[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 90 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3351-S3353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1936. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Inhofe) 
submitted

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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 of division B 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 $9,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $8,500,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of 
     which $756,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related 
     activities, including workforce activities under section 
     2202; and
       (B) $500,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $165,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under 
     section 2104;
       (ii) $90,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $70,000,000 shall be for academic technology transfer 
     under section 2109;
       (iv) $50,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 2108;
       (v) $75,000,000 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 $9,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $8,700,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of 
     which $1,078,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related 
     activities, including workforce activities under section 
     2202; and
       (B) $1,000,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $330,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under 
     section 2104;
       (ii) $180,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $140,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $100,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $150,000,000 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 $10,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $8,900,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of 
     which $1,383,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related 
     activities, including workforce activities under section 
     2202; and
       (B) $1,400,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $462,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under 
     section 2104;
       (ii) $252,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $196,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $140,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $210,000,000 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 $11,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $9,100,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of 
     which $1,722,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related 
     activities, including workforce activities under section 
     2202; and
       (B) $2,600,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $858,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under 
     section 2104;
       (ii) $468,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $364,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $260,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $390,000,000 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 $17,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $9,500,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of 
     which $2,011,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related 
     activities, including workforce activities under section 
     2202; and
       (B) $7,500,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $2,475,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $1,350,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $1,050,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $750,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $1,350,000,000 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.

     SEC. 2116A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE INTELLIGENCE 
                   COMMUNITY.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the recommendations of the 
     National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence 
     contained in the final report of the Commission submitted 
     under section 1051(c)(2) of the John S. McCain National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (132 Stat. 
     1965; Public Law 115-232), including any classified 
     recommendations the Commission may have made, and to conduct 
     research and development in the key technology focus areas 
     amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency:
       (A) $720,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       (B) $853,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       (C) $1,107,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       (D) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       (E) $1,420,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (2) For the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering, including for the establishment of 
     an artificial intelligence fund:
       (A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       (B) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       (3) For the Department of Defense Joint Artificial 
     Intelligence Center, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       (4) For the Department of Defense, other than as described 
     in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3):
       (A) $1,253,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       (B) $1,485,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       (C) $1,926,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       (D) $2,263,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       (E) $2,472,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (5) For the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
     and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, and 
     other elements of the intelligence community (as defined in 
     section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003)), the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the 
     Department of Energy, consistent with the recommendations of 
     the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence 
     in the report described in this subsection in the matter 
     before paragraph (1):

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       (A) $1,093,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       (B) $1,296,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       (C) $1,680,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       (D) $1,974,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       (E) $2,156,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (b) Allocation and Limitations.--
       (1) Supplement and not supplant.--The amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated by subsection (a) shall supplement, and not 
     supplant, any other amounts previously authorized to be 
     appropriated for the purposes described in such subsection.
       (2) Prohibition on use of funds for construction.--None of 
     the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization in 
     subsection (a) may be used for construction.
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