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H.R. 4186,
ON
AS
AMENDED
RESEARCH
BY THE
AND
SUBCOMMITTEE
TECHNOLOGY
March 13, 2014
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
3 ‘‘Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Tech4 nology Act of 2014’’ or the ‘‘FIRST Act of 2014’’.
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(b) TABLE
OF
CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
6 this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
Sec.
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Sec.
Sec.
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Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.
121.
122.
123.
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Authorization of appropriations.
Findings.
Policy objectives.
Definitions.
Accountability and transparency.
Greater accountability in Federal funding for research.
Obligation of major research equipment and facilities construction
funds.
Graduate student support.
Permissible support.
Expanding STEM opportunities.
Prohibition.
Review of education programs.
Recompetition of awards.
Sense of the Congress regarding industry investment in STEM education.
Misrepresentation of research results.
Citations supporting research grant applications.
Research grant conditions.
Computing resources study.
Scientific breakthrough prizes.
Rotating personnel.
Report of the NSB Task Force on Administrative Burden.
Sense of Congress regarding Innovation Corps.
United States-Israeli cooperation.
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Sec. 124. Sense of Congress regarding agricultural and drug interdisciplinary
research.
Sec. 125. Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative.
Sec. 126. Noyce scholarship program amendments.
TITLE II—SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND
MATHEMATICS
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
201.
202.
203.
204.
Findings; sense of Congress.
STEM Education Advisory Panel.
Committee on STEM education.
STEM Education Coordinating Office.
TITLE III—OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
301.
302.
303.
304.
305.
306.
307.
Authorization of appropriations.
Regulatory efficiency.
Public access to research articles and data.
Strategic plan for advanced manufacturing research and development.
Coordination of international science and technology partnerships.
Alternative research funding models.
Amendments to prize competitions.
TITLE IV—INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Subtitle A—NIST Reauthorization
Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Standards and conformity assessment and other transaction authority.
Sec. 403. Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology.
Sec. 404. Police and security authority.
Sec. 405. International activities.
Sec. 406. Education and outreach.
Sec. 407. Programmatic planning report.
Sec. 408. Assessments by the National Research Council.
Sec. 409. Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
Sec. 410. Elimination of obsolete reports.
Sec. 411. Modifications to grants and cooperative agreements.
Subtitle B—Innovative Approaches to Technology Transfer
Sec. 421. Innovative approaches to technology transfer.
Sec. 422. National Academies report on university incubators and accelerators.
TITLE V—NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
501.
502.
503.
504.
505.
506.
507.
508.
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Short title.
Program planning and coordination.
Large-scale research in areas of national importance.
Cyber-physical systems.
Cloud computing services for research.
National Coordination Office.
Improving networking and information technology education.
Conforming and technical amendments.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act—
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(1) the term ‘‘STEM’’ means the subjects of
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science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
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and
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(2) the term ‘‘STEM education’’ means edu-
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cation in the subjects of STEM, including other aca-
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demic subjects that build on these disciplines such
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as computer science and other academic subjects
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that a State identifies as important to the workforce
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of the State.
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TITLE I—NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2014.—
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(1) IN
are authorized to be
17
appropriated to the Foundation $7,171,918,000 for
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fiscal year 2014.
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(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of
the amount
authorized by paragraph (1)—
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(A) $5,808,918,000 shall be made avail-
22
able to carry out research and related activities,
23
including—
24
(i) $742,930,000 for the Biological
25
Science Directorate;
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GENERAL.—There
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(ii) $940,638,000 for the Computer
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and Information Science and Engineering
3
Directorate;
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(iii) $890,170,000 for the Engineering
5
Directorate;
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(iv) $1,265,840,000 for the Geo-
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sciences Directorate;
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(v) $1,367,940,000 for the Mathe-
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matical and Physical Science Directorate;
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(vi) $200,000,000 for the Social, Be-
11
havioral, and Economics Directorate;
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(vii) $400,000,000 for the Inter-
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national and Integrative Activities Direc-
14
torate; and
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(viii)
for
the
United
16
States Arctic Commission;
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(B) $846,500,000 shall be made available
18
for education and human resources;
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(C) $200,000,000 shall be made available
20
for major research equipment and facilities con-
21
struction;
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(D) $298,000,000 shall be made available
23
for agency operations and award management;
24
(E) $4,300,000 shall be made available for
25
the Office of the National Science Board; and
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(F) $14,200,000 shall be made available
2
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for the Office of Inspector General.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2015.—
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(1) IN
are authorized to be
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appropriated to the Foundation $7,279,496,770 for
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fiscal year 2015.
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(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of
the amount
authorized by paragraph (1)—
9
(A) $5,900,496,770 shall be made avail-
10
able to carry out research and related activities,
11
including—
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(i) $760,030,000 for the Biological
13
Science Directorate;
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(ii) $963,186,770 for the Computer
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and Information Science and Engineering
16
Directorate;
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(iii) $910,640,000 for the Engineering
18
Directorate;
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(iv) $1,265,840,000 for the Geo-
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sciences Directorate;
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(v) $1,399,400,000 for the Mathe-
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matical and Physical Science Directorate;
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(vi) $200,000,000 for the Social, Be-
24
havioral, and Economics Directorate;
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(vii) $400,000,000 for the Inter-
2
national and Integrative Activities Direc-
3
torate; and
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(viii)
for
the
United
5
States Arctic Commission;
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(B) $858,500,000 shall be made available
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for education and human resources;
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(C) $203,000,000 shall be made available
9
for major research equipment and facilities con-
10
struction;
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(D) $298,000,000 shall be made available
12
for agency operations and award management;
13
(E) $4,300,000 shall be made available for
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the Office of the National Science Board; and
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(F) $15,200,000 shall be made available
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for the Office of Inspector General.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
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(1) Taxpayer-supported research investments
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administered by the Foundation should serve the na-
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tional interest.
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(2) The Foundation has made major contribu-
23
tions for more than 50 years to strengthen and sus-
24
tain the Nation’s academic research enterprise.
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(3) The economic strength and national security
2
of the United States, and the quality of life of all
3
Americans, are grounded in the Nation’s scientific
4
and technological capabilities.
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(4) Providing support for basic research is an
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investment in our Nation’s future security and eco-
7
nomic prosperity.
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(5) Congress applauds the Foundation’s rec-
9
ognition that wise stewardship of taxpayer dollars is
10
necessary to maintain and ensure the public’s trust
11
for funding of fundamental scientific and engineer-
12
ing research.
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(6) Other nations are increasing their public in-
14
vestments in basic research in the physical sciences
15
in order to boost long-term economic growth.
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(7) Longstanding United States leadership in
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supercomputing, genomics, nanoscience, photonics,
18
quantum physics, and other key technological areas
19
is jeopardized if United States investments in basic
20
research in the natural sciences do not keep pace.
21
(8) Redundant regulations and reporting re-
22
quirements imposed by Federal agencies on research
23
institutions and researchers increase costs by tens of
24
millions of dollars annually.
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(9) The Foundation carries out important func-
2
tions by supporting basic research in all science and
3
engineering disciplines and in supporting science,
4
mathematics, engineering, and technology education
5
at all levels.
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(10) The research and education activities of
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the Foundation promote the discovery, integration,
8
dissemination, and application of new knowledge in
9
service to society and prepare future generations of
10
scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who will
11
be necessary to ensure America’s leadership in the
12
global marketplace.
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(11) The Foundation should meet the highest
14
standards of efficiency, transparency, and account-
15
ability in its stewardship of public funds.
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(12) The Foundation is charged with the responsibilities—
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(A) to develop and encourage the pursuit
19
of a national policy for the promotion of basic
20
research and education in the sciences;
21
(B) to initiate, support, and conduct basic
22
scientific research and to appraise the impact of
23
research on industrial development and the gen-
24
eral welfare;
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(C) to initiate, support, and conduct sci-
2
entific research activities in connection with
3
matters relating to the national defense, at the
4
request of the Secretary of Defense;
5
(D) to award scholarships and graduate
6
fellowships in the sciences;
7
(E) to foster the interchange of scientific
8
information among scientists and across sci-
9
entific disciplines;
10
(F) to evaluate scientific research pro-
11
grams undertaken by agencies of the Federal
12
Government, and to correlate the Foundation’s
13
scientific research with that undertaken by indi-
14
viduals and by public and private research
15
groups;
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(G) to communicate effectively to Amer-
17
ican citizens the relevance of public investments
18
in scientific discovery and technological innova-
19
tion to the Nation’s security, prosperity, and
20
welfare; and
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(H) to establish such special commissions
22
as the Board considers necessary.
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(13) The emerging global economic, scientific,
24
and technical environment challenges long standing
25
assumptions about domestic and international policy,
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requiring the Foundation to play a more proactive
2
role in sustaining the competitive advantage of the
3
United States through superior research capabilities.
4
(14) Commercial application of the results of
5
Federal investment in basic and computing science
6
is consistent with longstanding United States tech-
7
nology transfer policy for cybersecurity and other
8
homeland security applications, because of the ur-
9
gent needs of commercial, academic, and individual
10
users, as well as the Federal and State Govern-
11
ments.
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SEC. 103. POLICY OBJECTIVES.
In allocating resources made available under this
14 title, the Foundation shall have the following policy objec15 tives:
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(1) To renew and maintain the Nation’s international leadership in science and technology by—
18
(A) increasing the national investment in
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general scientific research and increasing inter-
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disciplinary investment in strategic areas vital
21
to the national interest;
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(B) balancing the Nation’s research port-
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folio among the life sciences, mathematics, the
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physical sciences, computer and information
25
science, geosciences, engineering, and social, be-
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havioral, and economic sciences, all of which are
2
important for the continued development of en-
3
abling technologies necessary for sustained eco-
4
nomic competitiveness;
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(C) encouraging investments in potentially
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transformative scientific research to benefit our
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Nation and its citizens;
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(D) expanding the pool of scientists and
9
engineers in the United States, including among
10
segments of the population that have been his-
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torically underrepresented in STEM fields; and
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(E) modernizing the Nation’s research in-
13
frastructure and establishing and maintaining
14
cooperative international relationships with pre-
15
mier research institutions.
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(2) To increase overall workforce skills by—
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(A) improving the quality of STEM edu-
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cation and tools provided both inside and out-
19
side of the classroom, particularly in kinder-
20
garten through grade 12; and
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(B) expanding STEM training opportuni-
22
ties at institutions of higher education.
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(3) To strengthen innovation by expanding the
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focus of competitiveness and innovation at the re-
25
gional and local level.
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SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.
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In this title:
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(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the National Science Board.
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(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means
the Director of the Foundation.
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(3) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’
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means the National Science Foundation established
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under section 2 of the National Science Foundation
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Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861).
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(4) INSTITUTION
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term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the
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meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the
14
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
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(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means one of
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the several States, the District of Columbia, the
17
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
18
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
19
Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or
20
possession of the United States.
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(6)
UNITED
STATES.—The
term
‘‘United
22
States’’ means the several States, the District of Co-
23
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Vir-
24
gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
25
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any
26
other territory or possession of the United States.
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SEC. 105. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
It is the sense of Congress that—
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(1) sustained, predictable Federal funding is es-
4
sential to United States leadership in science and
5
technology;
6
(2) building understanding of and confidence in
7
investments in basic research are essential to public
8
support for sustained, predictable Federal funding;
9
and
10
(3) the Foundation should commit itself fully to
11
transparency and accountability and to clear, con-
12
sistent public communication regarding the national
13
interest for each Foundation-awarded grant and co-
14
operative agreement.
15
SEC. 106. GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY IN FEDERAL FUND-
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ING FOR RESEARCH.
(a) STANDARD
FOR
AWARD
OF
GRANTS.—The Foun-
18 dation shall award Federal funding for basic research and
19 education in the sciences through a new research grant
20 or cooperative agreement only if an affirmative determina21 tion is made by the Foundation under subsection (b) and
22 written justification relating thereto is published under
23 subsection (c).
24
(b) DETERMINATION.—A determination referred to
25 in subsection (a) is a determination by the responsible
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1 Foundation official as to why the research grant or coop2 erative agreement—
3
(1) is worthy of Federal funding; and
4
(2) is in the national interest, as indicated by
5
having the potential to achieve—
6
(A) increased economic competitiveness in
7
the United States;
8
(B) advancement of the health and welfare
9
of the American public;
10
(C) development of a STEM workforce and
11
increased public scientific literacy in the United
12
States;
13
(D) increased partnerships between aca-
14
demia and industry in the United States;
15
(E) support for the national defense of the
16
United States; or
17
(F) promotion of the progress of science in
18
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the United States.
(c) WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION.—Public announce-
20 ment of each award of Federal funding described in sub21 section (a) shall include a written justification from the
22 responsible Foundation official that a grant or cooperative
23 agreement meets the requirements of subsection (b).
24
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—A determination under sub-
25 section (b) shall be made after a research grant or cooper-
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1 ative agreement proposal has satisfied the Foundation’s
2 reviews for Merit and Broader Impacts. Nothing in this
3 section shall be construed as altering the Foundation’s in4 tellectual merit or broader impacts criteria for evaluating
5 grant applications.
6
(e) POLICY.—Not later than 6 months after the date
7 of enactment of this Act, the Board shall develop and the
8 Director shall implement a policy for carrying out sub9 sections (a), (b), and (c) that provides for educating pro10 fessional staff at the Foundation and applicants for Foun11 dation research grants on the policies developed.
12
(f) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORT.—Not later
13 than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
14 the Board shall transmit a report to the Committee on
15 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep16 resentatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
17 and Transportation of the Senate describing plans for im18 plementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d).
19
(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—
20
(1) IN
Director shall ensure
21
that this section is properly applied by transmitting
22
an annual report to the Board and to the Committee
23
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
24
Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce,
25
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
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(2) NATIONAL
SCIENCE BOARD REVIEW.—Not
2
later than 30 days after the transmission of an an-
3
nual report under this subsection, the Board shall
4
transmit in writing its review of the findings of the
5
Director’s report to the Committee on Science,
6
Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
7
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
8
Transportation of the Senate.
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SEC. 107. OBLIGATION OF MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
10
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AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.
No funds may be obligated for a fiscal year for a con-
12 struction project for the Foundation that has not com13 menced before the date of enactment of this Act until 30
14 days after the report required with respect to each such
15 fiscal year under section 14(a)(2) of the National Science
16 Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–
17 4(a)(2)) is transmitted to the Congress.
18
19
SEC. 108. GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT.
Section 510(b) of the America COMPETES Reau-
20 thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1869 note) is amended
21 to read as follows:
22
‘‘(b) EQUAL TREATMENT
23
‘‘(1) RATE
IGERT
AND
GRF.—
OF FUNDING INCREASES.—For
any
24
fiscal year, the Director may only increase funding
25
for the Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship
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program (or any successor thereto) over the previous
2
fiscal year’s funding level at the same rate as a cor-
3
responding funding increase for the Foundation’s
4
Integrative
5
Traineeship program (or any successor thereto).
6
Graduate
‘‘(2) ESSENTIAL
Education
and
Research
ELEMENTS OF IGERT.—The
7
essential elements of the Foundation’s Integrative
8
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship pro-
9
gram (or any successor thereto) shall be maintained,
10
including—
11
‘‘(A) collaborative research that transcends
12
traditional disciplinary boundaries to solve large
13
and complex research problems of significant
14
scientific and societal importance; and
15
‘‘(B) providing students the opportunity to
16
become leaders in the science and engineering
17
of the future.’’.
18
19
SEC. 109. PERMISSIBLE SUPPORT.
A grant made by the Education and Human Re-
20 sources Directorate to support informal education may be
21 used—
22
(1) to support the participation of students in
23
nonprofit competitions, out-of-school activities, and
24
field experiences related to STEM subjects (such as
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robotics, science research, invention, mathematics,
2
and technology competitions), including—
3
(A) the purchase of parts and supplies
4
needed to participate in such competitions; and
5
(B) incentives and stipends for teachers
6
and instructional leaders who are involved in
7
assisting students and preparing students for
8
such competitions, if such activities fall outside
9
the regular duties and responsibilities of such
10
teachers and instructional leaders; and
11
(2) to broaden secondary school students’ ac-
12
cess to, and interest in, careers that require aca-
13
demic preparation in STEM subjects.
14
15
SEC. 110. EXPANDING STEM OPPORTUNITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within the Directorate for Edu-
16 cation and Human Resources (or any successor thereto),
17 under existing programs targeting broadening participa18 tion such as, but not limited to, Innovative Technology Ex19 periences for Students and Teachers, Advancing Informal
20 Stem Learning, and ADVANCE, the Director shall pro21 vide grants on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis for re22 search on programming that engages underrepresented
23 students in grades kindergarten through 8 in STEM in
24 order to prepare these students to pursue undergraduate
25 and graduate degrees or careers in STEM.
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
2
(1) IN
awarded under this
3
section shall be used toward research to advance the
4
engagement of underrepresented students grades
5
kindergarten through 8 in STEM through providing
6
before-school, after-school, out-of-school, or summer
7
activities, including programs (if applicable to the
8
target population) provided in a single-gender envi-
9
ronment, that are designed to encourage interest,
10
engagement, and skills development of underrep-
11
resented students in STEM. Such research shall be
12
conducted in learning environments that actively
13
provide programming to underrepresented students
14
in grades kindergarten through 8 in STEM.
15
16
(2) PERMITTED
ACTIVITIES.—Such
activities
may include—
17
(A) the provision of programming de-
18
scribed in subsection (a) for the purpose of re-
19
search;
20
(B) the use of a variety of engagement
21
methods, including cooperative and hands-on
22
learning;
23
(C) exposure of underrepresented youth to
24
role models in the fields of STEM and nearpeer
25
mentors;
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(D) training of informal learning educators
2
and youth-serving professionals using evidence-
3
based methods consistent with the target stu-
4
dent population being served;
5
(E) education of students on the relevance
6
and significance of STEM careers, provision of
7
academic advice and assistance, and activities
8
designed to help students make real-world con-
9
nections to STEM content activities;
10
(F) the attendance of underrepresented
11
youth at events, competitions, and academic
12
programs to provide content expertise and en-
13
courage career exposure in STEM;
14
(G) activities designed to engage parents of
15
underrepresented youth;
16
(H) innovative strategies to engage under-
17
represented youth, such as using leadership
18
skill outcome measures to encourage youth with
19
the confidence to pursue STEM coursework and
20
academic study;
21
(I) coordination with STEM-rich environ-
22
ments, including other nonprofit, nongovern-
23
mental organizations, classroom and out-of-
24
classroom settings, institutions of higher edu-
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cation, vocational facilities, corporations, muse-
2
ums, or science centers; and
3
(J) the acquisition of instructional mate-
4
rials or technology-based tools to conduct appli-
5
cable grant activity.
6
(c) APPLICATION.—An applicant seeking funding
7 under the section shall submit an application at such time,
8 in such manner, and containing such information as may
9 be required. The application shall include, at a minimum,
10 the following:
11
(1) A description of the target audience to be
12
served by the program, including an explanation and
13
justification for why the target group ought to be
14
considered as underrepresented students in one or
15
more of the STEM fields.
16
17
(2) A description of the process for recruitment
and selection of students.
18
(3) A description of how such research activity
19
may inform programming that engages underrep-
20
resented students in grades kindergarten through 8
21
in STEM.
22
(4) A description of how such research activity
23
may inform programming that promotes student
24
academic achievement in STEM.
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(5) An evaluation plan that includes, at a min-
2
imum, the use of outcome-oriented measures to de-
3
termine the impact and efficacy of programming
4
being researched.
5
(d) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this section,
6 the Director shall give priority to applicants which, for the
7 purpose of grant activity, include or partner with a non8 profit, nongovernmental organization that has extensive
9 experience and expertise in increasing the participation of
10 underrepresented students in STEM.
11
(e) EVALUATIONS.—Each applicant that receives
12 funds under this section shall provide, at the conclusion
13 of every year during which the funds are received, an eval14 uation in a form prescribed by the Director. This evalua15 tion shall include both formative and summative evalua16 tion.
17
(f) ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.—
18
(1) EVALUATION
later than 3
19
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
20
Director shall evaluate the program established
21
under this section. In addition to evaluating the ef-
22
fectiveness of the program, such evaluation shall—
23
(A) use a common set of benchmarks and
24
assessment tools to identify best practices and
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materials developed or demonstrated by the re-
2
search; and
3
(B) to the extent practicable, combine the
4
research resulting from the grant activity with
5
the current research on serving underrep-
6
resented
7
through 8.
8
(2) REPORT
students
in
grades
kindergarten
ON EVALUATIONS.—Not
later than
9
180 days after the completion of the evaluation
10
under paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to
11
Congress and make widely available to the public a
12
report that includes—
13
(A) the results of the evaluation; and
14
(B) any recommendations for administra-
15
tive and legislative action that could optimize
16
the effectiveness of the program.
17
(g) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the
18 Director shall consult, cooperate, and coordinate, to en19 hance program effectiveness and to avoid duplication, with
20 the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agen21 cies.
22
23
SEC. 111. PROHIBITION.
The Foundation may not implement any STEM edu-
24 cation program and activity changes proposed for the
25 Foundation in the budget for fiscal year 2014 transmitted
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1 to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
2 States Code.
3
4
SEC. 112. REVIEW OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall review the edu-
5 cation programs of the Foundation that are in operation
6 as of the date of enactment of this Act to determine—
7
(1) whether any of such programs duplicate tar-
8
get groups, services provided, fields of focus, or ob-
9
jectives; and
10
(2) how those programs are being evaluated
11
and assessed for outcome-oriented effectiveness.
12
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
13 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter as part
14 of the annual budget submission to Congress, the Director
15 shall complete a report on the review carried out under
16 this section and shall submit the report to the Committee
17 on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on
18 Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to
19 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor20 tation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
21 Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
22 Senate.
23
24
SEC. 113. RECOMPETITION OF AWARDS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
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(1) the merit-reviewed competition of grant and
2
award proposals is a hallmark of the Foundation
3
grant and award making process;
4
(2)
the
majority
of
Foundation-funded
5
multiuser facilities have transitioned to five-year co-
6
operative agreements, and every five years the pro-
7
gram officer responsible for the facility makes a rec-
8
ommendation to the National Science Board as to
9
the renewal, recompetition, or termination of sup-
10
port for the facility; and
11
(3) requiring the recompetition of expiring
12
awards is based on the conviction that competition
13
is most likely to ensure the effective stewardship of
14
Foundation funds for supporting research and edu-
15
cation.
16
(b) RECOMPETITION.—The Director shall ensure that
17 the system for recompetition of Maintenance and Oper18 ations of facilities, equipment and instrumentation is fair,
19 consistent, and transparent and is applied in a manner
20 that renews grants and awards in a timely manner. The
21 Director shall periodically evaluate whether the criteria of
22 the system are being applied in a manner that is trans23 parent, reliable, and valid.
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SEC. 114. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING INDUSTRY
2
3
INVESTMENT IN STEM EDUCATION.
It is the sense of Congress that—
4
(1) in order to bolster the STEM workforce
5
pipeline, many industry sectors are becoming in-
6
volved in K-12 initiatives and supporting under-
7
graduate and graduate work in STEM subject areas
8
and fields;
9
(2) partnerships with education providers,
10
STEM focused competitions, and other opportunities
11
have become important aspects of private sector ef-
12
forts to strengthen the STEM workforce;
13
(3) understanding the work that private sector
14
organizations are undertaking in STEM fields
15
should inform the Federal Government’s role in
16
STEM education; and
17
(4) successful private sector STEM initiatives,
18
as reflected by measurements of relevant outcomes,
19
should be encouraged and supported by the Founda-
20
tion.
21
22
SEC. 115. MISREPRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS.
(a) CERTIFICATION.—As a condition of receiving a
23 research grant from the Foundation, a principal investi24 gator shall sign a statement certifying that the findings
25 and conclusions of any article authored by such principal
26 investigator, using the results of the research conducted
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1 under the grant, that is published in a peer-reviewed publi2 cation, otherwise made publicly available, or incorporated
3 in an application for a research grant or grant extension
4 from the Foundation, will contain no falsification or fab5 rication and will be free of any plagiarism.
6
(b) INVESTIGATION.—The Inspector General of the
7 Foundation shall investigate suspected violations of a cer8 tification signed under subsection (a), and shall submit to
9 the Director the results of such investigation, along with
10 a recommendation with respect to whether a violation has
11 occurred.
12
(c) DETERMINATION.—Based on the results of the in-
13 vestigation conducted under subsection (b), the Director
14 shall make a determination of whether the principal inves15 tigator knowingly violated a certification signed pursuant
16 to subsection (a).
17
(d) 10-Year BAN.—If the Director determines under
18 subsection (c) that a principal investigator knowingly vio19 lated a certification signed pursuant to subsection (a), the
20 Foundation shall not, for a period determined by the Di21 rector of no less than 5 years and no more than 10 years,
22 provide a research grant or research extension to such
23 principal investigator, except as provided in subsection (f).
24
(e) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 7 days after
25 making a determination under subsection (c), the Director
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1 shall notify the principal investigator of such determina2 tion in writing.
3
(f) APPEAL.—The Director shall establish a process
4 by which a principal investigator may, within 30 days after
5 receipt of a notification under subsection (e), appeal a de6 termination made under subsection (c) and a ban under
7 subsection (d). If the Director concludes that the deter8 mination under subsection (c) was not correct, the Direc9 tor may reduce or eliminate the period of the ban under
10 subsection (d) based on information provided in the appeal
11 process under this subsection. A ban may not be reduced
12 under this subsection to a period less than 5 years, unless
13 it is eliminated.
14
(g) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall not make
15 publicly available any determination made under sub16 section (c) that a knowing violation has occurred until
17 after the later of the expiration of the 30-day period de18 scribed in subsection (f) or the end of an appeal process
19 under subsection (f). At such time, the Director shall
20 make publicly available any such determination, which
21 shall include the name of the principal investigator.
22
SEC. 116. CITATIONS SUPPORTING RESEARCH GRANT AP-
23
24
PLICATIONS.
The portion of a peer-reviewed research grant appli-
25 cation to the Foundation supporting the credentials of the
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1 principal investigator may not include more than 5 cita2 tions to articles published by the principal investigator in
3 a peer-reviewed publication. The Foundation may not con4 sider more than 5 citations to such articles in determining
5 whether to award such a research grant.
6
7
SEC. 117. RESEARCH GRANT CONDITIONS.
The Foundation shall establish procedures to ensure
8 that—
9
(1) a research grant awarded by the Founda-
10
tion to a principal investigator does not duplicate the
11
scientific aims and scope of any grant awarded to
12
the same investigator by another Federal agency;
13
(2) a principal investigator includes in any ap-
14
plication for a research grant awarded by the Foun-
15
dation a list of all Federal research funding received
16
by the principal investigator, as well as any funding
17
that is being requested as of that time;
18
(3) unpublished research results used to sup-
19
port a grant proposal made to the Foundation do
20
not include any knowing misrepresentations of data;
21
(4) principal investigators who have received
22
more than 5 years of Foundation funding at any
23
point in their careers, other than graduate and post-
24
doctoral traineeship awards, are only awarded addi-
25
tional research grants by the Foundation if they will
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1
be contributing original, creative, and transformative
2
research under the grant; and
3
(5) principal investigators who receive Founda-
4
tion research grant funding under more than one
5
grant at the same time have sufficient resources to
6
conduct the proposed research under each of those
7
grants appropriately under the terms of the grant.
8
9
SEC. 118. COMPUTING RESOURCES STUDY.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
10 of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the
11 Congress a report detailing the results of a study on the
12 use of scientific computing resources funded by the Foun13 dation at institutions of higher education. Such study shall
14 assess—
15
(1) efficiencies that can be achieved by using
16
shared scientific computing resources for projects
17
that have similar scientific computing requirements
18
or projects where specialized software solutions could
19
be shared with other practitioners in the scientific
20
community;
21
(2) efficiencies that can be achieved by using
22
shared hardware that can be cost effectively pro-
23
cured from cloud computing services;
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1
(3) efficiencies that can be achieved by using
2
shared software from an open source repository or
3
platform; and
4
(4) cost savings that could be achieved by po-
5
tential sharing of scientific computing resources
6
across all Foundation grants.
7
8
SEC. 119. SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH PRIZES.
The Director shall place a high priority on designing
9 and administering pilot programs for scientific break10 through prizes, in conjunction with private entities, that
11 are consistent with Office of Science and Technology Pol12 icy guidelines. Breakthrough prizes shall center around
13 technological breakthroughs that are of strategic impor14 tance to the Nation, and have the capacity to spur new
15 economic growth.
16
17
SEC. 120. ROTATING PERSONNEL.
The Director shall ensure that the cost to the Foun-
18 dation of employing individuals who are not permanent
19 employees of the Foundation, including individuals em20 ployed pursuant to the Intergovernmental Personnel Act
21 of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 note), does not exceed 110 per22 cent of the cost of employing permanent employees of the
23 Foundation to perform the same functions.
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1
SEC. 121. REPORT OF THE NSB TASK FORCE ON ADMINIS-
2
3
TRATIVE BURDEN.
The National Science Board Task Force on Adminis-
4 trative Burden shall provide a report to Congress on its
5 activities, findings, and recommendations not later than
6 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
7
SEC. 122. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INNOVATION
8
9
CORPS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
10
(1) the Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-
11
Corps) was established to foster a national innova-
12
tion ecosystem by encouraging institutions, sci-
13
entists, engineers, and entrepreneurs to identify and
14
explore the innovation and commercial potential of
15
Foundation-funded research well beyond the labora-
16
tory;
17
(2) the Foundation’s I-Corps includes invest-
18
ment in entrepreneurship and commercialization
19
education, training, and mentoring, ultimately lead-
20
ing to the practical deployment of technologies,
21
products, processes, and services that improve the
22
Nation’s competitiveness, promote economic growth,
23
and benefit society; and
24
(3) by building networks of entrepreneurs, edu-
25
cators, mentors, institutions, and collaborations, and
26
supporting specialized education and training, I-
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Corps is at the leading edge of a strong, lasting
2
foundation for an American innovation ecosystem.
3
4
SEC. 123. UNITED STATES-ISRAELI COOPERATION.
Section 917(a) of the Energy Independence and Se-
5 curity Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(a)) is amended—
6
7
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
8
9
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
10
(3) by adding at the end the following:
11
‘‘(8) the National Science Foundation of the
12
United States should collaborate with the Israel
13
Science Foundation.’’.
14
SEC. 124. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AGRICUL-
15
TURAL AND DRUG INTERDISCIPLINARY RE-
16
SEARCH.
17
It is the sense of Congress that the Foundation
18 should support—
19
(1) basic science research in the plant sciences
20
that will identify and preserve valuable plant genes;
21
and
22
(2) interdisciplinary research to understand im-
23
portant basic research problems in the plant
24
sciences.
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1
SEC. 125. BRAIN RESEARCH THROUGH ADVANCING INNO-
2
3
VATIVE NEUROTECHNOLOGIES INITIATIVE.
The Foundation shall support research activities re-
4 lated to the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative
5 Neurotechnologies Initiative.
6
7
SEC. 126. NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 10A of the National
8 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
9 1862n—1a) is amended—
10
11
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or
bachelor’s’’ after ‘‘master’s’’;
12
(2) in subsection (c)—
13
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
14
graph (2)(B);
15
(B) in paragraph (3), by—
16
(i) inserting ‘‘for teachers with mas-
17
ter’s degrees in their field’’ after ‘‘Teach-
18
ing Fellowships’’; and
19
(ii) by striking the period at the end
20
of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘;
21
and’’; and
22
(C) by adding at the end the following new
23
paragraph:
24
‘‘(4) in the case of National Science Foundation
25
Master Teaching Fellowships for teachers with bach-
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1
elor’s degrees in their field and working toward a
2
master’s degree—
3
‘‘(A) offering academic courses leading to
4
a master’s degree and leadership training to
5
prepare individuals to become master teachers
6
in elementary and secondary schools; and
7
‘‘(B) offering programs both during and
8
after matriculation in the program for which
9
the fellowship is received to enable fellows to
10
become
11
science teachers, including mentoring, training,
12
induction, and professional development activi-
13
ties, to fulfill the service requirements of this
14
section, including the requirements of sub-
15
section (e), and to exchange ideas with others
16
in their fields.’’;
17
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection
18
highly
effective
mathematics
and
(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’; and
19
(4) by after subsection (f) the following new
20
subsection:
21
‘‘(g) SUPPORT
22 WHILE ENROLLED
FOR
IN A
MASTER TEACHING FELLOWS
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM.—
23 A National Science Foundation Master Teacher Fellow
24 may receive a maximum of 1 year of fellowship support
25 while enrolled in a master’s degree program as described
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1 in subsection (c)(4)(A), except that if such fellow is en2 rolled in a part-time program, such amount shall be pro3 rated according to the length of the program.’’.
4
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 10(i)(5) of the National
5 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
6 1862n—1(i)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘computer
7 science,’’ after ‘‘means a science,’’.
10
TITLE
II—SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND
MATHEMATICS
11
SEC. 201. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
8
9
12
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
13
(1) According to the National Science Board’s
14
Science and Engineering Indicators, the science and
15
engineering workforce has shown sustained growth
16
for more than half a century, and workers with
17
science and engineering degrees tend to earn more
18
than comparable workers in other fields.
19
(2) According to the Program for International
20
Student Assessment 2012 results, America lags be-
21
hind many other nations in STEM education. Amer-
22
ican students rank 21st in science and 26th in
23
mathematics.
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1
(3) Junior Achievement USA and ING recently
2
found a decrease of 25 percent in the percentage of
3
teenage students interested in STEM careers.
4
(4) According to a 2007 report from the De-
5
partment of Labor, industries and firms dependent
6
on a strong science and mathematics workforce have
7
launched a variety of programs that target K-12
8
students and undergraduate and graduate students
9
in STEM fields.
10
(5) The Federal Government spends nearly $3
11
billion annually on STEM education related program
12
and activities, but encouraging STEM education ac-
13
tivities beyond the scope of the Federal Government,
14
including privately sponsored competitions and pro-
15
grams in our schools, is crucial to the future tech-
16
nical and economic competitiveness of the United
17
States.
18
(b) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
19 gress that—
20
(1) more effective coordination and adoption of
21
performance measurement based on objective out-
22
comes for federally supported STEM programs is
23
needed;
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1
(2) leveraging private and nonprofit invest-
2
ments in STEM education will be essential to
3
strengthening the Federal STEM portfolio;
4
(3) strengthening the Federal STEM portfolio
5
may require program consolidations and termi-
6
nations, but such changes should be based on evi-
7
dence with stakeholder input;
8
(4) the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget pro-
9
posal did not adequately explain proposed program
10
consolidations and terminations in the Federal
11
STEM portfolio, nor did it elicit stakeholder input
12
and outside expertise, resulting in the need for Con-
13
gress to limit the Administration’s implementation
14
of that proposal; and
15
(5) coordinating STEM programs and activities
16
across the Federal Government in order to limit du-
17
plication and engage stakeholders in STEM pro-
18
grams and related activities for which objective out-
19
comes can be measured will bolster results of Fed-
20
eral STEM education programs, improve the return
21
on taxpayers’ investments in STEM education pro-
22
grams, and in turn strengthen the United States
23
economy.
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1
2
SEC. 202. STEM EDUCATION ADVISORY PANEL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish
3 or designate a STEM Education Advisory Panel that in4 corporates key stakeholders from the education and indus5 try sectors within the President’s Council of Advisors on
6 Science and Technology.
7
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Advisory Panel estab-
8 lished or designated by the President under subsection (a)
9 shall consist primarily of members from academic institu10 tions and industry and shall include in-school, out-of11 school, and informal educational practitioners. Members
12 of the Advisory Panel shall be qualified to provide advice
13 and information on STEM education research, develop14 ment, training, implementation, interventions, professional
15 development, or workforce needs or concerns. In selecting
16 or designating an Advisory Panel, the President may also
17 seek and give consideration to recommendations from the
18 Congress, industry, the scientific community (including
19 the National Academy of Sciences, scientific professional
20 societies, and academia), State and local governments, and
21 other appropriate organizations.
22
(c) DUTIES.—The Advisory Panel shall advise the
23 President, the committee on STEM education established
24 under the National Science and Technology Council, and
25 the STEM Education Coordinating Office on matters re26 lating to STEM education, and shall each year provide
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1 general guidance to every Federal agency with STEM edu2 cation programs or activities, including in the preparation
3 of requests for appropriations for activities related to
4 STEM education. The Advisory Panel shall also assess—
5
6
(1) trends and developments in STEM education;
7
8
(2) progress made in STEM education both inside and outside of the classroom;
9
10
(3) criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of
Federal STEM education programs and activities;
11
12
(4) ways to encourage public private-partnerships to strengthen STEM education;
13
(5) ways to leverage private and nonprofit in-
14
vestments and utilize expertise resulting from
15
STEM-related competitions to help build the STEM
16
education and workforce pipeline;
17
(6) ways to incorporate workforce needs into
18
Federal STEM education programs, particularly in
19
areas experiencing high unemployment rates;
20
(7) the management, coordination, implementa-
21
tion, and activities of the STEM Education Coordi-
22
nating Office and the committee on STEM edu-
23
cation established under the National Science and
24
Technology Council;
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1
(8) whether societal and workforce concerns are
2
adequately addressed by current Federal STEM
3
education programs and activities;
4
(9) the extent to which Federal STEM edu-
5
cation programs and activities are contributing to
6
recruitment and retention of women and underrep-
7
resented students in the STEM education and work-
8
force pipeline; and
9
(10) ways to encourage geographic diversity in
10
STEM education and the workforce pipeline.
11
(d) REPORTS.—The Advisory Panel shall report, not
12 less frequently than once every 2 fiscal years, to the Presi13 dent and Congress on its assessments under subsection
14 (c) and its recommendations for ways to improve Federal
15 STEM education programs. The first report under this
16 subsection shall be submitted within 1 year after the date
17 of enactment of this Act.
18
19
(e) TRAVEL EXPENSES
BERS.—Non-Federal
OF
NON-FEDERAL MEM-
members of the Advisory Panel,
20 while attending meetings of the Advisory Panel or while
21 otherwise serving at the request of the head of the Advi22 sory Panel away from their homes or regular places of
23 business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per
24 diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703
25 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the Gov-
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1 ernment serving without pay. Nothing in this subsection
2 shall be construed to prohibit members of the Advisory
3 Panel who are officers or employees of the United States
4 from being allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
5 lieu of subsistence, in accordance with existing law.
6
7
SEC. 203. COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCATION.
Section 101(b) of the America COMPETES Reau-
8 thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621(b)) is amended
9 to read as follows:
10
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee described
11 in subsection (a) shall develop recommendations for the
12 STEM Education Coordinating office to consider. These
13 recommendations shall focus on—
14
‘‘(1) priority areas for Federal funding in
15
STEM education, which may include student en-
16
gagement, student retention, informal education,
17
and teaching;
18
‘‘(2) access to innovations and expertise derived
19
from agency activities across the Federal Govern-
20
ment;
21
22
‘‘(3) significant links among K-12 education,
higher education, and industry; and
23
24
‘‘(4) the teaching of innovation and entrepreneurship as part of STEM education activities.’’.
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1
SEC. 204. STEM EDUCATION COORDINATING OFFICE.
2
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National
3 Science Foundation shall establish within the Directorate
4 for Education and Human Resources a STEM Education
5 Coordinating Office, which shall have a Director and staff
6 that shall include career employees detailed from Federal
7 agencies that fund STEM education programs and activi8 ties.
9
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The STEM Education Co-
10 ordinating Office shall—
11
(1) coordinate the STEM education activities
12
and programs of the Federal Government, including
13
at the National Science Foundation, the Department
14
of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
15
ministration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
16
Administration, the National Institute of Standards
17
and Technology, the Environmental Protection
18
Agency, and any other Federal agency with STEM
19
education programs or activities;
20
(2) coordinate STEM education activities and
21
programs with the Office of Management and Budg-
22
et;
23
(3) review STEM education activities and pro-
24
grams to ensure they are not redundant, overlap-
25
ping, or duplicative of similar efforts within the Fed-
26
eral Government;
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1
(4) periodically update and maintain the inven-
2
tory of federally sponsored STEM education pro-
3
grams and activities conducted by the committee on
4
STEM education established under the National
5
Science and Technology Council, including docu-
6
mentation of assessments of the outcome-oriented ef-
7
fectiveness of such programs and activities and
8
metrics used to evaluate those programs and activi-
9
ties;
10
(5) provide technical and administrative support
11
to the committee on STEM education established
12
under the National Science and Technology Council
13
and the Advisory Panel established under section
14
202; and
15
(6) serve as the point of contact on Federal
16
STEM education activities for government agencies,
17
academia, industry, professional societies, State
18
STEM
19
groups, and other STEM stakeholders to exchange
20
technical and programmatic information.
21
(c) 3-Year STRATEGIC PLAN.—
22
23
(1) IN
programs,
GENERAL.—The
interested
citizen
STEM Education Co-
ordinating Office shall—
24
(A) at the time of the President’s budget
25
request, and every 3 years thereafter, in con-
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1
sultation with Federal agencies having STEM
2
education programs or activities, the committee
3
on STEM education established under the Na-
4
tional Science and Technology Council, and the
5
Advisory Panel established under section 202,
6
update the Federal Government STEM edu-
7
cation strategic plan established in May 2013
8
by the committee on STEM education estab-
9
lished under the National Science and Tech-
10
nology Council; and
11
(B) coordinate the implementation of such
12
plan through such agencies.
13
(2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall—
14
(A) specify and prioritize annual and long-
15
term objectives, including a description of the
16
role of each agency in supporting programs and
17
activities designed to achieve the objectives;
18
(B) specify the common metrics that will
19
be used to assess progress toward achieving the
20
objectives; and
21
(C) describe the approaches that will be
22
taken by each agency to assess the effectiveness
23
of its STEM education programs and activities.
24
(d) REPORT.—The Director of the STEM Education
25 Coordinating Office shall transmit a report annually to
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1 Congress at the time of the President’s budget request.
2 The annual report shall include—
3
(1) a description of the STEM education pro-
4
grams and activities across the Federal Government
5
for the previous and current fiscal years, and the
6
proposed programs and activities under the Presi-
7
dent’s budget request, of every Federal agency with
8
STEM education programs or activities;
9
(2) an evaluation of the extent of duplication
10
and fragmentation of the programs and activities de-
11
scribed under paragraph (1), and any recommenda-
12
tions for consolidations or terminations to remedy
13
those problems;
14
(3) a description of ways the Federal Govern-
15
ment is leveraging private and nonprofit investments
16
and utilizing expertise resulting from STEM-related
17
competitions to build the STEM education workforce
18
pipeline; and
19
(4) a description of the progress made in car-
20
rying out the 3-year strategic plan, including a de-
21
scription of the outcome of any program assessments
22
completed in the previous year, and any changes
23
made to that plan since the previous annual report.
24
(e) RESPONSIBILITIES OF NSF.—The Director of the
25 National Science Foundation shall encourage and monitor
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1 the efforts of the STEM Education Coordinating Office
2 to ensure that the strategic plan under subsection (c) is
3 implemented effectively and that the objectives of the stra4 tegic plan are met.
5
6
7
8
TITLE III—OFFICE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for the Of-
9 fice of Science and Technology Policy—
10
(1) $5,555,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
11
(2) $5,555,000 for fiscal year 2015.
12
13
SEC. 302. REGULATORY EFFICIENCY.
(a) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
14 gress that—
15
(1) high and increasing administrative burdens
16
and costs in Federal research administration, par-
17
ticularly in the higher education sector where most
18
federally sponsored research is performed, are erod-
19
ing funds available to carry out basic scientific re-
20
search;
21
(2) progress has been made over the last decade
22
in streamlining the pre-award grant application
23
process through Grants.gov, the Federal Govern-
24
ment’s website portal;
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1
(3) post-award administrative costs have grown
2
as Federal research agencies have continued to im-
3
pose agency-unique compliance and reporting re-
4
quirements on researchers and research institutions;
5
(4) facilities and administration costs at re-
6
search universities can exceed 50 percent of the total
7
value of Federal research grants, and it is estimated
8
that nearly 30 percent of the funds invested annu-
9
ally in federally funded research is consumed by pa-
10
perwork and other administrative processes required
11
by Federal agencies;
12
(5) the Office of Management and Budget has
13
recently released an omnibus grant administration
14
regulation that allows agency-unique approaches and
15
fails to provide necessary guidance for agencies to
16
simplify, standardize, or consolidate common report-
17
ing and compliance requirements; and
18
(6) it is a matter of critical importance to
19
American competitiveness that administrative costs
20
of federally funded research be streamlined so that
21
a higher proportion of taxpayer dollars flow into di-
22
rect research activities.
23
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of
24 Science and Technology Policy shall establish a working
25 group under the authority of the National Science and
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1 Technology Council, to include the Office of Management
2 and Budget. The working group shall be responsible for
3 reviewing Federal regulations affecting research and re4 search universities and making recommendations on how
5 to—
6
(1) harmonize, streamline, and eliminate dupli-
7
cative Federal regulations and reporting require-
8
ments; and
9
(2) minimize the regulatory burden on United
10
States institutions of higher education performing
11
federally funded research while maintaining account-
12
ability for Federal tax dollars.
13
(c) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In carrying out the re-
14 sponsibilities under subsection (b), the working group
15 shall take into account input and recommendations from
16 non-Federal stakeholders, including federally funded and
17 nonfederally funded researchers, institutions of higher
18 education, scientific disciplinary societies and associations,
19 nonprofit research institutions, industry, including small
20 businesses, federally funded research and development
21 centers, and others with a stake in ensuring effectiveness,
22 efficiency, and accountability in the performance of sci23 entific research.
24
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
25 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3
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1 years, the Director shall report to the Committee on
2 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep3 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
4 and Transportation of the Senate on what steps have been
5 taken to carry out the recommendations of the working
6 group established under subsection (b).
7
SEC. 303. PUBLIC ACCESS TO RESEARCH ARTICLES AND
8
9
DATA.
(a) PUBLIC ACCESS POLICIES
PROCEDURES.—
10
(1) PLAN.—Not later than 18 months after the
11
date of enactment of this Act, the National Science
12
and Technology Council shall deliver a plan to Con-
13
gress containing policies, procedures, and standards
14
for the Federal science agencies to enable archiving
15
and retrieving covered material in digital form for
16
public availability in perpetuity. The plan shall—
17
(A) provide a data-driven justification for
18
the plan, including the embargo periods set
19
under subsections (c)(2)(A) and (e);
20
(B) be developed in a transparent and
21
open manner;
22
(C) indicate what procedures were followed
23
to ensure that this process of developing the
24
plan allowed for the full consideration of all
25
stakeholder concerns; and
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1
(D) draw on information developed under
2
section 103 of the America COMPETES Reau-
3
thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6623).
4
(2)
5
policies,
proce-
dures, and standards shall—
6
(A) use existing information technology in-
7
frastructure to the extent practicable, including
8
infrastructure of the National Center for Bio-
9
technology Information, the National Center for
10
Atmospheric Research, and the private sector
11
that facilitate public access to covered material;
12
(B) minimize the cost of storing, archiving,
13
and retrieving articles and data; and
14
(C) minimize the burden of providing arti-
15
cles and data archiving, and of retrieving arti-
16
cles and data.
17
(3) STAKEHOLDER
INPUT.—In
developing poli-
18
cies, procedures, and standards under paragraph
19
(1), the National Science and Technology Council
20
shall use a transparent process for soliciting views
21
from stakeholders, including federally funded re-
22
searchers, institutions of higher education, libraries,
23
publishers, users of federally funded research re-
24
sults, and civil science society groups.
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1
(b) GRANT RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS.—A recipient
2 of a research grant made by a Federal science agency shall
3 make, or enable others on their behalf to make, covered
4 material associated with such grant available consistent
5 with the policies, procedures, and standards established
6 under subsection (a).
7
(c) FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.—
8 In implementing the policies, procedures, and standards
9 established pursuant to subsection (a), each Federal
10 science agency shall provide for—
11
(1) submission of, or linking to, an electronic
12
version of covered material by or on behalf of recipi-
13
ents of research grants made by the agency;
14
15
(2) free online public access to such covered
material—
16
(A) in the case of a research article, con-
17
sistent with appropriate embargo periods but
18
not later than 24 months after publication of
19
the research article in a peer-reviewed publica-
20
tion; and
21
(B) in the case of data used to support the
22
findings and conclusions of such article, not
23
later than 60 days after the article is published
24
in a peer-reviewed publication;
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1
(3) implementation in a manner and format
2
that enables and ensures full-text search, productive
3
use, and long-term preservation;
4
(4) production of an online bibliography of all
5
research papers that are publicly accessible in its re-
6
pository, with each entry linking to the cor-
7
responding free online full text and supporting data;
8
and
9
(5) access to all data that is used directly or in-
10
directly by the agency to support the promulgation
11
of a Federal regulation.
12
(d) REVIEW.—At least once every 5 years, the Na-
13 tional Science and Technology Council shall review the
14 policies, procedures, and standards established under sub15 section (a) and revise such policies, procedures, and stand16 ards as appropriate.
17
(e) EXTENSION.—Each Federal science agency may
18 extend the time period specified in subsection (c)(2)(A)
19 by 6 to 12 months, in consultation with the stakeholders
20 described in subsection (a)(3), if the agency head, or des21 ignee, determines that the scientific field and stakeholders
22 described in subsection (a)(3) will be uniquely harmed
23 without such extension.
24
(f) PATENT
OR
COPYRIGHT LAW.—Except as pro-
25 vided in this section, nothing in this section shall be con-
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1 strued to affect any right under the provisions of title 17
2 or title 35, United States Code.
3
(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
4
(1) COVERED
5
material’’ means—
term ‘‘covered
6
(A) a manuscript of an article accepted for
7
publication in a peer-reviewed publication that
8
results from research funded by a grant from a
9
Federal science agency; and
10
(B) data that was used to support the
11
findings and conclusions of such article, except
12
for data that is protected from disclosure under
13
section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
14
(2) DATA.—The term ‘‘data’’ includes raw
15
data, computer code, and algorithms, but does not
16
include—
17
(A) commercially available software used
18
to analyze the data or code;
19
(B) preliminary work and analyses;
20
(C) drafts of scientific papers not accepted
21
or intended for publication; or
22
(D) plans for future research.
23
24
(3) FEDERAL
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term
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1
(A) the National Aeronautics and Space
2
Administration;
3
(B) the National Science Foundation;
4
(C) the National Institute of Standards
5
and Technology; and
6
(D) the National Weather Service.
7
(4) PEER-REVIEWED
PUBLICATION.—The
term
8
‘‘peer-reviewed publication’’ means a publication for
9
which articles are assigned to at least 1 external re-
10
viewer to assess the validity of the articles’ scientific
11
findings and conclusions.
12
SEC. 304. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANUFAC-
13
14
TURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthor-
15 ization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended to read
16 as follows:
17
‘‘SEC. 102. COORDINATION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
18
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
19
‘‘(a) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The Director shall
20 establish or designate a Committee on Technology under
21 the National Science and Technology Council. The Com22 mittee shall be responsible for planning and coordinating
23 Federal programs and activities in advanced manufac24 turing research and development.
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
COMMITTEE.—The Com-
2 mittee shall—
3
‘‘(1) coordinate the advanced manufacturing re-
4
search and development programs and activities of
5
the Federal agencies, in consultation with the Na-
6
tional Economic Council;
7
‘‘(2) establish goals and priorities for advanced
8
manufacturing research and development that will
9
strengthen United States manufacturing;
10
‘‘(3) work with industry organizations, Federal
11
agencies, and Federally Funded Research and Devel-
12
opment Centers not represented on the Committee,
13
to identify and reduce regulatory, logistical, and fis-
14
cal barriers within the Federal Government and
15
State governments that inhibit United States ad-
16
vanced manufacturing;
17
‘‘(4) facilitate the transfer of intellectual prop-
18
erty and technology based on federally supported
19
university research into commercialization and man-
20
ufacturing;
21
‘‘(5) identify technological, market, or business
22
challenges that may best be addressed by public-pri-
23
vate partnerships, and are likely to attract both par-
24
ticipation and primary funding from industry;
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1
‘‘(6) encourage the formation of public-private
2
partnerships to respond to those challenges for tran-
3
sition for United States advanced manufacturing;
4
and
5
‘‘(7) develop, and update every 4 years, a stra-
6
tegic plan to guide Federal programs and activities
7
in support of advanced manufacturing research and
8
development, which shall—
9
‘‘(A) specify and prioritize near-term and
10
long-term research and development objectives,
11
the anticipated time frame for achieving the ob-
12
jectives, and the metrics for use in assessing
13
progress toward the objectives;
14
‘‘(B) describe the progress made in achiev-
15
ing the objectives from the National Strategic
16
Plan for Advanced Manufacturing issued in
17
February 2012 and any subsequent updates, in-
18
cluding a discussion of why specific objectives
19
were not met;
20
‘‘(C) specify the role and budget resources
21
of each Federal agency in carrying out or spon-
22
soring research and development to meet the
23
objectives of the strategic plan;
24
‘‘(D) describe how the Federal agencies
25
and Federally Funded Research and Develop-
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1
ment Centers supporting advanced manufac-
2
turing research and development will foster the
3
transfer of research and development results
4
into
5
United States based manufacturing of new
6
products and processes for the benefit of society
7
to ensure national, energy, and economic secu-
8
rity;
manufacturing
technologies
and
9
‘‘(E) describe how Federal agencies and
10
Federally Funded Research and Development
11
Centers supporting advanced manufacturing re-
12
search and development will strengthen all lev-
13
els of manufacturing education and training
14
programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained
15
workforce;
16
‘‘(F) describe how the Federal agencies
17
and Federally Funded Research and Develop-
18
ment Centers supporting advanced manufac-
19
turing research and development will assist
20
small and medium-sized manufacturers in devel-
21
oping and implementing new products and proc-
22
esses;
23
‘‘(G) analyze factors that impact innova-
24
tion and competitiveness for United States ad-
25
vanced manufacturing, including—
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1
‘‘(i) technology transfer and commer-
2
cialization activities;
3
‘‘(ii) the adequacy of the national se-
4
curity industrial base;
5
‘‘(iii) the capabilities of the domestic
6
manufacturing workforce;
7
‘‘(iv) export opportunities and trade
8
policies;
9
‘‘(v) financing, investment, and tax-
10
ation policies and practices;
11
‘‘(vi) emerging technologies and mar-
12
kets; and
13
‘‘(vii) advanced manufacturing re-
14
search and development undertaken by
15
competing nations; and
16
‘‘(H) elicit and consider the recommenda-
17
tions of a wide range of stakeholders, including
18
representatives
19
companies, academia, and other relevant orga-
20
nizations and institutions.
21
from
diverse
manufacturing
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
22 of enactment of the FIRST Act of 2014, the Director shall
23 transmit the initial strategic plan developed under sub24 section (b)(7) to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
25 and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on
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1 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep2 resentatives, which shall update the National Strategic
3 Plan for Advanced Manufacturing issued in February
4 2012. Subsequent updates of this strategic plan shall be
5 transmitted to those committees and posted on a public
6 website not later than May 1, 2018, and every 4 years
7 thereafter.
8
‘‘(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The President’s Coun-
9 cil of Advisors for Science and Technology shall appoint
10 an advisory committee of private sector leaders to provide
11 input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the
12 development of the strategic plan and subsequent updates
13 reported under subsection (c). Such panel shall have no
14 more than 15 members, and shall include representatives
15 of manufacturing businesses, the manufacturing work16 force, academia, and groups representing interests af17 fected by manufacturing activities.
18
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT
TO
CONSIDER STRATEGY
IN THE
19 BUDGET.—In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under
20 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Presi21 dent shall include information regarding the consistency
22 of the budget with the goals and recommendations for
23 United States advanced manufacturing that are developed
24 under this section.’’.
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1
SEC. 305. COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE
2
3
AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of
4 Science and Technology Policy shall establish a body
5 under the National Science and Technology Council with
6 the responsibility to identify and coordinate international
7 science and technology cooperation that can strengthen
8 the United States science and technology enterprise, im9 prove economic and national security, and support United
10 States foreign policy goals.
11
(b) NSTC BODY LEADERSHIP.—The body estab-
12 lished under subsection (a) shall be co-chaired by senior
13 level officials from the Office of Science and Technology
14 Policy and the Department of State.
15
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The body established under
16 subsection (a) shall—
17
(1) plan and coordinate interagency inter-
18
national science and technology cooperative research
19
and training activities and partnerships supported or
20
managed by Federal agencies and work with other
21
National Science and Technology Council commit-
22
tees to help plan and coordinate the international
23
component of national science and technology prior-
24
ities;
25
(2) establish Federal priorities and policies for
26
aligning, as appropriate, international science and
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1
technology cooperative research and training activi-
2
ties and partnerships supported or managed by Fed-
3
eral agencies with the foreign policy goals of the
4
United States;
5
(3) identify opportunities for new international
6
science and technology cooperative research and
7
training partnerships that advance both the science
8
and technology and the foreign policy priorities of
9
the United States;
10
(4) in carrying out paragraph (3), solicit input
11
and recommendations from non-Federal science and
12
technology stakeholders, including universities, sci-
13
entific and professional societies, industry, and rel-
14
evant organizations and institutions; and
15
(5) identify broad issues that influence the abil-
16
ity of United States scientists and engineers to col-
17
laborate with foreign counterparts, including bar-
18
riers to collaboration and access to scientific infor-
19
mation.
20
(d) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Director of the Of-
21 fice of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a re22 port, to be updated annually, to the Committee on Science,
23 Space, and Technology and the Committee on Foreign Af24 fairs of the House of Representatives, and to the Com25 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the
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1 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. The report
2 shall also be made available to the public on the reporting
3 agency’s website. The report shall contain a description
4 of—
5
6
(1) the priorities and policies established under
subsection (c)(2);
7
8
(2) the ongoing and new partnerships established since the last update to the report;
9
(3) the means by which stakeholder input was
10
received, as well as summary views of stakeholder
11
input; and
12
(4) the issues influencing the ability of United
13
States scientists and engineers to collaborate with
14
foreign counterparts.
15
16
SEC. 306. ALTERNATIVE RESEARCH FUNDING MODELS.
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The heads of
17 Federal science agencies, in consultation with the Director
18 of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall con19 duct appropriate pilot programs to validate alternative re20 search funding models, including—
21
(1) scientific breakthrough prize programs that
22
are of strategic importance to the Nation and have
23
the capacity to spur new economic growth; and
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1
(2) novel mechanisms of funding including ob-
2
taining non-Federal funds through crowd source
3
funding.
4
(b) NON-FEDERAL PARTNERS.—A pilot program
5 may be conducted under this section through an agree6 ment, grant, or contractual relationship with a non-Fed7 eral entity regarding the design, administration, and fund8 ing of the program.
9
(c) PRIZE COMPETITION JUDGES.—
10
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Judges for a prize com-
11
petition carried out under this section shall not be
12
required to be Federal employees. An individual who
13
serves as a judge for a prize competition carried out
14
under this section who is not a Federal employee
15
shall be required to sign an agreement, developed by
16
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, with re-
17
spect to nondisclosure, conflict of interest, and judg-
18
ing code of conduct requirements. All judges shall be
19
required to disclose all personal financial interests.
20
(2) REPORT
later than 30
21
days after the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
22
icy completes development of an agreement under
23
paragraph (1), it shall transmit a report to Congress
24
describing the requirements of such agreement.
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1
(d) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The heads of Federal science
2 agencies shall widely advertise prize competitions to be
3 conducted under this section to ensure maximum partici4 pation.
5
(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
6 term ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means—
7
8
(1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
9
(2) the National Science Foundation;
10
11
(3) the National Institute of Standards and
Technology; and
12
13
(4) the National Weather Service.
(f) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year
14 after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
15 thereafter as part of the annual budget submission to Con16 gress, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
17 Policy shall transmit to the Congress a report on pro18 grams identified and conducted under subsection (a).
19
20
SEC. 307. AMENDMENTS TO PRIZE COMPETITIONS.
Section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno-
21 vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) is amended—
22
(1) in subsection (c)—
23
(A) by inserting ‘‘competition’’ after ‘‘sec-
24
tion, a prize’’;
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1
(B) by inserting ‘‘types’’ after ‘‘following’’;
2
and
3
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘prizes’’
4
and inserting ‘‘prize competitions’’;
5
(2) in subsection (f)—
6
(A) by striking ‘‘in the Federal Register’’
7
and inserting ‘‘on a publicly accessible Govern-
8
ment website, such as www.challenge.gov,’’; and
9
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘prize’’
10
and inserting ‘‘cash prize purse’’;
11
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘prize’’ and
12
inserting ‘‘cash prize purse’’;
13
14
(4) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’ both places it appears;
15
(5) in subsection (i)—
16
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting
17
‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’;
18
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting
19
‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’ both places it ap-
20
pears;
21
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
22
paragraph (4); and
23
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
24
following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) WAIVER.—An agency may waive the re-
2
quirement under paragraph (2). The annual report
3
under subsection (p) shall include a list of such
4
waivers granted during the preceding fiscal year,
5
along with a detailed explanation of the reasons for
6
granting the waivers.’’;
7
(6) in subsection (k)—
8
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting
9
‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’; and
10
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘prize’’
11
before ‘‘competitions’’ both places it appears;
12
(7) in subsection (l), by striking all after ‘‘may
13
enter into’’ and inserting ‘‘a grant, contract, cooper-
14
ative agreement, or other agreement with a private
15
sector for-profit or nonprofit entity to administer the
16
prize competition, subject to the provisions of this
17
section.’’;
18
(8) in subsection (m)—
19
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as
20
follows:
21
‘‘(1) IN
for a prize com-
22
petition under this section, including financial sup-
23
port for the design and administration of a prize
24
competition or funds for a cash prize purse, may
25
consist of Federal appropriated funds and funds
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provided by private sector for-profit and nonprofit
2
entities. The head of an agency may accept funds
3
from other Federal agencies, private sector for-profit
4
entities, and nonprofit entities to support such prize
5
competitions. The head of an agency may not give
6
any special consideration to any private sector for-
7
profit or nonprofit entity in return for a donation.’’;
8
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prize
9
awards’’ and inserting ‘‘cash prize purses’’;
10
(C) in paragraph (3)(A)—
11
(i) by striking ‘‘No prize’’ and insert-
12
ing ‘‘No prize competition’’; and
13
(ii) by striking ‘‘the prize’’ and insert-
14
ing ‘‘the cash prize purse’’;
15
(D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘a
16
prize’’ and inserting ‘‘a cash prize purse’’;
17
(E) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting
18
‘‘competition’’ after ‘‘prize’’;
19
(F) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘a
20
prize’’ and inserting ‘‘a cash prize purse’’; and
21
(G) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘cash
22
prizes’’ and inserting ‘‘cash prize purses’’;
23
(9) in subsection (n), by inserting ‘‘for both for-
24
profit and nonprofit entities,’’ after ‘‘contract vehi-
25
cle’’;
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(10) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ‘‘or pro-
2
viding a prize’’ and insert ‘‘a prize competition or
3
providing a cash prize purse’’; and
4
(11) in subsection (p)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘cash
5
prizes’’ both places it occurs and inserting ‘‘cash
6
prize purses’’.
7
8
9
10
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TITLE IV—INNOVATION AND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Subtitle A—NIST Reauthorization
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2014.—
12
(1) IN
are authorized to be
13
appropriated
14
$850,000,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
15
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2014.
16
17
to
the
(2) SPECIFIC
Secretary
of
ALLOCATIONS.—Of
Commerce
the amount
authorized by paragraph (1)—
18
(A) $651,000,000 shall be for scientific
19
and technical research and services laboratory
20
activities;
21
(B) $56,000,000 shall be for the construc-
22
tion and maintenance of facilities; and
23
(C) $143,000,000 shall be for industrial
24
technology
25
$128,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing
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Extension Partnership program under sections
2
25 and 26 of the National Institute of Stand-
3
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and
4
278l).
5
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2015.—
6
(1) IN
are authorized to be
7
appropriated
8
$862,750,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
9
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2015.
10
11
to
the
(2) SPECIFIC
Secretary
of
ALLOCATIONS.—Of
Commerce
the amount
authorized by paragraph (1)—
12
(A) $660,765,000 shall be for scientific
13
and technical research and services laboratory
14
activities;
15
(B) $56,840,000 shall be for the construc-
16
tion and maintenance of facilities; and
17
(C) $145,145,000 shall be for industrial
18
technology
19
$129,920,000 shall be for the Manufacturing
20
Extension Partnership program under sections
21
25 and 26 of the National Institute of Stand-
22
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and
23
278l).
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SEC. 402. STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT AND
2
3
OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.
Section 2 of the National Institute of Standards and
4 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272) is amended—
5
(1) in subsection (b)—
6
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
7
by striking ‘‘authorized to take’’ and inserting
8
‘‘authorized to serve as the President’s principal
9
adviser on standards policy pertaining to the
10
Nation’s technological competitiveness and in-
11
novation ability and to take’’;
12
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘compare
13
standards’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Fed-
14
eral Government’’ and inserting ‘‘facilitate
15
standards-related information sharing and co-
16
operation between Federal agencies’’;
17
(C) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
18
ing the following:
19
‘‘(4) to enter into and perform such contracts,
20
cooperative research and development arrangements,
21
grants, cooperative agreements, leases, or other
22
transactions as may be necessary in the conduct of
23
its work and on such terms as it may consider ap-
24
propriate in furtherance of the purposes of this
25
Act;’’; and
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(D) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘Fed-
2
eral, State, and local’’ and all that follows
3
through ‘‘private sector’’ and inserting ‘‘tech-
4
nical standards activities and conformity assess-
5
ment activities of Federal, State, and local gov-
6
ernments with private sector’’; and
7
(2) in subsection (c)—
8
(A) in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘and’’
9
after the semicolon;
10
(B) by redesignating paragraph (22) as
11
paragraph (24); and
12
(C) by inserting after paragraph (21) the
13
following:
14
‘‘(22) participate in and support scientific and
15
technical conferences;
16
‘‘(23) perform pre-competitive measurement
17
science and technology research in partnership with
18
institutions of higher education and industry to pro-
19
mote United States industrial competitiveness; and’’.
20
SEC. 403. VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECH-
21
22
NOLOGY.
Section 10 of the National Institute of Standards and
23 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278) is amended—
24
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘15 members’’ and insert-
2
ing ‘‘not fewer than 9 members’’;
3
(B) by striking ‘‘at least 10’’ and inserting
4
‘‘at least three-fifths’’; and
5
(C) by adding at the end the following:
6
‘‘The Committee may consult with the National
7
Research Council in making recommendations
8
regarding general policy for the Institute.’’; and
9
(2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘, including
10
11
12
the Program established under section 28,’’.
SEC. 404. POLICE AND SECURITY AUTHORITY.
Section 15 of the National Institute of Standards and
13 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278e) is amended—
14
15
(1) by striking ‘‘of the Government; and’’ and
inserting ‘‘of the Government;’’; and
16
(2) by striking ‘‘United States Code.’’ and in-
17
serting ‘‘United States Code; and (i) for the protec-
18
tion of Institute buildings and other plant facilities,
19
equipment, and property, and of employees, associ-
20
ates, visitors, or other persons located therein or as-
21
sociated therewith, notwithstanding any other provi-
22
sion of law, the direction of such of the officers and
23
employees of the Institute as the Secretary considers
24
necessary in the public interest to carry firearms
25
while in the conduct of their official duties, and the
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authorization of employees of contractors and sub-
2
contractors of the Institute who are engaged in the
3
protection of property owned by the United States,
4
and located at facilities owned by, leased by, used
5
by, or under the control of the United States, to
6
carry firearms while in the conduct of their official
7
duties, and, under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
8
retary and approved by the Attorney General, the
9
authorization of officers and employees of the Insti-
10
tute and of its contractors and subcontractors au-
11
thorized to carry firearms to arrest without warrant
12
for any offense against the United States committed
13
in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under
14
the laws of the United States if they have reasonable
15
grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has
16
committed or is committing such felony, provided
17
that such authority to make arrests may be exer-
18
cised only while guarding and protecting buildings
19
and other plant facilities, equipment, and property
20
owned or leased by, used by, or under the control of
21
the United States under the administration and con-
22
trol of the Secretary’’.
23
24
SEC. 405. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
Section 17(a) of the National Institute of Standards
25 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g(a)) is amended—
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2
(1) by striking ‘‘financial assistance,’’ and inserting ‘‘financial and logistical assistance,’’; and
3
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Finan-
4
cial and logistical assistance may include transpor-
5
tation to and from the Institute of foreign dig-
6
nitaries and representatives of foreign national me-
7
trology institutes.’’
8
9
SEC. 406. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute of Stand-
10 ards and Technology Act is (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is
11 amended by striking sections 18, 19, and 19A and insert12 ing the following:
13
14
‘‘SEC. 18. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may support, pro-
15 mote, and coordinate activities and efforts to enhance pub16 lic awareness and understanding of measurement sciences,
17 standards, and technology by the general public, industry,
18 and academia in support of the Institute’s mission.
19
‘‘(b) RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS.—
20
‘‘(1) IN
Director may award
21
research fellowships and other forms of financial and
22
logistical assistance, including direct stipend awards,
23
to—
24
‘‘(A) students at institutions of higher edu-
25
cation within the United States who show
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promise as present or future contributors to the
2
mission of the Institute; and
3
‘‘(B) United States citizens for research
4
and technical activities of the Institute.
5
‘‘(2) SELECTION.—The Director shall select
6
persons to receive such fellowships and assistance on
7
the basis of ability and of the relevance of the pro-
8
posed work to the mission and programs of the In-
9
stitute.
10
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this
11
subsection, financial and logistical assistance in-
12
cludes, notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31,
13
United States Code, or any contrary provision of
14
law, temporary housing and local transportation to
15
and from the Institute facilities.
16
‘‘(c) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—The
17 Director shall establish and conduct a post-doctoral fellow18 ship program, subject to the availability of appropriations,
19 that shall include not less than 20 nor more than 120 new
20 fellows per fiscal year. In evaluating applications for fel21 lowships under this subsection, the Director shall give con22 sideration to the goal of promoting the participation of
23 underrepresented minorities in research areas supported
24 by the Institute.’’.
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(b) PROHIBITION.—The National Institute of Stand-
2 ards and Technology may not implement any STEM edu3 cation program and activity changes proposed for the In4 stitute in the budget for fiscal year 2014 transmitted to
5 Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
6 Code.
7
8
SEC. 407. PROGRAMMATIC PLANNING REPORT.
Section 23(d) of the National Institute of Standards
9 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278i(d)) is amended by
10 adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 3-year pro11 grammatic planning document shall also describe how the
12 Director is addressing recommendations from the Visiting
13 Committee on Advanced Technology established under
14 section 10.’’.
15
SEC. 408. ASSESSMENTS BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH
16
17
COUNCIL.
Section 24 of the National Institute of Standards and
18 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278j) is amended to read as
19 follows:
20
‘‘SEC. 24. ASSESSMENTS BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH
21
22
COUNCIL.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall contract with
23 the National Research Council to perform and report on
24 assessments of the technical quality and impact of the
25 work conducted at Institute laboratories.
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‘‘(b) SCHEDULE.—Individual assessments shall be
2 completed biennially by conducting annual assessments of
3 at least 3 laboratories.
4
‘‘(c) SUMMARY REPORT.—In the second year of each
5 biennial period under subsection (b), the Institute shall
6 contract with the National Research Council to prepare
7 a report that summarizes the findings common across the
8 individual assessment reports.
9
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS.—The Institute, at
10 the discretion of the Director, also may contract with the
11 National Research Council to conduct additional assess12 ments of Institute programs and projects that involve col13 laboration across the Institute laboratories and centers
14 and assessments of selected scientific and technical topics.
15
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION WITH VISITING COMMITTEE
ON
16 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.—The National Research Coun17 cil may consult with the Visiting Committee on Advanced
18 Technology established under section 10 in performing the
19 assessments under this section.
20
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the
21 completion of each assessment, the Institute shall transmit
22 the report on such assessment to the Committee on
23 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep24 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
25 and Transportation of the Senate.’’.
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SEC. 409. HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PART-
2
3
NERSHIP.
Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and
4 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended to read as
5 follows:
6
‘‘SEC. 25. HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PART-
7
8
NERSHIP.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—
9
‘‘(1) IN
Secretary, through the
10
Director and, if appropriate, through other officials,
11
shall provide assistance for the creation and support
12
of manufacturing extension centers, to be known as
13
the ‘Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers’, for
14
the transfer of manufacturing technology and best
15
business practices (in this Act referred to as the
16
‘Centers’). The program under this section shall be
17
known as the ‘Hollings Manufacturing Extension
18
Partnership’.
19
‘‘(2) AFFILIATIONS.—Such Centers shall be af-
20
filiated with any United States-based public or non-
21
profit institution or organization, or group thereof,
22
that applies for and is awarded financial assistance
23
under this section.
24
‘‘(3) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Centers
25
is to enhance competitiveness, productivity, and
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technological performance in United States manufac-
2
turing through—
3
‘‘(A) the transfer of manufacturing tech-
4
nology and techniques developed at the Insti-
5
tute to Centers and, through them, to manufac-
6
turing companies throughout the United States;
7
‘‘(B) the participation of individuals from
8
industry, institutions of higher education, State
9
governments, other Federal agencies, and, when
10
appropriate, the Institute in cooperative tech-
11
nology transfer activities;
12
‘‘(C) efforts to make new manufacturing
13
technology and processes usable by United
14
States-based small and medium-sized compa-
15
nies;
16
‘‘(D) the active dissemination of scientific,
17
engineering, technical, and management infor-
18
mation about manufacturing to industrial firms,
19
including small and medium-sized manufac-
20
turing companies;
21
‘‘(E) the utilization, when appropriate, of
22
the expertise and capability that exists in Fed-
23
eral laboratories other than the Institute;
24
‘‘(F) the provision to community colleges
25
of information about the job skills needed in
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small and medium-sized manufacturing busi-
2
nesses in the regions they serve; and
3
‘‘(G) promoting and expanding certifi-
4
cation systems offered through industry, asso-
5
ciations, and local colleges, when appropriate.
6
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities of the Centers shall
7 include—
8
‘‘(1) the establishment of automated manufac-
9
turing systems and other advanced production tech-
10
nologies, based on Institute-supported research, for
11
the purpose of demonstrations and technology trans-
12
fer;
13
‘‘(2) the active transfer and dissemination of re-
14
search findings and Center expertise to a wide range
15
of companies and enterprises, particularly small and
16
medium-sized manufacturers; and
17
‘‘(3) the facilitation of collaborations and part-
18
nerships between small and medium-sized manufac-
19
turing companies and community colleges and area
20
career and technical education schools to help such
21
colleges and schools better understand the specific
22
needs of manufacturers and to help manufacturers
23
better understand the skill sets that students learn
24
in the programs offered by such colleges and schools.
25
‘‘(c) OPERATIONS.—
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‘‘(1) FINANCIAL
Secretary may
2
provide financial support to any Center created
3
under subsection (a). The Secretary may not provide
4
to a Center more than 50 percent of the capital and
5
annual operating and maintenance funds required to
6
create and maintain such Center.
7
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall im-
8
plement, review, and update the sections of the Code
9
of Federal Regulations related to this section at
10
least once every 3 years.
11
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—
12
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any
nonprofit institu-
13
tion, or consortium thereof, or State or local
14
government, may submit to the Secretary an
15
application for financial support under this sec-
16
tion, in accordance with the procedures estab-
17
lished by the Secretary.
18
‘‘(B) COST-SHARING.—In order to receive
19
assistance under this section, an applicant for
20
financial assistance under subparagraph (A)
21
shall provide adequate assurances that non-
22
Federal assets obtained from the applicant and
23
the applicant’s partnering organizations will be
24
used as a funding source to meet not less than
25
50 percent of the costs incurred for the first 3
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years and an increasing share for each of the
2
next 3 years. For purposes of the preceding
3
sentence, the costs incurred means the costs in-
4
curred in connection with the activities under-
5
taken to improve the competitiveness, manage-
6
ment, productivity, and technological perform-
7
ance of small and medium-sized manufacturing
8
companies.
9
‘‘(C) AGREEMENTS
OTHER
ENTI-
10
TIES.—In
11
it is anticipated that a Center will enter into
12
agreements with other entities such as private
13
industry, institutions of higher education, and
14
State governments to accomplish programmatic
15
objectives and access new and existing resources
16
that will further the impact of the Federal in-
17
vestment made on behalf of small and medium-
18
sized manufacturing companies.
19
meeting the 50 percent requirement,
‘‘(D)
LEGAL
RIGHTS.—Each
applicant
20
under subparagraph (A) shall also submit a
21
proposal for the allocation of the legal rights as-
22
sociated with any invention which may result
23
from the proposed Center’s activities.
24
‘‘(4) MERIT
25
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Secretary shall sub-
ject each such application to merit review. In mak-
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ing a decision whether to approve such application
2
and provide financial support under this section, the
3
Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the fol-
4
lowing:
5
‘‘(A) The merits of the application, par-
6
ticularly those portions of the application re-
7
garding technology transfer, training and edu-
8
cation, and adaptation of manufacturing tech-
9
nologies to the needs of particular industrial
10
sectors.
11
‘‘(B) The quality of service to be provided.
12
‘‘(C) Geographical diversity and extent of
13
service area.
14
‘‘(D) The percentage of funding and
15
amount of in-kind commitment from other
16
sources.
17
‘‘(5) EVALUATION.—
18
‘‘(A) IN
Center that re-
19
ceives financial assistance under this section
20
shall be evaluated during its third year of oper-
21
ation by an evaluation panel appointed by the
22
Secretary.
23
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—Each such evalua-
24
tion panel shall be composed of private experts,
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none of whom shall be connected with the in-
2
volved Center, and Federal officials.
3
‘‘(C) CHAIR.—An official of the Institute
4
shall chair the panel.
5
‘‘(D)
MEASUREMENT.—
6
Each evaluation panel shall measure the in-
7
volved Center’s performance against the objec-
8
tives specified in this section.
9
‘‘(E) POSITIVE
EVALUATION.—If
the eval-
10
uation is positive, the Secretary may provide
11
continued funding through the sixth year at de-
12
clining levels.
13
‘‘(F) PROBATION.—The Secretary shall
14
not provide funding unless the evaluation is
15
positive. A Center that has not received a posi-
16
tive evaluation by the evaluation panel shall be
17
notified by the panel of the deficiencies in its
18
performance and shall be placed on probation
19
for one year, after which time the panel shall
20
reevaluate the Center. If the Center has not ad-
21
dressed the deficiencies identified by the panel,
22
or shown a significant improvement in its per-
23
formance, the Director shall conduct a new
24
competition to select an operator for the Center
25
or may close the Center.
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‘‘(G) ADDITIONAL
2
After the sixth year, a Center may receive addi-
3
tional financial support under this section if it
4
has received a positive evaluation through an
5
independent review, under procedures estab-
6
lished by the Institute. Funding received for a
7
fiscal year under this section after the sixth
8
year of operation shall not exceed one third of
9
the capital and annual operating and mainte-
10
nance costs of the Center under the program.
11
‘‘(H) EIGHT-YEAR
REVIEW.—A
Center
12
shall undergo an independent review in the 8th
13
year of operation. Each evaluation panel shall
14
measure the Center’s performance against the
15
objectives specified in this section. A Center
16
that has not received a positive evaluation as a
17
result of an independent review shall be notified
18
by the Program of the deficiencies in its per-
19
formance and shall be placed on probation for
20
one year, after which time the Program shall
21
reevaluate the Center. If the Center has not ad-
22
dressed the deficiencies identified by the review,
23
or shown a significant improvement in its per-
24
formance, the Director shall conduct a new
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competition to select an operator for the Center
2
or may close the Center.
3
‘‘(I) RECOMPETITION.—If a recipient of a
4
Center award has received financial assistance
5
for 10 consecutive years, the Director shall con-
6
duct a new competition to select an operator for
7
the Center consistent with the plan required in
8
this Act. Incumbent Center operators in good
9
standing shall be eligible to compete for the new
10
award.
11
‘‘(J) REPORTS.—
12
‘‘(i) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days
13
after the date of enactment of the FIRST
14
Act of 2014, the Director shall transmit to
15
the Committee on Science, Space, and
16
Technology of the House of Representa-
17
tives and the Committee on Commerce,
18
Science, and Transportation of the Senate
19
a plan as to how the Institute will conduct
20
reviews, assessments, and reapplication
21
competitions under this paragraph.
22
‘‘(ii) INDEPENDENT
23
The Director shall contract with an inde-
24
pendent organization to perform an assess-
25
ment of the implementation of the re-
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application competition process under this
2
paragraph within 3 years after the trans-
3
mittal of the report under clause (i). The
4
organization conducting the assessment
5
under this clause may consult with the
6
MEP Advisory Board.
7
‘‘(iii) COMPARISON
CENTERS.—
8
Not later than 2 years after the date of en-
9
actment of the FIRST Act of 2014, the
10
Director shall transmit to the Committee
11
on Science, Space, and Technology of the
12
House of Representatives and the Com-
13
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
14
portation of the Senate a report providing
15
information on the first and second years
16
of operations for centers operating from
17
new competitions or recompetition as com-
18
pared to longstanding centers. The report
19
shall provide detail on the engagement in
20
services provided by Centers and the char-
21
acteristics of services provided, including
22
volume and type of services, so that the
23
Committees can evaluate whether the cost-
24
sharing ratio has an effect on the services
25
provided at Centers.
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‘‘(6) PATENT
provisions of chap-
2
ter 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply,
3
to the extent not inconsistent with this section, to
4
the promotion of technology from research by Cen-
5
ters under this section except for contracts for such
6
specific technology extension or transfer services as
7
may be specified by statute or by the Director.
8
9
‘‘(7) PROTECTION
OF CENTER CLIENT CON-
FIDENTIAL INFORMATION.—Section
552 of title 5,
10
United States Code, shall apply to the following in-
11
formation obtained by the Federal Government on a
12
confidential basis in connection with the activities of
13
any participant involved in the Hollings Manufac-
14
turing Extension Partnership:
15
‘‘(A) Information on the business operation
16
of any participant in a Hollings Manufacturing
17
Extension Partnership program or of a client of
18
a Center.
19
‘‘(B) Trade secrets possessed by any client
20
of a Center.
21
‘‘(8) ADVISORY
BOARDS.—Each
Center’s advi-
22
sory boards shall institute a conflict of interest pol-
23
icy, approved by the Director, that ensures the
24
Board represents local small and medium-sized man-
25
ufacturers in the Center’s region. Board Members
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may not serve as a vendor or provide services to the
2
Center, nor may they serve on more than one Cen-
3
ter’s oversight board simultaneously.
4
‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—
5
‘‘(1) IN
addition to such sums
6
as may be appropriated to the Secretary and Direc-
7
tor to operate the Hollings Manufacturing Extension
8
Partnership, the Secretary and Director also may
9
accept funds from other Federal departments and
10
agencies and, under section 2(c)(7), from the private
11
sector for the purpose of strengthening United
12
States manufacturing.
13
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION
14
‘‘(A) FUNDS
OF FUNDS.—
ACCEPTED FROM OTHER FED-
15
ERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES.—The
16
rector shall determine whether funds accepted
17
from other Federal departments or agencies
18
shall be counted in the calculation of the Fed-
19
eral share of capital and annual operating and
20
maintenance costs under subsection (c).
Di-
21
‘‘(B) FUNDS
22
VATE SECTOR.—Funds
23
vate sector under section 2(c)(7), if allocated to
24
a Center, may not be considered in the calcula-
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tion of the Federal share under subsection (c)
2
of this section.
3
‘‘(e) MEP ADVISORY BOARD.—
4
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established
5
within the Institute a Manufacturing Extension
6
Partnership Advisory Board (in this subsection re-
7
ferred to as the ‘MEP Advisory Board’).
8
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—
9
‘‘(A) IN
MEP Advisory
10
Board shall consist of not fewer than 10 mem-
11
bers broadly representative of stakeholders, to
12
be appointed by the Director. At least 2 mem-
13
bers shall be employed by or on an advisory
14
board for the Centers, at least 1 member shall
15
represent a community college, and at least 5
16
other members shall be from United States
17
small businesses in the manufacturing sector.
18
No member shall be an employee of the Federal
19
Government.
20
‘‘(B) TERM.—Except as provided in sub-
21
paragraph (C) or (D), the term of office of each
22
member of the MEP Advisory Board shall be 3
23
years.
24
‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed
25
to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expira-
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tion of the term for which his predecessor was
2
appointed shall be appointed for the remainder
3
of such term.
4
‘‘(D) SERVING
TERMS.—
5
Any person who has completed two consecutive
6
full terms of service on the MEP Advisory
7
Board shall thereafter be ineligible for appoint-
8
ment during the one-year period following the
9
expiration of the second such term.
10
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The MEP Advisory Board
11
shall meet not less than 2 times annually and shall
12
provide to the Director—
13
‘‘(A) advice on Hollings Manufacturing
14
Extension Partnership programs, plans, and
15
policies;
16
‘‘(B) assessments of the soundness of Hol-
17
lings
18
plans and strategies; and
19
Manufacturing
Extension
against
21
Partnership program plans.
22
‘‘(4) FEDERAL
Hollings
Manufacturing
Extension
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT AP-
PLICABILITY.—
24
‘‘(A) IN
25
GENERAL.—In
discharging its du-
ties under this subsection, the MEP Advisory
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Board shall function solely in an advisory ca-
2
pacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory
3
Committee Act.
4
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Section 14 of the Fed-
5
eral Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to
6
the MEP Advisory Board.
7
‘‘(5) REPORT.—The MEP Advisory Board shall
8
transmit an annual report to the Secretary for
9
transmittal to Congress within 30 days after the
10
submission to Congress of the President’s annual
11
budget request in each year. Such report shall ad-
12
dress the status of the program established pursuant
13
to this section and comment on the relevant sections
14
of the programmatic planning document and updates
15
thereto transmitted to Congress by the Director
16
under subsections (c) and (d) of section 23.
17
‘‘(f) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—
18
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall es-
19
tablish, within the Hollings Manufacturing Exten-
20
sion Partnership, under this section and section 26,
21
a program of competitive awards among participants
22
described in paragraph (2) for the purposes de-
23
scribed in paragraph (3).
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receiving
2
awards under this subsection shall be the Centers, or
3
a consortium of such Centers.
4
‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program
5
under this subsection is to add capabilities to the
6
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, in-
7
cluding the development of projects to solve new or
8
emerging manufacturing problems as determined by
9
the Director, in consultation with the Director of the
10
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership pro-
11
gram, the MEP Advisory Board, and small and me-
12
dium-sized manufacturers. One or more themes for
13
the competition may be identified, which may vary
14
from year to year, depending on the needs of manu-
15
facturers and the success of previous competitions.
16
Centers may be reimbursed for costs incurred under
17
the program.
18
‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for awards
19
under this subsection shall be submitted in such
20
manner, at such time, and containing such informa-
21
tion as the Director shall require, in consultation
22
with the MEP Advisory Board.
23
‘‘(5) SELECTION.—Awards under this sub-
24
section shall be peer reviewed and competitively
25
awarded. The Director shall endeavor to have broad
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geographic diversity among selected proposals. The
2
Director shall select proposals to receive awards that
3
will—
4
‘‘(A) improve the competitiveness of indus-
5
tries in the region in which the Center or Cen-
6
ters are located;
7
‘‘(B) create jobs or train newly hired em-
8
ployees; and
9
‘‘(C) promote the transfer and commer-
10
cialization of research and technology from in-
11
stitutions of higher education, national labora-
12
tories, and nonprofit research institutes.
13
‘‘(6) PROGRAM
of
14
awards under this subsection shall not be required
15
to provide a matching contribution.
16
‘‘(7) GLOBAL
MARKETPLACE
PROJECTS.—In
17
making awards under this subsection, the Director,
18
in consultation with the MEP Advisory Board and
19
the Secretary, may take into consideration whether
20
an application has significant potential for enhanc-
21
ing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized
22
United States manufacturers in the global market-
23
place.
24
25
‘‘(8) DURATION.—Awards under this subsection
shall last no longer than 3 years.
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‘‘(g) EVALUATION OF OBSTACLES UNIQUE TO SMALL
2 MANUFACTURERS.—The Director shall—
3
‘‘(1) evaluate obstacles that are unique to small
4
manufacturers that prevent such manufacturers
5
from effectively competing in the global market;
6
‘‘(2) implement a comprehensive plan to train
7
the Centers to address such obstacles; and
8
‘‘(3) facilitate improved communication between
9
the Centers to assist such manufacturers in imple-
10
menting appropriate, targeted solutions to such ob-
11
stacles.
12
‘‘(h) COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEFINED.—In this sec-
13 tion, the term ‘community college’ means an institution
14 of higher education (as defined under section 101(a) of
15 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)))
16 at which the highest degree that is predominately awarded
17 to students is an associate’s degree.’’.
18
SEC. 410. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.
19
20
(a) ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION STANDARDIZATION
IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES REPORT.—Section 3
AND
21 of the Enterprise Integration Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C.
22 278g-5) is amended—
23
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
24
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
25
subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
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(b) TIP REPORTS.—Section 28 of the National Insti-
2 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n)
3 is amended—
4
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
5
(2) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (5).
6
SEC. 411. MODIFICATIONS TO GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE
7
8
AGREEMENTS.
Section 8(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In-
9 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3706(a)) is amended by
10 striking ‘‘The total amount of any such grant or coopera11 tive agreement may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost
12 of the program.’’.
14
Subtitle B—Innovative Approaches
to Technology Transfer
15
SEC. 421. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TECHNOLOGY
13
16
17
TRANSFER.
Section 9(jj) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
18 638(jj)) is amended to read as follows:
19
‘‘(jj) INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
TO
TECHNOLOGY
20 TRANSFER.—
21
‘‘(1) GRANT
22
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each
Federal agency
23
required by subsection (n) to establish an
24
STTR program shall carry out a grant program
25
to support innovative approaches to technology
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transfer at institutions of higher education (as
2
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu-
3
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), non-
4
profit research institutions, and Federal labora-
5
tories in order to improve or accelerate the
6
commercialization of federally funded research
7
and technology by small business concerns, in-
8
cluding new businesses.
9
‘‘(B)
10
OF
GRANTS
AND
AWARDS.—
11
‘‘(i)
IN
GENERAL.—Each
Federal
12
agency required by subparagraph (A) to
13
participate in this program shall award,
14
through a competitive, merit-based process,
15
grants, in the amounts listed in subpara-
16
graph (C) to institutions of higher edu-
17
cation, technology transfer organizations
18
that facilitate the commercialization of
19
technologies developed by one or more such
20
institutions of higher education, Federal
21
laboratories, other public and private non-
22
profit entities, and consortia thereof, for
23
initiatives that help identify high-quality,
24
commercially viable federally funded re-
25
search and technologies and to facilitate
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and accelerate their transfer into the mar-
2
ketplace.
3
‘‘(ii) USE
sup-
4
ported by grants under this subsection
5
may include—
6
‘‘(I) providing early-stage proof
7
of concept funding for translational
8
research;
9
‘‘(II) identifying research and
10
technologies at institutions that have
11
the potential for accelerated commer-
12
cialization;
13
‘‘(III)
technology
maturation
14
funding to support activities such as
15
prototype
16
analysis, product comparison, and the
17
collection of performance data;
construction,
experiment
18
‘‘(IV) technical validations, mar-
19
ket research, clarifying intellectual
20
property rights position and strategy,
21
and
22
business opportunities;
investigating
commercial
and
23
‘‘(V) programs to provide advice,
24
mentoring, entrepreneurial education,
25
project management, and technology
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and business development expertise to
2
innovators and recipients of tech-
3
nology transfer licenses to maximize
4
commercialization potential; and
5
‘‘(VI) conducting outreach to
6
small business concerns as potential
7
licensees of federally funded research
8
and technology, and providing tech-
9
nology transfer services to such small
10
business concerns.
11
‘‘(iii) SELECTION
12
PLICATIONS.—Qualifying
13
ing a grant under this subsection shall
14
submit an application to a Federal agency
15
required by subparagraph (A) to partici-
16
pate in this program at such time, in such
17
manner, and containing such information
18
as the agency may require. The application
19
shall include, at a minimum—
institutions seek-
20
‘‘(I) a description of innovative
21
approaches to technology transfer,
22
technology development, and commer-
23
cial readiness that have the potential
24
to increase or accelerate technology
25
transfer outcomes and can be adopted
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by other qualifying institutions, or a
2
demonstration of proven technology
3
transfer and commercialization strate-
4
gies, or a plan to implement proven
5
technology
6
cialization strategies that can achieve
7
greater commercialization of federally
8
funded research and technologies with
9
program funding;
and
commer-
10
‘‘(II) a description of how the
11
qualifying institution will contribute
12
to local and regional economic devel-
13
opment efforts; and
14
‘‘(III) a plan for sustainability
15
beyond the duration of the funding
16
award.
17
‘‘(iv)
18
PROGRAM
OVERSIGHT
BOARDS.—
19
‘‘(I)
IN
GENERAL.—Successful
20
proposals shall include a plan to as-
21
semble a Program Oversight Board,
22
the members of which shall have tech-
23
nical, scientific, or business expertise
24
three-fifths of whom shall be drawn
25
from industry, start-up companies,
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venture capital or other equity invest-
2
ment
3
prises, financial institutions, and busi-
4
ness development organizations with a
5
track record of success in commer-
6
cializing innovations. Proposals may
7
use oversight boards in existence on
8
the date of the enactment of the
9
FIRST Act of 2014 that meet the re-
10
technical
enter-
quirements of this subclause.
11
‘‘(II)
PROGRAM
OVERSIGHT
12
BOARDS
13
gram Oversight Boards shall—
14
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Pro-
‘‘(aa) establish award pro-
15
grams for individual projects;
16
‘‘(bb) provide rigorous eval-
17
uation of project applications;
18
‘‘(cc)
determine
which
19
projects should receive awards, in
20
accordance with guidelines estab-
21
lished
22
(C)(ii);
under
subparagraph
23
‘‘(dd) establish milestones
24
and associated award amounts
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for projects that reach mile-
2
stones;
3
‘‘(ee)
whether
4
awarded projects are reaching
5
milestones; and
6
‘‘(ff) develop a process to re-
7
allocate
8
amounts from projects that are
9
not reaching milestones to other
outstanding
award
10
projects with more potential.
11
‘‘(III)
12
EST.—Program
13
shall be composed of members who do
14
not have a conflict of interest. Boards
15
shall adopt conflict of interest policies
16
to ensure relevant relationships are
17
disclosed and proper recusal proce-
18
dures are in place.
19
‘‘(C) GRANT
20
CONFLICT
OF
Oversight
INTER-
Boards
AND AWARD AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(i) GRANT
AMOUNTS.—Each
Federal
21
agency required by subparagraph (A) to
22
carry out a grant program may make
23
grants of up to $3,000,000 to a qualifying
24
institution.
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‘‘(ii) AWARD
quali-
2
fying institution that receives a grant
3
under subparagraph (B) shall provide
4
awards for individual projects of not more
5
than $100,000, to be provided in phased
6
amounts, based on reaching the milestones
7
established by the qualifying institution’s
8
Program Oversight Board.
9
‘‘(D) AUTHORIZED
EXPENDITURES
10
INNOVATIVE
11
TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM.—
APPROACHES
TO
FOR
TECHNOLOGY
12
‘‘(i) PERCENTAGE.—The percentage
13
of the extramural budget for research, or
14
research and development, each Federal
15
agency required by subsection (n) to estab-
16
lish an STTR program shall expend on the
17
Innovative
18
Transfer Grant Program shall be—
19
Approaches
to
Technology
‘‘(I) 0.05 percent for each of fis-
20
cal years 2014 and 2015; and
21
‘‘(II) 0.1 percent for each of fis-
22
cal years 2016 and 2017.
23
‘‘(ii)
24
TURES.—Any
25
budget expended by a Federal agency on
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the Innovative Approaches to Technology
2
Transfer Grant Program shall apply to-
3
wards the agency’s expenditure require-
4
ments under subsection (n).
5
6
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
LECTION AND DISSEMINATION.—
7
‘‘(A) EVALUATION
PLAN AND DATA COL-
8
LECTION.—Each
9
paragraph (1)(A) to establish an Innovative Ap-
10
proaches to Technology Transfer Grant Pro-
11
gram shall develop a program evaluation plan
12
and collect annually such information from
13
grantees as is necessary to assess the Program.
14
Program evaluation plans shall require the col-
15
lection of data aimed at identifying outcomes
16
resulting from the transfer of technology with
17
assistance from the Innovative Approaches to
18
Technology Transfer Grant Program. Such
19
data may include—
Federal agency required by
20
‘‘(i) specific follow-on funding identi-
21
fied or obtained, including follow-on fund-
22
ing sources, such as Federal sources or
23
private sources, within 3 years of the com-
24
pletion of the award;
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‘‘(ii) the number of projects which,
2
within 5 years of receiving an award under
3
paragraph (1), result in a license to a
4
start-up company or an established com-
5
pany with sufficient resources for effective
6
commercialization;
7
‘‘(iii) the number of invention disclo-
8
sures received, United States patent appli-
9
cations filed, and United States patents
10
issued within 5 years of the award;
11
‘‘(iv) the number of projects receiving
12
a grant under paragraph (1) that secure
13
Phase I or Phase II SBIR or STTR
14
awards;
15
‘‘(v) available information on revenue,
16
sales, or other measures of products that
17
have been commercialized as a result of
18
projects awarded under paragraph (1)
19
within 5 years of the award;
20
‘‘(vi) the number and location of jobs
21
created resulting from projects awarded
22
under paragraph (1); and
23
‘‘(vii) other data as deemed appro-
24
priate by a Federal agency required by this
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subparagraph to develop a program evalua-
2
tion plan.
3
‘‘(B)
REPORT
TO
CON-
4
GRESS.—The
5
participates in the Innovative Approaches to
6
Technology Transfer Grant Program shall sub-
7
mit to the Committee on Science, Space, and
8
Technology and the Committee on Small Busi-
9
ness of the House of Representatives and the
10
Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
11
neurship of the Senate an evaluative report re-
12
garding the activities of the program. The re-
13
port shall include—
14
head of each Federal agency that
‘‘(i) a detailed description of the im-
15
plementation of the program;
16
‘‘(ii) a detailed description of the
17
grantee selection process;
18
‘‘(iii) an accounting of the funds used
19
in the program; and
20
‘‘(iv) a summary of the data collected
21
under subparagraph (A).
22
‘‘(C) DATA
DISSEMINATION.—For
the pur-
23
poses of program transparency and dissemina-
24
tion of best practices, the Administrator shall
25
include on the public database under subsection
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(k)(1) information on the Innovative Ap-
2
proaches to Technology Transfer Grant Pro-
3
gram, including—
4
‘‘(i) the program evaluation plan re-
5
quired under subparagraph (A);
6
‘‘(ii) a list of recipients by State of
7
awards under paragraph (1); and
8
‘‘(iii) information on the use of grants
9
under paragraph (1) by recipient institu-
10
11
tions.’’.
SEC. 422. NATIONAL ACADEMIES REPORT ON UNIVERSITY
12
13
INCUBATORS AND ACCELERATORS.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
14 of this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Stand15 ards and Technology shall enter into an arrangement with
16 the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on
17 the role of incubators and accelerators, including univer18 sity-based incubators and accelerators, in the commer19 cialization of federally funded research and regional eco20 nomic development. The study shall—
21
(1) examine the effectiveness of incubators and
22
accelerators in stimulating the creation of start-ups,
23
including metrics for comparing start-ups that have
24
and have not completed incubator or accelerator pro-
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grams, and developing regional innovation clusters;
2
and
3
(2) identify best practices in the structure,
4
goals, operation, management, and funding mecha-
5
nisms of leading incubators and accelerators.
6
7
8
9
10
11
TITLE V—NETWORKING AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing America’s
12 Networking and Information Technology Research and
13 Development Act of 2014’’.
14
15
SEC. 502. PROGRAM PLANNING AND COORDINATION.
(a) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—Section 101 of the High-
16 Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511)
17 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub18 section:
19
‘‘(d) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The agencies identified in
20 subsection (a)(3)(B) shall—
21
‘‘(1) periodically assess the contents and fund-
22
ing levels of the Program Component Areas and re-
23
structure the Program when warranted, taking into
24
consideration any relevant recommendations of the
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advisory committee established under subsection (b);
2
and
3
‘‘(2) ensure that the Program includes large-
4
scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and de-
5
velopment activities, including activities described in
6
section 104.’’.
7
(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF
STRATEGIC PLAN.—Section
8 101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended further by
9 adding after subsection (d), as added by subsection (a)
10 of this Act, the following new subsection:
11
‘‘(e) STRATEGIC PLAN.—
12
‘‘(1) IN
agencies identified in
13
subsection (a)(3)(B), working through the National
14
Science and Technology Council and with the assist-
15
ance of the National Coordination Office described
16
under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months
17
after the date of enactment of the Advancing Amer-
18
ica’s Networking and Information Technology Re-
19
search and Development Act of 2014, and update
20
every 3 years thereafter, a 5-year strategic plan to
21
guide the activities described under subsection
22
(a)(1).
23
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall
24
specify near-term and long-term objectives for the
25
Program, the anticipated time frame for achieving
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the near-term objectives, the metrics to be used for
2
assessing progress toward the objectives, and how
3
the Program will—
4
‘‘(A) foster the transfer of research and
5
development results into new technologies and
6
applications for the benefit of society, including
7
through cooperation and collaborations with
8
networking and information technology re-
9
search, development, and technology transition
10
initiatives supported by the States;
11
‘‘(B) encourage and support mechanisms
12
for interdisciplinary research and development
13
in networking and information technology, in-
14
cluding through collaborations across agencies,
15
across Program Component Areas, with indus-
16
try, with Federal laboratories (as defined in
17
section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
18
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)), and
19
with international organizations;
20
‘‘(C) address long-term challenges of na-
21
tional importance for which solutions require
22
large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research
23
and development;
24
‘‘(D) place emphasis on innovative and
25
high-risk projects having the potential for sub-
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stantial societal returns on the research invest-
2
ment;
3
‘‘(E) strengthen all levels of networking
4
and information technology education and
5
training programs to ensure an adequate, well-
6
trained workforce; and
7
‘‘(F) attract more women and underrep-
8
resented minorities to pursue postsecondary de-
9
grees in networking and information tech-
10
nology.
11
‘‘(3)
RESEARCH
INFRASTRUC-
12
TURE.—The
13
with paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by mile-
14
stones and roadmaps for establishing and maintain-
15
ing the national research infrastructure required to
16
support the Program, including the roadmap re-
17
quired by subsection (a)(2)(E).
strategic plan developed in accordance
18
‘‘(4) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The entities in-
19
volved in developing the strategic plan under para-
20
graph (1) shall take into consideration the rec-
21
ommendations—
22
‘‘(A) of the advisory committee established
23
under subsection (b); and
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‘‘(B) of the stakeholders whose input was
2
solicited by the National Coordination Office, as
3
required under section 102(b)(3).
4
‘‘(5) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The
Director of
5
the National Coordination Office shall transmit the
6
strategic plan required under paragraph (1) to the
7
advisory committee, the Committee on Commerce,
8
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the
9
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
10
House of Representatives.’’.
11
(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
DIRECTOR.—
12 Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is
13 amended—
14
15
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘education,’’ before ‘‘and other activities’’;
16
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and
17
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and
18
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
19
lowing new subparagraph:
20
‘‘(E) encourage and monitor the efforts of the
21
agencies participating in the Program to allocate the
22
level of resources and management attention nec-
23
essary to ensure that the strategic plan under sub-
24
section (e) is developed and executed effectively and
25
that the objectives of the Program are met;’’.
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(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 101(b)(1) of
2 such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)) is amended—
3
(1) after the first sentence, by inserting the fol-
4
lowing: ‘‘The co-chairs of the advisory committee
5
shall meet the qualifications of committee member-
6
ship and may be members of the President’s Council
7
of Advisors on Science and Technology.’’; and
8
9
10
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’.
(e) REPORT.—Section 101(a)(3) of such Act (15
11 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)) is amended—
12
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
13
(A) by redesignating clauses (vii) through
14
(xi) as clauses (viii) through (xii), respectively;
15
and
16
(B) by inserting after clause (vi) the fol-
17
lowing:
18
‘‘(vii) the Department of Homeland
19
Security;’’;
20
(2) in subparagraph (C)—
21
(A) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
22
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous
23
fiscal year,’’; and
24
(B) by striking ‘‘each Program Component
25
Area;’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Compo-
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1
nent Area and research area supported in ac-
2
cordance with section 104;’’;
3
(3) in subparagraph (D)—
4
(A) by striking ‘‘each Program Component
5
Area,’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Compo-
6
nent Area and research area supported in ac-
7
cordance with section 104,’’;
8
(B) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
9
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous
10
fiscal year,’’; and
11
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
12
(4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
13
paragraph (G); and
14
15
(5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraphs:
16
‘‘(E) include a description of how the objectives
17
for each Program Component Area, and the objec-
18
tives for activities that involve multiple Program
19
Component Areas, relate to the objectives of the
20
Program identified in the strategic plan required
21
under subsection (e);
22
‘‘(F) include—
23
‘‘(i) a description of the funding required
24
by the National Coordination Office to perform
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1
the functions specified under section 102(b) for
2
the next fiscal year by category of activity;
3
‘‘(ii) a description of the funding required
4
by such Office to perform the functions speci-
5
fied under section 102(b) for the current fiscal
6
year by category of activity; and
7
‘‘(iii) the amount of funding provided for
8
such Office for the current fiscal year by each
9
agency participating in the Program; and’’.
10
(f) DEFINITION.—Section 4 of such Act (15 U.S.C.
11 5503) is amended—
12
13
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively;
14
15
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:
16
‘‘(1) ‘cyber-physical systems’ means physical or
17
engineered systems whose networking and informa-
18
tion technology functions and physical elements are
19
deeply integrated and are actively connected to the
20
physical world through sensors, actuators, or other
21
means to perform monitoring and control func-
22
tions;’’;
23
(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by
24
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert-
25
ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’;
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1
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated—
2
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
3
puting’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and infor-
4
mation technology’’; and
5
(B) by striking ‘‘supercomputer’’ and in-
6
serting ‘‘high-end computing’’;
7
(5) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by
8
striking ‘‘network referred to as’’ and all that fol-
9
lows through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘network,
10
including advanced computer networks of Federal
11
agencies and departments;’’; and
12
(6) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by
13
striking ‘‘National High-Performance Computing
14
Program’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
15
tion technology research and development program’’.
16
SEC. 503. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL
17
18
IMPORTANCE.
Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended by
19 adding at the end the following new section:
20
‘‘SEC. 104. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NA-
21
22
TIONAL IMPORTANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall encourage
23 agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B) to support
24 large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and de25 velopment activities in networking and information tech-
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1 nology directed toward application areas that have the po2 tential for significant contributions to national economic
3 competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits.
4 Such activities, ranging from basic research to the dem5 onstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to ad6 vance the development of research discoveries. The advi7 sory committee established under section 101(b) shall
8 make recommendations to the Program for candidate re9 search and development areas for support under this sec10 tion.
11
‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.—
12
13
‘‘(1) IN
and development
activities under this section shall—
14
‘‘(A) include projects selected on the basis
15
of applications for support through a competi-
16
tive, merit-based process;
17
‘‘(B) involve collaborations among re-
18
searchers in institutions of higher education
19
and industry, and may involve nonprofit re-
20
search institutions and Federal laboratories, as
21
appropriate;
22
‘‘(C) when possible, leverage Federal in-
23
vestments through collaboration with related
24
State initiatives; and
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1
‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
2
fer of research discoveries and the results of
3
technology demonstration activities, including
4
from institutions of higher education and Fed-
5
eral laboratories, to industry for commercial de-
6
velopment.
7
‘‘(2) COST-SHARING.—In selecting applications
8
for support, the agencies shall give special consider-
9
ation to projects that include cost sharing from non-
10
Federal sources.
11
‘‘(3) AGENCY
2 or more
12
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B), or other
13
appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale re-
14
search and development activities in the same area
15
of national importance, then such agencies shall
16
strive to collaborate through joint solicitation and se-
17
lection of applications for support and subsequent
18
funding of projects.
19
‘‘(4)
INTERDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH
CEN-
20
TERS.—Research
21
this section may be supported through interdiscipli-
22
nary research centers that are organized to inves-
23
tigate basic research questions and carry out tech-
24
nology demonstration activities in areas described in
25
subsection (a). Research may be carried out through
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1
existing interdisciplinary centers, including those au-
2
thorized under section 7024(b)(2) of the America
3
COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69; 42 U.S.C.
4
1862o–10).’’.
5
6
SEC. 504. CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS.
(a) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS.—Sec-
7 tion 101(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(1)) is
8 amended—
9
10
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
11
(2) in subparagraph (I)—
12
(A) by striking ‘‘improving the security’’
13
and inserting ‘‘improving the security, reli-
14
ability, and resilience’’; and
15
(B) by striking the period at the end and
16
inserting a semicolon; and
17
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
18
paragraphs:
19
‘‘(J) provide for increased understanding of the
20
scientific principles of cyber-physical systems and
21
improve the methods available for the design, devel-
22
opment, and operation of cyber-physical systems
23
that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and
24
security; and
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1
‘‘(K) provide for research and development on
2
human-computer interactions, visualization, and big
3
data.’’.
4
(b) WORKSHOP.—Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C.
5 5511) is amended further by adding after section 104, as
6 added by section 503 of this Act, the following new sec7 tion:
8
9
‘‘SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY WORKSHOP.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after
10 the date of enactment of the Advancing America’s Net11 working and Information Technology Research and Devel12 opment Act of 2014, the Director of the National Coordi13 nation Office shall convene a workshop, with participants
14 from institutions of higher education, Federal labora15 tories, and industry, to explore mechanisms for carrying
16 out collaborative research and development activities for
17 cyber-physical systems, including the related technologies
18 required to enable these systems, and to develop grand
19 challenges in cyber-physical systems research and develop20 ment.
21
‘‘(b)
FUNCTIONS.—The
workshop
participants
22 shall—
23
‘‘(1) develop options for models for research
24
and development partnerships among institutions of
25
higher education, Federal laboratories, and industry,
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1
including mechanisms for the support of research
2
and development carried out under these partner-
3
ships;
4
‘‘(2) develop options for grand challenges in
5
cyber-physical systems research and development
6
that would be addressed through such partnerships;
7
‘‘(3) propose guidelines for assigning intellec-
8
tual property rights and for the transfer of research
9
results to the private sector; and
10
‘‘(4) make recommendations for how Federal
11
agencies participating in the Program can help sup-
12
port research and development partnerships in
13
cyber-physical systems, including through existing or
14
new grant programs.
15
‘‘(c) PARTICIPANTS.—The Director of the National
16 Coordination Office shall ensure that participants in the
17 workshop are individuals with knowledge and expertise in
18 cyber-physical systems and that participants represent a
19 broad mix of relevant stakeholders, including academic
20 and industry researchers, cyber-physical systems and tech21 nologies manufacturers, cyber-physical systems and tech22 nologies users, and, as appropriate, Federal Government
23 regulators.
24
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the
25 date of enactment of the Advancing America’s Networking
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1 and Information Technology Research and Development
2 Act of 2014, the Director of the National Coordination
3 Office shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce,
4 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com5 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House
6 of Representatives a report describing the findings and
7 recommendations resulting from the workshop required
8 under this section.’’.
9
10
SEC. 505. CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES FOR RESEARCH.
Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended fur-
11 ther by adding after section 105, as added by section
12 504(b) of this Act, the following new section:
13
14
‘‘SEC. 106. CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES FOR RESEARCH.
‘‘(a) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—Not later
15 than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Advanc16 ing America’s Networking and Information Technology
17 Research and Development Act of 2014, the Director of
18 the National Coordination Office, working through the
19 National Science and Technology Council, shall convene
20 an interagency working group to examine—
21
‘‘(1) the research and development needed—
22
‘‘(A) to enhance the effectiveness and effi-
23
ciency of cloud computing environments;
24
‘‘(B) to increase the trustworthiness of
25
cloud applications and infrastructure; and
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1
‘‘(C) to enhance the foundations of cloud
2
architectures, programming models, and inter-
3
operability; and
4
‘‘(2) how Federal science agencies can facilitate
5
the use of cloud computing for federally funded
6
science and engineering research, including—
7
‘‘(A) making recommendations on changes
8
in funding mechanisms, budget models, and
9
policies needed to remove barriers to the adop-
10
tion of cloud computing services for research
11
and for data preservation and sharing; and
12
‘‘(B) providing guidance to organizations
13
and researchers on opportunities and guidelines
14
for using cloud computing services for federally
15
supported research and related activities.
16
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the tasks in
17 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the working
18 group shall consult with academia, industry, Federal lab19 oratories, and other relevant organizations and institu20 tions, as appropriate.
21
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
22 of enactment of the Advancing America’s Networking and
23 Information Technology Research and Development Act of
24 2014, the Director of the National Coordination Office
25 shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and
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1 Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com2 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
3 Senate a report describing the findings and any rec4 ommendations of the working group.
5
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—The interagency working group
6 shall terminate upon transmittal of the report required
7 under subsection (c).’’.
8
9
SEC. 506. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE.
Section 102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended
10 to read as follows:
11
12
‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE.
‘‘(a) OFFICE.—The Director shall continue a Na-
13 tional Coordination Office with a Director and full-time
14 staff.
15
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The National Coordination Office
16 shall—
17
18
‘‘(1) provide technical and administrative support to—
19
‘‘(A) the agencies participating in planning
20
and implementing the Program, including such
21
support as needed in the development of the
22
strategic plan under section 101(e); and
23
‘‘(B) the advisory committee established
24
under section 101(b);
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1
‘‘(2) serve as the primary point of contact on
2
Federal networking and information technology ac-
3
tivities for government organizations, academia, in-
4
dustry, professional societies, State computing and
5
networking technology programs, interested citizen
6
groups, and others to exchange technical and pro-
7
grammatic information;
8
‘‘(3) solicit input and recommendations from a
9
wide range of stakeholders during the development
10
of each strategic plan required under section 101(e)
11
through the convening of at least 1 workshop with
12
invitees from academia, industry, Federal labora-
13
tories, and other relevant organizations and institu-
14
tions;
15
‘‘(4) conduct public outreach, including the dis-
16
semination of findings and recommendations of the
17
advisory committee, as appropriate; and
18
‘‘(5) promote access to and early application of
19
the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived
20
from Program activities to agency missions and sys-
21
tems across the Federal Government and to United
22
States industry.
23
‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FUNDING.—
24
25
‘‘(1) IN
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1
funds from each agency participating in the Pro-
2
gram.
3
‘‘(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The portion of the total
4
budget of such Office that is provided by each agen-
5
cy for each fiscal year shall be in the same propor-
6
tion as each such agency’s share of the total budget
7
for the Program for the previous fiscal year, as spec-
8
ified
9
101(a)(3).’’.
10
in
report
required
under
section
SEC. 507. IMPROVING NETWORKING AND INFORMATION
11
12
the
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION.
Section 201(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)) is
13 amended—
14
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through
15
(4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
16
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
17
lowing new paragraph:
18
‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation shall use
19
its existing programs, in collaboration with other
20
agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching
21
and learning of networking and information tech-
22
nology at all levels of education and to increase par-
23
ticipation in networking and information technology
24
fields, including by women and underrepresented mi-
25
norities;’’.
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1
2
SEC. 508. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) SECTION 3.—Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C.
3 5502) is amended—
4
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
5
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert-
6
ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’;
7
(2) in paragraph (1)—
8
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
9
(A), by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’
10
and inserting ‘‘networking and information
11
technology’’;
12
(B) in subparagraphs (A), (F), and (G), by
13
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ each
14
place it appears and inserting ‘‘networking and
15
information technology’’; and
16
(C) in subparagraph (H), by striking
17
‘‘high-performance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’;
18
and
19
(3) in paragraph (2)—
20
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
21
puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
22
formation technology and’’; and
23
(B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
24
puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and
25
information technology’’.
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(b) TITLE I.—The heading of title I of such Act (15
2 U.S.C. 5511) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PER3 FORMANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET4 WORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
5 NOLOGY’’.
6
(c) SECTION 101.—Section 101 of such Act (15
7 U.S.C. 5511) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH-
8
9
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’
10
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
11
NOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’;
12
inserting
INFORMATION
TECH-
(2) in subsection (a)—
13
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
14
‘‘NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING’’
15
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING
16
TION
17
MENT’’;
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
AND
INFORMA-
AND
DEVELOP-
18
(B) in paragraph (1) of such subsection—
19
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
20
graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per-
21
formance Computing Program’’ and insert-
22
ing ‘‘networking and information tech-
23
nology research and development pro-
24
gram’’;
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1
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
2
‘‘high-performance computing, including
3
networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking
4
and information technology’’;
5
(iii) in subparagraphs (B) and (G), by
6
striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each place it
7
appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; and
8
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking
9
‘‘high-performance computing and net-
10
working’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end com-
11
puting, distributed, and networking’’; and
12
(C) in paragraph (2) of such subsection—
13
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)—
14
(I) by striking ‘‘high-performance
15
computing’’ each place it appears and
16
inserting ‘‘networking and information
17
technology’’; and
18
(II) by striking ‘‘development,
19
networking,’’ each place it appears
20
and inserting ‘‘development,’’; and
21
(ii) in subparagraphs (F) and (G), as
22
redesignated by section 2(c)(1) of this Act,
23
by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each place
24
it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’;
25
(3) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
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ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
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formance computing’’ both places it appears
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and inserting ‘‘networking and information
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technology’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2), in the second sen-
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tence, by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’; and
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(4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘high-
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performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking
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and information technology’’.
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(d) SECTION 201.—Section 201(a)(1) of such Act
12 (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-per13 formance computing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘net14 working;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information re15 search and development;’’.
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(e) SECTION 202.—Section 202(a) of such Act (15
17 U.S.C. 5522(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform18 ance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa19 tion technology’’.
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(f) SECTION 203.—Section 203(a) of such Act (15
21 U.S.C. 5523(a)(1)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high-per-
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formance computing and networking’’ and inserting
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‘‘networking and information technology’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
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formance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’.
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(g) SECTION 204.—Section 204 of such Act (15
4 U.S.C. 5524) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
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‘‘high-performance computing systems and net-
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works’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
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tion technology systems and capabilities’’;
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
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‘‘interoperability
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puting systems in networks and for common
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user interfaces to systems’’ and inserting
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‘‘interoperability and usability of networking
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and information technology systems’’; and
high-performance
com-
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(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking
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‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting
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‘‘networking and information technology’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b)—
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NETWORK’’
INFORMA-
TECHNOLOGY’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘sensitive’’.
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(h) SECTION 205.—Section 205(a) of such Act (15
2 U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational’’
3 and inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’.
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(i) SECTION 206.—Section 206(a) of such Act (15
5 U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational
6 research’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information
7 technology research’’.
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(j) SECTION 207.—Section 207(b) of such Act (15
9 U.S.C. 5527(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform10 ance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa11 tion technology’’.
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(k) SECTION 208.—Section 208 of such Act (15
13 U.S.C. 5528) is amended—
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COMPUTING’’
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performance computing and associated’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘Networking and information’’;
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘high-
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performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
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working and information technologies’’;
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(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘high-
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performance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’;
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(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘high-
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performance computers and associated’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘networking and information’’; and
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(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘high-
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performance computing and associated’’ and in-
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