Sec. 2116. Authorization of appropriations for the Foundation

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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $10,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)— $9,000,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of which $1,000,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related activities, including workforce activities under section 2202; and $1,800,000,000 shall be made available to the Directorate, of which— $594,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under section 2104; $324,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, and other activities under section 2106; $252,000,000 shall be for academic technology transfer under section 2109; $180,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 2108; $270,000,000 shall be for research and development activities under section 2107; and an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $12,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)— $9,600,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of which $1,190,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related activities, including workforce activities under section 2202; and $3,200,000,000 shall be made available to the Directorate, of which— $1,056,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under section 2104; $576,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, and other activities under section 2106; $448,000,000 shall be for academic technology transfer under section 2109; $320,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 2108; $480,000,000 shall be for research and development activities under section 2107; and an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $16,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)— $10,300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of which $1,600,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related activities, including workforce activities under section 2202; and $6,300,000,000 shall be made available to the Directorate, of which— $2,079,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under section 2104; $1,134,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, and other activities under section 2106; $882,000,000 shall be for academic technology transfer under section 2109; $630,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 2108; $945,000,000 shall be for research and development activities under section 2107; and an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $19,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)— $11,100,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of which $2,100,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related activities, including workforce activities under section 2202; and $8,400,000,000 shall be made available to the Directorate, of which— $2,772,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under section 2104; $1,512,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, and other activities under section 2106; $1,176,000,000 shall be for academic technology transfer under section 2109; $840,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 2108; $1,260,000,000 shall be for research and development activities under section 2107; and an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $21,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)— $12,000,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of which $2,540,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related activities, including workforce activities under section 2202; and $9,300,000,000 shall be made available to the Directorate, of which— $3,069,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under section 2104; $1,674,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, and other activities under section 2106; $1,302,000,000 shall be for academic technology transfer under section 2109; $930,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 2108; $1,395,000,000 shall be for research and development activities under section 2107; and an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).

From any amounts appropriated for the Foundation for a fiscal year, the Director shall allocate for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the Foundation an amount of not less than $33,000,000 in any fiscal year for oversight of the programs and activities funded under this section in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). The amounts authorized to be appropriated under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, any other amounts previously appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the Foundation.

The Director shall not make any new awards for the activities under the Directorate for any fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated to the Foundation (not including amounts appropriated for the Directorate) is less than the total amount appropriated to the Foundation (not including such amounts), adjusted by the rate of inflation, for the previous fiscal year. No funds provided to the Directorate under this section shall be used for construction.