Sec. 2202. Programs to address the STEM workforce
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The Director shall issue undergraduate scholarships, including at community colleges, graduate fellowships and traineeships, postdoctoral awards, and, as appropriate, other awards. The Director may carry out subsection
(a)by making awards— directly to students; or to institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher education, including those institutions or consortia involved in operating university technology centers established under section 2104(a). In carrying out this section, the Director shall take steps to increase the participation of populations that are underrepresented in STEM, which may include— establishing or augmenting programs targeted at populations that are underrepresented in STEM; supporting traineeships or other relevant programs at minority-serving institutions (or institutions of higher education with an established STEM capacity building program focused on traditionally underrepresented populations in STEM, including Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and Indians); addressing current and expected gaps in the availability and skills of the STEM workforce, or addressing the needs of the STEM workforce, including by prioritizing awards to United States citizens, permanent residents, and individuals that will grow the domestic workforce; addressing geographic diversity in the STEM workforce; and awarding grants to institutions of higher education to address STEM workforce gaps, including for programs that recruit, retain, and progress students to a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline concurrent with a secondary school diploma, such as through existing and new partnerships with State educational agencies. In carrying out this section, the Director shall encourage innovation in graduate education, and studying the impacts of such innovations, including through encouraging institutions of higher education to offer graduate students opportunities to gain experience in industry or government as part of their graduate training, and through support for students in professional masters programs related to the key technology focus areas. In carrying out this section, the Director shall encourage innovation in postdoctoral professional development, support the development and diversity of the STEM workforce, and study the impacts of such innovation and support. To do so, the Director may use postdoctoral awards established under subsection
(a)or leveraged under subsection (e)(1) for fellowships or other temporary rotational postings of not more than 2 years. Such fellowships or temporary rotational postings shall be awarded— to qualified individuals who have a doctoral degree and received such degree not earlier than 5 years before the date that the fellowship or temporary rotational posting begins; and to carry out research in the key technology focus areas at Federal, State, local, and Tribal government research facilities. During fiscal year 2021 and any fiscal year thereafter, the head of any Federal agency may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that title, a qualified candidate described in subparagraph
(B)directly to a position in the competitive service with the Federal agency for which the candidate meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards. Subparagraph
(A)applies with respect to a former recipient of an award under this subsection who— earned a doctoral degree in a STEM field from an institution of higher education; and successfully fulfilled the requirements of the fellowship or temporary rotational posting within a Federal agency. The direct hire authority under this paragraph shall be exercised with respect to a specific qualified candidate not later than 2 years after the date that the candidate completed the requirements related to the fellowship or temporary rotational posting described under this subsection. In carrying out this section, the Director may leverage existing programs, including programs that issue— postdoctoral awards; graduate fellowships and traineeships, inclusive of the NSF Research Traineeships and fellowships awarded under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program; and scholarships, research experiences, and internships, including— scholarships to attend community colleges; and research experiences and internships under sections 513, 514, and 515 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862p–5 ; 1862p–6; 42 U.S.C. 1862p–7 ); and awards to institutions of higher education to enable the institutions to fund innovation in undergraduate and graduate education, increased educational capacity, and the development and establishment of new or specialized programs of study for graduate, undergraduate, or technical college students, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs of study. The Director shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the funds available to carry out this section shall be used to support institutions of higher education, and other institutions, located in jurisdictions that participate in the program under section 113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862g ).
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