Sec. 705. NSF research security
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The Director shall maintain a Research Security and Policy office within the Office of the Director. The functions of the Research Security and Policy office shall be to coordinate all research security policy issues across the Foundation and coordinate with the NSF Office of Inspector General, including by— serving as the Foundation’s primary resource for all policy issues related to the security and integrity of the conduct of Foundation supported research; conducting outreach and education activities for awardees on research policies and potential security risks; educating NSF program managers and other directorate staff on evaluating NSF awards and awardees for potential security risks; communicating reporting and disclosure requirements to awardees and applicants for funding; and coordinating with other Federal science agencies as appropriate and through the National Science and Technology Council in accordance with the authority provided under section 1746 of the national Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note).
The Director shall appoint a senior agency official within the Office of the Director as a Chief of Research Security, whose primary responsibility is to manage the office created in subsection (a). No later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide a report to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on the resources and the number of full time employees needed to carry out the functions of the Office established in subsection (a).
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