Sec. 101. Reaffirmation of merit-based peer review
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It is the sense of Congress that— the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria remain appropriate for evaluating grant proposals, as concluded by the 2011 National Science Board Task Force on Merit Review; evaluating proposals on the basis of the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria assures that— proposals funded by the Foundation are of high quality and advance scientific knowledge; and the Foundation’s overall funding portfolio addresses societal needs through research findings or through related activities; and as evidenced by the Foundation’s contributions to scientific advancement, economic development, human health, and national security, its peer review and merit review processes have successfully identified and funded scientifically and societally relevant research and should be preserved.
The Foundation shall maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria, among other specific criteria as appropriate, as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process. If after the date of enactment of this Act a change is made to the merit review process, the Director shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 30 days after the date of the change.