[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 112 (Saturday, June 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S3994]
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  SA 2478. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill 
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. 
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE 
                   FOUNDATION.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $10,490,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2029, to be used for the National Science Foundation and the 
     Arctic Research Commission as follows:
       (1) $1,130,000,000 for the Directorate for Biological 
     Sciences, of which not less than $282,500,000 shall be 
     obligated for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 
     2029.
       (2) $1,286,000,000 for the Directorate for Computer and 
     Information Science and Engineering, of which not less than 
     $321,500,000 shall be obligated for each of fiscal years 
     2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (3) $1,732,000,000 for the Directorate for STEM Education, 
     of which not less than $433,000,000 shall be obligated for 
     each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (4) $1,112,000,000 for the Directorate for Engineering, of 
     which not less than $278,000,000 shall be obligated for each 
     of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (5) $1,408,000,000 for the Directorate for Geosciences, of 
     which not less than $352,000,000 shall be obligated for each 
     of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (6) $2,078,000,000 for the Directorate for Mathematical and 
     Physical Sciences, of which not less than $519,500,000 shall 
     be obligated for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 
     2029.
       (7) $392,000,000 for the Directorate for Social, Behavioral 
     and Economic Sciences, of which not less than $98,000,000 
     shall be obligated for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, 
     and 2029.
       (8) $536,000,000 for the Directorate for Technology, 
     Innovation and Partnerships, of which not less than 
     $134,000,000 shall be obligated for each of fiscal years 
     2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (9) $7,000,000 for the Office of the Chief of Research 
     Security Strategy and Policy, of which not less than 
     $1,750,000 shall be obligated for each of fiscal years 2026, 
     2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (10) $102,000,000 for the Office of International Science 
     and Engineering, of which not less than $25,500,000 shall be 
     obligated for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 
     2029.
       (11) $504,000,000 for the Office of Integrative Activities, 
     of which not less than $126,000,000 shall be obligated for 
     each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (12) $1,200,000 for the Arctic Research Commission, of 
     which not less than $300,000 shall be obligated for each of 
     fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (13) $186,000,000 for National Science Foundation 
     operations and award management, of which not less than 
     $46,500,000 shall be obligated for each of fiscal years 2026, 
     2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (14) $13,000,000 for the Office of the Inspector General, 
     of which not less than $3,250,000 shall be obligated for each 
     of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (15) $4,000,000 for the National Science Board, of which 
     not less than $1,000,000 shall be obligated for each of 
     fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
       (b) Obligation and Outlays of Funds.--Funds appropriated 
     under subsection (a) shall be obligated and outlaid as 
     follows:
       (1) Not less than 50 percent of those funds shall be 
     obligated not later than September 30, 2028.
       (2) 100 percent of those funds shall be obligated not later 
     than September 30, 2029.
       (3) All associated outlays shall occur not later than 
     September 30, 2034.
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