[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3247-S3248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1795. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 2116 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2116. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
                   FOUNDATION.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2022.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $12,269,200,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $10,469,200,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $800,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related 
     activities, including workforce activities under section 
     2202; and
       (B) $1,800,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $594,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under 
     section 2104;
       (ii) $324,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $252,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $180,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $270,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (b) Fiscal Year 2023.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $14,368,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $11,168,000,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $1,190,000,000 shall be for STEM education and 
     related activities, including workforce activities under 
     section 2202; and
       (B) $3,200,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $1,056,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $576,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $448,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $320,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $480,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (c) Fiscal Year 2024.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $18,198,200,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $11,898,200,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $1,600,000,000 shall be for STEM education and 
     related activities, including workforce activities under 
     section 2202; and
       (B) $6,300,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $2,079,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $1,134,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $882,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $630,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $945,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (d) Fiscal Year 2025.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $21,061,900,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $12,661,900,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $2,100,000,000 shall be for STEM education and 
     related activities, including workforce activities under 
     section 2202; and
       (B) $8,400,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $2,772,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $1,512,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $1,176,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $840,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $1,260,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (e) Fiscal Year 2026.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $22,562,520,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $13,262,520,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $2,540,000,000 shall be for STEM education and 
     related activities, including workforce activities under 
     section 2202; and
       (B) $9,300,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $3,069,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $1,674,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $1,302,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $930,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $1,395,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (f) Allocation and Limitations.--
       (1) Allocation for the office of inspector general.--From 
     any amounts appropriated for the Foundation for a fiscal 
     year, the Director shall allocate for necessary expenses of 
     the Office of Inspector General of the Foundation an amount 
     of not less than $33,000,000 in any fiscal year for oversight 
     of the programs and activities funded under this section in 
     accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).
       (2) Supplement and not supplant.--The amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under this section shall supplement, and not 
     supplant, any other amounts previously appropriated to the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the Foundation.
       (3) No new awards.--The Director shall not make any new 
     awards for the activities under the Directorate for any 
     fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated to the 
     Foundation (not including amounts appropriated for the 
     Directorate) is less than the total amount appropriated to 
     the Foundation (not including such amounts), adjusted by the 
     rate of inflation, for the previous fiscal year.
       (4) No funds for construction.--No funds provided to the 
     Directorate under this section shall be used for 
     construction.

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