[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2017. Ms. ERNST (for herself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF NSF FUNDS.

       The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 
     et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 11 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 11A. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF NSF 
                   FUNDS.

       ``A grantee or subgrantee carrying out a program, project, 
     or activity that is, in whole or in part, carried out using 
     funds provided by the Foundation shall clearly state, to the 
     extent possible, in any statement, press release, request for 
     proposals, bid solicitation, or other document describing the 
     program, project, or activity, other than a communication 
     containing not more than 280 characters--
       ``(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program, 
     project, or activity which will be financed with funds 
     provided by the Foundation;
       ``(2) the dollar amount of the funds provided by the 
     Foundation made available for the program, project, or 
     activity; and
       ``(3) the percentage of the total costs of, and dollar 
     amount for, the program, project, or activity that will be 
     financed by nongovernmental sources.''.
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