be
carried out through existing interdisciplinary centers, including those
authorized under section 7024(b)(2) of the America COMPETES Act (Public Law
110–69; 42 U.S.C.
1862o–10).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HEA98039629714C1C91D96F4732540DD1"><enum>114.</enum><header>Cyber-physical
systems and information management</header>
<subsection id="H82C5BF6063DB4DA3B135AF482DD39E7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional
Program characteristics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
5511(a)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAB0DA5CDF56A44D3B5C6F2D6AEC7FD88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(H), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A77B2A160014120AD342B7245893BD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(I), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H095F5CB06EEE43EA94F49E381A860792"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49117E92F4CC4CD8A3D2CB1125839720" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HCF5A32D958CB467CAA0A700C4B012393"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for increased understanding of the
scientific principles of cyber-physical systems and improve the methods
available for the design, development, and operation of cyber-physical systems
that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A06A30B0BAC460FB354B9D4BDD0D804"><enum>(K)</enum><text>provide for
research and development on human-computer interactions, visualization, and
information
management.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC5388F442A3344EB8414C8D15707FFE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Task
force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title I of such Act (15
U.S.C. 5511) is amended further by adding after section 104, as added by
section 113 of this Act, the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H317A008F5A3342A787F9CE2A4A9ABB57" style="OLC">
<section id="H905D00D80C3A49DEB9B53ADF0CD3C4AF"><enum>105.</enum><header>University/Industry
Task force</header>
<subsection id="H8DE73AFBA013488DB75488980CC76AA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Networking and Information
Technology Research and Development Act of 2010</short-title>, the Director of
the National Coordination Office established under section 102 shall convene a
task force to explore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative research and
development activities for cyber-physical systems, including the related
technologies required to enable these systems, through a consortium or other
appropriate entity with participants from institutions of higher education,
Federal laboratories, and industry.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEFAE8305D05A443CBFEB9F4E739D916D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
task force shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H758C1EAB9644470DA7C2C0E9A9DF2D02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop options
for a collaborative model and an organizational structure for such entity under
which the joint research and development activities could be planned, managed,
and conducted effectively, including mechanisms for the allocation of resources
among the participants in such entity for support of such activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE00933DAC0D4A8BA9A798F215BFA917"><enum>(2)</enum><text>propose a process
for developing a research and development agenda for such entity, including
objectives and milestones;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD8CE1ADFCC5499AA21F1A044369AEFD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>define the roles
and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher
education, Federal laboratories, and industry in such entity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC5ACB3E100C437AA213DCD6DC070142"><enum>(4)</enum><text>propose guidelines
for assigning intellectual property rights and for the transfer of research
results to the private sector; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9E84A005E1145818D7652F33163EC27"><enum>(5)</enum><text>make
recommendations for how such entity could be funded from Federal, State, and
non-governmental sources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFC02653127CA40DF879A3B307F6F72C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>In
establishing the task force under subsection (a), the Director of the National
Coordination Office shall appoint an equal number of individuals from
institutions of higher education and from industry with knowledge and expertise
in cyber-physical systems, of which 2 may be selected from Federal
laboratories.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1061532D026540AC83C4CA155C0530B1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Networking and Information Technology
Research and Development Act of 2010</short-title>, the Director of the
National Coordination Office shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and
Technology of the House of Representatives a report describing the findings and
recommendations of the task
force.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HE550C6C53D584348B0348BFC11FA087E"><enum>115.</enum><header>National
Coordination Office</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAE3F2B52C0544ACBA64695E0291C50C" style="OLC">
<section id="HDB438AC75EE7453C9BF684B8005BC612"><enum>102.</enum><header>National
Coordination Office</header>
<subsection id="H06178F084DB549F096370A2CB08EFFFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall establish a National
Coordination Office with a Director and full-time staff.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA492648A0ED047E3A56DC2A471A5E89A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
National Coordination Office shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2457A03A43BB4405B6B14E95C07F8BC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide technical
and administrative support to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0058346F574D468EBBEB323EA08C1550"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the agencies
participating in planning and implementing the Program, including such support
as needed in the development of the strategic plan under section 101(e);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE183B12A8924EB48F56C2FC57FC3EEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the advisory
committee established under section 101(b);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H110ACDAA33CC49EC84CC2EF7A9C4DB74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as the
primary point of contact on Federal networking and information technology
activities for government organizations, academia, industry, professional
societies, State computing and networking technology programs, interested
citizen groups, and others to exchange technical and programmatic
information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB73D9C56FF9348859DC803E636C302C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>solicit input and
recommendations from a wide range of stakeholders during the development of
each strategic plan required under section 101(e) through the convening of at
least 1 workshop with invitees from academia, industry, Federal laboratories,
and other relevant organizations and institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1641BAF88CB4C16A059518DEEEE469C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conduct public
outreach, including the dissemination of findings and recommendations of the
advisory committee, as appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8293CD5D2387421E9DAD6E614F789FC5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>promote access to
and early application of the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived
from Program activities to agency missions and systems across the Federal
Government and to United States industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBEFDFA43153B486183A2A062F7B920C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Source of
funding</header>
<paragraph id="HED8DEB20A82B4A0B882FEF4C49D1C6EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The operation of the National Coordination Office shall
be supported by funds from each agency participating in the Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1E2AB47015549DABF4B2DE2A61A7272"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>The
portion of the total budget of such Office that is provided by each agency for
each fiscal year shall be in the same proportion as each such agency’s share of
the total budget for the Program for the previous fiscal year, as specified in
the report required under section
101(a)(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H42438EFD92684745A1ED87A8F4C533EA"><enum>116.</enum><header>Improving
networking and information technology education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
5521(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC2E463ED6CD4ECCAB659409B1793E7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2526AC71B4FD4277AB13935AFE80378B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34D598EFC9C54A11B0E22452C835E69E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5F042EC0E8394BD9957B6243182DF873"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Science Foundation shall use
its existing programs, in collaboration with other agencies, as appropriate, to
improve the teaching and learning of networking and information technology at
all levels of education and to increase participation in networking and
information technology fields, including by women and underrepresented
minorities;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H847D1A4498DD4FB19421E859E4C826A4"><enum>117.</enum><header>Conforming and
technical amendments</header>
<subsection id="H34359F1F9FAD48BFBE889B2FC4531C27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Section
3</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of such Act (15
U.S.C. 5502) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1C6F08EF2C6C457DBDCB39C5FA5A302C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>high-performance computing</quote>
and inserting <quote>networking and information technology</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H314A3EAB8A514A09B367EF4315F938FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>high-performance computing</quote> and
inserting <quote>networking and information technology</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54E45CD05E614100B383A9A1AA842F48"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraphs (A) and (F) of paragraph
(1), by striking <quote>high-performance computing</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>networking and information technology</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H319C54E03EE84458AAC2B657001E3EE9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0915EAC84A1E4A6A8DAC4443C96BDDC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>high-performance computing and</quote> and inserting <quote>networking
and information technology and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA963190DAB5416FA094985F84900DC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>high-performance
computing network</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and information
technology</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H012CD0858B9A41ED9B889F3805E2A3E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title
I</header><text>The heading of title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">High-Performance
Computing</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">Networking and Information
Technology</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H93D8F934D4B44623A43992C9533CFDB5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Section
101</header><text>Section 101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA9948ECB79C6435D92A2404DAF480029"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">High-Performance
Computing</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Networking and Information Technology Research and
Development</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4641D99A10E4402B04885D2379BBC17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C331E9650574D55B18F83363C85F433"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">National High-Performance Computing</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Networking and
Information Technology Research and
Development</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF50C1C71269640B9ABDB5744B7852D5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
of such subsection—</text>
<clause id="H6A2C2024EA0945DAB34C50122B33EE74"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>National
High-Performance Computing Program</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and
information technology research and development program</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7489A44ED5B8489EAC360544506F80DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>high-performance computing, including
networking</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and information
technology</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBF8226ACEAF04F1994FFC51C9385E2A4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (G), by striking <quote>high-performance</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>high-end</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22D4ACD37E8748F6BA6DA9BD6B6F4D48"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
of such subsection—</text>
<clause id="H15DC120843D6402F96A7EBF8593AFFB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraphs (A) and (C)—</text>
<subclause id="HFDA5215AB3E8436CA54B7C16861C2B6F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>high-performance computing</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>networking and information technology</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6514A7D24A4F4FDFB3D2A4B29E93D433"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>development, networking,</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>development,</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HA4F5BDC991AA4CBC959EC11DEA5C2AFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraphs (F) and (G), as redesignated by section 112(c)(1) of this Act, by
striking <quote>high-performance</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>high-end</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3617D68C4408440DA89BA7CFC0194626"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>high-performance computing</quote> both places it appears and inserting
<quote>networking and information technology</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9ACC3049D4AE4EBCBB3DDE964165DA8D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking
<quote>high-performance computing</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and
information technology</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C6148FF3AB346D88F2D0909521C1F72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Section
201</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(a)(1) of such
Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>high-performance
computing</quote> and all that follows through <quote>networking;</quote> and
inserting <quote>networking and information research and
development;</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC704AFB30B72480F878A6842192960EB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Section
202</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(a) of such
Act (15 U.S.C. 5522(a)) is amended by striking <quote>high-performance
computing</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and information
technology</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC17C1E7B0F544A38459427FCC73FF39"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Section
203</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(a)(1) of such
Act (15 U.S.C. 5523(a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>high-performance
computing and networking</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and
information technology</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H162BE85D56414E93B8AE6AD8D4F879B8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Section
204</header><text>Section 204(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5524(a)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H737695740A7E4EDEA4D2FAA27CBFF18C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>high-performance computing systems and networks</quote> and inserting
<quote>networking and information technology systems and capabilities</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04F006D5E871425588C04B04A12B1A07"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking
<quote>high-performance computing</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and
information technology</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H17DAAE512C2E4429B8F0B1B11F6F2CE5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Section
205</header><text>Section 205(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by
striking <quote>computational</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and
information technology</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBE6D4B6FB98F4A2AAB48FE6A6F9DC804"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Section
206</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 206(a) of such
Act (15 U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking <quote>computational
research</quote> and inserting <quote>networking and information technology
research</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7EBD9408B1C245DBB6BDF593BF887011"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Section
208</header><text>Section 208 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5528) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H43334512D70D41B8B398254D37DA5FB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">High-Performance
Computing</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Networking and Information
Technology</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E4E603FA8C74C3E9AD801A9794C32E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H30D5BF5AC28D4C0E9CA98884FC80BEDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>High-performance computing and associated</quote> and
inserting <quote>Networking and information</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CF98FAF2BC04045A0009AB4DBC70B08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>high-performance computing</quote> and inserting
<quote>networking and information technologies</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E99172E2EC84EC493A5C045F7971536"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>high-performance computers and associated</quote> and
inserting <quote>networking and information</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H320D271F756040C09964532E41FD4F15"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>high-performance computing and associated</quote> and
inserting <quote>networking and information</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HCE365B5952464F86BE715DEEA15881B1"><enum>C</enum><header>Other OSTP
Provisions</header>
<section id="HD901560F511245EB9C8CF161CD9D1196"><enum>121.</enum><header>Federal
scientific collections</header>
<subsection id="HDB06EECAD8A64B87B4ADCDA92CE00BD6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Management of
scientific collections</header><text>The Office of Science and Technology
Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, shall ensure the
development of formal policies for the management and use of Federal scientific
collections to improve the quality, organization, access, including online
access, and long-term preservation of such collections for the benefit of the
scientific enterprise.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6F48AEF5A9D04407834523835A93E0E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
the purposes of this section, the term <quote>scientific collection</quote>
means a set of physical specimens, living or inanimate, created for the purpose
of supporting science and serving as a long-term research asset, rather than
for their market value as collectibles or their historical, artistic, or
cultural significance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H812EB3538D144BB78C497E22AF524776"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clearinghouse</header><text>The
Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal
agencies, shall ensure the development of an online clearinghouse for
information on the contents of and access to Federal scientific
collections.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA333D67B04A3440C9F403FCDFDDA7150"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Disposal of
collections</header><text>The policies developed under subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B80A5F0EAF741D5BF88F54602B4F2E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require that,
before disposing of a scientific collection, a Federal agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H063CE573C4FF436786813A484B262949"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a review
of the research value of the collection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H001E7BA3D4A5444CB0ED88C8D1727D0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with
researchers who have used the collection, and other potentially interested
parties, concerning—</text>
<clause id="HE6512CADBB5D4C7BB6D054AE512E4334"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
collection’s value for research purposes; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA124B88B893A4AC895333402275C1D62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>possible
additional educational uses for the collection; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31FE6611FE294AC3B57227EE561EBBD5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include procedures
for Federal agencies to transfer scientific collections they no longer need to
researchers at institutions or other entities qualified to manage the
collections.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFC15B9E4D8C49F5A20F72D8D75BCF31"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost
projections</header><text>The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in
consultation with relevant Federal agencies, shall develop a common set of
methodologies to be used by Federal agencies for the assessment and projection
of costs associated with the management and preservation of their scientific
collections.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4ECFBB8A90D54ED1899EC88CABF5259D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header>Coordination of
manufacturing research and development</header>
<subsection id="HD35C452164A349218B6264ED2A91235F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency
committee</header><text>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy shall establish or designate an interagency committee under the National
Science and Technology Council with the responsibility for planning and
coordinating Federal programs and activities in manufacturing research and
development.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDE152DE8CD624A6491F5E36D3FAAD810"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of committee</header><text>The interagency committee established or designated
under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF9F85807BC6341ED8EB1B467D1166863"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate the
manufacturing research and development programs and activities of the Federal
agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55B1D69F0DE9465985A4F863F95FD133"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish goals
and priorities for manufacturing research and development that will strengthen
United States manufacturing; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C2AE07AC8FB4543A7D371721A82D53E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop and update
every 5 years thereafter a strategic plan to guide Federal programs and
activities in support of manufacturing research and development, which
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16BFB82BEC934D4A972132D7CB1078CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specify and
prioritize near-term and long-term research and development objectives, the
anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use in
assessing progress toward the objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56621FB276324EA4A8255D068A50B3E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specify the role
of each Federal agency in carrying out or sponsoring research and development
to meet the objectives of the strategic plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C258DBA1D5D44AF8469D34BC2741E07"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe how the
Federal agencies supporting manufacturing research and development will foster
the transfer of research and development results into new manufacturing
technologies, processes, and products for the benefit of society and the
national interest; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB79C92B3957C4E73B68C74F946C4DA1A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe how the Federal agencies
supporting manufacturing research and development will strengthen all levels of
manufacturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate,
well-trained workforce.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDFBC14492E7543C7AD142745C0C14693"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>In
the development of the strategic plan required under subsection (b)(3), the
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, working through the
interagency committee, shall take into consideration the recommendations of a
wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse
manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant organizations and
institutions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC18A240283F541F3807D15E103E525BF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
transmit the strategic plan developed under subsection (b)(3) to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on
Science and Technology of the House of Representatives, and shall transmit
subsequent updates to those committees when completed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1A0BC18C278A45C88C8946F1F56F215F"><enum>123.</enum><header>Interagency
public access committee</header>
<subsection id="HFB4563375D5C4E99B8CD7D30DB538A72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish a
working group under the National Science and Technology Council with the
responsibility to coordinate Federal science agency research and policies
related to the dissemination and long-term stewardship of the results of
unclassified research, including digital data and peer-reviewed scholarly
publications, supported wholly, or in part, by funding from the Federal science
agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6BEF7D37F6B346888643EC2F06A9C595"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
working group established under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB91100B7699843B3A5427F7843769EEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate the
development or designation of uniform standards for research data, the
structure of full text and metadata, navigation tools, and other applications
to achieve interoperability across Federal science agencies, across science and
engineering disciplines, and between research data and scholarly publications,
taking into account existing consensus standards, including international
standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H325D0D386E2049CF9D420CC7BC57292A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate Federal
science agency programs and activities that support research and education on
tools and systems required to ensure preservation and stewardship of all forms
of digital research data, including scholarly publications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91823B91E31B44EE8A8C1719596DF206"><enum>(3)</enum><text>work with
international science and technology counterparts to maximize interoperability
between United States based unclassified research databases and international
databases and repositories;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9BA96714E104816B6C95F18C5CB07CB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>solicit input and
recommendations from, and collaborate with, non-Federal stakeholders, including
universities, nonprofit and for-profit publishers, libraries, federally funded
research scientists, and other organizations and institutions with a stake in
long term preservation and access to the results of federally funded research;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H988A16D1ADF2445094C9D1DC8B4B1A5B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish
priorities for coordinating the development of any Federal science agency
policies related to public access to the results of federally funded research
to maximize uniformity of such policies with respect to their benefit to, and
potential economic or other impact on, the science and engineering enterprise
and the stakeholders thereof.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DCBC62E62824288909D5D4938A2D634"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Patent or
copyright law</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
affect any right under the provisions of title 17 or 35, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0E412DCAA16A4DC4AC249C171DC53D27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
transmit a report to Congress describing—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1E4179152A04A749BA9FBD5CDAAA171"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any priorities established under subsection
(b)(5);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16A3E43C087E4CCD9445D3AD2F078D60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the status of any
Federal science agency policies related to public access to the results of
federally funded research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAE206732F0A4221AD8A8BA62DC2C41A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how any policies
developed or being developed by Federal science agencies, as described in
paragraph (2), incorporate input from the non-Federal stakeholders described in
subsection (b)(4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDADE8F6791B743C8A3D1A8A9B5648DEA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
the purposes of this section, the term <quote>Federal science agency</quote>
means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over
$100,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFCBEB65F844E40C9BCA29FE024F5B25D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding peer review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that peer
review is an important part of the process of ensuring the integrity of the
record of scientific research, and that the National Science and Technology
Council working group established under this section should take into account
the role that scientific publishers play in the peer review process.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16B30F346EE447F2889EEDF1C1785554" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><header>Fulfilling the
potential of women in academic science and engineering</header>
<subsection id="H4C09DF0FA0644273B230953A7B80152D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <quote>Federal science agency</quote> means any Federal
agency that is responsible for at least 2 percent of total Federal research and
development funding to institutions of higher education, according to the most
recent data available from the National Science Foundation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H729BF8098EFA45A8ADDA27987E950D57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workshops To
enhance gender equity in academic science and engineering</header>
<paragraph id="H1CC26497E57E4C56AB9E65046ADA0DF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
develop a uniform policy for all Federal science agencies to carry out a
program of workshops that educate program officers, members of grant review
panels, institution of higher education STEM department chairs, and other
federally funded researchers about methods that minimize the effects of gender
bias in evaluation of Federal research grants and in the related academic
advancement of actual and potential recipients of these grants, including
hiring, tenure, promotion, and selection for any honor based in part on the
recipient’s research record.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA911D8FBBA984436B5AF5B4277747426"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interagency
coordination</header><text>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy shall ensure that programs of workshops across the Federal science
agencies are coordinated and supported jointly as appropriate. As part of this
process, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
ensure that at least 1 workshop is supported every 2 years among the Federal
science agencies in each of the major science and engineering disciplines
supported by those agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB27BFC181A664B5DB73D275561411E16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Organizations
eligible to carry out workshops</header><text>Federal science agencies may
carry out the program of workshops under this subsection by making grants to
eligible organizations. In addition to any other organizations made eligible by
the Federal science agencies, the following organizations are eligible for
grants under this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2EBD248C8A67485E8D7EBB10DE0C605C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Nonprofit
scientific and professional societies and organizations that represent one or
more STEM disciplines.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69891391A925436BAA3519D42F291B63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Nonprofit
organizations that have the primary mission of advancing the participation of
women in STEM.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42AFA336FE8643ABBFAFAED18EF9C15D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Characteristics
of workshops</header><text>The workshops shall have the following
characteristics:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E965543BA154BCC9B010CE2870D7D94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Invitees to
workshops shall include at least—</text>
<clause id="H8B88D09877C84A3DA9D6A2EDAB9F51F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
chairs of departments in the relevant discipline from at least the top 50
institutions of higher education, as determined by the amount of Federal
research and development funds obligated to each institution of higher
education in the prior year based on data available from the National Science
Foundation;</text>
</clause><clause id="H53FF26CD42A7448F94DD0190E23BDF1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>members of any
standing research grant review panel appointed by the Federal science agencies
in the relevant discipline;</text>
</clause><clause id="H24F84CD0305D4D63A5D5B55922FB9039"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the case of science and engineering disciplines supported by the Department of
Energy, the individuals from each of the Department of Energy National
Laboratories with personnel management responsibilities comparable to those of
an institution of higher education department chair; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB485EEB7FB894DB09B915A68722C2A03"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Federal science
agency program officers in the relevant discipline, other than program officers
that participate in comparable workshops organized and run specifically for
that agency’s program officers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBF8243E073A4FD8AFB9808BB96DB828"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Activities at the
workshops shall include research presentations and interactive discussions or
other activities that increase the awareness of the existence of gender bias in
the grant-making process and the development of the academic record necessary
to qualify as a grant recipient, including recruitment, hiring, tenure review,
promotion, and other forms of formal recognition of individual achievement, and
provide strategies to overcome such bias.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H838B797E0FB54419ACD3D44D5F1B3892"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Research
presentations and other workshop programs, as appropriate, shall include a
discussion of the unique challenges faced by women who are members of
historically underrepresented groups.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92C81C3CA5BC4705B3D91EABC5A42071"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Workshop programs
shall include information on best practices and the value of mentoring
undergraduate and graduate women students as well as outreach to girls earlier
in their STEM education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC814D511002A4132885F0B74B9BF22A0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="H180CD8A888514F48A62AC9434C7F1BD7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
transmit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the program carried out
under this subsection to reduce gender bias towards women engaged in research
funded by the Federal Government. The Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall include in this report any recommendations for
improving the evaluation process described in subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE104855B181243B7A3A9DBED40458081"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum criteria
for evaluation</header><text>In determining the effectiveness of the program,
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall consider, at
a minimum—</text>
<clause id="HFF279627B49C41A7A559DA51B93AEC71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
rates of participation by invitees in the workshops authorized under this
subsection;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDD4C5FCCC23A4ADC91877AC56BA378EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
results of attitudinal surveys conducted on workshop participants before and
after the workshops;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4FF6797D46CA4DAABC926A0F343170AB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any relevant
institutional policy or practice changes reported by participants; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2FBA56A0829347388F46F055EC6970D8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for
individuals described in paragraph (4)(A)(i) or (iii) who participated in at
least 1 workshop 3 or more years prior to the due date for the report, trends
in the data for the department represented by the chair or employee including
faculty data related to gender as described in section 216.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50CBD95EE5CA44638C0C6DBFBC1431D0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Institutional
attendance at workshops</header><text>As part of the report under subparagraph
(A), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall include
a list of institutions of higher education science and engineering departments
whose representatives attended the workshops required under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE084D5A7C0AD4ACEA665DC35EDEE3FDE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Minimizing
costs</header><text>To the extent practicable, workshops shall be held in
conjunction with national or regional disciplinary meetings to minimize costs
associated with participant travel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H53C992DA1CE5461985FC6B584CB8B2F8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extended
research grant support and interim technical support for caregivers</header>
<paragraph id="HA2A5D7DF565348EFAF9D4BCEF402EA17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Policies for
caregivers</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
develop a uniform policy to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC16A6C1016594E9C9563B64F23709FDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>extend the period
of grant support for federally funded researchers who have caregiving
responsibilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F09ABC3C15948E38B042BD3998F2639"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide funding
for interim technical staff support for federally funded researchers who take a
leave of absence for caregiving responsibilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E3C7BFF819B42908731855121AC20ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Upon
developing the policy required under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a copy of the policy to the
Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H67B26DFBB6D34B0AB9139165DD80510A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Collection of
data on Federal research grants</header>
<paragraph id="H788BD525A13A4165A8F79A11F3F29693"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each Federal science agency shall collect standardized
annual composite information on demographics, field, award type and budget
request, review score, and funding outcome for all applications for research
and development grants to institutions of higher education supported by that
agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABDBB908BC0E429883F574E765B97CD3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reporting of
data</header>
<subparagraph id="HC2F9EA603B3444CE90EBDA785A69169F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish a policy to ensure
uniformity and standardization of data collection required under paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8764D3E2B42E4BA5BC872B7316D2EFB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each
Federal science agency shall submit data collected under paragraph (1) to the
National Science Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3833FD448F9546BDA834BE68D56A5582"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Science Foundation shall be
responsible for storing and publishing all of the grant data submitted under
subparagraph (B), disaggregated and cross-tabulated by race, ethnicity, and
gender, in conjunction with the biennial report required under section 37 of
the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C6D4303A97545388D882DAF974B7F1B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>125.</enum><header>National
Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the White House Office of Science
and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress and the President a national
competitiveness and innovation strategy for strengthening the innovative and
competitive capacity of the Federal Government, State and local governments,
institutions of higher education, and the private sector that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C6AACB319524EE7AC3A68A5BD7D6C11"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposed legislative changes and
action;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E10F84B33A34FDEBE52F41753EFE2D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposed actions to be taken collectively
by executive agencies, including White House offices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC5026C938D54995B666FA75D1D798D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>proposed actions
to be taken by individual executive agencies, including White House offices;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD137C6B972BD45E9940C4A51B59D0ED9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a proposal for metrics-based monitoring and
oversight of the progress of the Federal Government with respect to improving
conditions for the innovation occurring in and the competitiveness of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>National Science
Foundation</header>
<section id="H5F164180DE564BC89C4F9804AA76B737" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><subtitle id="HF5A87CA6AB914E4688AB23177626AE3F"><enum>A</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="H4B97D4023C2C470893A7BDEBEB8D2EC7"><enum>211.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HAF2A88FAE99A45ACB5FE38419F144D90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <quote>Director</quote> 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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D8CEFB070AC4E0F816ACA59E9A132FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foundation</header><text>The
term <quote>Foundation</quote> means the National Science Foundation
established under section 2 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1861).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H546A8D667ED0469EBDAC3B2BB6C4E015"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <quote>institution of higher
education</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EF39302B86D4775A4EE333CAB5FA430"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <quote>State</quote> means one of the several States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory
or possession of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E6A7C3D69BA48DD813065BAF997A969"><enum>(5)</enum><header>STEM</header><text>The
term <quote>STEM</quote> means science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H236E7769BF3847E0AF6031A4B7CBEB3D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>United
States</header><text>The term <quote>United States</quote> means the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C072040F4844B3E851B7374BDF369AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H4A8C401A3FDE40FBAE0126C3DAA60C00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2011</header>
<paragraph id="H3EC745DCA63B4EFE8AB49B5AB7DF796D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation
$7,481,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE10F44D1C6384C59B876E3147F5DAE3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
allocations</header><text>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD38A0792592452BBCD15321125FB91F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$6,020,000,000
shall be made available for research and related activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H790CE72054E4486596346B78A2646949"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$945,000,000 shall
be made available for education and human resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39FCBAE474BA470BABCF433D5D6B24FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$166,000,000 shall
be made available for major research equipment and facilities
construction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F6C4583FA5946F49284BB16CAFEE43F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$330,000,000 shall
be made available for agency operations and award management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04517CF616554CDE96A98A739CB83808"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$4,840,000 shall
be made available for the Office of the National Science Board; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CE0DBE51D5244C8BF1A3FC154D8102F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$14,830,000 shall
be made available for the Office of Inspector General.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFF2C115E0AEF4DE0950B47985B3EDD7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2012</header>
<paragraph id="HF49E71E98B0D470A922AC819E1F41004"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation
$8,127,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0579428A3A9946EABC869E2FE94FD5D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
allocations</header><text>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD3B47011F2B4DD8A41616741B86B50A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$6,496,000,000
shall be made available for research and related activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CD2B3026C6444D0BA4DB0BB341F2AD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,020,000,000
shall be made available for education and human resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55E3EC6B8E844E349F11A1506AF46854"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$235,000,000 shall
be made available for major research equipment and facilities
construction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2126AA8F3A934C4EB85FD1FCA16F50DA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$356,000,000 shall
be made available for agency operations and award management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B288983C68F4D5BBD9F996D30624B1F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$5,010,000 shall
be made available for the Office of the National Science Board; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF439E08729D149CC8FE4DF30622ECB91"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$15,350,000 shall
be made available for the Office of Inspector General.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H14A9C6C72A1D4F4698B5D469838E5422"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header>
<paragraph id="H1C6FD882F81A4A15B5D8397228A683A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation
$8,764,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AE6769F4CAA4A31B8DDA8FD24169972"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
allocations</header><text>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA439662D10D8486C92A3BF65A72C92B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$7,009,000,000
shall be made available for research and related activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85EFCF3578944EF48B0FDE3ED8CD3861"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,100,000,000
shall be made available for education and human resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C1F868E2E91493AB947D3309A4F0639"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$250,000,000 shall
be made available for major research equipment and facilities
construction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22BF1E43C93B4F7AB31D4BA3847701F9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$384,000,000 shall
be made available for agency operations and award management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86C6B9BD905C481E9B85BA6C5BDAED6B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$5,180,000 shall
be made available for the Office of the National Science Board; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC3E75599C8F46B988B8E2CDA99C9496"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$15,890,000 shall
be made available for the Office of Inspector General.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9AF5B716B27149B194029EF6E41BA6F6"><enum>213.</enum><header>National
Science Board administrative amendments</header>
<subsection id="H735B9171749B43129E0A494F630F3767"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Staffing at the
National Science Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(g) of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(g)) is amended by striking <quote>not
more than 5</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HABCB12B17D0C4BB782089F9575F9B4C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Science and
Engineering Indicators due date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(j)(1) of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)) is amended by striking
<quote>January 15</quote> and inserting <quote>May 31</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4091EC06AA844011811A9A95FB848543"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Science
Board Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(j)(2)
of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(2)) is
amended by inserting <quote>within the authority of the Foundation (or
otherwise as requested by the appropriate Congressional committees of
jurisdiction or the President)</quote> after <quote>individual policy
matters</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4BB35DAD810945A6A5C2CA67A610EB7B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Board Adherence
to Sunshine Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(a)
of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
1862n–5(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF94C3A72AF984841BC7893DDCED185B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and
(4), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0AD362D8623450783AA0DA57E71B0C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF018E11BEA42424F8086149D16659E4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>February 15</quote> and inserting <quote>April 15</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7A46B0048134461AF4775A89D9DA44C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the audit required under paragraph (3) along with</quote> and inserting
<quote>any</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF4CDD43C63C240028CBA58AC8370967B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), as so redesignated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking <quote>To facilitate the audit
required under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the</quote> and inserting
<quote>The</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H74D965E303044545911DAA08084587B2"><enum>214.</enum><header>Broader impacts
review criterion</header>
<subsection id="H44D3A29CD8F44EF8A45E7B1FD8B8350A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
Foundation shall apply a Broader Impacts Review Criterion to achieve the
following goals:</text>
<paragraph id="H1ED64F42171543D3BA48232AD07DAADC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Increased economic
competitiveness of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41B2A8768A9D424CA84725B9E03135A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Development of a
globally competitive STEM workforce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DB58D8090ED40D5B643904788F91ECD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Increased
participation of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A557C64B691462180BC10F5D62C5F5C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Increased
partnerships between academia and industry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77648F83032449169F08575A28B8F2AC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Improved pre-K–12
STEM education and teacher development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H271F7FA4E780477BBDF9119DC71028DC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Improved
undergraduate STEM education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA333E331EBA642D59A0B44C71E691F6B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Increased public
scientific literacy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D41F0CAB34549EBB24F637CF5C9C6D6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Increased national
security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F846962739544A98E04F44021C46E5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall
develop and implement a policy for the Broader Impacts Review Criterion
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H446FFFC7DA8B451E9C16D12A7B691BFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides for
educating professional staff at the Foundation, merit review panels, and
applicants for Foundation research grants on the policy developed under this
subsection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H872278AEE35441CBAA12518A551A5FC6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clarifies that the
activities of grant recipients undertaken to satisfy the Broader Impacts Review
Criterion shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF06243944475432887CA7364836480EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the extent
practicable employ proven strategies and models and draw on existing programs
and activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA75514C6B5B643659D04D49B898BDA6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>when novel
approaches are justified, build on the most current research results;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H889822585F6D4CE687BBC18B3AE60558"><enum>(3)</enum><text>allows for some
portion of funds allocated to broader impacts under a research grant to be used
for assessment and evaluation of the broader impacts activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FD697B7E29F489BA356364E3AA34E46"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourages institutions of higher education
and other nonprofit education or research organizations to develop and provide,
either as individual institutions or in partnerships thereof, appropriate
training and programs to assist Foundation-funded principal investigators at
their institutions in achieving the goals of the Broader Impacts Review
Criterion as described in subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF88A0B7819E447882F20A79D64261D3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>requires principal
investigators applying for Foundation research grants to provide evidence of
institutional support for the portion of the investigator’s proposal designed
to satisfy the Broader Impacts Review Criterion, including evidence of relevant
training, programs, and other institutional resources available to the
investigator from either their home institution or organization or another
institution or organization with relevant expertise.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5849E56C5AA440AC9ADB6CBE04C30FB9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><header>National Center for
Science and Engineering Statistics</header>
<subsection id="H6547152BE6564AAC94BA0102936E1032"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established within the Foundation
a National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (in this section
referred to as the <quote>Center</quote>), that shall serve as a central
Federal clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, analysis, and
dissemination of objective data on science, engineering, technology, and
research and development.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H419F4C11A164466F8C51CD9FD84ECBCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a) of this
section, the Director, acting through the Center shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8357A909A8214D1E9FCDD30F01E0C323"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect, acquire, analyze, report, and
disseminate statistical data related to the science and engineering enterprise
in the United States and other nations that is relevant and useful to
practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public, including statistical
data on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63ECDE79E3F64BB58C8976B3F44CE3B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>research and
development trends;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F63D73D5F9349E18BD72D24C36AB1BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the science and
engineering workforce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66E9CCC44DDD4A7DB7393FC6A7E88383"><enum>(C)</enum><text>United States
competitiveness in science, engineering, technology, and research and
development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H020690EEB0B545AFA233A1B16B3AA0C3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the condition and
progress of United States STEM education;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDE68E0C00824429A8027ED9AB8E6807"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support research using the data it
collects, and on methodologies in areas related to the work of the Center;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10665BA445CC474A80B03587D598C670"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support the
education and training of researchers in the use of large-scale, nationally
representative data sets.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H87694A210F2C4D8F8C09A47D5F2AE2E3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statistical
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director or the
National Science Board, acting through the Center, shall issue regular, and as
necessary, special statistical reports on topics related to the national and
international science and engineering enterprise such as the biennial report
required by section 4 (j)(1) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)) on indicators of the state of science and engineering in the
United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A0E4A82635040A7B85E395655483E18" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header>Collection of data
on demographics of faculty</header>
<subsection id="H06B096ADD1FF4D63A89AB690145C3E91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Collection of
data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
report, in conjunction with the biennial report required under section 37 of
the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C.19 1885d),
statistical summary data on the demographics of STEM discipline faculty at
institutions of higher education in the United States, disaggregated and
cross-tabulated by race, ethnicity, and gender. At a minimum, the Director
shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H71C31072D6C946C99033E5E9D1D5FAA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number and
percent of faculty by gender, race, and age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A2AE8F5B1424B49BC350BFADFAE03AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number and
percent of faculty at each rank, by gender, race, and age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFF2FAD782C04FCDA2F0963E3511059E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number and
percent of faculty who are in nontenure-track positions, including teaching and
research, by gender, race, and age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H142C464418064042862FA6D858DAFC0A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number of
faculty who are reviewed for promotion, including tenure, and the percentage of
that number who are promoted, by gender, race, and age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1EB8CC0FA08A49B08D8145EAF3A6626D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>faculty years in
rank by gender, race, and age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42F57BD0A6664CD2A2EB1E76023BBF6B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>faculty attrition
by gender, race, and age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88043FC4136941279728A377C87B18D3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the number and
percent of faculty hired by rank, gender, race, and age; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FB41FD5313F4B28BE847F6A27EA765D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the number and
percent of faculty in leadership positions, including endowed or named chairs,
serving on promotion and tenure committees, by gender, race, and age.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC26E475DF2E4617BF8747B58B0E6BB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Director shall solicit input and recommendations from relevant stakeholders,
including representatives from institutions of higher education and nonprofit
organizations, on the collection of data required under subsection (a),
including the development of standard definitions on the terms and categories
to be used in the collection of such data.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA39CA8CDD8324A259DECC816D99911F8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director shall submit a report to Congress on how the Foundation
will gather the demographic data on STEM faculty, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H9A599D8F86374754A6C98E80722F15F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the data to be reported and the sources of those data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F430D24104D426DB18742B7DA751274"><enum>(2)</enum><text>justification for
the exclusion of any data described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D2C5D79573D48AF924F85D225790463"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
list of the definitions for the terms and categories, such as
<quote>faculty</quote> and <quote>leadership positions</quote>, to be applied
in the reporting of all data described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H972728E7B2EE463CA69A5B01D071D696"><enum>B</enum><header>Research and
Innovation</header>
<section commented="no" id="H8230BC67350044419E5226E0F3238AEC"><enum>221.</enum><header>Support for
potentially transformative research</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC1F9959F80364A1B903437610EB27B79"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall establish a policy that
requires the Foundation to use at least 5 percent of its research budget to
fund high-risk, high-reward basic research proposals. Support for facilities
and infrastructure, including preconstruction design and operations and
maintenance of major research facilities, shall not be counted as part of the
research budget for the purposes of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF94A36D37D754DD5B0E988B16994C3A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>In
implementing such policy, the Foundation may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE8470A58DE704BB4B63E89D74CA4F53A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop
solicitations specifically for high-risk, high-reward basic research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFA0BC9225E13486AB323500E53C81A04"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish review panels for the primary
purpose of selecting high-risk, high-reward proposals or modify instructions to
standard review panels to require identification of high-risk, high-reward
proposals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H32EAFA30264C45FFAA29551120AB6515"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support workshops
and participate in conferences with the primary purpose of identifying new
opportunities for high-risk, high-reward basic research, especially at
interdisciplinary interfaces.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2876E1911D62441C912E2C611487EE3E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>high-risk, high-reward basic research</quote> means research driven by
ideas that have the potential to radically change our understanding of an
important existing scientific or engineering concept, or leading to the
creation of a new paradigm or field of science or engineering, and that is
characterized by its challenge to current understanding or its pathway to new
frontiers.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H063237221FE642649BB75AC42D04B47A"><enum>222.</enum><header>Facilitating
interdisciplinary collaborations for national needs</header>
<subsection id="H0CFE57E1318F49EDADE4EB90B6F9D87A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
award competitive, merit-based awards in amounts not to exceed $5,000,000 over
a period of up to 5 years to interdisciplinary research collaborations that are
likely to assist in addressing critical challenges to national security,
competitiveness, and societal well-being and that—</text>
<paragraph id="H775DCEBF024143098F81D6E7AC59FC46"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involve at least 2 co-equal principal
investigators at the same or different institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93D4627B5AD74CC9AD62EEC9A4301742"><enum>(2)</enum><text>draw upon
well-integrated, diverse teams of investigators, including students or
postdoctoral researchers, from one or more disciplines; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F27804E495C4D2F9CAA468AB77EB602"><enum>(3)</enum><text>foster creativity
and pursue high-risk, high-reward research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H907C3E3D30CC43C5A170A3666825A992"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
selecting grant recipients under this section, the Director shall give priority
to applicants that propose to utilize advances in cyberinfrastructure and
simulation-based science and engineering.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H837568F319694A1CA2184F5A14FFA656" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>223.</enum><header>National Science
Foundation manufacturing research and education</header>
<subsection id="H65C3D356C5C14E908CDACEAA1776B180"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Manufacturing
research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
carry out a program to award merit-reviewed, competitive grants to institutions
of higher education to support fundamental research leading to transformative
advances in manufacturing technologies, processes, and enterprises that will
support United States manufacturing through improved performance, productivity,
sustainability, and competitiveness. Research areas may include—</text>
<paragraph id="HFCCA931FD174459BA6014750DD5BB8AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>nanomanufacturing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC6C7AE9FC104D89A6215938163C94B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>manufacturing and
construction machines and equipment, including robotics, automation, and other
intelligent systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3612EF7F28D34E61986E8EB3C944CB80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>manufacturing
enterprise systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0239B1CEAF05426B96CCF9331B0ACB4B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>advanced sensing
and control techniques;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2768FC6286234D68A96BEF3A48CD9F8B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>materials
processing; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD83F2138F27486B9824F9EE4B423B80"><enum>(6)</enum><text>information
technologies for manufacturing, including predictive and real-time models and
simulations, and virtual manufacturing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB34B150F919E4FBEB6280B043FD8A074"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Manufacturing
education</header><text>In order to help ensure a well-trained manufacturing
workforce, the Director shall award grants to strengthen and expand scientific
and technical education and training in advanced manufacturing, including
through the Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE1384806F39A45669AB1B72CEA9914FA"><enum>224.</enum><header>Strengthening
institutional research partnerships</header>
<subsection id="H866DEDE516AD4651AB4BBC9839AEAC3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any Foundation
research grant, in an amount greater than $2,000,000, to be carried out through
a partnership that includes one or more minority-serving institutions or
predominantly undergraduate institutions and one or more institutions described
in subsection (b), the Director shall award funds directly, according to the
budget justification described in the grant proposal, to at least two of the
institutions of higher education in the partnership, including at least one
minority-serving institution or one predominantly undergraduate institution, to
ensure a strong and equitable partnership.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E96E28BDA21417CB519D191D3BFE35E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Institutions</header><text>The
institutions referred to in subsection (a) are institutions of higher education
that are among the 100 institutions receiving, over the 3-year period
immediately preceding the awarding of grants, the highest amount of research
funding from the Foundation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H85FD44413B5A429EABDA074F6FA90216"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide a report to Congress on
institutional research partnerships identified in subsection (a) funded in the
previous fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBEA68B966BE942C681740F54E35ECBAB"><enum>225.</enum><header>National
Science Board report on mid-scale instrumentation</header>
<subsection id="H3BF2C6820C4C4352AD37097C545D94CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mid-Scale
research instrumentation needs</header><text>The National Science Board shall
evaluate the needs, across all disciplines supported by the Foundation, for
mid-scale research instrumentation that falls between the instruments funded by
the Major Research Instrumentation program and the very large projects funded
by the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE08290961E1A4B608A9F0F6AFCD8F0B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on
mid-Scale research instrumentation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Science Board shall submit to Congress a
report on mid-scale research instrumentation at the Foundation. At a minimum,
this report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H3459AB7D55F74DBD9B9571C172838C96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings from
the Board’s evaluation of instrumentation needs required under subsection (a),
including a description of differences across disciplines and Foundation
research directorates;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85A5E7B1FC6E401E9A9466B830BD2B3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
recommendation or recommendations regarding how the Foundation should set
priorities for mid-scale instrumentation across disciplines and Foundation
research directorates;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AF862B936CF413CB1F29EBA979C8283"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation or recommendations
regarding the appropriateness of expanding existing programs, including the
Major Research Instrumentation program or the Major Research Equipment and
Facilities Construction program, to support more instrumentation at the
mid-scale;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H076C8F10E2B24410B0014C33B021EC47"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation or recommendations
regarding the need for and appropriateness of a new, Foundation-wide program or
initiative in support of mid-scale instrumentation, including any
recommendations regarding the administration of and budget for such a program
or initiative and the appropriate scope of instruments to be funded under such
a program or initiative; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96E6760AC91E433F9F6F0F4751FF25A9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendation or recommendations
regarding other options for supporting mid-scale research instrumentation at
the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE17E67BBDB1747FC957FE23284E23D0F"><enum>226.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on overall support for research infrastructure at the
Foundation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Foundation should strive to keep the percentage of the
Foundation budget devoted to research infrastructure in the range of 24 to 27
percent, as recommended in the 2003 National Science Board report entitled
<quote>Science and Engineering Infrastructure for the 21st
Century</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HED915FBDA8584B58979F4648A1E96E0B"><enum>227.</enum><header>Partnerships
for innovation</header>
<subsection id="H6A4C81F0BCEB4075AD73EA3B9494E1E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall carry out a program to award
merit-reviewed, competitive grants to institutions of higher education to
establish and to expand partnerships that promote innovation and increase the
economic and social impact of research by developing tools and resources to
connect new scientific discoveries to practical uses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H00495D6B1D424D79AD27B0B759C39454"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Partnerships</header>
<paragraph id="H92A9F8F1E2F8460898A3BF505FEA7F88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible for funding under this section, an
institution of higher education must propose establishment of a partnership
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4B7023D27AF640F4BA41B26C888662ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes at least
one private sector entity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H606F4F01C5194E8F9B25D876B1C5A764"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include other institutions of higher
education, public sector institutions, private sector entities, and social
enterprise nonprofit organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD625C8DEABEE46C7A69DB28441E6E06D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
selecting grant recipients under this section, the Director shall give priority
to partnerships that include one or more institutions of higher education that
are among the 100 institutions receiving, over the 3-year period immediately
preceding the awarding of grants, the highest amount of research funding from
the Foundation and at least one of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H97413EF5B5404289BCED23DC14563777"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A minority serving
institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4DCE336CFCB43C981D14FAD51A0BA6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A primarily
undergraduate institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FE2647F6D74420EB5D7C89E3B439E6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A 2-year
institution of higher education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FB51893A4D24E8887AFB83B276CC54F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program</header><text>Proposals
funded under this section shall seek to—</text>
<paragraph id="HF86EDD710EDD4F76A9267F5C144B0206"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase the
economic or social impact of the most promising research at the institution or
institutions of higher education that are members of the partnership through
knowledge transfer or commercialization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H358BEDBF92EC4A448D456CCDEFBFDAC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase the
engagement of faculty and students across multiple disciplines and departments,
including faculty and students in schools of business and other appropriate
non-STEM fields and disciplines in knowledge transfer activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H696984EECE89471F80914096181CE7E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhance education
and mentoring of students and faculty in innovation and entrepreneurship
through networks, courses, and development of best practices and
curricula;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0AAEEB93A354B57B83B477DE7249BBC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>strengthen the
culture of the institution or institutions of higher education to undertake and
participate in activities related to innovation and leading to economic or
social impact;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA32641713A34CF897F47C182E50F8BB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">broaden the participation of all types of
institutions of higher education in activities to meet STEM workforce needs and
promote innovation and knowledge transfer; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7200A960492A4BA48A39C0685E012FC9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>build lasting
partnerships with local and regional businesses, local and State governments,
and other relevant entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA314AC31989D41F2B67C03598D2EB0F8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
criteria</header><text>In selecting grant recipients under this section, the
Director shall also consider the extent to which the applicants are able to
demonstrate evidence of institutional support for, and commitment to—</text>
<paragraph id="H205DA677F5FC487A91461D5473E21A02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieving the goals of the program as
described in subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C3DAC5F55484B0E9C816F8086D55A71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expansion to an
institution-wide program if the initial proposal is not for an institution-wide
program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H936854330CF5455B9C28FB7AF7040166"><enum>(3)</enum><text>sustaining any new
innovation tools and resources generated from funding under this
program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9EA5FAE95234477E8A62E14A227D45D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No
funds provided under this section may be used to construct or renovate a
building or structure.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFC1F23B8A374144AC978CDB8ED7BE4E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>228.</enum><header>Prize
awards</header>
<subsection id="HF73EBFEF2C3946AA8C05B7E44FD6DA38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Generating Extraordinary New Innovations in the United
States Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H683D461A931C4246A5706E9B931AB504"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
carry out a pilot program to award innovation inducement cash prizes in any
area of research supported by the Foundation. The Director may carry out a
program of cash prizes only in conformity with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3C5CF26C0BE84F0A8B5FB3EAA8655950"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Topics</header><text>In
identifying topics for prize competitions under this section, the Director
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H76605BF5462F4C4CAF7302791AA6F69E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult widely
both within and outside the Federal Government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2B136789D9D4F0BAF44F7D182F3B9B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give priority to high-risk, high-reward
research challenges and to problems whose solution could improve the economic
competitiveness of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H579EBBFAA97941FF8F0B8571DEF85993"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give consideration to the extent to which
the topics have the potential to raise public awareness about federally
sponsored research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H32B75DE68C1D45A594CC0690FDAD1BDC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Types of
contests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
consider all categories of innovation inducement prizes, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HF807FA92AE9D44ECBEC3E9CF18BBF6E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contests in which
the award is to the first team or individual who accomplishes a stated
objective; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80E91C630CF94F778046A4E13136A313"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contests in which
the winner is the team or individual who comes closest to achieving an
objective within a specified time.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C385CC9C6F24A6B8FD0DC52F1A518DE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Advertising and
announcement</header>
<paragraph id="HAD823F946E774ED7B21D4AE9A53845DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advertising and
solicitation of competitors</header><text>The Director shall widely advertise
prize competitions to encourage broad participation, including by individuals,
institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and
businesses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23421E337FEC4567847172AB2FBC7F1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Announcement
through federal register notice</header><text>The Director shall announce each
prize competition by publishing a notice in the Federal Register. This notice
shall include the subject of the competition, the duration of the competition,
the eligibility requirements for participation in the competition, the process
for participants to register for the competition, the amount of the prize, and
the criteria for awarding the prize, including the method by which the prize
winner or winners will be selected.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14535A01B7DE46FBB1B5E58852424728"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Time to
announcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director
shall announce a prize competition within 18 months after receipt of
appropriated funds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD91DF0B99539441FBFF364FEA0C75EBC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="HED77651ECC4E46DBB1E9FCB30CFC8E12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding
sources</header><text>Prizes under this section shall consist of Federal
appropriated funds and any funds raised pursuant to donations authorized under
section 11(f) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C.
1870(f)) for specific prize competitions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB53552F59D1840C784A40D634E979568"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Announcement of
prizes</header><text>The Director may not issue a notice as required by
subsection (e)(2) until all of the funds needed to pay out the announced amount
of the prize have been appropriated or committed in writing by another entity
pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3072D2460BDC4C7FAD44B607DD12C6B8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to win a prize under this section, an individual or entity—</text>
<paragraph id="H2F711DC4E2A44F0A80538AE982987F37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall have
complied with all of the requirements under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA24230D06AA429E82D566A2E3A93DF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a
private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of
business in the United States, and in the case of an individual, whether
participating singly or in a group, shall be a United States citizen or
national, or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD918A452A8604FB2BF49DAC11DD4F6FA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall not be a
Federal entity, a Federal employee acting within the scope of his or her
employment, or a person employed at a Federal laboratory acting within the
scope of his or her employment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6485C256C34A42749FA28D2A6B2A3CD4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not have utilized Federal funds to
engage in research on the topic for which the prize is being awarded.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5AEAA29FEC54FEDACA39F355919FD9E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Awards</header>
<paragraph id="HD52E38A18C8B4239BDFD46F8BD43E505"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Number of
competitions</header><text>The Director may announce up to 5 prize competitions
through the end of fiscal year 2013.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2BE73A312F846BB81EBA48DA04103B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Size of
award</header><text>The Director may determine the amount of each prize award
based on the prize topic, but no award shall be less than $1,000,000 or greater
than $3,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H049192FA3109410B910A986641F36E78"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selecting
winners</header><text>The Director may convene an expert panel to select a
winner of a prize competition. If the panel is unable to select a winner, the
Director shall determine the winner of the prize.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3886B9C5AA84A1CAF2623D2FB4A7454"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
publicly award prizes utilizing the Foundation’s existing public affairs and
public outreach resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H87C933AF5FFD47809CB15D259BB5138C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Administering
the competition</header><text>The Director may enter into an agreement with a
private, nonprofit entity to administer the prize competition, subject to the
provisions of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H771A5DB253D34A35B8804F8CF01E438D"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Intellectual
property</header><text>The Federal Government shall not, by virtue of offering
or awarding a prize under this section, be entitled to any intellectual
property rights derived as a consequence of, or in direct relation to, the
participation by a registered participant in a competition authorized by this
section. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the Federal
Government from negotiating a license for the use of intellectual property
developed for a prize competition under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C618E46D87A433DA4415787EC64F5E6"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The
Director may require a registered participant in a prize competition under this
section to waive liability against the Federal Government for injuries and
damages that result from participation in such competition.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H53660A8DFCD74204BEF8D2D15AC8B710"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Nonsubstitution</header><text>Any
programs created under this section shall not be considered a substitute for
Federal research and development programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1BF2AADB08F04A83AD10D8A1458C8A0F"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the National Science Board shall transmit to Congress a report
containing the results of a review and assessment of the pilot program under
this section, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FBC370647144834BE8F05585E9C60F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the nature and status of all completed or ongoing prize
competitions carried out under this section, including any scientific
achievements, publications, intellectual property, or commercialized technology
that resulted from such competitions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB30D069E05474E318527C5F4F1FCF7A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
recommendations regarding changes to, the termination of, or continuation of
the pilot program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4263785045E840E391A26EC9DB630FAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an analysis of
whether the program is attracting contestants more diverse than the
Foundation’s traditional academic constituency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H024BE5586BB945EBA3A79FB5227C5FFB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an analysis of
whether public awareness of innovation or of the goal of the particular prize
or prizes is enhanced;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD82611B54E374388BDD1CDC8367E1F45"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an analysis of
whether the Foundation’s public image or ability to increase public scientific
literacy is enhanced through the use of innovation inducement prizes;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41D94E4A0F0B4D138A8D4B572D94A2A5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an analysis of the
extent to which private funds are being used to support registered
participants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H04C5053A76D14BAEB3527ACE0DCBE23A"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Early
termination of contests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Director shall terminate a prize contest before any registered participant wins
if the Director determines that an unregistered entity has produced an
innovation that would otherwise have qualified for the prize award.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H597BC9ADA07E4F02A505DBA7BDD44F30"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H1B66708705C84A3E8E27A0C64D758A12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="H78E67BDCEA4145ABA42EE8D7E6157CC5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Awards</header><text>There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director for the period encompassing
fiscal years 2011 through 2013 $12,000,000 for carrying out this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3DCF7FC79514C4B90DEC4A1273DCF00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Of
the amounts authorized in subparagraph (A), not more than 15 percent for each
fiscal year shall be available for the administrative costs of carrying out
this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C3E741FFC17422398555049222F37EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Carryover of
funds</header><text>Funds appropriated for prize awards under this section
shall remain available until expended, and may be transferred, reprogrammed, or
expended for other purposes as authorized by law only after the expiration of 7
fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the funds were originally
appropriated. No provision in this section permits obligation or payment of
funds in violation of section 1341 of title 31 of the United States Code
(commonly referred to as the Anti-Deficiency Act).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H34D30D7AF66C4A70B6F06D8726EB8637"><enum>229.</enum><header>Green chemistry
basic research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director
shall establish a Green Chemistry Basic Research program to award competitive,
merit-based grants to support research into green and sustainable chemistry
which will lead to clean, safe, and economical alternatives to traditional
chemical products and practices. The research program shall provide sustained
support for green chemistry research, education, and technology transfer
through—</text>
<paragraph id="H6A71835E604E43089AA9BE2EC606CAB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">merit-reviewed competitive grants to
individual investigators and teams of investigators, including, to the extent
practicable, young investigators, for research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC24C98BA0A84E7A860DCBA1B4270AAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>grants to fund
collaborative research partnerships among universities, industry, and nonprofit
organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF36E4527FF2044BDB64AA5CB20983541"><enum>(3)</enum><text>symposia, forums,
and conferences to increase outreach, collaboration, and dissemination of green
chemistry advances and practices; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D7231C65A614213BBC3DE373AA8B8FB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>education,
training, and retraining of undergraduate and graduate students and
professional chemists and chemical engineers, including through partnerships
with industry, in green chemistry science and engineering.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3313568D3C094EA08BAABC06CF60D8CC"><enum>230.</enum><header>Collaboration
in planning for stewardship of large-scale facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the
Foundation should, in its planning for construction and stewardship of large
facilities, coordinate and collaborate with other Federal agencies, including
the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, to ensure that joint investments
may be made when practicable. In particular, the Foundation should ensure that
it responds to recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences and working
groups convened by the National Science and Technology Council regarding such
facilities and opportunities for partnership with other agencies in the design
and construction of such facilities. For facilities in which research in
multiple disciplines will be possible, the Director should include multiple
units within the Foundation during the planning process.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HEBEB4AC0C86548D5B44171304E78F4EE"><enum>C</enum><header>STEM Education and
Workforce Training</header>
<section id="HAB5C711F3083463A8BCC6666CE5ED99A"><enum>241.</enum><header>Graduate
student support</header>
<subsection id="HC64E1C92270B4190837D86DECCC6FCA0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>The
Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H3166D63E4B3E4C4D91E4A95CA442875F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program is an important program for
training the next generation of scientists and engineers in team-based
interdisciplinary research and problem solving, and for providing them with the
many additional skills, such as communication skills, needed to thrive in
diverse STEM careers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0448C56CD9DE46DAAC87C356398A3298"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program is no less valuable to the
preparation and support of graduate students than the Foundation’s Graduate
Research Fellowship program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB5433CCDD43B4BF6BE90CB1FFE1C435C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Equal treatment
of IGERT and GRF</header><text>Beginning in fiscal year 2011, the Director
shall increase or, if necessary, decrease funding for the Foundation’s
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program (or any program
by which it is replaced) at least at the same rate as it increases or decreases
funding for the Graduate Research Fellowship program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H84A9A914CC864DF59D0FAFC9D08C7FCE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Support for
graduate student research from the research account</header><text>For each of
the fiscal years 2011 through 2013, at least 50 percent of the total Foundation
funds allocated to the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
program and the Graduate Research Fellowship program shall come from funds
appropriated for Research and Related Activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H138F8F23E1AB4F18B8DE68FE0444F3A1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost of
education allowance for GRF program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10 of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1869) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9713AFBBEE884A6D844CFCB2C2C2CFEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(a)</quote> before <quote>The Foundation is authorized</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFF4C9A6B20C46ED83DC9C23669ADC2B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEB75A5ED79C44A5AC406DD95102D8C9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF03D9A5A92B44EE89F8F72AEC63C5F57"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall establish for each year
the amount to be awarded for scholarships and fellowships under this section
for that year. Each such scholarship and fellowship shall include a cost of
education allowance of $12,000, subject to any restrictions on the use of cost
of education allowance as determined by the
Director.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF45D51770A28460EAD8B4AAFA1361251"><enum>242.</enum><header>Postdoctoral
fellowship in STEM education research</header>
<subsection id="H203B195A0A9849B4B312EC13210F7D0E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
establish postdoctoral fellowships in STEM education research to provide recent
doctoral degree graduates in STEM fields with the necessary skills to assume
leadership roles in STEM education research, program development, and
evaluation in our Nation’s diverse educational institutions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H015C6D3D39D84D9D83ACB36B29C265FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Awards</header>
<paragraph id="H94F3C33BD2F54A2792984853B5EE71B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Fellowships
may be awarded under this section for a period of up to 24 months in duration,
renewable for an additional 12 months. The Director shall establish criteria
for eligibility for renewal of the fellowship.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A2E0FB760A34B87B1BA77F862337041"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Stipend</header><text>The
Director shall determine the amount of the award for a fellowship, which shall
include a stipend and a research allowance, and may include an educational
allowance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CE7DB6A46A54178AEBE64891BD13F80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Location</header><text>A
fellowship shall be awarded for research at any institution of higher education
that offers degrees in fields supported by the Foundation, or at any
institution or organization that the Director determines is eligible for
education research grants from the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF753D8ED80C540FEAC5A7CF4EDAF432E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Number of
awards</header><text>The Director may award up to 20 new fellowships per
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H200A422391454B6A98822CCA87DB2E2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research</header><text>Fellowships
under this section shall be awarded for research on STEM education at any
educational level, including grades pre-K–12, undergraduate, graduate, and
general public education, in both formal and informal settings. Research topics
may include—</text>
<paragraph id="H4878BA02DDDD488C969E44B1563879CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>learning processes
and progressions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H355594A500794CFFAD71EA2A2AD80F3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>knowledge
transfer, including curriculum development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D15A518EF634D809FC9597EEAD44D5F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>uses of technology
as teaching and learning tools;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51D6ACD8E24A4CB9886A4AB20931F696"><enum>(4)</enum><text>integrating STEM
fields; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2A9E2A5A4E648198D2A9BF7A1BF62D3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assessment of
student learning and program evaluation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00B19EEE292D44278227FD632B792D2E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible for a fellowship under this section, an individual must—</text>
<paragraph id="HE1D42101C0FD4A5BB2507DAC07A1C023"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be a United States
citizen or national, or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for
permanent residence, at the time of application; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9109FFEFA5C94B97B87D6507AF14F4CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have received a
doctoral degree in one of the STEM fields supported by the Foundation within 3
years prior to the fellowship application deadline.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H02F43597493945CF9B15CE591E2F34D4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under this
section, the Director shall conduct outreach efforts to encourage applications
from underrepresented groups.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H78B52EFC86E54A08982A0D73E0E546D4"><enum>243.</enum><header>Robert Noyce
teacher scholarship program</header>
<subsection id="HFD92AE7655F240DEB83B18686171668E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10A(h)(1)
of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
1862n–1a(h)(1)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37DBE72303B84BFCA6CEF5D6427ACEA1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD545DA72F0DC407880E1E2DF3B989A9C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity
receiving a grant under this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources,
to carry out the activities supported by the grant—</text>
<subparagraph id="HADBC7DADC186414EA9B0A53E396EFF92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of
grants in an amount of less than $1,500,000, an amount equal to at least 30
percent of the amount of the grant, at least one half of which shall be in
cash; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC80410AD2027427E8A72C6A5911ABA19"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of grants in an amount of
$1,500,000 or more, an amount equal to at least 50 percent of the amount of the
grant, at least one half of which shall be in
cash.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9798F4306A3442D4A9D4479EE38697D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Retiring STEM
professionals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10A of
the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a)
is amended in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting <quote>including retiring
professionals in those fields,</quote> after <quote>mathematics
professionals,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBDAC7B0A41FC4A41B46A721D3E7D17B6"><enum>244.</enum><header>Institutions
serving persons with disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the purposes of the activities and
programs supported by the Foundation, institutions of higher education
chartered to serve large numbers of students with disabilities, including
Gallaudet University, Landmark College, and the National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, shall have a designation consistent with the designation for
other institutions that serve populations underrepresented in STEM to ensure
that institutions of higher education chartered to serve persons with
disabilities can benefit from STEM bridge programs and from research
partnerships with major research universities. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to amend or otherwise affect any of the definitions for
minority-serving institutions under title III or title V of the Higher
Education Act of 1965.</text>
</section><section id="HEF8A40AB9BC044EEA4E000476EB85902"><enum>245.</enum><header>Institutional
integration</header>
<subsection id="H216F9ED82C214E3F89B683978FB12C56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Innovation
through institutional integration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall award grants for the
institutional integration of projects funded by the Foundation with a focus on
education, or on broadening participation in STEM by underrepresented groups,
for the purpose of increasing collaboration and coordination across funded
projects and institutions and expanding the impact of such projects within and
among institutions of higher education in an innovative and sustainable
manner.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8063B8B2D3404E75ABC0FECD05220679"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
activities</header><text>The program under this section shall support
integrative activities that involve the strategic and innovative combination of
Foundation-funded projects and that provide for—</text>
<paragraph id="H1A3547DB386743288E15800AF965F0AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>additional
opportunities to increase the recruitment, retention, and degree attainment of
underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CE1C89E038849839C84AE8E31F4161F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the inclusion of
programming, practices, and policies that encourage the integration of
education and research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6CB152B7B14464E95725DE78E5C612D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>seamless
transitions from one educational level to another, including from a 2-year to a
4-year institution; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD03B6FA539E34DF6B60AD10FD39B62F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other activities that expand and deepen the
impact of Foundation-funded projects with a focus on education, or on
broadening participation in STEM by underrepresented groups, and enhance their
sustainability.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3848C8F895DC4A2A882D11C8CE78812D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review
criteria</header><text>In selecting recipients of grants under this section,
the Director shall consider at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H875185962C4C4384AE356DC2B9DFA309"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to
which the proposed project addresses the goals of project and program
integration and adds value to the existing funded projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC8FDA7AFA6444ED98396B79510739C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to
which there is a proven record of success for the existing projects on which
the proposed integration project is based; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE83814D872E4D6CA7836A2EC7AE5C64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the extent to
which the proposed project addresses the modification of programming,
practices, and policies necessary to achieve the purpose described in
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBD4D3918CC504E108C8F97E6AFD34CF9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
selecting recipients of grants under this section, the Director shall give
priority to proposals for which a senior institutional administrator, including
a dean or other administrator of equal or higher rank, serves as the principal
investigator.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0DB784007F645A9A186B759DC689820" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>246.</enum><header>Postdoctoral
research fellowships</header>
<subsection id="H617A397C796146A2AC4944138120A28C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall establish a Foundation-wide
postdoctoral research fellowship program, to award competitive, merit-based
postdoctoral research fellowships in any field of research supported by the
Foundation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA7EB3914325841FBA153B7F34630E7F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration and
amount</header><text>Fellowships may be awarded under this section for a period
of up to 3 years in duration. The Director shall determine the amount of the
award for a fellowship, which shall include a stipend and a research allowance,
and may include an educational allowance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H06E75F0A57C14C32A995B85066CDE18A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a fellowship under this section, an individual—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B0FAF8D4E5E4B3BBD9BBC931E0B17EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>must be a United
States citizen or national, or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence, at the time of application;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDBD4604DF34B40BDAFF39922976E7F0C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>must have received
a doctoral degree in any field of research supported by the Foundation within 3
years prior to the fellowship application deadline, or will complete a doctoral
degree no more than 1 year after the application deadline; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H030A1B3624B043759D803096C1A472FF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may not have
previously received funding as the principal investigator of a research grant
from the Foundation, unless such funding was received as a graduate
student.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D44A6C2D24A4A4DA449AEE4DFDA3D32"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
evaluating applications for fellowships under this section, the Director shall
give priority to applications that include—</text>
<paragraph id="H279BD75B9D014D5E820EB978561DCB4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>proposals for
interdisciplinary research; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA96D470FA1247FBAD791F2EC7B62A63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>proposals for
high-risk, high-reward research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F8CDF535D294DE797B1B289F4B5D610"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional
considerations</header>
<paragraph id="H6E12C4A8CFFB4613B6991B6A53D631DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating
applications for fellowships under this section, the Director shall give
consideration to the goal of promoting the participation of individuals
identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) and veterans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2302B2478D814BFBA7FDCF6E70613DDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>veteran</quote> means a person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4DE415CFB7AA4D739C42B297D25DAB5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>served on active
duty (other than active duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the United
States for a period of more than 180 consecutive days, and who was discharged
or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A963A4321004C6F919899C82C9D40EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>served on active
duty (other than active duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the United
States and was discharged or released from such service for a service-connected
disability before serving 180 consecutive days.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">For purposes
of subparagraph (B), the term <quote>service-connected</quote> has the meaning
given such term under section 101 of title 38, United States Code.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1219403BCAD5477082698F00BD8458F4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Nonsubstitution</header><text>The
fellowship program authorized under this section is not intended to replace or
reduce support for postdoctoral research through existing programs at the
Foundation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2E4EB59EDE2147F0BF40D9FD743DCD85"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under this
section, the Director shall conduct outreach efforts to encourage applications
from underrepresented groups.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H849EFAE3830F40F1B54BD55E1C6171EF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>247.</enum><header>Broadening
participation training and outreach</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director shall provide education and
training—</text>
<paragraph id="HDB9F4FC4F77A4B86BC17F8E36A1EC68B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to Foundation
staff and grant proposal review panels on effective mechanisms and tools for
broadening participation in STEM by underrepresented groups, including reviewer
selection and mitigation of implicit bias in the review process; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEEC59E9AA90D46DA8EF214A87B8545B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to Foundation
staff on related outreach approaches.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2247EE21834D4D66A2DB9669280E63F2"><enum>248.</enum><header>Transforming
undergraduate education in STEM</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17 of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–6) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H58F299395DD24F26A37F710B780F23D2">
<section id="H6D11D8F74F3B4B88AC05F6B38F8F7421"><enum>17.</enum><header>Transforming
undergraduate education in STEM</header>
<subsection id="H596346E3DC5E4EB7B613DAFBA1B2C052"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
award grants, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to institutions of higher
education (or to consortia thereof) to reform undergraduate STEM education for
the purpose of increasing the number and quality of students studying toward
and completing baccalaureate degrees in STEM and improving the STEM learning
outcomes for all undergraduate students, including through—</text>
<paragraph id="H15FBCFD817F54C839C3E0B3B85BB5B1A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development,
implementation, and assessment of innovative, research-based approaches to
transforming the teaching and learning of disciplinary or interdisciplinary
STEM at the undergraduate level; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03B785CF6ED04D37BEF61F1222C500B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expansion of successful STEM reform efforts
beyond a single course or group of courses to achieve reform within an entire
academic unit, or expansion of successful reform efforts beyond a single
academic unit to other STEM academic units within an institution or to
comparable academic units at other institutions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H585C607C450E408EAE0DDDB1B6BBCB5B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header><text>Activities supported by grants under this section may
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H8EE9830FAE934D18B3CF52E404709667"><enum>(1)</enum><text>creation of
multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary courses or programs that formalize
collaborations for the purpose of improved student instruction and research in
STEM;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71E1AF0D87A84B5DAE2CEEAEC591D79F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expansion of
undergraduate STEM research opportunities to include interdisciplinary research
opportunities and research opportunities in industry, at Federal labs, and at
international research institutions or research sites;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H598B11C2A6C54E74B3AEB921AC2D75AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementation or expansion of bridge
programs, including programs that address student transition from 2-year to
4-year institutions, and cohort, tutoring, or mentoring programs proven to
enhance student recruitment or persistence to degree completion in STEM,
including recruitment or persistence to degree completion of individuals
identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H241461D569B9481E9FE85D3FFCD83106"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improvement of undergraduate STEM education
for nonmajors, including education majors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE904BFE68B046FC9A8A318DC626A17F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>implementation of
evidence-based, technology-driven reform efforts that directly impact
undergraduate STEM instruction or research experiences;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA37279930E0140C7BF7E6C6B68A5D512"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development and implementation of faculty
and graduate teaching assistant development programs focused on improved
instruction, mentoring, assessment of student learning, and support of
undergraduate STEM students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1E7D45ABB7641988668AE1634A1F92B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>support for
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to participate in instructional or
assessment activities at primarily undergraduate institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06283C6E205849FE8F3ECE1611C67DA3"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research on teaching and learning of STEM
at the undergraduate level related to the proposed reform effort, including
assessment and evaluation of the proposed reform activities, research on
scalability and sustainability of approaches to reform, and development and
implementation of longitudinal studies of students included in the proposed
reform effort; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H771EAD7CAE704DA4B529BEAC7EB2087D"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for initiatives that advance the
integration of global challenges such as sustainability into disciplinary and
interdisciplinary STEM education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9206B2DA03DA443FBBE3CC3915E53A1A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>An
institution of higher education may partner with one or more other nonprofit
education or research organizations, including scientific and engineering
societies, for the purposes of carrying out the activities authorized under
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H234277B3528E4128824EBA54A3040386"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection
process</header>
<paragraph id="H580334E6B2634680BBE61A2B556894D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>An
institution of higher education seeking a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Director may require. The application shall include, at
a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE744F7B3231D47479ADF82C138F44F8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the proposed reform effort;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DCB928D842240F8BD0D4C7290D8FE97"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the research findings that
will serve as the basis for the proposed reform effort or, in the case of
applications that propose an expansion of a previously implemented reform
effort, a description of the previously implemented reform effort, including
indicators of success such as data on student recruitment, persistence to
degree completion, and academic achievement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BA9EF76D1B24124ACBC29598108D3F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evidence of
institutional support for, and commitment to, the proposed reform effort,
including long-term commitment to implement successful strategies from the
current reform effort beyond the academic unit or units included in the grant
proposal or to disseminate successful strategies to other institutions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F4B1B4F886D492694181342FCDBCA22"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
existing or planned institutional policies and practices regarding faculty
hiring, promotion, tenure, and teaching assignment that reward faculty
contributions to undergraduate STEM education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53E806EBC36A420FB5D1E65ADB6A4204"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
the plans for assessment and evaluation of the proposed reform activities,
including evidence of participation by individuals with experience in
assessment and evaluation of teaching and learning programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4632DA3DF7A74393AB5524246AD4E9F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
applications</header><text>In selecting grant recipients under this section,
the Director shall consider at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5BF196E4C4B046B7B48C85268B2E291E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the likelihood of
success in undertaking the proposed effort at the institution submitting the
application, including the extent to which the faculty, staff, and
administrators of the institution are committed to making the proposed
institutional reform a priority of the participating academic unit or
units;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2E903E183614561BEA2B5B427066122"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the degree to
which the proposed reform will contribute to change in institutional culture
and policy such that a greater value is placed on faculty engagement in
undergraduate education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3137FBB12E464F84823091F762797488"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the likelihood
that the institution will sustain or expand the reform beyond the period of the
grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B85626E78684B41A00FB47697327D85"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the degree to which scholarly assessment
and evaluation plans are included in the design of the reform effort, including
the degree to which such assessment and evaluation contribute to the systematic
accumulation of knowledge on STEM education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B562D0A07C34C60A0770758980BC344"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For proposals that include an expansion of
existing reform efforts beyond a single academic unit, the Director shall give
priority to proposals for which a senior institutional administrator, including
a dean or other administrator of equal or higher rank, serves as the principal
investigator or a coprincipal investigator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA71B65D9013843E3BBD39B818B6BEBE7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grant
distribution</header><text>The Director shall ensure, to the extent
practicable, that grants awarded under this section are made to a variety of
types of institutions of higher
education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HCBD5EB8691CB4F599C185B22B51FE079"><enum>249.</enum><header>21st century
graduate education</header>
<subsection id="H25115313552545489C241B5C7D979E90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall award grants, on a competitive,
merit-reviewed basis, to institutions of higher education to implement or
expand research-based reforms in master’s and doctoral level STEM education
that emphasize preparation for diverse careers utilizing STEM degrees,
including at diverse types of institutions of higher education, in industry,
and at government agencies and research laboratories.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3B7AF37ABD294C61B1F4C0EF48FB190A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header><text>Activities supported by grants under this section may
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H9BF6773D516E4E33BCF4A3F61886F2F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>creation of
multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary courses or programs for the purpose of
improved student instruction and research in STEM;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0264FCCFC6A43359DF863BBC05BF853"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expansion of
graduate STEM research opportunities to include interdisciplinary research
opportunities and research opportunities in industry, at Federal laboratories,
and at international research institutions or research sites;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7240856439A04FEC8ECF7663D8ADB4EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>development and
implementation of future faculty training programs focused on improved
instruction, mentoring, assessment of student learning, and support of
undergraduate STEM students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0001DC6E5A54500B62DF80B3D003206"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support and training for graduate students
to participate in instructional activities beyond the traditional teaching
assistantship, and especially as part of ongoing educational reform efforts,
including at pre-K–12 schools, informal science education institutions, and
primarily undergraduate institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA55C5CB2A04B4FDD9C7FD380584DD1FA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>creation,
improvement, or expansion of innovative graduate programs such as science
master’s degree programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33DCE0B8A30F4D7D88A6FB67B06BC63E"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development and implementation of seminars,
workshops, and other professional development activities that increase the
ability of graduate students to engage in innovation, technology transfer, and
entrepreneurship;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51FF062E17164AB998F970DA8BCCED47"><enum>(7)</enum><text>development and
implementation of seminars, workshops, and other professional development
activities that increase the ability of graduate students to effectively
communicate their research findings to technical audiences outside of their own
discipline and to nontechnical audiences;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2692BADD2C9140F29E1B81BBC59B7F7D"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expansion of successful STEM reform efforts
beyond a single academic unit to other STEM academic units within an
institution or to comparable academic units at other institutions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29B0E75AB6D04F1C88187C04CB8D852C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>research on
teaching and learning of STEM at the graduate level related to the proposed
reform effort, including assessment and evaluation of the proposed reform
activities and research on scalability and sustainability of approaches to
reform.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBAF1EE2D21F42D6B9073B0646B330C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>An
institution of higher education may partner with one or more other nonprofit
education or research organizations, including scientific and engineering
societies, for the purposes of carrying out the activities authorized under
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H472A55E5F6F24301B6870C904286882C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection
process</header>
<paragraph id="H4082155FC152489A863733223755BAE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>An
institution of higher education seeking a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Director may require. The application shall include, at
a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7164534F9AC944A792CA3FEE97066FA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the proposed reform effort;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A5D25EF3B3B42848501CCF40002CEFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
applications that propose an expansion of a previously implemented reform
effort at the applicant’s institution or at other institutions, a description
of the previously implemented reform effort;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B64FB4C26DD4394A75FE7B2175B9022"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evidence of
institutional support for, and commitment to, the proposed reform effort,
including long-term commitment to implement successful strategies from the
current reform effort beyond the academic unit or units included in the grant
proposal or to disseminate successful strategies to other institutions;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECB95D435DE84CB9894CDC316C9C32A4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the plans for assessment and evaluation of the grant proposed reform
activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB56093461724DC189B5470A6010A0EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
applications</header><text>In selecting grant recipients under this section,
the Director shall consider at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB36E5A07FB214A028414BCA3368FEBD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the likelihood of
success in undertaking the proposed effort at the institution submitting the
application, including the extent to which the faculty, staff, and
administrators of the institution are committed to making the proposed
institutional reform a priority of the participating academic unit or
units;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59665B8B84BB4DF493EABE036201D250"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the degree to
which the proposed reform will contribute to change in institutional culture
and policy such that a greater value is placed on preparing graduate students
for diverse careers utilizing STEM degrees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD192F64B191D4170ACACAF9912A7EC1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the likelihood
that the institution will sustain or expand the reform beyond the period of the
grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H093A062CFF774CF8AFF67FB888FDFC32"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the degree to
which scholarly assessment and evaluation plans are included in the design of
the reform effort.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H67E3D9428D594FED92CE5939AFA5098B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
7034 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o–13) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H354A305172AA45A7A66B9AAB24EFC8A6"><enum>250.</enum><header>Undergraduate
broadening participation program</header>
<subsection id="H20D9DD778C74464EBAF2EE5A1DB9867B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Undergraduate
broadening participation program</header><text>The Foundation shall continue to
support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program,
the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program, and the Tribal
Colleges and Universities Program as separate programs at least through
September 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C6EDA48C48C4099AF229669EEB3373F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to any realignment or consolidation
of the programs described in subsection (a), in addition to the
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Undergraduate Program required by section 7033 of
the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o–12), the Director shall develop a
plan clarifying the objectives and rationale for such changes. The plan shall
include a description of how such changes would result in—</text>
<paragraph id="H10E6720125A54D2BB348D01C96215E7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meeting or
strengthening the common goal of the separate programs to increase the number
of individuals from underrepresented groups attaining undergraduate STEM
degrees; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D6228B398DB4CA19A73B865BB71891E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addressing the
unique needs of the different types of minority serving institutions and
underrepresented groups currently provided for by the separate programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF34837E4E6FD4C08AF8D90A37742FFA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>In
the development of the plan required under subsection (b), the Director shall
at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H25DD0FAD8D5C434EA664F89B147E275F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider the
recommendations and findings of the National Academy of Sciences report
required by section 7032 of the America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41DCE10C90814710B24E24625C1991A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solicit
recommendations and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, including
representatives from minority serving institutions, other institutions of
higher education, and other entities with expertise on effective mechanisms to
increase the recruitment and retention of members of underrepresented groups in
STEM fields, and the attainment of STEM degrees by underrepresented
groups.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDC0A90FA9A64AEAAFD6A050C6345D89"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval by
congress</header><text>The plan developed under this section shall be
transmitted to Congress at least 3 months prior to the implementation of any
realignment or consolidation of the programs described in subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H595E12B7DC474BC094D0C657E459EF05" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>251.</enum><header>Grand challenges in
education research</header>
<subsection id="HA0B6E4658E9542198643C886AFC9E85A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director and the
Secretary of Education shall collaborate, in consultation with the Director of
the National Institutes of Health, in—</text>
<paragraph id="H52CB5DD768844A15A7B06DECA32033A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifying,
prioritizing, and developing strategies to address grand challenges in research
and development on the teaching and learning of STEM at the pre-K–12 level, in
formal and informal settings, for diverse learning populations, including
individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b), and students in rural
schools;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H794B64F1227F4B9A8151782324AA43D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out research and development to
address the grand challenges identified in paragraph (1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF2C814C91D146719C0064D3DD6AC60E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensuring the
dissemination of the results of such research and development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF32D533655B8404E80C5450834C7FC25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Stakeholder
input</header><text>In identifying the grand challenges required in subsection
(a), the Director and the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H752C40B7F18C47F085C992777F0BDF69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take into
consideration critical research gaps identified in existing reports, including
reports by the National Academies, on the teaching and learning of STEM at the
pre-K–12 level in formal and informal settings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H850DF090ECAE4E4AACDAA7B1CDC4DC47"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit input from a wide range of
stakeholders, including local and State education officials, STEM teachers,
STEM education researchers, scientific and engineering societies, STEM faculty
at institutions of higher education, informal STEM education providers,
businesses with a large STEM workforce, and other stakeholders in the teaching
and learning of STEM at the pre-K–12 level, and may enter into an arrangement
with the National Research Council for these purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7492CAD4313A425CBCE9746E3BAE308A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Topics To
consider</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In identifying the
grand challenges required in subsection (a), the Director and the Secretary, in
order to provide students with increased access to rigorous courses of study in
STEM, increase the number of students who are prepared for advanced study and
careers in STEM, and increase the effective teaching of STEM subjects, shall at
a minimum consider the following topics:</text>
<paragraph id="HE0A38EA80BFB4A228089D0A4519EB368"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Research on
scalability, sustainability, and replication of successful STEM activities,
programs, and models, in formal and informal environments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34D4FEE5C3674991B2ADA0DD8F1219AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research that utilizes a systems approach
to identifying challenges and opportunities to improve the teaching and
learning of STEM, including development and evaluation of model systems that
support improved teaching and learning of STEM across entire school districts
and States, and encompassing and integrating the teaching and learning of STEM
in formal and informal venues, and in K–12 schools and institutions of higher
education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA76F8B7AF61F43FA9EFD0329154F0957"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research to understand what makes a STEM
teacher effective and pre-service and in-service STEM teacher training and
professional development effective, including development of tools and
methodologies to measure STEM teacher effectiveness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD655EF05556646A19CADFA1389E16A4F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Research and
development on cyber-enabled tools and programs and television based tools and
programs for learning and teaching STEM, including development of tools and
methodologies for assessing cyber and television enabled teaching and
learning.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1435BDD81434885A28C56F72CA3376F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Research and
development on STEM teaching and learning in informal environments, including
development of tools and methodologies for assessing STEM teaching and learning
in informal environments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA34E77F49BC4D61801DCF38DEAA967E"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and development on how integrating
engineering with mathematics and science education may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B8A86F4F79D4B859768B326F34A599B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve student
learning of mathematics and science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13206CE50716489EA10B90F9E53567DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase student
interest and persistence in STEM; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8A40E3458844A89AAF2DC71025E0B6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve student
understanding of engineering design principles and of the built world.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31A85B42DD064867965762AC02996F96"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Research to
understand what makes hands-on, inquiry-based classroom experiences effective,
including development of tools and methodologies for assessing such
experiences.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCBCAA48A1DF54F56B76889F06ADF5878"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director and the Secretary shall report back to Congress with a
description of—</text>
<paragraph id="H7D3CEB5F674446B4ACDDC3A93CAE6272"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the grand
challenges identified pursuant to this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A0F2563D9E947EAA2685C9E6056FC5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the role of each
agency in supporting research and development activities to address the grand
challenges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D8BD33100E14D07A71A86E4B0B979B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the common metrics
that will be used to assess progress toward meeting the grand
challenges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H344E538CF4B14370B8F333FB2DB22FE7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>plans for
periodically updating the grand challenges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22BC4A601F66492A800326C88804793D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>how the agencies
will disseminate the results of research and development activities carried out
under this section to STEM education practitioners, to other Federal agencies
that support STEM programs and activities, and to non-Federal funders of STEM
education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA766D439EA8248809CCDA9C44D0A5F4D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>how the agencies
will support implementation of best practices identified by the research and
development activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22347D4F50DF49F29279006CBF1E7096" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>252.</enum><header>Research experiences
for undergraduates</header>
<subsection id="H14AE7394DBED43B28DBA178B516B0376"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research
sites</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
award grants, on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis, to institutions of higher
education, nonprofit organizations, or consortia of such institutions and
organizations, for sites designated by the Director to provide research
experiences for 6 or more undergraduate STEM students for sites designated at
primarily undergraduate institutions of higher education and 10 or more
undergraduate STEM students for all other sites, with consideration given to
the goal of promoting the participation of individuals identified in section 33
or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a
or 1885b). The Director shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD391BEDF0DD54D18BAB1B0EBAB1A9CFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least half of the students participating
in a program funded by a grant under this subsection at each site shall be
recruited from institutions of higher education where research opportunities in
STEM are limited, including 2-year institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87D206EA057D4BC2811124F3503C1BDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the awards provide
undergraduate research experiences in a wide range of STEM disciplines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5166D133AD2B4EC8A110A366DB9C82A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the awards support
a variety of projects, including independent investigator-led projects,
interdisciplinary projects, and multi-institutional projects (including virtual
projects);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D70736B527D4124A1D9D03EDB179C23"><enum>(4)</enum><text>students
participating in each program funded have mentors, including during the
academic year to the extent practicable, to help connect the students’ research
experiences to the overall academic course of study and to help students
achieve success in courses of study leading to a baccalaureate degree in a STEM
field;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H576C4EC2410440BB891BEAFBF26D9CDE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>mentors and
students are supported with appropriate salary or stipends; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AFB48FFC4CC406ABF8C6B2E67CDE236"><enum>(6)</enum><text>student
participants are tracked, for employment and continued matriculation in STEM
fields, through receipt of the undergraduate degree and for at least 3 years
thereafter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4F71E0DF2D742F4BDC3F5A28362E4FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of
undergraduates in standard research grants</header><text>The Director shall
require that every recipient of a research grant from the Foundation proposing
to include 1 or more students enrolled in certificate, associate, or
baccalaureate degree programs in carrying out the research under the grant
shall request support, including stipend support, for such undergraduate
students as part of the research proposal itself rather than as a supplement to
the research proposal, unless such undergraduate participation was not
foreseeable at the time of the original proposal.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6CBAD5E66FA24597A97BD6E0B2AAACE3"><enum>253.</enum><header>Laboratory
science pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
7026 of the America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69) is amended by striking
subsections (d) and (e).</text>
</section><section id="HC97959C1D27947D4A61AB477CFBE2D9F"><enum>254.</enum><header>STEM industry
internship programs</header>
<subsection id="H60778EC978E946F0AB7449978762386E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director may award grants, on a competitive,
merit-reviewed basis, to institutions of higher education, or consortia
thereof, to establish or expand partnerships with local or regional private
sector entities, for the purpose of providing undergraduate students with
integrated internship experiences that connect private sector internship
experiences with the students’ STEM coursework. Such partnerships may also
include industry or professional associations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE2900372CE854793A6485753234E5E3E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section, the Director shall give priority to
institutions of higher education or consortia thereof that demonstrate
significant outreach to and coordination with local or regional private sector
entities in developing academic courses designed to provide students with the
skills necessary for employment in local or regional companies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9AD7C79E20654A24821FEEB6B7DFD73C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Outreach to
rural communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Foundation shall conduct outreach to institutions of higher education and
private sector entities in rural areas to encourage those entities to
participate in partnerships under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64A3379B03C94EC6A8BD1979A844C09A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost-Share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall require a 50 percent
non-Federal cost-share from partnerships established or expanded under this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA8304B21E4DB431E840D36380622990D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>No
Federal funds provided under this section may be used—</text>
<paragraph id="H53B0F54BEF3243FEBE7BD54040C7D08B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the purpose of
providing stipends or compensation to students for private sector internships;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD2F6EF1747746CDB98D9C3A158F9BCB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as payment or reimbursement to private
sector entities, except for institutions of higher education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0ACD206F446043918272B6C15DBDBCFD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
less than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall
submit a report to Congress on the number and total value of awards made under
this section, the number of students affected by those awards, any evidence of
the effect of those awards on workforce preparation and jobs placement for
participating students, and an economic and ethnic breakdown of the
participating students.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D66731E64CC4433840641FEEE948A51" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>255.</enum><header>Tribal colleges and
universities program</header>
<subsection id="HD012216299314922BA0486A0399F4E51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall continue to support a program to award
grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to tribal colleges and
universities (as defined in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059c)), including institutions described in section 317 of such Act (20
U.S.C. 1059d), to enhance the quality of undergraduate STEM education at such
institutions and to increase the retention and graduation rates of Native
American students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees in STEM.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD592B7163885415B827858C2AAB99390"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
components</header><text>Grants awarded under this section shall
support—</text>
<paragraph id="H5B2AE6DD926B47E1B142AF3A2D688B34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>activities to
improve courses and curriculum in STEM;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEE289B581F347A9B875FD02210696B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>faculty
development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBC5C933BE34432B9DB791DCB8D1C1B2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>stipends for
undergraduate students participating in research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D173887C8BE4AD292207C7224038CAE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other activities
consistent with subsection (a), as determined by the Director.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0C2B4041C9F4A659A66982FC04CD11B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Instrumentation</header><text>Funding
provided under this section may be used for instrumentation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC8C0A30C0A384724BAE3AF47A05DA584"><enum>256.</enum><header>Cyber-enabled
learning for national challenges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director shall, in consultation with
appropriate Federal agencies, identify ways to use cyber-enabled learning to
create an innovative STEM workforce and to help retrain and retain our existing
STEM workforce to address national challenges, including national security and
competitiveness.</text>
</section><section id="HA0974DF7EDD245A8BA35E782D7D7C092"><enum>257.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that retaining graduate-level talent trained at American universities
in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is critical
to enhancing the competitiveness of American businesses.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>STEM
Education</header>
<section id="H16C7BBC3F5C748A3BFF09CF79C10F9E9"><enum>301.</enum><header>Coordination of
Federal STEM education</header>
<subsection id="H172006B1ED2440B297DEF346F29FAEA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>STEM Education Coordination Act of
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC9D7A2EA0776401AA931C88C6744FB09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>STEM</term> means science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE53B2D332EDA4F3598093C07E7A08F1D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall establish a committee under the National Science and
Technology Council with the responsibility to coordinate Federal programs and
activities in support of STEM education, including at the National Science
Foundation, the Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
Department of Education, and all other Federal agencies that have programs and
activities in support of STEM education.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD1204ABFC243445482A524B6ACC6365C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the Committee</header><text>The committee established under subsection (c)
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H431C5A30AC7242E9876B82F1D8B345E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate the
STEM education activities and programs of the Federal agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E73ABA52B9B4920964C971DE6DF2715"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop, implement
through the participating agencies, and update once every 5 years a 5-year STEM
education strategic plan, which shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA7736213CB84FCDBC9072B48D5D5A05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specify and
prioritize annual and long-term objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA72163E9D2DB4BD4BA08488F88E3CE5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specify the common
metrics that will be used to assess progress toward achieving the
objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98750D7DFDA24296A13403AAB1648C97"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe the
approaches that will be taken by each participating agency to assess the
effectiveness of its STEM education programs and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7717EF517A754F90A866CBAB67D4FF6F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with respect to
subparagraph (A), describe the role of each agency in supporting programs and
activities designed to achieve the objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB466B9FEC9EA4D44BDF3911E3B68B960"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the approaches that will be taken
by each agency to increase the participation of underrepresented minority
groups in STEM studies and careers both for programs specifically designed to
broaden participation and for all programs in general, including by providing
for programs and activities that increase participation by individuals in these
groups at all institutions, and by increasing the engagement of Historically
Black Colleges and Universities and minority-serving institutions in the STEM
education and outreach activities supported by the agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEC0B26AD44C4A06848B5BA603F0640E"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the approaches that will be taken
by each participating agency to conduct outreach designed to promote widespread
public understanding of career opportunities in the STEM fields specific to the
workforce needs of each agency, including outreach to women, Latinos,
African-Americans, Native Americans, and other students from groups
underrepresented in STEM;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H035EA85D41E944CF91D4556FE2A52B55"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish,
periodically update, and maintain an inventory of federally sponsored STEM
education programs and activities, including documentation of assessments of
the effectiveness of such programs and activities and rates of participation by
underrepresented minorities in such programs and activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D213884EBEF47AD8D18068B26AEB7E9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and maintain a publically
accessible online database of all federally sponsored STEM education programs
and activities at all levels and for all audiences, including students,
teachers, and the general public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6082775E8A7E4F6FAA13EDC85EC5994F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of OSTP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall encourage and monitor the efforts
of the participating agencies to ensure that the strategic plan under
subsection (d)(2) is developed and executed effectively and that the objectives
of the strategic plan are met.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF194F25DB164B219B0DAE8CB4B61B01"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a report
annually to Congress at the time of the President’s budget request describing
the plan required under subsection (d)(2). The annual report shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="HF49362C2AB5B415D8AA7269DD0F065AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the STEM education programs and activities for the previous and
current fiscal years, and the proposed programs and activities under the
President’s budget request, of each participating Federal agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01B60965EDF2432A88D22777EA9F2F66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the levels of
funding for each participating Federal agency for the programs and activities
described under paragraph (1) for the previous fiscal year and under the
President’s budget request;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A28F9BD71A64EDC946C32528C6F0D16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>except for the
initial annual report, a description of the progress made in carrying out the
implementation plan, including a description of the outcome of any program
assessments completed in the previous year, and any changes made to that plan
since the previous annual report; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23ADA24BCFF84BAEADF0621187993897"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the participating
Federal agencies will disseminate information about federally supported
resources for STEM education practitioners, including teacher professional
development programs, to States and to STEM education practitioners, including
to teachers and administrators in high-need schools, as defined in section 200
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB2FC8EB323BC4464933F7E71A800DC45"><enum>302.</enum><header>Advisory
committee on STEM education</header>
<subsection id="HABFDF2CBD8494CFDA2A48D694C64F31B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall establish or designate an advisory
committee on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8FFFD44FA9FD4C9EA9CBAAAC39648C2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
advisory committee established or designated by the President under subsection
(a) shall be chaired by at least 2 members of the President’s Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology, with the remaining advisory committee
membership consisting of non-Federal members who are specially qualified to
provide the President with advice and information on STEM education. Membership
of the advisory committee, at a minimum, shall include individuals from the
following categories of individuals and organizations:</text>
<paragraph id="H4D4584A7BB274AF687FFF044951B8AC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elementary school and secondary school
administrator associations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A48ADB1308244FB8C02F9FD79B14933"><enum>(2)</enum><text>STEM educator
professional associations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB4760932CE14B85B2492AEB9654995D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Organizations that
provide informal STEM education activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D520CDBF3294DAD80F76865D38019D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Institutions of
higher education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5AEF7C686D643ACB654C1A7098EF720"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Scientific and
engineering professional societies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H487BDEC2D86D4182A74D20A8ED1896BD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Business and
industry associations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69B7177CD22C40EF9B741C39670D739F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Foundations that
fund STEM education activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD99232C954534629A00EFE7148FA2B04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
responsibilities of the advisory committee shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H06941F18A281450287A5DAEE303ED74E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">soliciting input from teachers and
administrators in both public and private schools, local educational agencies,
States, and other public and private STEM education stakeholder groups for the
purpose of informing the Federal agencies that support STEM education programs
on the STEM education needs of States and school districts, including the
unique needs of schools in rural areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H026E7C262C3141189E2F00380416C8D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>soliciting input
from all STEM education stakeholder groups regarding STEM education programs,
including STEM education research programs, supported by Federal
agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F3830C0A8AC4DC9AE2F1428945C49E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing advice to the Federal agencies,
including through the interagency committee established under section 301, that
support STEM education programs on how their programs can be better aligned
with the needs of States and school districts as identified in paragraph (1),
consistent with the mission of each agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF41AD919487243CA8101344CBDC8FD20"><enum>(4)</enum><text>offering guidance
to the President on current STEM education activities, research findings, and
best practices, with the purpose of increasing connectivity between public and
private STEM education efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3B1ECF44706465E8634D707469AC6BA"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing advice to Federal agencies on how
their STEM technical training and education programs can be better aligned with
the workforce needs of States and regions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52B58D3C14104B0588B9B67692DD7EEB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitating improved coordination between
federally supported STEM education programs and activities and State level
activities, including the efforts of P–16 and P–20 councils in the
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6CD696BEEBDF42728F58539049FE6EEE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H20527378796E48CE83F4A2DFC15E4690"><enum>(1)</enum><header>P–16</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>P–16</quote> refers to a
system of education that encompasses preschool through undergraduate level
education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A754B60FBA643B59642646D8DF5805C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>P–20</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>P–20</quote> refers to a
system of education that encompasses preschool through graduate level
education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE63C96BC7FF543008D636ED826C3895C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header>STEM education at
the Department of Energy</header>
<subsection id="H4CD85F56403A4DA59F71793A75A28FCF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5002 of the America COMPETES Act
(42 U.S.C. 16531) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C88DA2A2CBD41AEAA5CE7C99FC6185A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5030AE1A9C034FDDBE030A2C787E7DE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C751C89ADC64CF08B73D8AEAAD2BF71" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6FB37F39C9D3431EAF3AA74F80DC1EFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy systems
science and engineering</header><text>The term <quote>energy systems science
and engineering</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7D06044844E74A35B2529BAAF3818EB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nuclear science
and engineering, including—</text>
<clause id="HA39DDB9DCA044BB4BFC1C3A0A68AD0B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nuclear
engineering;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6E6A2C500A66465980EE486E16783078"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nuclear
chemistry;</text>
</clause><clause id="H07EBC73BA3CA49538C3CE323ACFDF96A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>radiochemistry;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6202D1745FB4721BA69068DF5690F0E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>health
physics;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1954D6155FD74B29A0455540F2E601E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>hydrocarbon system
science and engineering, including—</text>
<clause id="HFD03784A1DAD4B149E07EF159B8D7F8B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>petroleum or
reservoir engineering;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB60CD766508944978D8D26594F8ADF84"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>environmental
geoscience;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE7F5F4955AC64F8C8A47245D328CF544"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>petrophysics;</text>
</clause><clause id="H48BE14BF6B31428982A161D4D8CEF411"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>geophysics;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB49E15F11B79423880D3CE580BE14DEE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>geochemistry;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1AD4F69595284923A70D50D167F01A5D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>petroleum
geology;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEEFD63696F554384A9F649D0B8FF91D8"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>ocean
engineering;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEC32A0D2D4A04008894F906998838B52"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>environmental
engineering; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEEA6B26737B2447FA16AEA8DA2E3602F"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>carbon capture
and sequestration science and engineering;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3A4B3C03496433EA3DB4CA8016979C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy efficiency and renewable energy
technology systems science and engineering, including with respect to—</text>
<clause id="H8DFD4F38B96F430A96A0174552987DAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>solar technology
systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB0505751884644E992441CF7F4E2D1E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>wind technology
systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAECE4A4E58D44AC991777DBCC8CDD2EE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>buildings
technology systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H90DDCE8E799F4BF598E658E4ED41C4F4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>transportation
technology systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6126EBBE05414366A83403CAB137E4E3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>hydropower
systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H679297D83BAB4470AF158995EF738C70"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">marine and hydrokinetic technology
systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H599C48E5C8354C1D9AE5EE7282F79EE2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>geothermal
systems; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6066E1D059A4A8989052C45C1BB7DFA"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>biomass
technology systems; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC164FE6A022D47ADB46790E2A9812467"><enum>(D)</enum><text>energy storage and
distribution systems science and engineering, including with respect to—</text>
<clause id="HDCE679B6F68245E2A61224FA1B774393"><enum>(i)</enum><text>energy storage;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H702A509D9371456F84708F1170AF3B5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy
delivery.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09E1DE4050304983A10725286DFEDF40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart B of the Department of Energy
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381g et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H91B4231ADD0E42C492F952690B6295DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
3170—</text>
<subparagraph id="H409DED4E45514C12A1A6605BFC475924"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2F5B96F9EDB4E17A1B71CEA8E10DD0B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0CA420EB92B24133B20967040DEA6A3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Director</quote> means the
Director of STEM Education appointed or designated under section
3171(c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B845D40A32C4CD8B0CEC6FEB4C35482"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F308597395244CFAA9F586D534A8AA2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22F761CF3C5641E3A40FD7070E29927B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H18AE5E8A356745D39CACF9FF96964EC7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy systems
science and engineering</header><text>The term <quote>energy systems science
and engineering</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEBA60061EB3F419780B12E991699D7C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nuclear science
and engineering, including—</text>
<clause id="HF5A6FB2396604FE598E38F2C70A69611"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nuclear
engineering;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF409C01506B046568129DE8B47D86857"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nuclear
chemistry;</text>
</clause><clause id="H63B79A33E8364682A28472BC4F438204"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>radiochemistry;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBDF2E1AD8CEB45AA8987BF00F097A281"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>health
physics;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC320AB226704DD6B73D4E17603F01D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>hydrocarbon system
science and engineering, including—</text>
<clause id="H7964DAD65D3B435EBB235F9968471818"><enum>(i)</enum><text>petroleum or
reservoir engineering;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5A06579B6AD6444DA6CBC33C82ADB7CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>environmental
geoscience;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4C23FFBD0671476B82702704E3EE38DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>petrophysics;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7B4C3176F214863B5B957D1C570C206"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>geophysics;</text>
</clause><clause id="H08E1A2A25D154F0287B1D065699743E5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>geochemistry;</text>
</clause><clause id="H81B7C349C38547419837A95A7B829B7B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>petroleum
geology;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2DC958B5AE8A46D7A68F5DCA735216BC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>ocean
engineering;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE3EC53F81F9B4032AC6B0A5320AD9CA1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>environmental
engineering; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6A3C60C27C2C43E98EF0A27208861625"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carbon capture and sequestration science
and engineering;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H019B9B186F2A47F4B6D53227C68DCD2F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy efficiency and renewable energy
technology systems science and engineering, including with respect to—</text>
<clause id="HAD4A36D88A674D7F8DBB1FDC5C43EA00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>solar technology
systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDF6325CD934B4EB49C8F2FEA1E182F5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>wind technology
systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H219D513B6F71491F84B1429851C50274"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>buildings
technology systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9BF29D7FB3A5407EB96181056DB76EC0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>transportation
technology systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0988CC87186E49BF883561DE4BD54BC6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>hydropower
systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4962C8B0174C4839A8614789FD768031"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">marine and hydrokinetic technology
systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H79A769F666D2413D999C545C46E43DA7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>geothermal
systems; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD04B9E069E234D89B1A7BFC06428D2BB"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>biomass
technology systems; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8498E0EDE414A6CAB4107F235521B16"><enum>(D)</enum><text>energy storage and
distribution systems science and engineering, including with respect to—</text>
<clause id="H47485A8DA7D1453CB108F0AF79E1882A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>energy storage;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD8B09DBCAB2E484EA997BB065ABD4E87"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy
delivery.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H372B90CC959B4D38A28F0750F4FAA09B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF46F077A0D9447C9C0885E4D0815116" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H068AD65F113C4D14A9E7148D3004245B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>STEM</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>STEM</quote> means science,
technology, engineering, and
mathematics.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BAEACE652854B7A8127857F394BFFBC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF6CF8F3133F47E9B87AD19A95EDCE98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 3170 the following new chapter:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42544EC1810843AE8E8D6AF69BCB5CAF" style="OLC">
<chapter id="H0FF0B1E6A9D64E389D0800A1EA1476FE"><enum>1</enum><header>STEM
Education</header>
<section id="H68FD57D01C59476A8C818765A6D40702"><enum>3171.</enum><header>STEM
Education</header>
<subsection id="HE1F046181CA64795B3A1CA42DCAF8C3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Energy shall develop, conduct, support, promote, and coordinate formal and
informal educational activities that leverage the Department’s unique content
expertise and facilities to contribute to improving STEM education at all
levels in the United States, and to enhance awareness and understanding of
STEM, including energy sciences, in order to create a diverse skilled
scientific and technical workforce essential to meeting the challenges facing
the Department and the Nation in the 21st century.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC0A3F0477739440F9B67EA12768919FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Programs</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out evidence-based programs designed to increase student
interest and participation, including by women and underrepresented minority
students, improve public literacy and support, and improve the teaching and
learning of energy systems science and engineering and other STEM disciplines
supported by the Department. Programs authorized under this subsection may
include—</text>
<paragraph id="HC0F002D7B17040718D1F7A102717621D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>informal
educational programming designed to excite and inspire students and the general
public about energy systems science and engineering and other STEM disciplines
supported by the Department, while strengthening their content knowledge in
these fields;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BDCF98A895D4253ADB176D999E27834"><enum>(2)</enum><text>teacher training
and professional development opportunities for pre-service and in-service
elementary and secondary teachers designed to increase the content knowledge of
teachers in energy systems science and engineering and other STEM disciplines
supported by the Department, including through hands-on research
experiences;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F3A26F99C074C598676C868CB832115"><enum>(3)</enum><text>research
opportunities for secondary school students, including internships at the
National Laboratories, that provide secondary school students with hands-on
research experiences as well as exposure to working scientists;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28EB22057E364AA0A87430D1BCBEE583"><enum>(4)</enum><text>research
opportunities at the National Laboratories for undergraduate and graduate
students pursuing degrees in energy systems science and engineering and other
STEM disciplines supported by the Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44495752C7A945EFB9323187E89359A4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>competitive
scholarships, fellowships, and traineeships for undergraduate and graduate
students in energy systems science and engineering and other STEM disciplines
supported by the Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79129F0C987F44F7B4F6D3366D315039"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">competitive grants for institutions of
higher education (as defined under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), including 2-year institutions of higher
education, to establish or expand degree programs or courses in energy systems
science and engineering; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10526610292A4D928EF9AE4DEDE8A24A"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">professional training for energy auditors,
field technicians, and building contractors, in the areas of building energy
retrofits and audits or related renewable energy technology
installations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8ACAC3D66CC74F0094F20CFBF1218022"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Organization of
STEM Education Programs</header>
<paragraph id="H2DD75238DA334C1288CDF731F7F9D062"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director of stem
education</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint or designate a Director of
STEM Education, who shall have the principal responsibility to oversee and
coordinate all programs and activities of the Department in support of STEM
education, including energy systems science and engineering education, across
all functions of the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4586CB736DD641B3AEB83B37578CE281"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
Director shall be an individual, who by reason of professional background and
experience, is specially qualified to advise the Secretary on all matters
pertaining to STEM education, including energy systems science and engineering
education, at the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7C95A5FD0EE43BE9B444B7DE577DA63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Director shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H89BFDB0A1B0B4295B4391C64C743B33B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversee and
coordinate all programs in support of STEM education, including energy systems
science and engineering education, across all functions of the
Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H268CE12993C44A5CBD657C885DCA1158"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represent the
Department as the principal interagency liaison for all STEM education
programs, unless otherwise represented by the Secretary, the Under Secretary
for Science, or the Under Secretary for Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H437E11A9D5A74608902DA06E08AB7F93"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare the annual budget and advise the
Under Secretary for Science and the Under Secretary for Energy on all budgetary
issues for STEM education, including energy systems science and engineering
education, relative to the programs of the Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC7B798B082A4058A5698822745E495F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establish,
periodically update, and maintain a publicly accessible online inventory of
STEM education programs and activities, including energy systems science and
engineering education programs and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FBEBB08567C4DE3940A6ADBFB46C728"><enum>(E)</enum><text>develop,
implement, and update the Department of Energy STEM education strategic plan,
as required by subsection (d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6DAAC9607F3478AB523932D0C25045A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>increase, to the
maximum extent practicable, the participation and advancement of women and
underrepresented minorities at every level of STEM education, including energy
systems science and engineering education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H784335303AC44C2E9B19F67E94338C51"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perform such other matters relating to STEM
education as are required by the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Science, or
the Under Secretary for Energy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4974A2EF61C84A59B3384A7CBE8C96AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Department of
energy stem education strategic plan</header><text>The Director of STEM
education appointed or designated under subsection (c)(1) shall develop,
implement, and update once every 3 years a 3-year STEM education strategic plan
for the Department, which shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF2EF31829F1840E7AE3A05D82C116F7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and prioritize annual and
long-term STEM education goals and objectives for the Department that are
aligned with the overall goals of the National Science and Technology Council
Committee on STEM Education Strategic plan required under section 301(d)(2) of
the <short-title>STEM Education Coordination Act of
2010</short-title>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H846D111448EA4624A9D5C802AC6D35F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describe the role
of each program or activity of the Department in contributing to the goals and
objectives identified under paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H907A11D833764D72B14F9B7F07717FB7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specify the
metrics that will be used to assess progress toward achieving those goals and
objectives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF01FF6D10BE34E30B74ED05BB52853F2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe the
approaches that will be taken to assess the effectiveness of each STEM
education program and activity supported by the Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0E07166F14B48C5AB017DFFE05E1117"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Outreach to
students from underrepresented groups</header><text>In carrying out a program
authorized under this section, the Secretary shall give consideration to the
goal of promoting the participation of individuals identified in section 33 or
34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or
1885b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3971784CCB9A48E78CC35FA02D8E128C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation and
partnership with other agencies</header><text>In carrying out the programs and
activities authorized under this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C64D6C24BF845539216CD872816878F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary of Education and the Director of the National Science Foundation
regarding activities designed to improve elementary and secondary STEM
education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2252ABFC30544D7887008D3ABBBE4015"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult and
partner with the Director of the National Science Foundation in carrying out
programs under this section designed to build capacity in STEM education at the
undergraduate and graduate level, including by supporting excellent proposals
in energy systems science and engineering that are submitted for funding to the
Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education
Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB930CFDA11742DD91D18784A96D38A0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
3191—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3EF6D8F575B948FF9A923329C979D48C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<clause id="H59D2E53D34AD4AD4B9494E6A38EDB0E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>web-based</quote> and inserting <quote>, through a publicly
available website,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H03DECE086B76461E87FA7E2445C493EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and project-based learning opportunities</quote> after
<quote>laboratory experiments</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB88D36770A3842C7B8CA8E0AF09FACDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by inserting <quote>, including energy systems science and
engineering</quote> after <quote>the science of energy</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59E7D03951FF44D99F42C9A25253EC76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C1B4566058C4EB4B38C23D660726E0F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Energy applied
science talent expansion program for institutions of higher education</header>
<paragraph id="H35AB7660D87A481089745078E3E656AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Strike
sections 5004 and 5005 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16532 and 16533)
and insert the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D62CDE9056C4031B4FF1130A01F8B18" style="OLC">
<section id="H5F094123BD7C4C648BB03B16724D755B"><enum>5004.</enum><header>Energy applied
science talent expansion program for institutions of higher education</header>
<subsection id="H3F6B60B8BF7C4AFA9D70581642DF4A44"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="H119F7FAC79B84D979C0A5846F8C144E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to address the
decline in the number of and resources available to energy systems science and
engineering programs at institutions of higher education, including community
colleges; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFA68C9AFF064FD6B3925A6A7407FFB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase the
number of graduates with degrees in energy systems science and engineering, an
area of strategic importance to the economic competitiveness and energy
security of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA536607568144C71B234590D1FB6C241"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to
institutions of higher education to implement or expand the energy systems
science and engineering educational and technical training capabilities of the
institution, and to provide merit-based financial support for master’s and
doctoral level students pursuing courses of study and research in energy
systems sciences and engineering.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H232232F86C3348FCB876F9123AF84A3D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>An institution of higher education that receives a grant
under this section may use the grant to—</text>
<paragraph id="HFEAB4AC3F88B4B5F9613E4BAE88C1FAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
traineeships, including stipends and cost of education allowances, to master’s
and doctoral students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A4F9A8AB3FD46959939AD67FA141BF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop or expand
multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary courses or programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1832EBF83AB4436D9734AFBA4A3450E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recruit and retain
new faculty;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED8C42F47B954D069A48DD4C505D9534"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop or improve
core and specialized course content;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C6757A2E8D74E5E8E6F1ABA3A897688"><enum>(5)</enum><text>encourage
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research collaborations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H841BB693A6AE4DADB912D060C0151965"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support outreach efforts to recruit
students, including individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science
and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2273E168AD884EF0ABEC32C241F0C16E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>pursue
opportunities for collaboration with industry and National Laboratories.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9AA62196856F4C87B3492AED0DB244AB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>Criteria
for awarding a grant under this section shall be based on—</text>
<paragraph id="H864E18DC52E6414F92F48D1A5A7D8925"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the potential to
attract new students to the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7ADB2BAC1894E68A55066533F056D9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>academic rigor;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB314E2910F0847CD896C1D3B2F18356A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the ability to
offer hands-on education and training opportunities for graduate students in
the emerging areas of energy systems science and engineering.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B8E7EBA3DF24800A37BB16983058759"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall give priority to proposals that involve active partnerships
with a National Laboratory or other energy systems science and engineering
related entity, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H477CFB5B43B7410A9F6D3CCFB391E1AD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duration and
amount</header>
<paragraph id="H5C8456D6ADF84352915D0D5867C17679"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
grant under this section may be for up to 3 years in duration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69C668C6BE3348B686D42C1A514300B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>An
institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall
be eligible for up to $1,000,000 for each year of the grant period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7162D621F32B447493BADDA651D25B70"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H638A1DDE1AC345028F5EA31AF56A69F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E6E5A68E3284886B2327A2D1491317C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$32,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE7129FAFE6048CE85B9B48EB528E84A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$36,000,000 for
fiscal year
2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5233BDAB8517413D8BCE159DE171A97E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the America COMPETES Act is
amended by striking the items relating to sections 5004 and 5005 and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84F9B73B080D4614810A23DEFFAE0DED" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 5004. Energy applied science talent
expansion program for institutions of higher
education.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6FFDB61F24BD45B4B0842D820B3AC708"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Department of
energy early career awards for science, engineering, and mathematics
researchers</header><text>Section 5006 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C.
16534) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2F9D963E900940269DB3D31DD893E296"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>Director of the Office</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>shall carry</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary shall
carry</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D83722222694CF1B48F9F3B76CEB631"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF188643AB98D4CBAA524ED49AF0DC1C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>per year</quote> after <quote>$80,000</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC08EE5C183A470587741DE96D71239C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>$125,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$175,000 per
year</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4186D5644CA14F469AC0DD2135F57E37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1), by striking <quote>, as determined by the Director</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H495702E3182B4823A7937DA6261A5CBF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsections
(c)(2), (e), (f), and (g), by striking <quote>Director</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H893C13E2E63740CDA37AD0AE52255059"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>merit-reviewed</quote> and inserting <quote>merit-based,
peer reviewed</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EB7115042C747E696585210FC112B9B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0C1AA13FCB8420DB32E9CED219BB1AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, acting through the Director,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA39886C24304888B1F759901E114D7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010</quote> and
inserting <quote>such sums as are necessary</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6333F10F15224A59888FF4BCEFEE1FD8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Protecting
America’s competitive edge (PACE) graduate fellowship program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5009 of the America COMPETES Act
(42 U.S.C. 16536) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H66D13B8C55434C9F8C7BA5D332F9FCC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H875C477967C14DC8A2E75E939A636EE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>involving written and oral interviews, that will result in a
wide distribution of awards throughout the United States,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EFD37FFB19F42578D7E8EB4A9915FEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B)(iv), by striking <quote>verbal and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2CA27DCD01924B95925B85BBAECEC4AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1)(B)(i), by inserting <quote>partial or full</quote> before
<quote>graduate tuition</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80D4857C891747AC90E9351F11EAA2C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB59590564CD54B85B1B0B957D01D92E5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3164 of the Department of Energy
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1914F1994BA74C8B966D901973DCF777" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Green energy
education</header>
<subsection id="HED07779EC4E442E98E76CADA2FB8CD13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Green Energy Education Act of
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA196B84E7BA04BB082F15D6FDCF30961"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
the purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H62238D3ADA3845D694D8437965AABB89"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the National Science
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H980FE240B684482288CFAA053B05682F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High performance
building</header><text>The term <quote>high performance building</quote> has
the meaning given that term in section 914(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16194(a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B57CCDEEA6D4E24AE40E7647B8BDA2D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Graduate
training in energy research and development</header>
<paragraph id="H017DA883CDFA4F6597168BDA095CB3EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>In
carrying out research, development, demonstration, and commercial application
activities authorized for the Department of Energy, the Secretary may
contribute funds to the National Science Foundation for the Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program to support projects that
enable graduate education related to such activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C97D9CF81F24580BBED4DC87F8807B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Director shall consult with the Secretary when preparing solicitations and
awarding grants for projects described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H99FB8D1EC804426DBF00991A11A6323F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Curriculum
development for high performance building design</header>
<paragraph id="H7F46508E47E8403B92C3136DA1C1C020"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>In
carrying out advanced energy technology research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application activities authorized for the Department of Energy
related to high performance buildings, the Secretary may contribute funds to
curriculum development activities at the National Science Foundation for the
purpose of improving undergraduate or graduate interdisciplinary engineering
and architecture education related to the design and construction of high
performance buildings, including development of curricula, of laboratory
activities, of training practicums, or of design projects. A primary goal of
curriculum development activities supported under this subsection shall be to
improve the ability of engineers, architects, landscape architects, and
planners to work together on the incorporation of advanced energy technologies
during the design and construction of high performance buildings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H168A8A5AF72F448885D16F028BC4F8FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Director shall consult with the Secretary when preparing solicitations and
awarding grants for projects described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37039D1E8FB64AD6981BAF68991BBA58"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants with respect to which the Secretary has contributed funds under
this subsection, the Director shall give priority to applications from
departments, programs, or centers of a school of engineering that are partnered
with schools, departments, or programs of design, architecture, landscape
architecture, and city, regional, or urban planning.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5A2BA9EF0CDA43D39C3A99D1EA9769D1"><enum>305.</enum><header>National
Academy of Sciences report on strengthening the capacity of 2-year institutions
of higher education to provide STEM opportunities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall enter
into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study
evaluating the role of 2-year institutions of higher education as STEM
educators, including in the preparation of students for direct entry into the
STEM workforce and in preparation of students for transition into 4-year STEM
degree programs, as well as the role of the Federal Government in helping
2-year institutions of higher education build their capacity to be effective
STEM educators. At a minimum, the report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H973E87E25C1945D3881FDEA3B655B794"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the current capacity of
2-year institutions of higher education to be effective STEM educators,
including in the preparation of students for direct entry into the STEM
workforce and for transition into 4-year STEM degree programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E237FE735E441519CCFC93BD3211758"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of existing challenges to
expanding opportunities for 2-year institutions of higher education to provide
and enhance STEM learning and provide STEM degrees that prepare students well
for direct entry into the STEM workforce or for transition into 4-year degree
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H338855832DF048208B7E4F00BEAFE659"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification and description of Federal
programs that have successfully strengthened the capacity of 2-year
institutions of higher education to provide and enhance STEM
opportunities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7CB78E5DC606441481ED0C77B8299609"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation or recommendations
regarding how Federal agencies should set priorities for supporting STEM
education at 2-year institutions of higher education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1EA922DE6CA64067B1F6C9C2766AAB0F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation or recommendations
regarding ways Federal agencies can provide increased opportunities for 2-year
institutions of higher education to participate across their portfolios of STEM
education and research programs, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCDA11AC430E400BAEA779329F21F56B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ways to engage 2-year institution of higher
education faculty and students with research experiences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B16DA77E8A144FBB40064B1C9A22FA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies for improving the curriculum and
teaching of developmental mathematics given that many 2-year institutions of
higher education provide remediation in mathematics and other STEM coursework;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B1E6275116A44C69F0DC50E09DC953F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhancing the
basic scientific laboratory infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1397C2D7C824AC6AFBC7AB5ED60B2C8"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation or recommendations
regarding the need for and appropriateness of new Federal programs in support
of STEM education at 2-year institutions of higher education.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9EECB55F55B84EA08126990FC5B86C06"><enum>306.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on engineering education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the Sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H4BB27921C6B547AC80F702F1EA433A7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in order to
maintain our Nation’s competitiveness, we must improve the quality of STEM
education in the Nation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD49B99E5394049B3A2EF87445987B58C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the incorporation
of engineering education at the elementary and secondary levels has the
potential to improve student learning and achievement in science and
mathematics, and to increase the technological literacy of all students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44051CB0B4FE4563B608FE9E8EA95895"><enum>(3)</enum><text>formal and
informal educational providers, including K–12 schools, should integrate
engineering design principles into their curriculum; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H762ABB159CB9400E84A208703D92FD7E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>exposing
elementary and secondary students to engineering education can expand students’
understanding of engineering and their awareness of career opportunities in
these fields.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB38E01EED5564857BC44B9D0963AA6F7"><enum>307.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on grant application consideration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) education programs or activities authorized under this Act
or amendments made by this Act, it is the sense of Congress that when more than
1 applicant is competing for the same grant and the applications from each
applicant are considered equal in merit by the grant-awarding authority, the
grant-awarding authority shall give additional consideration to any of the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HCC80CEB99FF944AD8B93E86F6195CED7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An applicant that
has not previously received funding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84D017435F68495581446EFE56F0DC35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An applicant that
is an institution of higher education in a rural area.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H950FB31159884D179131C9D6DEA4D252"><enum>308.</enum><header>Encouraging
Federal scientists and engineers to participate in STEM education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall develop a
policy to—</text>
<paragraph id="H88E19A661F5844F2AF8BE827684DC46C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase
volunteerism in STEM education activities by encouraging scientists and
engineers from Federal science agencies conducting nonmilitary scientific
research and development, including scientists and engineers of the federally
funded research and development centers supported by those agencies, to
volunteer in STEM education activities, and by providing administrative support
for such scientists and engineers to engage in such volunteerism; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEDADC88CF0C4809BD0D3B6FAFFBB7A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support increased
communication and partnerships between scientists and engineers from Federal
science agencies conducting nonmilitary scientific research and development,
including scientists and engineers of the federally funded research and
development centers supported by those agencies, and elementary and secondary
schools and teachers through volunteerism in STEM education activities.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>National
Institute of Standards and Technology</header>
<section id="H613CFE28C65F49FE8E9C0CD763B02139" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>National Institute of Standards
and Technology Authorization Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFDCA68ADFDD4EB9AA0A74E5E8090328"><enum>402.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HF161A932BEA843889D8D93D355559A42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2011</header>
<paragraph id="HAD033B9868A54EF486A52FC7A87FC141"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $991,100,000 for the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H545A9B1E0E9A4B48BA71FD481946E078"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
allocations</header><text>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C38400A851044DB925B22FB09DBBEA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$620,000,000 shall be authorized for
scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEE8C891696E47B9B4C720DD86884C25"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$125,000,000 shall be authorized for the
construction and maintenance of facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EB4C503943A4211B8EE561B612E5808"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$246,100,000 shall be authorized for
industrial technology services activities, of which—</text>
<clause id="HABDD044EB229414EACF271AB78C6DA42"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$95,000,000 shall be authorized for the
Technology Innovation Program under section 28 of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n);</text>
</clause><clause id="HF0483ACA1B1C4FF0B7059911B5C8206B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$141,100,000 shall be authorized for the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25 and 26 of such
Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCF3A352E3E904B88BD387CFAB769421E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$10,000,000
shall be authorized for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program
under section 17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C. 3711a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1175F44AAED483EB1451CFBF6A05117"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2012</header>
<paragraph id="H529AA164A565496C96E4EC502E2B6659"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $992,400,000 for the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4761849DF733481CB8323D1B9A6F9F8D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
allocations</header><text>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17636C5291994A66A9574FD67E0FAFF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$657,200,000 shall be authorized for
scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10EC66E460FA4DF69FD39693979CB105"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$85,000,000 shall be authorized for the
construction and maintenance of facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CBBE3BB759047048E329A6AFA22EF5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$250,200,000 shall be authorized for
industrial technology services activities, of which—</text>
<clause id="H28722130DE724302859AEB3E86E79583"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$89,000,000 shall be authorized for the
Technology Innovation Program under section 28 of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n);</text>
</clause><clause id="HE654DC5F8B7B493E84DF8DC36E598AA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$150,900,000 shall be authorized for the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25 and 26 of such
Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0A19351F2DB444FAB1683E453727892D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,300,000 shall be authorized for the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program under section 17 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H936367D255134D8EA3F3165FF36712B1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header>
<paragraph id="H42D418D6B0F244F8B8A513D9FBE5F114"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $1,079,809,000 for the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2013.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB78F295A9A744E6993803251787B7844"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
allocations</header><text>Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H145296E0564841F785FE90E73DA425F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$696,700,000 shall be authorized for
scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBDA8B8B949A4A0399D3C2BF2E34B21D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$122,000,000 shall be authorized for the
construction and maintenance of facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H102EDCCC15424F38A9957F078157E94A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$261,109,000 shall be authorized for
industrial technology services activities, of which—</text>
<clause id="H645918AB382D45B3B3531749FEF9106B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$89,000,000 shall be authorized for the
Technology Innovation Program under section 28 of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n);</text>
</clause><clause id="H3BAFDB27A0E74DC0B9F4DFE096D8723F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$161,500,000 shall be authorized for the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25 and 26 of such
Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H366A66C28CD04D27B07A87EB15F65D8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,609,000 shall be authorized for the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program under section 17 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF45B87A231E947A5858C532261676C08"><enum>403.</enum><header>Under Secretary
of Commerce for Standards and Technology</header>
<subsection id="H89AFBFB3D50C4D85A6A6A4F31DA5E8C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H470C00A8A6F147EEBCEA73E3E52AC3CF" style="OLC">
<section id="H0A4CDCD6B2814D24936524D0C35E043D"><enum>4.</enum><header>Under Secretary
of Commerce for Standards and Technology</header>
<subsection id="H3CE4D93D7E3647B4A3074F00920FC441"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department of Commerce an Under Secretary of Commerce for
Standards and Technology (in this section referred to as the <quote>Under
Secretary</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBBCC8D413A10463599D2E091044C3D46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary shall be appointed by
the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H07BF936D76714C15B5260923C82980C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
Under Secretary shall be compensated at the rate in effect for level III of the
Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3F6E6A28D8214259B46FE3DA5FD5C02D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Under Secretary shall serve as the Director of the Institute and shall perform
such duties as required of the Director by the Secretary under this Act or by
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4AEC1E92BED640A298B944DD01AC3D78"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individual serving as the Director of
the Institute on the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Institute of Standards and Technology
Authorization Act of 2010</short-title> shall also serve as the Under Secretary
until such time as a successor is appointed under subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB99425EC60C640D4A2F4FB92DD175044"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H9BF5ACEEC3C74F8DA6B23924EC4A2243"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title 5, United
States Code</header>
<subparagraph id="HE7D6C6A62FDC49CB8E0B2DBEE896979E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Level
III</header><text>Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the item <quote>Associate Attorney General</quote> the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF80AA57FB1584EF298F6A6DE2B700866" style="OLC"><list level="paragraph">
<list-item>Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and
Technology, who also serves as Director of the National Institute of Standards
and
Technology.</list-item></list>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0F703158289411BAD1E7EDFC98F3B22"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Level
IV</header><text>Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking <quote>Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Department of Commerce.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27977ACE950A487F99B02B43DBD23BD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act</header><text>Section 5 of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 274) is amended
by striking the first, fifth, and sixth sentences.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H77678E1B52E14D508E288BEB541F55F3"><enum>404.</enum><header>Reorganization
of NIST laboratories</header>
<subsection id="H074A52C80A884B20ABAFA2AF84ED28A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall reorganize the
scientific and technical research and services laboratory program into the
following operational units:</text>
<paragraph id="H3465EC9B98A34CA1A71D84BC2594D999"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Physical Measurement Laboratory, whose
mission is to realize and disseminate the national standards for length, mass,
time and frequency, electricity, temperature, force, and radiation by
activities including fundamental research in measurement science, the provision
of measurement services and standards, and the provision of testing facilities
resources for use by the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD62A42F3F4F2426CA27241E3691B87F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Information Technology Laboratory,
whose mission is to develop and disseminate standards, measurements, and
testing capabilities for interoperability, security, usability, and reliability
of information technologies, including cyber security standards and guidelines
for Federal agencies, United States industry, and the public, through
fundamental and applied research in computer science, mathematics, and
statistics.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB0952AEF195436996F45EE28805C58B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Engineering Laboratory, whose mission
is to develop and disseminate advanced manufacturing and construction
technologies to the United States manufacturing and construction industries
through activities including measurement science research, performance metrics,
tools for engineering applications, and promotion of standards adoption.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB948D456662740F4A49DDC60A343C6DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Material Measurement Laboratory, whose
mission is to serve as the national reference laboratory in biological,
chemical, and material sciences and engineering through activities including
fundamental research in the composition, structure, and properties of
biological and environmental materials and processes, the development of
certified reference materials and critically evaluated data, and other programs
to assure measurement quality in materials and biotechnology fields.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F1E0C86B86E439BB8866FD85556371E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Center for Nanoscale Science and
Technology, a national shared-use facility for nanoscale fabrication and
measurement, whose mission is to develop innovative nanoscale measurement and
fabrication capabilities to support researchers from industry, institutions of
higher education, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other
Federal agencies in nanoscale technology from discovery to production.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE48224A268F544258D4544ABD04BEF2F"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The NIST Center for Neutron Research, a
national user facility, whose mission is to provide neutron-based measurement
capabilities to researchers from industry, institutions of higher education,
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other Federal agencies
in support of materials research, nondestructive evaluation, neutron imaging,
chemical analysis, neutron standards, dosimetry, and radiation
metrology.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24E86730AAE541E283A78E5B9B4808D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may
assign additional duties to the operational units listed in subsection (a) that
are consistent with the missions of such units.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7EEEED07F9684689BF76E185F7A41D68"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revision</header>
<paragraph id="HE0A2D80F398445559BB2321118997352"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsequent to the reorganization required under
<internal-xref idref="H074A52C80A884B20ABAFA2AF84ED28A0" legis-path="404.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>, the Director may revise
the organization of the scientific and technical research and services
laboratory program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88E8CCE7D29D4CE8A32F5EF10E6E2D29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Any revision to the organization of such program under
<internal-xref idref="HE0A2D80F398445559BB2321118997352" legis-path="404.(c)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> shall be submitted in a
report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate at least 60 days before the effective date of such revision.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE2A8A8EFE42742919AC7406369B0DD5C"><enum>405.</enum><header>Federal
Government standards and conformity assessment coordination</header>
<subsection id="H8BA3CE62B3CF4E5086F92E70C13166FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(b) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE049200E5A14B07885DEAE1C2815C8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (12),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H738F1F96B15E45E88D5B6168CA955D52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (13),
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAD6348DCAB3449BA7AB285F56D5AED5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding after
paragraph (13) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7C5575044CE47549E5F9A9FAEF05FD1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8F7848F33D174BA894870D56A2E18F25"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote collaboration among Federal
departments and agencies and private sector stakeholders in the development and
implementation of standards and conformity assessment frameworks to address
specific Federal Government policy goals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84A4104C91F54208979620DF63CADF76"><enum>(15)</enum><text>to convene
Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3653D23B77A14D55AD1AC1701CC99BDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate and
determine Federal Government positions on specific policy issues related to the
development of international technical standards and conformity
assessment-related activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F6A4939327D4F03B8D4E8700207D7B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate Federal
department and agency engagement in the development of international technical
standards and conformity assessment-related
activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E06931B694F4570A71C3ADDE0224FBA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director, in consultation with
appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit a report annually to Congress
addressing the Federal Government’s technical standards and conformity
assessment-related activities. The report shall identify—</text>
<paragraph id="H0FF31A830C234C4FAB68C4022CAEFEEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>current and
anticipated international standards and conformity assessment-related issues
that have the potential to impact the competitiveness and innovation
capabilities of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4ED8B2526104F38879378CBA6BA287D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any action being
taken by the Federal Government to address these issues and the Federal agency
taking that action; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12D73DF63B4D4CC3BD055DA94E53BEAD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any action that
the Director is taking or will take to ensure effective Federal Government
engagement on technical standards and conformity assessment-related issues, as
appropriate, where the Federal Government is not effectively engaged.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC0B63F2B91A849D2B5E70AFC59AB3AE0"><enum>406.</enum><header>Manufacturing
extension partnership</header>
<subsection id="HCDC151E81F974BAC80426515B5EEF997"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Community
college support</header><text>Section 25(a) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5DFA0B542B27400AAF7AF281F436F065"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06042719FE33417F955FDCC5DA0D6AE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3251136FECFF418281FD8AA134438D92"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding after
paragraph (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB8E75AE01C49483E824085F03E5F974A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H32816011BB98428795C3A9674CE596E2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>providing to
community colleges information about the job skills needed in small- and
medium-sized manufacturing businesses in the regions they
serve.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H47FE52D1477D4050A4CE12254C18D059"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Innovative
services initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCCF1FE9D77674B6BB80766C54109673C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H11624AD543304D7B91F8350477146064"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Innovative
services initiative</header>
<paragraph id="H678F16C5C8D2450FA4972BD1133E7F8D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Director may establish, within the Centers program under this section, an
innovative services initiative to assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers
in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H903BC22B2CB444E19F3F72B5D523B387"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reducing their
energy usage and environmental waste to improve profitability; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C9C8576C6124E2090E1E6C5AA63B65F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accelerating the
domestic commercialization of new product technologies, including components
for renewable energy systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C246C94905848E5884490A899CF63A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Market
demand</header><text>The Director may not undertake any activity to accelerate
the domestic commercialization of a new product technology under this
subsection unless an analysis of market demand for the new product technology
has been
conducted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0D150DA4C0E142D6B830CD4B7A827E33"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Section
25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is further amended by adding after subsection
(g), as added by
<internal-xref idref="H47FE52D1477D4050A4CE12254C18D059" legis-path="406.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref>, the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF3FACACA60AF40F8AEB2551CE139071C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H751025967E1645F28C0DE49F2C98CC17"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="H711A73D2297044D6AE0FA3C0EF13AEA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><italic></italic>In submitting the 3-year programmatic
planning document and annual updates under section 23, the Director shall
include an assessment of the Director’s governance of the program established
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AC50573D58549859D99EC8FAC1B323E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
conducting such assessment, the Director shall use the criteria established
pursuant to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award under section
17(d)(1)(C) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C.
3711a(d)(1)(C)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H34C6FD19EF2F43819B556AA103BF005A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program Cost-Sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 25(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
278k(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7403D708491348D0813D4F0A03ACC0F3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2B42CDB3BAA44EC1A50652FCA64314D0"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (3), and
(5), for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2013, the Secretary may not
provide to a Center more than 50 percent of the costs incurred by such Center
and may not require that a Center’s cost share exceed 50 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BB6B37248A943A4844A472A0C52BC8C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Authorization Act of 2010, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on the cost share requirements under the program. The report
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1E764F77B0F040BAA6BF2110F1222FB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>discuss various
cost share structures, including the cost share structure in place prior to
such date of enactment and the cost share structure in place under paragraph
(7), and the effect of such cost share structures on individual Centers and the
overall program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC81FD8E85F6C4858B5927AAEAF311233"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include a
recommendation for how best to structure the cost share requirement after
fiscal year 2013 to provide for the long-term sustainability of the
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D98BBF1167D4B85A82394E03927513F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Advisory
Board</header><text>Section 25(e)(4) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(4)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H134B967DE2684A819C190E9840F26BA1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD3A9BB56DA9B486A88365E5837A25D27"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal Advisory
Committee Act applicability</header>
<subparagraph id="H2BC08D4DFF044A5C97952C746F63B089"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In discharging its
duties under this subsection, the MEP Advisory Board shall function solely in
an advisory capacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18AF2BDF9FE84B73B0AC896BD92C5F74"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act shall not apply to the MEP Advisory
Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HEF79B6225D764466805D1F709F78217F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is further amended by adding after subsection
(h), as added by
<internal-xref idref="H0D150DA4C0E142D6B830CD4B7A827E33" legis-path="406.(c)">subsection (c)</internal-xref>, the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H408D28334EAF45548489F180BC3080E7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFC21A16FFB484E008C90D2F0595AE0B0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <quote>community college</quote> means an institution of
higher education (as defined under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) at which the highest degree that is predominately
awarded to students is an associate’s
degree.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCF4B1F20609F448496F0160278B5CF1B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Evaluation of
obstacles unique to small manufacturers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is
further amended by adding after subsection (i), as added by subsection (f), the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF701CB941B249859AC651FEAF77881E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H906DE8858B4F4A209734A11350344A24"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Evaluation of
obstacles unique to small manufacturers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HEC8119AB987B47199F6298F1FE15077C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate obstacles
that are unique to small manufacturers that prevent such manufacturers from
effectively competing in the global market;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC62EF19556B843ADB34BAF424658EF60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implement a
comprehensive plan to train the Centers to address such obstacles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E0D56ED5F844F678521245D75A22250"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitate
improved communication between the Centers to assist such manufacturers in
implementing appropriate, targeted solutions to such
obstacles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF2A49A0F35A46129FAF04B49054F06E"><enum>407.</enum><header>Emergency
communication and tracking technologies research initiative</header>
<subsection id="H520F9A8B5A1B4F31A047474CA8CD8493"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall establish a research
initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking
technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces, such
as underground mines, and other shielded environments, such as high-rise
buildings or collapsed structures, where conventional radio communication is
limited.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H87413E7F554A47E29115B0B1865267E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to carry out this section, the
Director shall work with the private sector and appropriate Federal agencies
to—</text>
<paragraph id="HB938E7C95AC44A5298BD3BF0DF84ADC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>perform a needs
assessment to identify and evaluate the measurement, technical standards, and
conformity assessment needs required to improve the operation and reliability
of such emergency communication and tracking technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H288F60A9A5F14164B334D7E2006EC258"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support the
development of technical standards and conformance architecture to improve the
operation and reliability of such emergency communication and tracking
technologies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7967DDC44E94EDE914356B3619BC48D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporate and build upon existing reports
and studies on improving emergency communications.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA16CE15C5D9A4C9EB04B1F33F3C13438"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress and make publicly
available a report describing the assessment performed under subsection (b)(1)
and making recommendations about research priorities to address gaps in the
measurement, technical standards, and conformity assessment needs identified by
such assessment.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBE18A444E5F94921AF1A5BD20B17C9DB"><enum>408.</enum><header>TIP Advisory
Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 28(k)(4) of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(k)(4)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9B0E8BDB1F84496B3358EE7919291D9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC9DAA1320C0D454CA6EA7F722BD8D406"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal Advisory
Committee Act Applicability</header>
<subparagraph id="HC7CFCC0F534043CA966CC50621AAECDF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In discharging its
duties under this subsection, the TIP Advisory Board shall function solely in
an advisory capacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H814B7F8ABD3947F18356C364B600FC5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act shall not apply to the TIP Advisory
Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADB9788152774CF1B7B48BFC788C8040"><enum>409.</enum><header>Underrepresented
minorities</header>
<subsection id="HF3D73C7705724C538A01D25A090AA007"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research
Fellowships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18 of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–1) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2D67435146E42FBA273460F443D56A4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H704C721D7D8E439FB36CB375293EDACF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Underrepresented
minorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating
applications for fellowships under this section, the Director shall give
consideration to the goal of promoting the participation of underrepresented
minorities in research areas supported by the
Institute.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H00272B480CFD4E2798924F0BA2C9AAE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Postdoctoral
fellowship program</header><text>Section 19 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–2) is
amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>In evaluating applications
for fellowships under this section, the Director shall give consideration to
the goal of promoting the participation of underrepresented minorities in
research areas supported by the Institute.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA77EC4697FE9438B90178EC7DF5FE5CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Teacher
development</header><text>Section 19A(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–2a(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The Director shall give
special consideration to an application from a teacher from a high-need school,
as defined in section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1021).</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C2195AE935B441F978D0872CF53CAFF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>410.</enum><header>Cyber security
standards and guidelines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Cyber
security standards and guidelines developed by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology for use by United States industry and the public shall
be voluntary.</text>
</section><section id="H72CAD519E7B74A22B76D0B14167B4724"><enum>411.</enum><header>Disaster
resilient buildings and infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="H436920B2CD2545688635E7B7D1B01BA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall carry out a disaster
resilient buildings and infrastructure program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB91286A8475342C79990FFD667171E78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Real-Scale
structures</header><text>As part of the program, the Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC92089881AD432B90479C6907343CBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop the
capability to test real-scale structures under realistic fire and structural
loading conditions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H299116978A524C3992655BB990B6FB1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist in the validation of predictive
models by developing a database on the performance of large-scale structures
under realistic fire and structural loading conditions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H25BE1FC5A2194959935B848E1398D3A9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Database</header><text>As
part of the program, the Director shall develop a database on the performance
of the built environment during natural and man-made hazard events.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H7606135973204D92A1B471EE3D878AA9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>412.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC377735112B94637A741AEB018072791"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BB2AD430B4F4976914DE8935E862E1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>Federal agency</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 4 of
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3948D7F298234E8DAB2ED79DC2A84D9D"><enum>413.</enum><header>Report on the
use of modeling and simulation</header>
<subsection id="H064E6CA240B54E008D3BC93C288BB500"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report to
Congress examining the use of high-performance computational modeling and
simulation by small- and medium-sized manufacturers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE38DCCBBB26C4AC0B1FD488AF2102EE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specific
requirements</header><text>Such report shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0A8FCB7E26B348B48023CB1750CAA14B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of
the current utilization of high-performance computational modeling and
simulation by small- and medium-sized manufacturers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE51ACCFE665D49878BD7D94C75BC9B8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An examination of
any barriers or challenges to the use of high-performance computational
modeling and simulation by small- and medium-sized manufacturers,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF34A3E0294AC4FA8B432C1E5A0358647"><enum>(A)</enum><text>access to
high-performance computing facilities and resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC64F89B79A8C4F53A9FB8A03E6D5637A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the availability
of software and other applications tailored to meet the needs of such
manufacturers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C47E4816F0A40238627C52CFD8B8488"><enum>(C)</enum><text>appropriate
expertise and training; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAD29FB2CA6548A9BAE9342F81C2DDCD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the availability
of tools and other methods to understand and manage the costs and risks
associated with transitioning to the use of computational modeling and
simulation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB698314A01374EC7B62B89E8A755A81A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Recommendations
for addressing any barriers or challenges identified in paragraph (2) and, if
appropriate, suggestions for action that the Federal Government may take to
foster the development and utilization of high-performance computing resources
by small- and medium-sized manufacturers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6BD36BE3CB547EE9A5F68F5AF9FC5D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Director
shall consult with the Office of Science and Technology Policy and with other
relevant Federal agencies.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2B82833CFA41445C88203ED162EEEFD8"><enum>414.</enum><header>Green
manufacturing and construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director shall carry out a green
manufacturing and construction initiative to—</text>
<paragraph id="H261CAE5B021E4AC1A1D0208234293457"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop accurate
sustainability metrics and practices for use in manufacturing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11A27CEB16B940CB8C4D87B58802D582"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advance the
development of standards and the creation of an information infrastructure to
communicate sustainability information about suppliers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H528681590C334CCAA34B5113D4172C5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve energy
performance, service life, and indoor air quality of new and retrofitted
buildings through validated measurement data.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF9553394678D470DBDEC094A91E61391"><enum>415.</enum><header>Nanomaterial
initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director shall
carry out a nanomaterial research initiative to—</text>
<paragraph id="H9449DEB6C6C84E9288EFF5DC8FDD91E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop reference materials for
nanomaterials and derived products to be used in benchmarking toxicity,
calibrating instruments, and facilitating laboratory comparisons;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF14F624E34D348738327D353CCC02D16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist in the
development of international documentary standards relating to
nanomaterials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE8AB28DFACA487CA6248E6A965A521C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop
instruments and measurement methods to determine the physical and chemical
properties of nanomaterials; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13BBFF6FAF6A496B8D12136F3C88B9D7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>gather and develop
data to support the correlation of physical and chemical properties of
nanomaterials to any environmental, safety, or other risks.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H86E66CCCFDDD41E9BD6C9F97E3811092"><enum>416.</enum><header>Manufacturing
research</header>
<subsection id="H3C317DE8F00A4DE8B97A0EDA1284FAA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
carry out a program to support transformational manufacturing research.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2E639EAD504F42D981A0DA0C1F934755"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>As
part of such program, the Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H728BE80E717A41A4989451FBB05FDE00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and disseminate measurement tools
and capabilities for new additive manufacturing and robotics technologies and
methods;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7222E4B992CC4B1C90A95236B38F9885"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish new
techniques and methods to efficiently generate and assemble products
integrating nanoscale materials and devices; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C84B7738F6A4E30A1B21F81003E3FC9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out other
research with significant transformational potential for manufacturing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Innovation</header>
<section id="HE80171C353B645F7800209B9FFDA87B6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Office of Innovation
and Entrepreneurship</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F49ABE15B5743228F1ECAF5883507E7" style="OLC">
<section id="HD8DC35246AB94B189DD9D2B71EDE426B"><enum>24.</enum><header>Office of
Innovation and Entrepreneurship</header>
<subsection id="H1AFBF7E9D73E44DD940913958D5A0E23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish an Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to foster innovation and
the commercialization of new technologies, products, processes, and services
with the goal of promoting productivity and economic growth in the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4782DF1CA75944C797244C0862CFAEAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship shall be responsible for—</text>
<paragraph id="HD4FCDA01D94C492095E6FD3BACC6ED89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing
policies to accelerate innovation and advance the commercialization of research
and development, including federally funded research and development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H802DD5EBC16E46D980E9B8290878BB12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifying
existing barriers to innovation and commercialization, including access to
capital and other resources, and ways to overcome those barriers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79EC46DF6030434F97DB34F6B7501FE3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing access
to relevant data, research, and technical assistance on innovation and
commercialization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38162E8D46D843279C7211AABA1EF60A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthening collaboration on and
coordination of policies relating to innovation and commercialization,
including those focused on the needs of small businesses and rural communities,
within the Department of Commerce and between the Department of Commerce and
other Federal agencies, as appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4505A87C173C4BB39C32FB651BF63AF6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other duties
as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H645310404E9C46DF9D51CDB78FBD251E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advisory
Committee</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an Advisory Council on
Innovation and Entrepreneurship to provide advice to the Secretary on carrying
out
<internal-xref idref="H4782DF1CA75944C797244C0862CFAEAE" legis-path="24.(b)">subsection
(b)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0F113F38D4E64724AD1F7DC7DC69747C"><enum>502.</enum><header>Federal loan
guarantees for innovative technologies in manufacturing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is further amended by adding after section
24, as added by section 501 of this title, the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C19F50A73B244B183C3668C108D9EAF" style="OLC">
<section id="HB80D49EA0E244FF0A713047B0C0872A9"><enum>25.</enum><header>Federal loan
guarantees for innovative technologies in manufacturing</header>
<subsection id="H0AF94F68AEF74A3088763CA5AC4245F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a program to
provide loan guarantees for obligations to small- or medium-sized manufacturers
for the use or production of innovative technologies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H85E00C4AE8BB455DBA1C91D4E9027F0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan guarantee may
be made under such program only for a project that reequips, expands, or
establishes a manufacturing facility in the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="H063BF9B725D24F389D5FEA4CD1985F27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use an innovative
technology or an innovative process in manufacturing; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ADA518E9A3D4EE3B65623E69C6813EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>manufacture an
innovative technology product or an integral component of such product.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B070904DE2F4919A7995B38B812FC06"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
borrower</header><text>A loan guarantee may be made under such program only for
a borrower who is a small- or medium-sized manufacturer, as determined by the
Secretary under the criteria established pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="HFBF1198B8659477297A0192F896D8674" legis-path="25.(m)">subsection (m)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC64CE3F89A0843B497AD1ED02E5C7A6C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on
amount</header><text>A loan guarantee shall not exceed an amount equal to 80
percent of the obligation, as estimated at the time at which the loan guarantee
is issued.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H255631FE799A434E9492FD96CFD7E57B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations on
loan guarantee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No loan
guarantee shall be made unless the Secretary determines that—</text>
<paragraph id="HCAB20D2DD292488CA7F5A73A824765C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there is a
reasonable prospect of repayment of the principal and interest on the
obligation by the borrower;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C1F5B9AA312409AA131D366ADA103C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of the
obligation (when combined with amounts available to the borrower from other
sources) is sufficient to carry out the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4F81432F1974CBDB05DA7948A0D742D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the obligation is
not subordinate to other financing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDC215CB9733488498579182915C6CBF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the obligation
bears interest at a rate that does not exceed a level that the Secretary
determines appropriate, taking into account the prevailing rate of interest in
the private sector for similar loans and risks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8E01BA3E5824E16954DB88D2B50AEB7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term of an
obligation requires full repayment over a period not to exceed the lesser
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H443953F19A6342BAA45BEDF2587B3A66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>30 years;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5AFEAE167364D09865E1B3A1BE3089F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>90 percent of the
projected useful life, as determined by the Secretary, of the physical asset to
be financed by the obligation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H929D195531B241019B1B15A1BF202924"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Defaults</header>
<paragraph id="H7F287F0414E34FED87D55EE35B5A86D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payment by
Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="H7EBE66A1B3474FC0BFCFD414BAC6F074"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a borrower defaults (as defined in regulations
promulgated by the Secretary and specified in the loan guarantee) on the
obligation, the holder of the loan guarantee shall have the right to demand
payment of the unpaid amount from the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90E9FF1C182E47E1AB5A07368DD0BB18"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment
required</header><text>Within such period as may be specified in the loan
guarantee or related agreements, the Secretary shall pay to the holder of the
loan guarantee the unpaid interest on and unpaid principal of the obligation as
to which the borrower has defaulted, unless the Secretary finds that there was
no default by the borrower in the payment of interest or principal or that the
default has been remedied.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4485F34288E74C08A6679441EFED1195"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Forbearance</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection precludes any forbearance by the holder of the obligation
for the benefit of the borrower which may be agreed upon by the parties to the
obligation and approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF634F790DB784CEDBAB2C69FE34B049B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subrogation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1047B506381F4D5CB092A6594B59D452"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
makes a payment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall be subrogated to the
rights, as specified in the loan guarantee, of the recipient of the payment or
related agreements including, if appropriate, the authority (notwithstanding
any other provision of law) to—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H3D859002688F4F81A744603D4D65B6FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete,
maintain, operate, lease, or otherwise dispose of any property acquired
pursuant to such loan guarantee or related agreement; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H26F3D8BC7CC448E499E58134F18DF738"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>permit the
borrower, pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary, to continue to pursue
the purposes of the project if the Secretary determines that such an agreement
is in the public interest.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1018415F77AA42E1811E63714FC0F616"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Superiority of
rights</header><text>The rights of the Secretary, with respect to any property
acquired pursuant to a loan guarantee or related agreements, shall be superior
to the rights of any other person with respect to the property.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B84C8CF2B964AE6BE7A77488871705C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the borrower defaults on an obligation,
the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of the default.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF0B3208ADDD44E21BB7318078E18CE38"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Payment of
principal and interest by Secretary</header><text>With respect to any
obligation guaranteed under this section, the Secretary may enter into a
contract to pay, and pay, holders of the obligation for and on behalf of the
borrower from funds appropriated for that purpose the principal and interest
payments that become due and payable on the unpaid balance of the obligation if
the Secretary finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H48222CECD6C5459286DF356D55504313"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4105B6DC3A024DA09E8ABC107196951D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the borrower is unable
to make the payments and is not in default;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H889E2DC936E44751AAA02E9A529888C5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>it is in the public interest to permit
the borrower to continue to pursue the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD373A2A993534424A6EC159CACB31DCF" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the probable net benefit to the
Federal Government in paying the principal and interest will be greater than
that which would result in the event of a default;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0038CA5F54AE4239BAB6E399AAFABA28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of the
payment that the Secretary is authorized to pay shall be no greater than the
amount of principal and interest that the borrower is obligated to pay under
the obligation being guaranteed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2BC83EF38534032BFCB93DA04A40CA7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the borrower
agrees to reimburse the Secretary for the payment (including interest) on terms
and conditions that are satisfactory to the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H964BEA980B114CB59FA069D2B41906FB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>A loan guarantee under this section shall include such
detailed terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate
to—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DB5AB8220234DCC9169D8D67E80F379"><enum>(1)</enum><text>protect the
interests of the United States in the case of default; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H602297FE399349BB8F2CBB45D2D78721"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have available all
the patents and technology necessary for any person selected, including the
Secretary, to complete and operate the project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD88B1A283B924C04AD6A73D0B1A53EA3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the terms and conditions of
a loan guarantee under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the
Secretary of the Treasury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCF22A13F8D7846FE8836742BEAA1834E"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="HE0CD829BD97140468312052F9DCE7609"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall charge and collect fees for loan
guarantees in amounts the Secretary determines are sufficient to cover
applicable administrative expenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42CE895E11B543BDA8A10918B3E2A187"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Fees
collected under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBBE45535FFD4E8694BE13072AC1A886"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be deposited by
the Secretary into the Treasury of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4632A9CE8D824FA9A0DEBE53957EEF98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain available
until expended, subject to such other conditions as are contained in annual
appropriations Acts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0C824970BC444B5B6E39F0E2D9E6731"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In charging and collecting fees under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the amount of the
obligation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD26EA6A7B46D4B36B214F899120D7814"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Records</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE10250D675DD4C4E812996ECF6CCFCF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With respect to a loan guarantee under this section, the
borrower, the lender, and any other appropriate party shall keep such records
and other pertinent documents as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation,
including such records as the Secretary may require to facilitate an effective
audit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB53F0760626C4270BB6814DBDF553B03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or their duly
authorized representatives, shall have access to records and other pertinent
documents for the purpose of conducting an audit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D4BF916A3124134ACF11AED6B7EB6D0"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Full faith and
credit</header><text>The full faith and credit of the United States is pledged
to the payment of all loan guarantees issued under this section with respect to
principal and interest.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFBF1198B8659477297A0192F896D8674"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue final regulations before making any loan guarantees under
the program. Such regulations shall include—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9814EB7FDCF84142BA4B0334EFC1664C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria that the Secretary shall use to
determine eligibility for loan guarantees under this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F6141A1447747AB982C0D7504A67653"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether a borrower
is a small- or medium-sized manufacturer; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72FD36BC0AB44EC0A92F6EECE48E4401"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether a borrower
demonstrates that a market exists for the innovative technology product, or the
integral component of such product, to be manufactured, as evidenced by written
statements of interest from potential purchasers;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A381125CD4A44F0865D43A7E5E1D01B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria that the Secretary shall use to
determine the amount of any fees charged under subsection (j), including
criteria related to the amount of the obligation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6019FBCB649F4B848D336447189FC5B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>policies and
procedures for selecting and monitoring lenders and loan performance;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1590F55E96FC40CAB25B94A9CE528784"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other
policies, procedures, or information necessary to implement this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7534435DDA6E435EAE0EDF1CAFD8C888"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Audit</header>
<paragraph id="H60BDB5D01CBD4F44A4C6AE8A7A951F30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual
independent audits</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement
with an independent auditor for annual evaluations of the program under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A7AAB00F3214528953D1AF6A523E479"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller
General review</header><text>The Comptroller General shall conduct a biennial
review of the Secretary’s execution of the program under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13F33365F86246F78AF129D203CB8D14"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
results of the independent audit under
<internal-xref idref="H60BDB5D01CBD4F44A4C6AE8A7A951F30" legis-path="25.(n)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> and the Comptroller
General’s review under
<internal-xref idref="H2A7AAB00F3214528953D1AF6A523E479" legis-path="25.(n)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref> shall be provided directly
to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDAF519F541CA4251A41A80840782C17C"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the
President’s annual budget request in each year after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Science and
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing a summary of all
activities carried out under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDBA774C1F5A644BB9A0602DCE30B7CFD"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Coordination and
nonduplication</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are coordinated
with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other loan guarantee programs within
the Federal Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6C7CBF53A654B6E8A460C925F83F5AF"><enum>(q)</enum><header>MEP
Centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use
centers established under section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) to provide information about the program
established under this section and to conduct outreach to potential borrowers,
as appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DDD71843E9B4114B3C6B5233E53A1AB"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Minimizing
risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
promulgate regulations and policies to carry out this section in accordance
with Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–129, entitled
<quote>Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax Receivables</quote>, as
in effect on the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62BC4173BBE34A4D9D423E913C7B1056"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that no loan guarantee shall be made under this section unless the
borrower agrees to use a federally-approved electronic employment eligibility
verification system to verify the employment eligibility of—</text>
<paragraph id="H1FB5261BE3774474BD527232F3E7C33D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all persons hired
during the contract term by the borrower to perform employment duties within
the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7855A1FD2BD469BA2372C39A58D3406"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all persons
assigned by the borrower to perform work within the United States on the
project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55C2A2EEBB0A4A67B0F66F550000F853"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H946468026AF640C9B1AE572BFA9F015F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The
term <quote>cost</quote> has the meaning given such term under section 502 of
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4290609D95A645F0AA0D42B289C1D4CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Innovative
process</header><text>The term <quote>innovative process</quote> means a
process that is significantly improved as compared to the process in general
use in the commercial marketplace in the United States at the time the loan
guarantee is issued.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6E2BB7D2BE84B089C343749E8E6BB2F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Innovative
technology</header><text>The term <quote>innovative technology</quote> means a
technology that is significantly improved as compared to the technology in
general use in the commercial marketplace in the United States at the time the
loan guarantee is issued.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD8C4F3D5DD6495C9E24A8E96D06CEA9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Loan
guarantee</header><text>The term <quote>loan guarantee</quote> has the meaning
given such term in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2
U.S.C. 661a). The term includes a loan guarantee commitment (as defined in
section 502 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 661a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D4E3907E40445B6B4DD3F207E0DBE5F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Obligation</header><text>The
term <quote>obligation</quote> means the loan or other debt obligation that is
guaranteed under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9137D7F75FE40099ADBDF053F9E336A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <quote>program</quote> means the loan guarantee program established in
<internal-xref idref="H0AF94F68AEF74A3088763CA5AC4245F1" legis-path="25.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7570FF44D9164AF99FA07C4D5C22EC5C"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H07EDA4FAAAEC4B55950311E58F5F5203"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cost of loan
guarantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011
through 2013 to provide the cost of loan guarantees under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE03B30DBA32483CBFA194E416C9D0C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Principal and
interest</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out
<internal-xref idref="HF0B3208ADDD44E21BB7318078E18CE38" legis-path="25.(g)">subsection
(g)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HF22C1511515A466BB7D6FA5B9217B612" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header>Regional innovation
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is further amended
by adding after section 25, as added by section 502 of this title, the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8A71E79905B45F9BBD1F97AFC8AD8EF" style="OLC">
<section id="HC14B588DC24B440CB9C1EDBCE72B36CB"><enum>26.</enum><header>Regional
innovation program</header>
<subsection id="HF973458026114BCB93D8219B900BF70D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a regional
innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional
innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3B9561B89219483A8613DBB07E3DC498"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regional
innovation cluster grants</header>
<paragraph id="H7E7D1528C0C74097B742543639D4D509"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a
competitive basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the
formation and development of regional innovation clusters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3720426DAB6A45BDBFCD23A49D57A778"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permissible
activities</header><text>Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for
activities determined appropriate by the Secretary, including the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC16C7BE57179499BBF72182274601ADC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Feasibility studies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89628D09F1A64DA8BD7166C2845CF226"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Planning
activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00D251B807314818BF72430D961B06D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Technical
assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92B749D5D61E467C9F10C3A1C6ED2A2A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Developing or
strengthening communication and collaboration between and among participants of
a regional innovation cluster.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2BCE6AF78504069926A7A76BC341A93"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Attracting
additional participants to a regional innovation cluster.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84290E5C8A6941E8ABE4AA36BEE6C806"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Facilitating market development of products
and services developed by a regional innovation cluster, including through
demonstration, deployment, technology transfer, and commercialization
activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96E9E0E3262540BAB239A1D6CC237E6B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Developing
relationships between a regional innovation cluster and entities or clusters in
other regions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74CD94FCDA0C4228917886F29D646FDF"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interacting with the public and State and
local governments to meet the goals of the cluster.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2443B5FDDC784A8AAB13630AC1410170"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
recipient</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>eligible recipient</quote> means any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H13C91FD7CAE34F98B841B4A7052231D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8E7D58CC6EE048DBBFBE3B1D02E8DA24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An Indian
tribe.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4BBC86825874481197C59866369934DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A city or other
political subdivision of a State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H437126369C5F4A24A8A0567B3F41D493"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that—</text>
<clause id="HC8602C67B02247449944C3B704F4541F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private
partnership, a science park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development
organization or similar entity; and</text>
</clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8844432B142142FAAA7E16CCA31E6F3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has an
application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a
State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9A72F8706FF143FB9D7243B144CBDD86"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A consortium of
any of the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B7EF3A1E99A41C4AD4C92E9C45B1F40"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header>
<subparagraph id="HE11B7D2A106C47E296C16B727C4F36F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible recipient
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39CFC4C5BFF04C6284A24BDE97008253"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The
application shall include, at a minimum, a description of the regional
innovation cluster supported by the proposed activity, including a description
of the following:</text>
<clause id="HD4F0A1B79DF6416C98B72021C23BFCEA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Whether the
regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local
governments, and other relevant stakeholders.</text>
</clause><clause id="H6F2948511A5F436BA998264C61AB8D3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">How the existing participants in the
regional innovation cluster will encourage and solicit participation by all
types of entities that might benefit from participation, including newly formed
entities and those rival to existing participants.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7777EB10A88641959698926E972EBAF6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The extent to
which the regional innovation cluster is likely to stimulate innovation and
have a positive impact on regional economic growth and development.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA3FD200A26374DB494C6983B509CEB47"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Whether the
participants in the regional innovation cluster have access to, or contribute
to, a well-trained workforce.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCF4EEA2D7D3F4BCE98253A818E469ACB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Whether the
participants in the regional innovation cluster are capable of attracting
additional funds from non-Federal sources.</text>
</clause><clause id="H73C2A5C570CC48F69E9886500AD2AFD9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The likelihood
that the participants in the regional innovation cluster will be able to
sustain activities once grant funds under this subsection have been
expended.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A604A932F7D4EDCACD670B64EC2DAA2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Special
consideration</header><text>The Secretary shall give special consideration
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF884C0A4B69A439786A6A8BF30563E14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applications from
regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72E21BA2E90A41A4919EED8068FFB1E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an eligible recipient who agrees to
collaborate with local workforce investment area boards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF200CE82D87243EFAE8DDF699BBCBAD4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost
share</header><text>The Secretary may not provide more than 50 percent of the
total cost of any activity funded under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78DF3D64C3064F7280D848C058DD061A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Use and
application of research and information program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall ensure that activities funded under this subsection use and
apply any relevant research, best practices, and metrics developed under the
program established in subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CA050A667A64B8CA360FF17D0D17A2B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regional
Innovation Research and Information Program</header>
<paragraph id="HB11A13147E84459D9F05E1276C97ADFA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a
regional innovation research and information program to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3291C2D8E1544F7DBA27629435A9B080"><enum>(A)</enum><text>gather, analyze,
and disseminate information on best practices for regional innovation
strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including information
relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be
maximized through such strategies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4CDD19A8ADF4FAF924E8937A5CC11EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance, including through the development of technical assistance guides,
for the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies
(including regional innovation clusters);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EF8E4F72F114801B12F5F2105FA6171"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the development of relevant metrics
and measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation strategies (including
regional innovation clusters), including the extent to which such strategies
stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BEDE99685AC484B8E2EE1AD2D4AAB4C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>collect and make
available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States,
including data on—</text>
<clause id="HDD8333A399BC4B32AB30462B0277074A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the size, specialization, and
competitiveness of regional innovation clusters;</text>
</clause><clause id="H38526137633343CA8522BA2C397B744E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the regional
domestic product contribution, total jobs and earnings by key occupations,
establishment size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal research and
development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation
clusters; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5E6B48A47E5848EDA92FDD2007939C7B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supply chain
product and service flows within and between regional innovation
clusters.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9792650FFBFB400FA6C692A1C514A85E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research
grants</header><text>The Secretary may award research grants on a competitive
basis to support and further the goals of the program established under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29CDF8A810B5412D95304610DEB01697"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dissemination of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data and analysis
compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this subsection
shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments,
and nonprofit and for-profit entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4DDA2B699DD4B74A14D146D0EEF915E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cluster grant
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
incorporate data and analysis relating to any regional innovation cluster
supported by a grant under subsection (b) into the program established under
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H70B5A684E32547589E16B8198693AD99"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
coordination</header>
<paragraph id="HDD44659051D84482A385CB0BA1A53F98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
ensure that the activities carried out under this section are coordinated with,
and do not duplicate the efforts of, other programs at the Department of
Commerce or other Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C305D71DD69454EB703DAAAAB8B0D6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collaboration</header>
<subparagraph id="H4B28F629AFB14870BBDCAD058804499D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including through
multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AA40BA46C7F4541897640F1DE366B8E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Small
businesses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the
needs and challenges of small businesses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H504163C42A5C4DB9842E6CAD0C80C319"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="HD697CB86E55746F4B8390DE76F92993B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent
entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of
the program established under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7340081FACB4F99AE321854E807F693"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
evaluation shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49FD6A87B5674281893E5D2DB8F9E758"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether such
program is achieving its goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H133C76DB06A1476EA08ADC44F437D1E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
recommendations for how such program may be improved; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB59C9FD635FF400CB62A8EC5DEF83010"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation as to whether such program
should be continued or terminated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57CAC1C509124F5A83624378B990C82B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9469E4EB51AC4B688F3A23DE5FDD08DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regional
innovation cluster</header><text>The term <quote>regional innovation
cluster</quote> means a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic,
or complementary entities that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A38BBFEEB0B4C6F8047FA1F88096D46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are engaged in or
with a particular industry sector;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22DEE709DC994E8BBC565340A697A500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have active
channels for business transactions and communication;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1482AB2AFB94EEFB7FB85AC0D11AEA8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>share specialized
infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H718D3D51A8A14737AC9C7C58497DFBB8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>leverage the
region’s unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and create
jobs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1DD9239D50C4049994B3BD887E1F6B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <quote>State</quote> means one of the several States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory
or possession of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF5DD47B0A58444D917263F58DBD0348"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal
years 2011 through 2013 to carry out this section, including such sums as are
necessary to carry out the evaluation required under subsection
(e).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H66F092AD47494FAFADADAC85A68B26FF"><enum>504.</enum><header>Clean Energy
Consortium</header>
<subsection id="H1387C61AEA964FC1A5383678CCCDB651"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program to
establish a Clean Energy Consortium to enhance the Nation’s economic,
environmental, and energy security by promoting commercial application of clean
energy technology and ensuring that the United States maintains a technological
lead in the development and commercial application of state-of-the-art energy
technologies. To achieve these purposes the program shall leverage the
expertise and resources of the university and private research communities,
industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in
energy innovation to support collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and
development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop
and accelerate the commercial application of innovative clean energy
technologies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC23A950CA14445C89763E9E94C8D6507"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HD16C6DF83202408792B49292D3348A5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Clean energy
technology</header><text>The term <quote>clean energy technology</quote> means
a technology that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H498E57E2C5814F96B38096344A716FCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>produces energy
from solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, and other renewable
energy resources (as such term is defined in section 610 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B9F6EBBE5B746D9824A0B2AFEE52D2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>more efficiently
transmits, distributes, or stores energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7BE23C51E534D3B8A7009E47926941B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhances energy
efficiency for buildings and industry, including combined heat and
power;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FB9AF590A1E4B5AB59EE2FD09B06DD4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enables the
development of a Smart Grid (as described in section 1301 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381)), including integration
of renewable energy resources and distributed generation, demand response,
demand side management, and systems analysis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4E913B0957C43BB98D3D9C4FDE7970A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>produces an
advanced or sustainable material with energy or energy efficiency applications;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H554EE82CA4104466BD2E306C01225546"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improves energy
efficiency for transportation, including electric vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE001DEAB2AB243628B3DCCADFA5E2E27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cluster</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>cluster</quote> means a
network of entities directly involved in the research, development, finance,
and commercial application of clean energy technologies whose geographic
proximity facilitates utilization and sharing of skilled human resources,
infrastructure, research facilities, educational and training institutions,
venture capital, and input suppliers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H064EBF26F83F462CBC13C6D404D221FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consortium</header><text>The
term <quote>Consortium</quote> means a Clean Energy Consortium established in
accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84C0823431BB4CEC957D2188EB8E0633"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The
term <quote>project</quote> means an activity with respect to which a
Consortium provides support under subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D9FE30FA34342088675A7F25573DE71"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Qualifying
entity</header><text>The term <quote>qualifying entity</quote> means each of
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8813CAB1B544BD4BF4334822F7E5D9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A research
university.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84218B24F2AE4850AA539FC917DE02CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A State or Federal
institution with a focus on the advancement of clean energy
technologies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A427A6F93EE4545A2238E7653125145"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A nongovernmental
organization with research or technology transfer expertise in clean energy
technology development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D7ACE2F99B04FAF963028A873A6465D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87F2827B65E5437DBA2298647C926096"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Technology
development focus</header><text>The term <quote>technology development
focus</quote> means the unique clean energy technology or technologies in which
a Consortium specializes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D1ECF0B36EE4C67AE3B4622886C72A3"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Translational
research</header><text>The term <quote>translational research</quote> means
coordination of basic or applied research with technical applications to enable
promising discoveries or inventions to achieve commercial application of energy
technology.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5EB6CEA78F07492697D0A5CDF871C11A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Role of the
secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H246FF0F360FD443CA0EA9FFF505D1A74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have ultimate
responsibility for, and oversight of, all aspects of the program under this
section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B4FD62CC2B846ACBBAC09C2BEF36FCD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">select a recipient of a grant for the
establishment and operation of a Consortium through a competitive selection
process;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE0652EE27ED486FB8E3B6CFA3EA9D2C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the innovation activities of the
Consortium with those occurring through other Department of Energy entities,
including the National Laboratories, the Advanced Research Projects
Agency—Energy, Energy Innovation Hubs, and Energy Frontier Research
Collaborations, and within industry, including by annually—</text>
<subparagraph id="H34BFE432219E4D51957DAF1A09A03BB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issuing guidance
regarding national energy research and development priorities and strategic
objectives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55FBC455705B473D863ECC9A9AF6B590"><enum>(B)</enum><text>convening a
conference of staff of the Department of Energy and representatives from such
other entities to share research results, program plans, and opportunities for
collaboration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H133F1EC0CB31408A82ED7C3AB2D93518"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Entities
eligible for support</header><text>A consortium shall be eligible to receive
support under this section if—</text>
<paragraph id="H9D965882657C4AFB834E2BDF118B47AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is composed
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF08E49199E40421BB2D68CDB962798EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>2 research
universities with a combined annual research budget of $500,000,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE8720B5EB994F229780DA17831E337E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 or more
additional qualifying entities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA59E89D153A4757A707B05CDA05C3F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>its members have
established a binding agreement that documents—</text>
<subparagraph id="H911CDF2103174D40944CEC14386E1653"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the structure of
the partnership agreement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15AAA3D9B56A406992B0438DDCE3541E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a governance and
management structure to enable cost-effective implementation of the
program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79BEFE8681B44C12BBC372661EF49093"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a conflicts of
interest policy consistent with subsection (e)(1)(B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEE47F6D6ED84EDC81A9417A57BBF631"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an accounting
structure that meets the requirements of the Department of Energy and can be
audited under subsection (f)(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FAD8ED9DCB74193A67420BDF7654D4C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>that it has an
External Advisory Committee consistent with subsection (e)(3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H556A25CEB5094774B29D9BFB725EB160"><enum>(3)</enum><text>it receives
funding from States, consortium participants, or other non-Federal sources, to
be used to support project awards pursuant to subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H931A2073FC014071A142A125374C3953"><enum>(4)</enum><text>it is part of an
existing cluster or demonstrates high potential to develop a new cluster;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9670AB22D964A9A93F43BAA55504953"><enum>(5)</enum><text>it operates as a
nonprofit organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC8A99C64E9C246049F7056AB49520224"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clean Energy
Consortium</header>
<paragraph id="HCD987C9DD0D943D8A7DA6D5E23C89F5D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Role</header><text>The
Consortium shall support translational research activities leading to
commercial application of clean energy technologies, in accordance with the
purposes of this section, through issuance of awards to projects managed by
qualifying entities and other entities meeting the Consortium’s project
criteria, including national laboratories. The Consortium shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E83B3253227418A8A8FD46ECEAE57D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and make
available to the public through the Department of Energy’s Web site proposed
plans, programs, project selection criteria, and terms for individual project
awards under this subsection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1F808A7DE724A889A90B71B5FB9B597"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish conflict of interest procedures,
consistent with those of the Department of Energy, to ensure that employees and
designees for Consortium activities who are in decisionmaking capacities
disclose all material conflicts of interest, including financial,
organizational, and personal conflicts of interest;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A586551F0C2411EB19D6AFB1BA0F311"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish
policies—</text>
<clause id="H26D4295B9CC0482E8234A0453B840201"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
prevent resources provided to the Consortium from being used to displace
private sector investment otherwise likely to occur, including investment from
private sector entities that are members of the Consortium;</text>
</clause><clause id="H925E29A52F7B4DE98FE4581D19062082"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
facilitate the participation of private entities that invest in clean energy
technologies to perform due diligence on award proposals, to participate in the
award review process, and to provide guidance to projects supported by the
Consortium; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3C200D72F66F4760B677133B4EF583D5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to
facilitate the participation of parties with a demonstrated history of
commercial application of clean energy technologies in the development of
Consortium projects;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6F81C83DF634A3D886CE82A16499029"><enum>(D)</enum><text>oversee project
solicitations, review proposed projects, and select projects for awards;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0746D08A0064479BA9AAC83DC9CF904"><enum>(E)</enum><text>monitor project
implementation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC953C39045134B2A9C1F4A5FA7C1A926"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of
awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Consortium, with
prior approval of the Secretary, shall distribute awards under this subsection
to support clean energy technology projects conducting translational research,
provided that at least 50 percent of such support shall be provided to projects
related to the Consortium’s clean energy technology development focus. Upon
approval by the Secretary, all remaining funds shall be available to support
any clean energy technology projects conducting translational research.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62EB677ACD344CB5B2B5473F5C9B1F6E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>External
advisory committee</header>
<subparagraph id="HE4745B71F4944EC3A99F2095AA319AFD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Consortium shall
establish an External Advisory Committee, the members of which shall have
extensive and relevant scientific, technical, industry, financial, or research
management expertise. The External Advisory Committee shall review the
Consortium’s proposed plans, programs, project selection criteria, and projects
and shall ensure that projects selected for awards meet the conflict of
interest policies of the Consortium. External Advisory Committee members other
than those representing Consortium members shall serve for no more than 3
years. All External Advisory Committee members shall comply with the
Consortium’s conflict of interest policies and procedures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6D220E73E1E49A69BCE4B93DB6106CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The External Advisory Committee shall
consist of—</text>
<clause id="H602C727D64054F8E9D32BD1DA68573E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>5
members selected by the Consortium’s research universities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H37EF63DE952C40F9B22719DF3FD55C4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>2
members selected by the Consortium’s other qualifying entities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H60EBA93B6BDF4E50AB174796BA33901E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members selected at large by other
External Advisory Committee members to represent the entrepreneur and venture
capital communities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7904B11C7E254A97A145924F3BD0C99A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1
member appointed by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFADD8799F1B242CE81D85C7EF71EE7F3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conflict of
interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
disqualify an application or revoke funds distributed to the Consortium if the
Secretary discovers a failure to comply with conflict of interest procedures
established under paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAE925617C96A4BA7BBBBE29447829680"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant</header>
<paragraph id="H3D6FB4181716445680C75EF0071ABBA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make a grant under this section in
accordance with section 989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16353).
The Secretary shall award the grant, on a competitive basis, to 1 regional
Consortium, for a term of 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC19471F794D6437DBEFC5FD6288B75F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this subsection shall be in
an amount not greater than $10,000,000 per fiscal year over the 3 years of the
term of the grant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26F10EB9686F4705AA795E5182FE1BB3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grant distributed under this section
shall be used exclusively to support project awards pursuant to subsection
(e)(1) and (2), provided that the Consortium may use not more than 10 percent
of the amount of such grant for its administrative expenses related to making
such awards. The grant made under this section shall not be used for
construction of new buildings or facilities, and construction of new buildings
or facilities shall not be considered as part of the non-Federal share of a
cost sharing agreement under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5C71B479F3948EC8C37BD6E7B07F117"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Audit</header><text>The
Consortium shall conduct, in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary
may prescribe, an annual audit to determine the extent to which a grant
distributed to the Consortium under this subsection, and awards under
subsection (e), have been utilized in a manner consistent with this section.
The auditor shall transmit a report of the results of the audit to the
Secretary and to the Government Accountability Office. The Secretary shall
include such report in an annual report to Congress, along with a plan to
remedy any deficiencies cited in the report. The Government Accountability
Office may review such audits as appropriate and shall have full access to the
books, records, and personnel of the Consortium to ensure that the grant
distributed to the Consortium under this subsection, and awards made under
subsection (e), have been utilized in a manner consistent with this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8B815133F3445CD94FA759E82916DB5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Revocation of
awards</header><text>The Secretary shall have authority to review awards made
under this subsection and to revoke such awards if the Secretary determines
that the Consortium has used the award in a manner not consistent with the
requirements of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Department of
Energy</header>
<subtitle id="H0AAC333F2CE045C2A92E47BE83689F42"><enum>A</enum><header>Office of
Science</header>
<section id="HC15BE5481DAF4E08BECF36EEE693F29C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Department of Energy
Office of Science Authorization Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HF8E4883EF20341079284F6307EE0B6DF"><enum>602.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided, in this
subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H74085202AB944161AAC4780FFAE77A52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The
term <quote>Department</quote> means the Department of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H509FDCC934F44072A423D0E6AFFD0809"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the Office of
Science.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H776A292E88EE4F769E8C499F80D21E77"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Office of
science</header><text>The term <quote>Office of Science</quote> means the
Department of Energy Office of Science.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H028F56B87A11463A85A9D4BEE5447057"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H16E6970FA96643CBAF73F262E945FC0A"><enum>603.</enum><header>Mission of the
Office of Science</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H865D06A7F95F426A8B0D459B76AB42F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The
mission of the Office of Science shall be the delivery of scientific
discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the
understanding of nature and to advance the energy, economic, and national
security of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5F874B005ED141D3950FCAFA7D1CB0F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In
support of this mission, the Secretary shall carry out, through the Office of
Science, programs on basic energy sciences, biological and environmental
research, advanced scientific computing research, fusion energy sciences, high
energy physics, and nuclear physics through activities focused on—</text>
<paragraph id="H9FAEA5B403824D2EB2ECC937658AAD19"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Science for Discovery to unravel nature’s
mysteries through the study of subatomic particles, atoms, and molecules that
make up the materials of our everyday world to DNA, proteins, cells, and entire
biological systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H449D66C7D0A549F8B8C267210F6348EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Science for
National Need by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6540A7D1DFC54000A6FE4CD0719A3DF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advancing a clean
energy agenda through research on energy production, storage, transmission,
efficiency, and use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71E28325605346B8B6097563907EC658"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advancing our
understanding of the Earth’s climate through research in atmospheric and
environmental sciences and climate change; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F208EBF91194CDD9BCFB76691976F75"><enum>(3)</enum><text>National
Scientific User Facilities to deliver the 21st century tools of science,
engineering, and technology and provide the Nation’s researchers with the most
advanced tools of modern science including accelerators, colliders,
supercomputers, light sources and neutron sources, and facilities for studying
the nanoworld.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5861270DCEE3492DBFB41E79B474D248"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Supporting
activities</header><text>The activities described in subsection (b) shall
include providing for relevant facilities and infrastructure, analysis,
coordination, and education and outreach activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C2A1C7FB0D74CA1AB03CEAD7399E32B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>User
facilities</header><text>The Director shall carry out the construction,
operation, and maintenance of user facilities to support the activities
described in subsection (b). As practicable, these facilities shall serve the
needs of the Department, industry, the academic community, and other relevant
entities for the purposes of advancing the missions of the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7400A179A7784D95AC1E664143777E9E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Other authorized
activities</header><text>In addition to the activities authorized under this
subtitle, the Office of Science shall carry out such other activities it is
authorized or required to carry out by law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBA903E79A1624442BC0A4D30E5B1D06F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination and
joint activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Department’s Under Secretary for Science shall ensure the coordination of
activities under this subtitle with the other activities of the Department, and
shall support joint activities among the programs of the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD29D2817A1C14E629BA5CCC47C05BAF4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Domestically
sourced hardware</header>
<paragraph id="HBF441A43168A491A9855D90E7948E901"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall develop a plan to
increase the percentage of domestically sourced hardware for planned and
ongoing projects of the Office of Science. In developing this plan, the
Director shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6DD6718549B4611BFACD092922D7304"><enum>(A)</enum><text>give consideration
to technologies that the United States does not currently have the capacity to
manufacture and to procurement activities that can strengthen United States
high-technology competitiveness broadly;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCB268F4DF4642D29A5FF45F7F4A3C8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seek opportunities
to engage and partner with domestic manufacturers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA66CDD1B3A64A18A50873E90F11323A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>annually assess
levels of domestically available goods relevant to planned and ongoing projects
of the Office of Science.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H436A7DF5F73F434693298641C0946385"><enum>(2)</enum><header>International
agreements</header><text>This subsection shall be applied in a manner
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F15FDA50BE545B8936FF5A19E9678C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director shall transmit the plan developed under this subsection
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives, and shall
transmit any appropriate updates to those committees.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37C1943EA7FA441A8DCA860477A47AB8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Merit-Reviewed
study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
President’s annual budget request, the Secretary shall include a detailed
summary of the degree to which current research activities are competitive and
merit-reviewed, including a list of activities that would have been undertaken
in the absence of Congressionally-directed projects and an analysis of the
effects of increasing the proportion of competitive, merit-reviewed activities
on the strategic objectives of the Office of Science.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9B3F0E61E1994068A7D4C327EE84A92F"><enum>604.</enum><header>Basic Energy
Sciences Program</header>
<subsection id="H0B92B19CDE26467186891175099456C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the activities authorized under
section 603, the Director shall carry out a program in basic energy sciences,
including materials sciences and engineering, chemical sciences, physical
biosciences, and geosciences, for the purpose of providing the scientific
foundations for new energy technologies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6E0AFFCDD67E4254B154E9CB01752E78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Basic Energy
Sciences User facilities</header>
<paragraph id="H8E1AA8AF2E204E4CABADC9118AE1B1D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
carry out a program for the construction, operation, and maintenance of
national user facilities to support the program under this section. As
practicable, these facilities shall serve the needs of the Department,
industry, the academic community, and other relevant entities to create and
examine new materials and chemical processes for the purposes of advancing new
energy technologies and improving the competitiveness of the United States.
These facilities shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2FFD20697D8440887F0DC2B3A90C779"><enum>(A)</enum><text>x-ray light
sources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C6DD2A332EB4F1CB28A0A435B5F756D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>neutron
sources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8FDEA30B63D459F98E7E73F138E5F82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>electron beam
microcharacterization centers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H769E9BB347E34DE494AA042FD819C6D5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nanoscale science research centers;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF002503F7E2A436780D370E5C8097BE0"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other facilities the Director considers
appropriate, consistent with section 603(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A092F0B705947219D9ED8CE0A6E5B8D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Facility
construction and upgrades</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the Office of Science’s
project management practices, the Director shall support construction
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAEA913BE605D4B31906CC07F44B7259C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National
Synchrotron Light Source II;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H597337E24243410D8FA8C3D90C431C7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Second Target
Station at the Spallation Neutron Source; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF11ED4E5A6E54F2EAC8C0F76C695771D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an upgrade of the Advanced Photon Source to
improve brightness and performance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6577F6A9C2ED45EA9EC10B67A9D44366"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Energy frontier
research centers</header>
<paragraph id="H2076EE38D53D42E59C0ACE7CAE3E968F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
carry out a grant program to provide awards, on a competitive, merit-reviewed
basis, to multi-institutional collaborations or other appropriate entities to
conduct fundamental and use-inspired energy research to accelerate scientific
breakthroughs related to needs identified in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H50ABC82C367642EA916097AB1358D4E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Grand
Challenges report of the Department’s Basic Energy Sciences Advisory
Committee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E7C2425EB344D2490B2D540E4E426DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Basic Energy Sciences Basic Research
Needs workshop reports;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A652A18877A410DA46BE15319442589"><enum>(C)</enum><text>energy-related
Grand Challenges for Engineering, as described by the National Academy of
Engineering; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDE79A3E4FE6445C8EB3FCE82ACB6900"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other relevant
reports identified by the Director.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ADBEB69214449C0AA67C73FD40299DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collaborations</header><text>A
collaboration receiving a grant under this subsection may include multiple
types of institutions and private sector entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEB9921C6EF74C9BB0FC4ACB678736AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection and
duration</header>
<subparagraph id="H4E11FD585CDE45FD83FD9DBB2660B036"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A collaboration under this subsection shall be selected
for a period of 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB90A7D4E75B4668B65FF970D0F7CBCE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reapplication</header><text>After
the end of the period described in subparagraph (A), a grantee may reapply for
selection for a second period of 5 years on a competitive, merit-reviewed
basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD0B38CCF09F4AA9A51CA246FD2FB4A0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>No funding for
construction</header><text>No funding provided pursuant to this subsection may
be used for the construction of new buildings or facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E82C20095FC4EA5A970AE343318BBAF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Accelerator
research and development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Director shall carry out research and development on advanced accelerator
technologies relevant to the development of Basic Energy Sciences user
facilities, in consultation with the Office of Science’s High Energy Physics
and Nuclear Physics programs.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H682ADFCBBD234E99B09F57B871BBF2F7"><enum>605.</enum><header>Biological and
Environmental Research Program</header>
<subsection id="H99F7D0BC36904C83AA47E0F1CF68E192"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
activities authorized under section 603, and coordinated with the activities
authorized in section 604, the Director shall carry out a program of research,
development, and demonstration in the areas of biological systems science and
climate and environmental science to support the energy and environmental
missions of the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEBD6A6BE2757496C89AC6C8BF93F9237"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Biological
systems science activities</header>
<paragraph id="H5AF121F511A3403DAFABADA6DD109552"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the activities authorized under
subsection (a), the Director shall carry out research, development, and
demonstration activities in fundamental, structural, computational, and systems
biology to increase systems-level understanding of complex biological systems,
which shall include activities to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8772C070CDB846C782764AC909B86A64"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accelerate breakthroughs and new knowledge
that will enable cost-effective sustainable production of—</text>
<clause id="H9032527E54D04B87977617C699A8FB7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>biomass-based
liquid transportation fuels, including hydrogen;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2C470F913F524F799F0F57E62E399C85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>bioenergy;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H723AF51A0D9F4EE391968DEAA9672EEB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>biobased
products,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">that
support the energy and environmental missions of the Department;</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A0D8AFC724040089E134227510B267F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve understanding of the global carbon
cycle, including processes for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,
through photosynthesis and other biological processes, for sequestration and
storage; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F56E7B752E64053A5A8FA0A5F2E25BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understand the biological mechanisms used
to destroy, immobilize, or remove contaminants from subsurface
environments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB18F1B03F4604D97AEB07BEFEC440638"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research
plan</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1B797F725D54CB381241BDDD42D5FE4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director shall prepare and transmit to Congress a
research plan describing how the activities authorized under this subsection
will be undertaken.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82E5B4533B1148F9B60595E240A6E7DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Utilization of
existing plan</header><text>In developing the plan in subparagraph (A), the
Director may utilize an existing research plan and update such plan to
incorporate the activities identified in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C7C8AD499A74191AAE9B41039D8ED8D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the initial report under this paragraph, and at least
once every 3 years thereafter, the Director shall update the research plan and
transmit it to Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C49E969CB374E99867303C0D3912880"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bioenergy
Research Centers</header>
<subparagraph id="HA14640E3DACF433C9FDED4C6EBDD46CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the
activities under paragraph (1), the Director shall support at least 3 bioenergy
research centers to accelerate basic biological research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application of biomass-based liquid
transportation fuels, bioenergy, and biobased products that support the energy
and environmental missions of the Department and are produced from a variety of
regionally diverse feedstocks.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA59FC6E9EF6E47B09AD33C32AE11FBD1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Geographic
distribution</header><text>The Director shall ensure that the bioenergy
research centers under this paragraph are established in geographically diverse
locations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5C19F19A8DA4E6DBE3F89E1CC49953F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection and
duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A center established
under subparagraph (A) shall be selected on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis
for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of establishment of that center.
A center already in existence on the date of enactment of this Act may continue
to receive support for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of
establishment of that center.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE9031B563FD4D2088D2F7594FD6117C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Enabling
synthetic biology plan</header>
<subparagraph id="H0BA8AF1DD7624C0D9910DD55ECB9CA00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, the academic community,
research-based nonprofit entities, and the private sector, shall develop a
comprehensive plan for federally supported research and development activities
that will support the energy and environmental missions of the Department and
enable a competitive synthetic biology industry in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H396B411FDD534AAEB1A78962D7AC537E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan developed under subparagraph (A)
shall assess the need to create a database for synthetic biology information,
the need and process for developing standards for biological parts, components
and systems, and the need for a federally funded facility that enables the
discovery, design, development, production, and systematic use of parts,
components, and systems created through synthetic biology. The plan shall
describe the role of the Federal Government in meeting these needs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA97CEF9F78794DA6BE15504FFBF3D259"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Submission to
congress</header><text>The Secretary shall transmit the plan developed under
subparagraph (A) to the Congress not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9FB6E9B3F74438091C9A94C0D508902"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Computational
biology and systems biology knowledgebase</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the activities described in
paragraph (1), the Director, in collaboration with the Advanced Scientific
Computing Research program described in section 606, shall carry out research
in computational biology, acquire or otherwise ensure the availability of
hardware for biology-specific computation, and establish and maintain an open
virtual database and information management system to centrally integrate
systems biology data, analytical software, and computational modeling tools
that will allow data sharing and free information exchange within the
scientific community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73C1A6B117BD462D8B08B535EA8B4FE5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibition on
biomedical and human cell and human subject research</header>
<subparagraph id="H84E9684A2B11486ABA5A99DD8272F00F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>No biomedical
research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out
activities under subsection (b), the Secretary shall not conduct biomedical
research.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77EA9B4BC8A54E9093B4222BBB0774C4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subsection (b) shall authorize
the Secretary to conduct any research or demonstrations—</text>
<clause id="H1876A55713074C7D87D7B4A3284E359C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
human cells or human subjects; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HC9A89CFF8CE945EE89493D32D6214376"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>designed to have
direct application with respect to human cells or human subjects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D41A2F9779C4150AE647549C6DB6B21"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
paragraph shall restrict the Department from sharing information, including
research findings, research methodologies, models, or any other information,
with any Federal agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB00A9F3109BF4618AE133D382187444B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 977 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16317) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H79BDD0CAA84D43E5BD836DCC5C2A87A0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Climate and
environmental sciences activities</header>
<paragraph id="H66B727EFD10343A38E910C8BAD41AB68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
activities authorized under subsection (a), the Director shall carry out
climate and environmental science research, which shall include activities
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H198FC5FB11EB4C989B22027AFB73FE39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>understand,
observe, and model the response of the Earth’s atmosphere and biosphere,
including oceans and the Great Lakes, to increased concentrations of greenhouse
gas emissions, and any associated changes in climate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60E29724905749668F539F1E3C1E61F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understand the processes for sequestration,
destruction, immobilization, or removal of, and understand the movement of,
contaminants and carbon in subsurface environments, including at facilities of
the Department; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98B80D2CD6D74514B812DEFC8CC1D5E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>inform potential
mitigation and adaptation options for increased concentrations of greenhouse
gas emissions and any associated changes in climate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H48D68F0303804AEDA506272788E6E383"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsurface
biogeochemistry research</header>
<subparagraph id="H344AB75C81D94C5AB7350073648C686D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
activities described in paragraph (1), the Director shall carry out research to
advance a fundamental understanding of coupled physical, chemical, and
biological processes for controlling the movement of sequestered carbon and
subsurface environmental contaminants, including field observations of
subsurface microorganisms and field-scale subsurface research.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H80716199DE974F1EA565A13773A44EB6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HB81DAB6BF266420A84A001F3A940FCBB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall carry out activities
under this paragraph in accordance with priorities established by the
Department’s Under Secretary for Science to support and accelerate the
decontamination of relevant facilities managed by the Department.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HB2807CE23D8D44C280F4F1B8E874555E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Under Secretary
for Science</header><text>The Department’s Under Secretary for Science shall
ensure the coordination of the activities of the Department, including
activities under this paragraph, to support and accelerate the decontamination
of relevant facilities managed by the Department.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40891E03A6BB4884B8FE283DCB85A86A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Next-generation
ecosystem-climate experiment</header>
<subparagraph id="HC0529661F4814E82B990DC28994F9836"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
activities described in paragraph (1), the Director, in collaboration with
other relevant agencies that are participants in the United States Global
Change Research Program, shall carry out the selection and development of a
next-generation ecosystem-climate change experiment to understand the impact
and feedbacks of increased temperature and elevated carbon levels on
ecosystems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H023F1CC943354747A3B495B231B6738B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall
transmit to the Congress a report containing—</text>
<clause id="H70966C03B3814AD792EB0B47B00A801C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
identification of the location or locations that have been selected for the
experiment described in subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause id="H0A4B3B95C83C4768845FE2C617F19B0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of the need for additional experiments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC5F677C33C4D4CE58815838F0E8B5A07"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
associated research plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61A7DC0310E840618CDAFE75B7AADBA3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ameriflux
network coordination and research</header><text>As part of the activities
described in paragraph (1), the Director shall carry out research and
coordinate the AmeriFlux Network to directly observe and understand the
exchange of greenhouse gases, water vapor, and heat energy within terrestrial
ecosystems and the response of those systems to climate change and other
dynamic terrestrial landscape changes. The Director, in collaboration with
other relevant Federal agencies, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54F15C8E625A4633B918FC9D370C0D5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify
opportunities to incorporate innovative and emerging observation technologies
and practices into the existing Network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A407D1FB9FB43FB80A9D42DE9C58C15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct research
to determine the need for increased greenhouse gas observation Network
facilities across North America to meet future mitigation and adaptation needs
of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD2D676002E8435F9C88C805B6DC62D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>examine how the
technologies and practices described in subparagraph (A), and increased
coordination among scientific communities through the Network, have the
potential to help characterize terrestrial baseline greenhouse gas emission
sources and sinks in the United States and internationally.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H276426CFD3784A20B1D3B0BBBCE6763B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Climate and
earth modeling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
activities described in paragraph (1), the Director, in collaboration with the
Advanced Scientific Computing Research program described in section 606, shall
carry out research to develop, evaluate, and use high-resolution regional
climate, global climate, Earth, and predictive models to inform decisions on
reducing the impacts of changing climate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B750E4D4D464016BDA397AC7B067A71"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Integrated
assessment research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part
of the activities described in paragraph (1), the Director shall carry out
research into options for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change
through multiscale models of the entire climate system. Such modeling shall
include human processes and greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and interaction
among human and Earth systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0E86DB596EA4EA9B9DDDBABDCDDDDCF"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Director shall coordinate activities under this subsection with other Office of
Science activities and with the United States Global Change Research
Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F270173D74B49C2A1770854D6E45424"><enum>(d)</enum><header>User facilities
and ancillary equipment</header>
<paragraph id="H97E5012E7F8E4627B17D86D02AD48688"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
carry out a program for the construction, operation, and maintenance of user
facilities to support the program under this section. As practicable, these
facilities shall serve the needs of the Department, industry, the academic
community, and other relevant entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF877E1B84E04E78A18D97D420ED9AA3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included
functions</header><text>User facilities described in paragraph (1) shall
include facilities which carry out—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3419830B9F7346ED88C109D0BFCE87F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">genome sequencing and analysis of plants,
microbes, and microbial communities using high throughput tools, technologies,
and comparative analysis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC32F99FEC7054AD3B29F2843BB1CAEF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">molecular level research in biological,
chemical, environmental, and subsurface sciences, including synthesis, dynamic
properties, and interactions among natural and engineered materials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56FEE45B354D4EF28B5F0669FC4D3C40"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measurement of cloud and aerosol properties
used for examining atmospheric processes and evaluating climate model
performance, including ground stations at various locations, mobile resources,
and aerial vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFB26DB33FCD247578C69F7F08967CADD"><enum>606.</enum><header>Advanced
Scientific Computing Research Program</header>
<subsection id="H76C53AADA5F74DE8A8B8588BAFACC5FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
activities authorized under section 603, the Director shall carry out a
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to
advance computational and networking capabilities to analyze, model, simulate,
and predict complex phenomena relevant to the development of new energy
technologies and the competitiveness of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD2A4BACA5C5E49E8B8B599CBAE037676"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<paragraph id="H0E8D5E9E793449588F62E21FD0ACA19E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall carry out activities
under this section in accordance with priorities established by the
Department’s Under Secretary for Science to determine and meet the
computational and networking research and facility needs of the Office of
Science and all other relevant energy technology and energy efficiency programs
within the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6697BE5E05FD4FEABFB3E57E891A582B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Under Secretary
for Science</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department’s
Under Secretary for Science shall ensure the coordination of the activities of
the Department, including activities under this section, to determine and meet
the computational and networking research and facility needs of the Office of
Science and all other relevant energy technology and energy efficiency programs
within the Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FEB3A71266440ADA62F37EFE1376673"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research To
support energy applications</header><text>As part of the activities authorized
under subsection (a), the program shall support research in high-performance
computing and networking relevant to energy applications, including both basic
and applied energy research programs carried out by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC8ECA3BB0D474E41B43ACA7E18A6A030"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="HD518E48F47C5472FA2EC73D1DAA03996"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced
computing for energy applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a plan to
integrate and leverage the expertise and capabilities of the program described
in subsection (a), as well as other relevant computational and networking
research programs and resources supported by the Federal Government, to advance
the missions of the Department’s applied energy and energy efficiency programs,
including the development of smart grid technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1571E0E88604C0EA94A0E2B1B0C6989"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exascale
computing</header><text>At least 18 months prior to the initiation of
construction or installation of any exascale-class computing facility, the
Secretary shall transmit a plan to the Congress detailing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H381E185DBDE940279E399E9021B1556F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proposed
facility’s cost projections and capabilities to significantly accelerate the
development of new energy technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H796ED7A388BA4CA7B61ABDADE638C4B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technical risks
and challenges that must be overcome to achieve successful completion and
operation of the facility; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F9A4AF79F1346099CA231052B16530B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the scientific and
technological advances expected from such a facility relative to those expected
from a comparable investment in expanded research and applications at
terascale-class and petascale-class computing facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC1EAD9F5983488A9738041F5882FF61"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applied
mathematics and software development for high-End computing
systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
carry out activities to develop, test, and support mathematics, models, and
algorithms for complex systems, as well as programming environments, tools,
languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems (as defined in
section 2 of the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of
2004 (15 U.S.C. 5541)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD4F1EC8515DE4D7197F4E84F2AA864A6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>High-End
computing facilities</header><text>The Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDD9D19B0E79D4BB59042DB2550F700DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for
sustained access by the public and private research community in the United
States to high-end computing systems, including access to the National Energy
Research Scientific Computing Center and to Leadership Systems (as defined in
section 2 of the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of
2004 (15 U.S.C. 5541));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BDFE3BAF0644F36A48B823269511F42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical
support for users of such systems; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H223E3E6DF9FD45188AA94ADE7476647D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct research
and development on next-generation computing architectures and platforms to
support the missions of the Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5238723088C548B5AE8E312D511A1747"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct outreach
programs and may form partnerships to increase the use of and access to
high-performance computing modeling and simulation capabilities by industry,
including manufacturers.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H81EBE77972BC462E8DBE976A14447EA9"><enum>607.</enum><header>Fusion energy
research program</header>
<subsection id="HED44120D65514675B3C518373BA8219A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the activities authorized under
section 603, the Director shall carry out a fusion energy sciences research and
enabling technology development program to effectively address the scientific
and engineering challenges to building a cost-competitive fusion power plant
and a competitive fusion power industry in the United States. As part of this
program, the Director shall carry out research activities to expand the
fundamental understanding of plasmas and matter at very high temperatures and
densities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H02CB39E7795F4A029DDC4B6DEC669201"><enum>(b)</enum><header>ITER</header><text>The
Director shall coordinate and carry out the responsibilities of the United
States with respect to the ITER international fusion project pursuant to the
Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy
Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H35C9BB5B2A004051A111496FFE527FBD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification
of priorities</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on
the Department’s proposed research and development activities in magnetic
fusion over the 10 years following the date of enactment of this Act under four
realistic budget scenarios. The report shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB533D77D03B84E33AEA52DA6E2C04D82"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify specific areas of fusion energy
research and enabling technology development in which the United States can and
should establish or solidify a lead in the global fusion energy development
effort; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84E79367FE834BE88CF373AAED806D0D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify
priorities for initiation of facility construction and facility decommissioning
under each of those scenarios.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H543E9C21F5C04BF994F4764174AC9208"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fusion materials
research and development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Director, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy of
the Department, shall carry out research and development activities to
identify, characterize, and create materials that can endure the neutron,
plasma, and heat fluxes expected in a commercial fusion power plant. As part of
the activities authorized under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HA6C14248058045DFB1D84B51FE3A594C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an assessment of the need for a
facility or facilities that can examine and test potential fusion and next
generation fission materials and other enabling technologies relevant to the
development of commercial fusion power plants; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08D9C16F1ABB4E3E947487D099FF5D44"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an assessment of whether a single
new facility that substantially addresses magnetic fusion, inertial fusion, and
next generation fission materials research needs is feasible, in conjunction
with the expected capabilities of facilities operational as of the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C6EFD7899834588B8D1670F7F788733"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Enabling
technology development</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out activities
to develop technologies necessary to enable the reliable, sustainable, safe,
and economically competitive operation of a commercial fusion power
plant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H20958D2DE3F54B5D8800EF5735ADAE9D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fusion
simulation project</header><text>In collaboration with the Office of Science’s
Advanced Scientific Computing Research program described in section 606, the
Director shall carry out a computational project to advance the capability of
fusion researchers to accurately simulate an entire fusion energy
system.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC17621DEBBF5462EA84486A63826E0CA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Inertial fusion
energy research and development program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program of
research and technology development in inertial fusion for energy applications,
including ion beam and laser fusion. Not later than 180 days after the release
of a report from the National Academies on inertial fusion energy research, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report describing the Department’s plan
to incorporate any relevant recommendations from the National Academies’ report
into this program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H815C38BAE47C4F12AD255E857CBD484E"><enum>608.</enum><header>High Energy
Physics Program</header>
<subsection id="H9D2FBBE586CF4AEE9E037EE12395BABF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the activities authorized under
section 603, the Director shall carry out a research program on the elementary
constituents of matter and energy and the nature of space and time.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H09E75F451B9B46D88D76DBA8EDBC0EDC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Neutrino
research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
program described in subsection (a), the Director shall carry out research
activities on rare decay processes and the nature of the neutrino, which
may—</text>
<paragraph id="HF78BFE36DA5B4977897247D619833B5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include collaborations with the National
Science Foundation on relevant projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D64252DC1E34442B44EEEA7293B3F79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>utilize components
of existing accelerator facilities to produce neutrino beams of sufficient
intensity to explore research priorities identified by the High Energy Physics
Advisory Panel or the National Academy of Sciences.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9DAF0D063264C30A5EADF6972DA0B13"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dark energy and
dark matter research</header><text>As part of the program described in
subsection (a), the Director shall carry out research activities on the nature
of dark energy and dark matter. These activities shall be consistent with
research priorities identified by the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel or the
National Academy of Sciences, and may include—</text>
<paragraph id="H15CEA4649D6640C9B4D76285F35ECFCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development of
space-based and land-based facilities and experiments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81F6DE6091A9466C8048DD0EAA31E901"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collaborations
with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science
Foundation, or international collaborations on relevant research
projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H88E3B6BE34AC4B89A13B8DA684AF063B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Accelerator
research and development</header><text>The Director shall carry out research
and development in advanced accelerator concepts and technologies to reduce the
necessary scope and cost for the next generation of particle
accelerators.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3AA28B8C5BCC4524B7AE7978F649707D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>International
collaboration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director,
as practicable and in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies as
necessary, shall ensure the access of United States researchers to the most
advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world,
including the Large Hadron Collider.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5D09BE0CB991400BA13DC134FC859871"><enum>609.</enum><header>Nuclear Physics
Program</header>
<subsection id="H9651DB05B7E64518BE4E60E16E345839"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the activities authorized under
section 603, the Director shall carry out a research program, and support
relevant facilities, to discover and understand various forms of nuclear
matter.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFB06337871174D9C875B28A59438D0DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Facility
construction and upgrades</header><text>Consistent with the Office of Science’s
project management practices, the Director shall carry out—</text>
<paragraph id="H88B90C51D22A47AD981B1D6095A39AEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an upgrade of the
Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility to a 12 gigaelectronvolt beam of
electrons; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC52CE143D4347B7B17CD2AD87A677A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction of
the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBD87014B856A4220A4B1DA961AC7EB88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Isotope
development and production for research applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall carry out a program for
the production of isotopes, including the development of techniques to produce
isotopes, that the Secretary determines are needed for research, excluding
medical research. In making this determination, the Secretary shall consider
any relevant recommendations made by Federal advisory committees, the National
Academies, and interagency working groups in which the Department
participates.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8FC2141824634841AAB5773C11995C32"><enum>610.</enum><header>Science
Laboratories Infrastructure Program</header>
<subsection id="HE3B444DF03BA4D07B3A3A9687359E90F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall carry out a program to
improve the safety, efficiency, and mission readiness of infrastructure at
Office of Science laboratories. The program shall include projects to—</text>
<paragraph id="H95519854E686481F95CAF3CC805C80AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>renovate or
replace space that does not meet research needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B435B62EF5845A7A63725329176D577"><enum>(2)</enum><text>replace facilities
that are no longer cost effective to renovate or operate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28C2E95F1AE84BAA9175AB7E73EFC30D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>modernize utility
systems to prevent failures and ensure efficiency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAAA6A437D734E2481A946C140F72508"><enum>(4)</enum><text>remove excess
facilities to allow safe and efficient operations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F460E1B4BC44C90BACE451A5EA2BB4C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>construct modern
facilities to conduct advanced research in controlled environmental
conditions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC2947276FCB04A47A80DBCF88F57B763"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minor
construction projects</header>
<paragraph id="H94537251BE3A429E9020573D38CDFAF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Using
operation and maintenance funds or facilities and infrastructure funds
authorized by law, the Secretary may carry out minor construction projects with
respect to laboratories administered by the Office of Science.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4615C7E4B7F41C89EB8F772057F54CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
submit to Congress, as part of the annual budget submission of the Department,
a report on each exercise of the authority under subsection (a) during the
preceding fiscal year. Each report shall include a summary of maintenance and
infrastructure needs and associated funding requirements at each of the
laboratories, including the amount of both planned and deferred infrastructure
spending at each laboratory. Each report shall provide a brief description of
each minor construction project covered by the report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAEF41A769F445C6803B6729815B0B21"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost variation
reports</header><text>If, at any time during the construction of any minor
construction project, the estimated cost of the project is revised and the
revised cost of the project exceeds the minor construction threshold, the
Secretary shall immediately submit to Congress a report explaining the reasons
for the cost variation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BF9A9E6BB204B24B40A4FA8E1A896A6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFFE6B9C52CBC4CC38ACB72CC6A7B18E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
<quote>minor construction project</quote> means any plant project not
specifically authorized by law for which the approved total estimated cost does
not exceed the minor construction threshold; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08D257555AA94A58B20733ED1F879AF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>minor construction
threshold</quote> means $10,000,000, with such amount to be adjusted by the
Secretary in accordance with the Engineering News-Record Construction Cost
Index, or an appropriate alternative index as determined by the Secretary, once
every five years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EE475294F394804A73150E430D15D69"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nonapplicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 4703 and 4704 of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2743 and 2744) shall not apply to laboratories
administered by the Office of Science.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE489CE9E755445A3B3FDBA882C10E710" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>611.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the activities of the Office
of Science—</text>
<paragraph id="HC8E6BFD49C7D463DA70D700294F7BFC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,247,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1CBE64D8D7F0468582DF4B4B8D54CE5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,875,000,000 shall be for Basic Energy
Sciences activities under section 604;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H243B3D7AF43F4578AB53DBC55402A543"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$667,000,000 shall be for Biological and
Environmental Research activities under section 605; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H906E10B4F43B41BC87970A5A6F57801A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$466,000,000 shall be for Advanced
Scientific Computing Research activities under section 606;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26786918ACA449609A9F068177D98B39"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,614,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H46C09B4E31B248B9A41F5D3F9BF6A86E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,025,000,000 shall be for Basic Energy
Sciences activities under section 604;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B88C1ED294A431E9AB135A2BA680F1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$720,000,000 shall be for Biological and
Environmental Research activities under section 605; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94CCF55605704844A6D65BD5469E1FAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$503,000,000 shall be for Advanced
Scientific Computing Research activities under section 606; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAE042000A644D4C86089718227103A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,007,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCFE1604BA1D24474B75C7A240B16829D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,187,000,000 shall be for Basic Energy
Sciences activities under section 604;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89DD224F8D1B4E51A5755D5B473A0522"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$778,000,000 shall be for Biological and
Environmental Research activities under section 605; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B9FA70DD2F247C3AA14312084CEB683"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$544,000,000 shall be for Advanced
Scientific Computing Research activities under section 606.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8C7D5B1EF83B449BABD20C31AEA83F4D"><enum>B</enum><header>Advanced Research
Projects Agency—Energy</header>
<section id="HBD0FE4928EDB49A3903F32F5E82A1C59"><enum>621.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>ARPA–E Reauthorization
Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H972503A625224F69BB420250199DFB88"><enum>622.</enum><header>ARPA–E
amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5012 of the
America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H059A97F03DF94BB1A39B9C43D1FB2D39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H07C8617BEC5B4457A490747A475B91F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>and applied</quote> after <quote>advances in
fundamental</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCD13D39AE9F498EB7C45180E64165A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDB0F3633FF043F0A8720D06D172A7C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99D3FAF1964046F28AE6936F13F42FDD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79A6B93696964F00BC9D555CA5681632" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA9FE29FB545248B7826B3A24A5FA97AA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting the commercial application of
advanced energy
technologies.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E6B253602E24688B42A99606D2A2A85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA439E590F7547AB92FBCBCAF9FBBA5B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3DD7FA74011C436096546F47C318DE9B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and development of advanced
manufacturing process and technologies for the domestic manufacturing of novel
energy technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7317363F4994444F80EDAFF26C11C982"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5FB0B9F8D3F47419E99CFDDD37BFAB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3)(D);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB23BB0724F1D4A1CABF9616D7E85437A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5A9DD2918EE4C0199C67D54922B600B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4A720AA93AC48F1B3527F4322969B1C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H513C716FE1CE4CA0BC1667B27D8ADB00"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31EA3185F8864FC8A7467F0E994BE8B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensuring that
applications for funding disclose the extent of current and prior efforts,
including monetary investments as appropriate, in pursuit of the technology
area for which funding is being requested;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB06393F74CB4D3A8A7DA1768C2F2885"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adopting measures
to ensure that, in making awards, program managers adhere to the objectives in
subsection (c)(2)(C); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8659DACFC72D490EB3A801F803BA6440"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing as part
of the annual report required by subsection (h)(1) a summary of the instances
of and reasons for ARPA–E funding projects in technology areas already being
undertaken by
industry.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H674F4187C43944D29A3C9F34B65CA9A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (f) through (m) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), (l), (m), (n),
and (o), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AA58CED6C6647438ED40DB261F1D5BF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (e) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H269A8D259DD04061A3B303007FAB4BFB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8C04E14F274D42E882BC3CCAB04F9E84"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Director
may initiate and execute awards in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements, cash prizes, and other transactions. The Director shall make awards
designed to overcome the long-term and high-risk barriers relating to the goals
and means set forth in subsection (c) and facilitate submissions, where
possible by small businesses and entrepreneurs, pursuant to announcements
published not less frequently than annually, of funding opportunities
for—</text>
<paragraph id="H08279B41927548D6AD206E900D3AE926"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specific areas of technological innovation;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59306D05A3034B8AAD75A91E4A3D778D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">broadly defined areas of science and
technology,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">to remain
open for periods of one
year.</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3ABE066059774AE2A2EA67F7DF144CDF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g),
as so redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H828A1805D21042D282B3813890558FDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10796D78BB4C427CA2D04223D9ECEE32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2), as so redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5C1A3F7D53240DF8AD95E677A320A2D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H915649AD94AF4A2A895A1C7B15107CF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
establish and maintain within ARPA–E a staff with sufficient qualifications and
expertise to enable ARPA–E to carry out its responsibilities under this section
in conjunction with the operations of the rest of the
Department.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77B003FEEE254E64A65503B81CAB7C6D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), as so redesignated by
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="HB64AFDFED59648199845D2177941D229"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Program
managers</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Program
directors</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2A820CF024BA4FBF80951BC5718201DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>program managers</quote> and inserting <quote>program
directors</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBBDA19BC23BD46C8A078F8995DCB93D0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>each of</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78A417E8BA784019B55DDCDABA264D71"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(B), as so redesignated by
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="H5186AC74AB1B4F9FAD837D86D8C6BB16"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>program manager</quote> and inserting <quote>program
director</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC65B6610EC0847DB8C1CD64FB0C1B40B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by striking <quote>, with advice under subsection (j) as
appropriate,</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDCCFDCE4BE574A8CA6C8C30CDC903661"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as
clauses (vi) and (viii), respectively;</text>
</clause><clause id="HED73F6384C0C4567B5088DA4E24427B9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (iv) the
following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E523CFF61874EE6B311B03D741B4D7B" style="OLC">
<clause id="HDFFDD784D8EA4DFEB88415027A4C6D92"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying innovative cost-sharing
arrangements for ARPA–E projects, including through use of the authority under
section 988(b)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16352(b)(3));</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="HEDC7DF517F7243BBAE2ED29F541FCCCF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
clause (vi), as so redesignated by clause (iii) of this subparagraph, by
striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB74069090AAB44E987B1F9A628ED187B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (vi), as so
redesignated by clause (iii) of this subparagraph, the following new
clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE89039051094494A4D6C55178DE1BE7" style="OLC">
<clause id="H1C035466EB164E3C8161219C076CB311"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying mechanisms for commercial
application of successful energy technology development projects, including
through establishment of partnerships between awardees and commercial entities;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF2F43E7DD54424492E435716F7C5095"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(C), as so redesignated by
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by inserting <quote>up to</quote> after
<quote>shall be</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4E9A3FDD2B64608A9C4BEF365C64B7A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(B), as so redesignated by
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking <quote>not less than 70, and
not more than 120,</quote> and inserting <quote>not more than 120</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H848D632F9A6C41D384A47E849CB6C401"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5912A929124D41A58C8EE9F373B55A56" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H28F4F8C7CB424DE5B2BA08D95A79CB18"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fellowships</header><text>The
Director is authorized to select exceptional early-career and senior
scientific, legal, business, and technical personnel to serve as fellows to
work at ARPA–E for terms not to exceed two years. Responsibilities of fellows
may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC68818E832B44A22885EE7EB4BAA08D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supporting program
directors in program creation, design, implementation, and management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FFD7FE931DD4CEF9645F954710BA0BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>exploring
technical fields for future ARPA–E program areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3285190507364227ADB8E10194FAE5B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assisting the
Director in the creation of the strategic vision for ARPA–E referred to in
subsection (h)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02319F81609A48E5B579183F2E90D140"><enum>(D)</enum><text>preparing energy
technology and economic analyses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC6C52D3F97D49B5BBD42CC9B3B15C2F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other
appropriate responsibilities identified by the
Director.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B777643205E4B72878EBC39FC651133"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(2), as so redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8CF1E62898FC42978FC8DF2CB9BD7901"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2010</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B70765193474CE282F20585D9DB8078"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4166E75874D74B308F4316A75B0287FD"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (j), as so
redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section, to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADC5FBF18FC046529DD91727A92A1A32" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H369BC08B8D05449EAEE5E2E0EC9858D6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Federal
demonstration of technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall seek opportunities to
partner with purchasing and procurement programs of Federal agencies to
demonstrate energy technologies resulting from activities funded through
ARPA–E.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6826EC1F1DB54B22840E68686723F9E3"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by inserting after
such subsection (j) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EF43EDC3C4448C2A8E42721244C8628" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAC5D2AAFB0F044E6A597DEC0655D9DF6"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Events</header>
<paragraph id="HE863638398F6445B9B54CE1C9D5E3E66"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director is authorized to convene,
organize, and sponsor events that further the objectives of ARPA–E, including
events that assemble awardees, the most promising applicants for ARPA–E
funding, and a broad range of ARPA–E stakeholders (which may include members of
relevant scientific research and academic communities, government officials,
financial institutions, private investors, entrepreneurs, and other private
entities), for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74D17738B1974FE6B6A0D7550CED2B87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrating projects of ARPA–E
awardees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C59FA636C7949338A5A221716D526A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrating projects of finalists for
ARPA–E awards and other energy technology projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3138D37A52B348A39F26268599D0593F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitating
discussion of the commercial application of energy technologies developed under
ARPA–E and other government-sponsored research and development programs;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FF34D30B1424F38A2498C8FBB7EBD8F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other
purposes as the Director considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA8335AA22D043278229DB594491A8D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Funding for
activities described in paragraph (1) shall be provided as part of the
technology transfer and outreach activities authorized under subsection
(o)(4)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA7B86BBE3E04A52885DE5C065A3842E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m)(1), as so redesignated by
paragraph (4) of this section, by striking <quote>4 years</quote> and inserting
<quote>6 years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A6EE822020D41B1AB8F2A26A4358A0C"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m)(2)(B), as so redesignated
by paragraph (4) of this section, by inserting <quote>, and how those lessons
may apply to the operation of other programs within the Department of
Energy</quote> after <quote>ARPA–E</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD03483986ADD4B748DAF12544C8C7BA7"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (o)(2), as so
redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section, to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A4E11EF39F04CDDB3782590606CB7A1" style="OLC">
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30BC8E87DADD4B278A4370AE39189030"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to
paragraph (4), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director for
deposit in the Fund, without fiscal year limitation—</text>
<subparagraph id="H613A25FDBB3F47A18866DDB082168C20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$300,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99165A48FF7846EAABFCAE1EC17CEFF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$450,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H667A2530EE0B48039780D0CAE8D1C614"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$600,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H182B51B82BB447C9895A80713E01B8C7"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in subsection
(o), as so redesignated by paragraph (4) of this section, by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB64B30F3C2E40BE8BF3E949A884882C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>striking paragraph
(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CEB27F6BE0048A28DE7FAECABE754F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBB580B46944470E866742F9B32B638C"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (o)(4)(B), as so redesignated
by paragraphs (4) and (13)(B) of this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H864E594123AC4DC0BA9DC032256C6213"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2.5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>5 percent</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF9C8F7B70BF41F0B011278B6331AC44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, consistent with the goal described in subsection (c)(2)(D) and within
the responsibilities of program directors as specified in subsection
(g)(2)(B)(vii)</quote> after <quote>outreach activities</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H77089C3A28924BF08E6FEECD92973760"><enum>C</enum><header>Energy Innovation
Hubs</header>
<section id="HEA8030EBB289486AA3F2F80546DF1119"><enum>631.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Energy Innovation Hubs
Authorization Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H9F63BCDD9F8B4A3388F87BA233CCE179" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>632.</enum><header>Energy Innovation
Hubs</header>
<subsection id="HEDD641A383BF4065836BDF6B3EBF9C13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
program</header>
<paragraph id="H135F803DB79443309313971EDCB6A638"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program to
enhance the Nation’s economic, environmental, and energy security by making
grants to consortia for establishing and operating Energy Innovation Hubs to
conduct and support, whenever practicable at one centralized location,
multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application of advanced energy technologies in areas not being
served by the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BFE5624E5C641B482B501A68EDF7DFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technology
development focus</header><text>The Secretary shall designate for each Hub a
unique advanced energy technology development focus.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3785140B03514C269DD977EEBFCA232F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure the coordination
of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of Hubs with those of
other Department of Energy research entities, including the National
Laboratories, the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy, and Energy Frontier
Research Centers, and within industry. Such coordination shall include
convening and consulting with representatives of staff of the Department of
Energy, representatives from Hubs and the qualifying entities that are members
of the consortia operating the Hubs, and representatives of such other entities
as the Secretary considers appropriate, to share research results, program
plans, and opportunities for collaboration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7653FD582DDF4CC89515751A288EE60B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall administer this section
with respect to each Hub through the Department program office appropriate to
administer the subject matter of the technology development focus assigned
under paragraph (2) for the Hub.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F8AD0DFB9F84FFA9663E14CFEBCF4CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consortia</header>
<paragraph id="H4295A1ED76F342BB998B471B7C68463A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section for the establishment and operation of a Hub, a consortium
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC304F9B0F7BE436A881D9BF830A25BA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be composed of no
fewer than 2 qualifying entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD7C8B242A09C44998E7763552C0E6567"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operate subject to
a binding agreement entered into by its members that documents—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H943EA7A5DD1546F99B16FD6EA70301FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the proposed
partnership agreement, including the governance and management structure of the
Hub;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCC7A387FEA444552A05A2A70DD72E952"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>measures to
enable cost-effective implementation of the program under this section;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H265BEF260C63458E8F573228A36449FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a proposed
budget, including financial contributions from non-Federal sources;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HBB56B08759D44955876281910DCDC2CE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>conflict of
interest procedures consistent with subsection (d)(3), all known material
conflicts of interest, and corresponding mitigation plans;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HFF8C1A837AC347D98A80E7233354881B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an accounting
structure that enables the Secretary to ensure that the consortium has complied
with the requirements of this section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H48FCAAAB50544B19A758C2261A906529"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>an external
advisory committee consistent with subsection (d)(2); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DD08A7AEE254452A218BC04F45D1AED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operate as a
nonprofit organization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H92585B531C5449BABA2D95CC7750C2D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A consortium seeking to establish and
operate a Hub under this section, acting through a prime applicant, shall
transmit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and
accompanied by such information as the Secretary shall require, including a
detailed description of the elements of the consortium agreement required under
paragraph (1)(B). If the consortium members will not be located at one
centralized location, such application shall include a communications plan that
ensures close coordination and integration of the Hub’s activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8E182385EF9401A933B33E37CB6F214"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection and
schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
select consortia for grants for the establishment and operation of Hubs through
competitive selection processes. In selecting consortia, the Secretary shall
consider the information a consortium must disclose according to subsection
(b), as well as any existing facilities a consortium will provide for Hub
activities. Grants made to a Hub shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years,
after which the grant may be renewed, subject to a competitive selection
process.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1866F8FB7EB54134AD2B0DDEF7D92DBE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Hub
operations</header>
<paragraph id="HAC052B420D5F49359B97B1484250A629"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Hubs shall conduct or provide for multidisciplinary,
collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application
of advanced energy technologies within the technology development focus
designated for the Hub by the Secretary under subsection (a)(2). Each Hub
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F0BE573567D4F27A3F36BF6C28EBCC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encourage
collaboration and communication among the member qualifying entities of the
consortium and awardees by conducting activities whenever practicable at one
centralized location;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CFDCEA4A5C34E2F8D06A58EDD6A9242"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and
publish on the Department of Energy’s website proposed plans and
programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81C4B03FF4704FF79851AA45425B9ABA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit an annual
report to the Secretary summarizing the Hub’s activities, including detailing
organizational expenditures, listing external advisory committee members, and
describing each project undertaken by the Hub; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F2CD54B6DD440F28209B9C64691FA78"><enum>(D)</enum><text>monitor project
implementation and coordination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2052646D626462688E6D9C0A7C9D430"><enum>(2)</enum><header>External
advisory committee</header><text>Each Hub shall establish an external advisory
committee, the membership of which shall have sufficient expertise to advise
and provide guidance on scientific, technical, industry, financial, and
research management matters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05037F7030364914A2C62AC95AFB04C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conflicts of
interest</header>
<subparagraph id="HD78397930B3647E7B82284959DC3DED7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Hubs
shall establish conflict of interest procedures, consistent with those of the
Department of Energy, to ensure that employees and consortia designees for Hub
activities who are in decisionmaking capacities disclose all material conflicts
of interest, including financial, organizational, and personal conflicts of
interest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21955ED0F0014BFC8AD2B383B3C50E8A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disqualification
and revocation</header><text>The Secretary may disqualify an application or
revoke funds distributed to a Hub if the Secretary discovers a failure to
comply with conflict of interest procedures established under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54A1B9FC86A24FADA2FC1F39E710C2A6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Prohibition on
construction</header>
<paragraph id="H6982749E68F442B8900969BEE648F542"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds provided
pursuant to this section may be used for construction of new buildings or
facilities for Hubs. Construction of new buildings or facilities shall not be
considered as part of the non-Federal share of a Hub cost-sharing
agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51C23519D88945E69A315A71BA14DADB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Test Bed and
Renovation Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing
in this subsection shall prohibit the use of funds provided pursuant to this
section, or non-Federal cost share funds, for the construction of a test bed or
renovations to existing buildings or facilities for the purposes of research if
the Oversight Board determines that the test bed or renovations are limited to
a scope and scale necessary for the research to be conducted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H64FF2698439A4FAB9F79F9518C7C5A4E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Oversight
board</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and maintain within the
Department an Oversight Board to oversee the progress of Hubs.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE34EBA3928B143F9B0E2CBC805E3B487"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Priority
consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall give priority consideration to applications in which 1 or more of the
institutions under subsection (b)(1)(A) are 1890 Land Grant Institutions (as
defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7061)), Predominantly Black Institutions (as
defined in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e)),
Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)), or Hispanic Serving Institutions
(as defined in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059e)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC8E65BB347724C59A9B34590281E4D10"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H94C29026B27D482B9C51F8BBE7078B48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced energy
technology</header><text>The term <quote>advanced energy technology</quote>
means an innovative technology—</text>
<subparagraph id="H01E5F01571F74668AEE7968E241651E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that produces
energy from solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, or other
renewable energy resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1D5BFAF2D044C61880CA3994E58FD4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that produces
nuclear energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63AF5B473DF04CF491EA3D1FF4A27A5D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for carbon capture
and sequestration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD81C4998A9D547789B49A52AA1E2907F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that enables advanced vehicles, vehicle
components, and related technologies that result in significant energy
savings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H883891276D90460B8DBF2AE0320EEEDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>that generates,
transmits, distributes, utilizes, or stores energy more efficiently than
conventional technologies, including through Smart Grid technologies; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75E2678E7515418886A75C4FE70A4389"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that enhances the energy independence and
security of the United States by enabling improved or expanded supply and
production of domestic energy resources, including coal, oil, and natural
gas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC1CDFBE329B451DA68C5C306E5984A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hub</header><text>The
term <quote>Hub</quote> means an Energy Innovation Hub established in
accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6B3841DE698401987E2A784D2106EE5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <quote>institution of higher
education</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E1C044673C6480D9CE3BF0B12A76BF3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Qualifying
entity</header><text>The term <quote>qualifying entity</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HADC1ECDAE10E4D11B641CB79121F93D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of
higher education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H894137DD72824BCF8F28BE76212A1630"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an appropriate
State or Federal entity, including the Department of Energy Federally Funded
Research and Development Centers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4390BE2A4AD404DB23AF0646E4738BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nongovernmental
organization with expertise in advanced energy technology research,
development, demonstration, or commercial application; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7721A7DC08745B29CC493CB08C2A122"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other relevant
entity the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H123F70E1F2964AD8B6D6DF9B8FD0300D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7DC1B0E2E7EF42B397761835B922BE58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H3A5E0A61A3524D15A620B934F062101C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$110,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H934698168D474687937A784504F04A1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$135,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CFC44755E634149941D9F86F74F7EFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$195,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HCFCB79F5DE864A8F9C2F6543F092EC7D"><enum>D</enum><header>Cooperative
Research and Development Fund</header>
<section id="HA8BD57F3FC9944C6A30A496D0525DE7B"><enum>641.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act
of 2010</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H9C9CBE44E6DC4DF2A9ABE262518153A7"><enum>642.</enum><header>Cooperative
research and development fund</header>
<subsection id="H0618FBC7FCBB4CC69B26EA0875049995"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Energy shall make funds available to Department of Energy National Laboratories
for the Federal share of cooperative research and development agreements. The
Secretary of Energy shall determine the apportionment of such funds to each
Department of Energy National Laboratory and shall ensure that special
consideration is given to small business firms and consortia involving small
business firms in the selection process for which cooperative research and
development agreements will receive such funds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6E2D6DBC370646DAB03AFC22E6CE741D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Each
year the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes how funds
were expended under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD1BCB8EEA5C14D7A8ED92B38A38AF07D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section each fiscal
year. No funds allocated for this section shall come from funds allocated for
the Office of Science.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2531072DEA0E4DCB99EAB9E05118D42C"><enum>E</enum><header>Technology
Transfer Database</header>
<section id="H6F2A449D350048F698F2CB9091E0975D"><enum>651.</enum><header>Technology
transfer database</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To support
the commercial application of new energy technologies development by the
Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy may establish an online database
of technologies, capabilities, and resources available to the public at the
National Laboratories.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="HB4F1571576344067BE68C3A4D449B563"><enum>701.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that, among the programs and activities authorized in this Act, those
that correspond to the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences’
2005 report entitled <quote>Rising Above the Gathering Storm</quote> remain
critical to maintaining long-term United States economic competitiveness, and
accordingly shall receive funding priority.</text>
</section><section id="HF3DE8CF432F44F4C8AB653B5502C017E"><enum>702.</enum><header>Persons with
disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the purposes
of the activities and programs supported by this Act and the amendments made by
this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="HDCF51102A6DC4E2CB8B830873EEC43B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education chartered
to serve large numbers of students with disabilities, including Gallaudet
University, Landmark College, and the National Technical Institute for the
Deaf, and institutions of higher education offering science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics research and education activities and programs
that serve veterans with disabilities, shall receive special consideration in
the review of any proposals by these institutions for funding under the
research and education programs authorized in this Act to ensure that
institutions of higher education chartered to or serving persons with
disabilities benefit from such research and education activities and programs;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5492A68AE3048F8A19ECF5D90F8DE26"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agencies with respect to which
appropriations are authorized under this Act shall also conduct outreach to
veterans with disabilities pursuing studies in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics to ensure that such veterans are aware of and
benefit from the research and education activities and programs authorized by
this Act.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H27856AD4E22944DE96E5313A87B99BD4"><enum>703.</enum><header>Veterans and
service members</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In awarding
scholarships and fellowships under this Act, an institution of higher education
shall give preference to applications from veterans and service members,
including those who have received or will receive the Afghanistan Campaign
Medal or the Iraq Campaign Medal as authorized by Public Law 108–234 (10 U.S.C.
1121 note; 118 Stat. 655) and Executive Order No. 13363.</text>
</section><section id="H696EE720C98E407B85478E577F2F940C"><enum>704.</enum><header>Budgetary
effects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The budgetary effects
of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
<quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this Act, submitted
for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
passage.</text>
</section><section id="HC06A8A471E4744E683B8ED7E31700BEB"><enum>705.</enum><header>Limitation on
employment and receipt of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No funds authorized under this Act shall be
used for the employment of, or shall be received by, any individual who has
been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, a crime of child molestation, rape, or
any other form of sexual assault.</text>
</section><section id="H9CA38D6876AC4ADF8706A8D83E6B5604"><enum>706.</enum><header>Prohibition on
lobbying</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to supercede section 1913 of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</section><section id="HC5F14AD125CB4FF8A9BCC59D52257E7E"><enum>707.</enum><header>Information
requests by labor organizations</header>
<subsection id="H7EBD6B76FF134740A44E63A60ECCDDD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility for
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, an institution of higher education that employs
employees who are represented by a labor organization shall be eligible to
receive funding for facilities and administrative costs for an activity or
program supported by this Act or the amendments made by this Act only if the
institution maintains a policy that meets the requirements set forth in
<internal-xref idref="H7EBD6B76FF134740A44E63A60ECCDDD1" legis-path="___.(a)">subsection (b).</internal-xref></text>
</subsection><subsection id="H66A9FBB517D0473FABBBE86C907B333D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A policy described under
<internal-xref idref="H7EBD6B76FF134740A44E63A60ECCDDD1" legis-path="___.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> shall require that the
institution provide, within 15 days of receipt of a request by a labor
organization representing employees of the institution, any information which
the labor organization has a lawful right to obtain under applicable labor
laws. Such a policy shall provide that, on a case-by-case basis, such 15 days
may be extended to a longer time period by mutual agreement of the labor
organization and the institution.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD4B2B0F661BC49EA82FD53D685DDF121"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Failure To
comply with policy</header>
<paragraph id="H8AAEC094E04A46A4A449A1AD8EF5F403"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Complaint of
noncompliance</header><text>In the case of an institution of higher education
that does not provide information requested by a labor organization in
compliance with the requirements of a policy described in subsections (a) and
(b), the labor organization may file a complaint of noncompliance with the head
of the agency overseeing any activity or program supported by this Act or the
amendments made by this Act for which the institution is receiving
funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8004CA3C737B4310BD4B633F54FD5516"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification to
institution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receiving
such a complaint, the head of such agency shall notify the institution of the
complaint and provide the institution an additional 30 days to provide the
requested information to the labor organization or otherwise explain why the
complaint of non-compliance is not valid.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BD70B77AC884265BF5075844B53AEEC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agency
action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the information has
not been provided by the institution at the conclusion of such 30 day period
and the head of such agency determines the complaint to be valid, the head of
such agency shall suspend payment of any funds for facilities and
administrative costs that would otherwise be available to such institution for
all activities and programs supported by this Act and the amendments made by
this Act until such time as the requested information has been provided by the
institution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H14D2F3C83D3B4D958A161DAEFAF18C20"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8126B3D0F3664D729C6CAEFC22749DA2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>institution of higher
education</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H71AF994DEFBE4E42B030770F48BA715B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<quote>facilities and administrative costs</quote> means facilities and
administrative (F&A) costs as defined in the Office of Management and
Budget Revised Circular A–21 (Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,
published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2004).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H93FE295707694545B868B3F73F9D1ECB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall take effect on January 1, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFC571E1E15594C64AA96CCA5E6EFC325"><enum>708.</enum><header>Limitation on
use of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No funds
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or the amendments made by this Act
may be used to purchase gift items, knickknacks, souvenirs, trinkets, or other
items without direct educational value.</text>
</section><section id="H1E08A8F3606C4937842AA075A5D78207"><enum>709.</enum><header>No salaries for
viewing pornography</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of
the funds authorized under this Act may be used to pay the salary of any
individual who has been officially disciplined for violations of subpart G of
the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch for
viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography, including child pornography,
on a Federal Government computer or while performing official Federal
Government duties.</text>
</section>