Sec. 502. Research investment to spark the economy
1,180 words·~5 min read·
/bill/117/hr/6000/ih/section-502·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Each officer specified in paragraph
(2)may exercise the authorities described in paragraph (3). The officers specified in this paragraph are as follows: The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Education. The Secretary of Energy, acting for the Department of Energy (with respect to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, and Fossil Research and Development) and through the Office of Science, the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA–E), and the Office of Electricity. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health. The Secretary of Transportation. The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Director of the National Science Foundation. The officers specified in paragraph
(2)may— provide supplemental funding to extend the duration of an award disrupted because of the COVID–19 public health emergency to a research institution, Research Laboratory, or individual that was awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to expand the purposes of such an award, in order to— enable a postsecondary student or post-doctoral researcher to complete work; enable research scientists, technical staff, research associates, and principal investigators to complete work; extend the training of a postsecondary student, or the employment of a post-doctoral researcher, on an ongoing research project for up to 2 years because of the disruption of the job market; create research opportunities for up to 2 years for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers; replace, refurbish, or otherwise make usable laboratory animals, reagents, equipment, or other items required for research; facilitate other research (including field work), training, and ongoing construction activities, including at institutions that are disproportionately affected by the COVID–19 public health emergency (such as minority-serving institutions and 2-year institutions of higher education); enable experimental field campaigns and maintenance of field infrastructure, including through replacement of disrupted experimental data to enable completion of impacted research; and support training in online course delivery and virtual research experiences that will improve quality and access needed to continue undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral training; issue awards to research institutions, Research Laboratories, or other individuals to conduct research on the effects of the COVID–19 and future potential pandemics, on the effects and effectiveness of responses to such diseases, and on improving the prediction of the possible courses of such pandemics; and provide flexibility on an award for funds made available to an agency, by any prior or subsequent Act, by modifying the terms and conditions of the award with a research institution, Research Laboratory, or individual due to facility closures or other limitations during the COVID–19 public health emergency. The modifications authorized by paragraph (3)(C) include— the provision of supplemental funding to extend the duration of the award concerned; or flexibility on the allowable expenses under such award. The officers specified in subsection (a)(2) shall each establish procedures to carry out subsection (a). Awards under subsection
(a)shall be issued as expeditiously as possible. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Commerce, $450,000,000 to carry out subsection (a), of which— $300,000,000 shall be for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and $150,000,000 shall be for use by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Agriculture, $380,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Defense, $3,000,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Education, $200,000,000 to carry out subsection (a), which shall be for use by the Institute for Education Sciences. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Energy, $5,000,000,000 to carry out subsection (a), of which— not less than $3,000,000,000 shall be for use by the Office of Science; not less than $900,000,000 shall be for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; not less than $450,000,000 shall be for Nuclear Energy; not less than $300,000,000 shall be for Fossil Research and Development; not less than $150,000,000 shall be for use by the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy; and not less than $100,000,000 shall be for use by the Office of Electricity. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of the Interior, $300,000,000 to carry out subsection (a), which shall be for use by the United States Geological Survey. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Health and Human Services, $10,000,000,000 to carry out subsection (a), which shall be for use by the National Institutes of Health. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Transportation, $300,000,000 to carry out subsection (a), of which not less than $130,000,000 shall be for use by the Federal Aviation Administration. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $2,000,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Environmental Protection Agency, $200,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the National Science Foundation, $3,000,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this subsection may be used for the payment of indirect costs of Federal awards under subsection (a), up to the limit otherwise allowable by law and subject to the requirements of part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations. Not more than 5 percent of each of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection may be used for administration of awards under subsection (a). Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this subsection shall be available for the purposes described in this subsection through fiscal year 2021. In this section: The term award includes a grant, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance. The term COVID–19 public health emergency means the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) on January 31, 2020, with respect to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19). The term research institution means the following: An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )). A Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c )). A nonprofit entity that conducts federally funded research. The term Research Laboratory means the following: A National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 )). A Federally Funded Research and Development Center for purposes of section 3.5.017 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
Connectionstraces to 4
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 4Cited by 0 across 0 sources