Sec. 102. Transparency and accountability
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building the understanding of and confidence in investments in basic research is essential to public support for sustained, predictable Federal funding; the Foundation has improved transparency and accountability of the outcomes made through the merit review process, but additional transparency into individual grants is valuable in communicating and assuring the public value of federally funded research; and the Foundation should commit to transparency and accountability and to clear, consistent public communication regarding the national interest for each Foundation-awarded grant and cooperative agreement.
The Director of the Foundation shall issue and periodically update, as appropriate, policy guidance for both Foundation staff and other Foundation merit review process participants on the importance of transparency and accountability to the outcomes made through the merit review process. The guidance under paragraph
(1)shall require that each public notice of a Foundation-funded research project justify the expenditure of Federal funds by— describing how the project— reflects the statutory mission of the Foundation, as established in the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ); and addresses the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria; and clearly identifying the research goals of the project in a manner that can be easily understood by both technical and non-technical audiences. Section 526(a) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862p–14(a) ) is amended to read as follows: The Foundation shall apply a broader impacts review criterion to identify and demonstrate project support of the following goals: Increasing the economic competitiveness of the United States. Advancing of the health and welfare of the American public. Supporting the national defense of the United States. Enhancing partnerships between academia and industry in the United States. Developing an American STEM workforce that is globally competitive through improved pre-kindergarten through grade 12 STEM education and teacher development, and improved undergraduate STEM education and instruction. Improving public scientific literacy and engagement with science and technology in the United States. Expanding participation of women and individuals from underrepresented groups in STEM. .
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