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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1898 (Introduced in House) — To provide for investment in innovation through research and development and STEM education, to improve the competiti... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—OSTP; GOVERNMENTWIDE SCIENCE Subtitle A—General provisions Sec. 101. Federal research and development funding. Sec. 102. National Science and Technology Council amendments. Sec. 103. Review of Federal regulations and reporting requirements. Sec. 104. Amendments to prize competitions. Sec. 105. Coordination of international science and technology partnerships.
Sec. 106. Scientific and technical conferences. Subtitle B—Reauthorization of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Sec. 111. Short title. Sec. 112. National Nanotechnology Program amendments. Sec. 113. Societal dimensions of nanotechnology. Sec. 114. Nanotechnology education. Sec. 115. Technology transfer. Sec. 116. Signature initiatives in areas of national importance. Sec. 117. Nanomanufacturing research. Sec. 118. Definitions. Subtitle C—Engineering biology Sec. 121. Short title.
Sec. 122. Findings. Sec. 123. Definitions. Sec. 124. National Engineering Biology Research and Development Program. Sec. 125. Advisory Committee. Sec. 126. External review of ethical, legal, environmental, and societal issues. Sec. 127. Agency activities. Title II—STEM EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY Subtitle A—STEM Education and Workforce Sec. 201. Sense of Congress. Sec. 202. Coordination of Federal STEM education. Sec. 203. Grand challenges in education research. Sec. 204. National Research Council report on STEAM education.
Sec. 205. Engaging Federal scientists and engineers in STEM education. Subtitle B—Broadening participation in STEM Sec. 211. Short title. Sec. 212. Purpose. Sec. 213. Federal science agency policies for caregivers. Sec. 214. Collection and reporting of data on Federal research grants. Sec. 215. Policies for review of Federal research grants. Sec. 216. Collection of data on demographics of faculty. Sec. 217. Cultural and institutional barriers to expanding the academic and Federal STEM workforce.
Sec. 218. Research and dissemination at the National Science Foundation. Sec. 219. Report to Congress. Sec. 220. National Science Foundation support for increasing diversity among STEM faculty at institutions of higher education. Sec. 221. National Science Foundation support for broadening participation in undergraduate STEM education. Sec. 222. Definitions. Title III—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Subtitle A—General Provisions Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 302.
Findings and sense of Congress on support for all fields of science and engineering. Sec. 303. National Science Foundation merit review. Sec. 304. Management and oversight of large facilities. Sec. 305. Support for potentially transformative research. Sec. 306. Strengthening institutional research partnerships. Sec. 307. Innovation Corps. Sec. 308. Definitions. Subtitle B—STEM Education Sec. 321. National Science Board report on consolidation of STEM education activities at the Foundation.
Sec. 322. Models for graduate student support. Sec. 323. Undergraduate STEM education reform. Sec. 324. Advanced manufacturing education. Sec. 325. STEM education partnerships. Sec. 326. Noyce scholarship program amendments. Sec. 327. Informal STEM education. Sec. 328. Research and development to support improved K–12 learning. Title IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 403. Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
Sec. 404. National Academies review. Sec. 405. Improving NIST collaboration with other agencies. Sec. 406. Miscellaneous provisions. Title V—INNOVATION Sec. 501. Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Sec. 502. Federal loan guarantees for innovative technologies in manufacturing. Sec. 503. Innovation voucher pilot program. Sec. 504. Federal Acceleration of State Technology Commercialization Pilot Program. Title VI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Subtitle A—Office of Science Sec. 601.
Short title. Sec. 602. Definitions. Sec. 603. Mission of the Office of Science. Sec. 604. Basic energy sciences program. Sec. 605. Biological and environmental research. Sec. 606. Advanced scientific computing research program. Sec. 607. Fusion energy research. Sec. 608. High energy physics program. Sec. 609. Nuclear physics program. Sec. 610. Science laboratories infrastructure program. Sec. 611. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—ARPA–E Sec. 621. Short title. Sec. 622.
ARPA–E amendments. Subtitle C—Energy Innovation Sec. 641. Energy Innovation Hubs. Sec. 642. Participation in the Innovation Corps program. Sec. 643. Technology transfer. Sec. 644. Funding competitiveness for institutions of higher education and other nonprofit institutions. Sec. 645. Under Secretary for Science and Energy. Sec. 646. Special hiring authority for scientific, engineering, and project management personnel.
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