Sec. 2215. Caregiver policies
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Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this division, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant agencies, shall provide guidance to each Federal science agency to establish policies that— apply to all— research awards granted by such agency; and principal investigators of such research who have caregiving responsibilities, including care for a newborn or newly adopted child and care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition; and offer, to the extent feasible— flexibility in timing for the initiation of approved research awards granted by such agency; no-cost extensions of such research awards; and grant supplements, as appropriate, to research awards to sustain research activities conducted under such awards.
In providing guidance under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall encourage, to the extent practicable, uniformity and consistency in the policies established pursuant to such guidance across all Federal science agencies. To the extent practicable and consistent with guidance issued under subsection (a), Federal science agencies shall— maintain or develop and implement policies for individuals described in paragraph (1)(B) of such subsection; and broadly disseminate such policies to current and potential awardees.
Federal science agencies shall consider— collecting data on the usage of the policies under subsection (c), at both institutions of higher education and Federal laboratories; and reporting such data on an annual basis to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in such form as required by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. This section shall be carried out in accordance with all relevant privacy laws. This section shall not affect the grantee institution’s institutional policies.
In this section, the term Federal science agency means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000.