Sec. 223. Report and pilot program based on recommendations regarding defense research capacity at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations set forth in the publication of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled Defense Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions: Transitioning from Good Intentions to Measurable Outcomes and dated April 28, 2022. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: With respect to the recommendations and subrecommendations set forth in the publication described in paragraph (1)— a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has implemented as of the date of the report; a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has commenced implementing as of the date of the report, including a justification for determining to commence implementing the recommendation; and a description of each recommendation and subrecommendation the Secretary has not implemented or commenced implementing as of the date of the report and a determination as to whether or not to implement the recommendation. For each recommendation or subrecommendation the Secretary determines to implement under subparagraph (A)(iii)— a timeline for implementation; a description of any additional resources or authorities required for implementation; and the plan for implementation. For each recommendation or subrecommendation the Secretary determines not to implement under subparagraph (A)(iii), a justification for the determination not to implement the recommendation. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The Secretary of Defense shall establish and carry out a program (referred to in this subsection as the Program ) under which the Secretary carries out activities to increase the capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very high research activity status. In establishing the Program the Secretary shall consider— the recommendations and subrecommendations to be implemented under subsection (a); the extent of nascent research capabilities and planned research capabilities at eligible institutions and the relevance of those capabilities to research areas of interest to the Department of Defense; recommendations from previous studies for increasing the level of research activity at eligible institutions to very high research activity status, including measurable milestones such as growth in very high research activity status indicators and other relevant factors; how institutions participating in the Program will evaluate and assess progress toward achieving very high research activity status; how such institutions will sustain an increased level of research activity after the Program terminates; and reporting requirements for institutions participating in the Program. In designing the Program, the Secretary may consult with the President’s Board of Advisors on historically Black colleges and universities. Under the Program, the Secretary shall carry out activities to build the capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very high research activity status, which may include— activities to support— faculty professional development; stipends for undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral scholars; recruitment and retention of faculty and graduate students; the provision of laboratory equipment and instrumentation; communication and dissemination of research products produced during the Program; construction, modernization, rehabilitation, or retrofitting of facilities for research purposes; and such other activities as the Secretary determines appropriate. The Secretary shall establish and update, on an annual basis, a list of research priorities for STEM and critical technologies appropriate for the Program to assist eligible institutions in identifying appropriate areas for research and related activities. The Program shall terminate 10 years after the date on which the Secretary commences the Program. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter until the date on which the Program terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report providing an update on the Program, including— a description of the activities carried out under the Program; an analysis of any growth in very high research activity status indicators of eligible institutions that participated in the Program; and emerging research areas of interest to the Department of Defense that are being pursued by such institutions. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the program terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Program that includes the following: An analysis of the growth in very high research activity status indicators of eligible institutions that participated in the Program. An evaluation on the effectiveness of the Program in increasing the research capacity of such institutions. An explanation of how institutions that achieved very high research activity status plan to sustain that status after the termination of the Program. An evaluation of the maintenance of very high research status by eligible institutions that participated in the Program. An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Program in increasing the diversity of students conducting high quality research in unique areas. Recommendations with respect to further activities and investments necessary to elevate the research status of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions. Recommendations as to whether the Program should be renewed or expanded. In this section: The term eligible institution means a historically Black college or university or other minority-serving institution that is classified as a high research activity status institution at the time of participation in the program under subsection (b). The term high research activity status means R2 status, as classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The term historically Black college or university has the meaning given the term part B institution under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061 ). The term other minority-serving institution means an institution of higher education specified in paragraphs
(2)through
(7)of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Defense. The term very high research activity status means R1 status, as classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The term very high research activity status indicators means the categories used by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to delineate which institutions have very high activity status, including— annual expenditures in science and engineering; per-capita (faculty member) expenditures in science and engineering; annual expenditures in non-science and engineering fields; per-capita (faculty member) expenditures in non-science and engineering fields; doctorates awarded in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields; doctorates awarded in social science fields; doctorates awarded in the humanities; doctorates awarded in other fields with a research emphasis; total number of research staff including postdoctoral researchers; other doctorate-holding non-faculty researchers in science and engineering and per-capita (faculty) number of doctorate-level research staff including post-doctoral researchers; and other categories utilized to determine classification.
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