Sec. 8. Research and dissemination at the National Science Foundation
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The Director of the National Science Foundation shall award research grants and carry out dissemination activities consistent with the purposes of this Act, including— research grants to analyze the record-level data collected under section 4 and section 6, consistent with policies to ensure the privacy of individuals identifiable by such data; research grants to study best practices for work-life accommodation; research grants to study the impact of policies and practices that are implemented under this Act or that are otherwise consistent with the purposes of this Act; collaboration with other Federal science agencies and professional associations to exchange best practices, harmonize work-life accommodation policies and practices, and overcome common barriers to work-life accommodation; and collaboration with institutions of higher education in order to clarify and catalyze the adoption of a coherent and consistent set of work-life accommodation policies and practices.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the National Science Foundation $5,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out this section.