Sec. 5. Program to increase capacity toward achieving very high research activity status at historically black colleges or universities
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The Secretary shall establish and carry out, using funds made available for research activities, a pilot program to increase capacity at high research activity status historically Black colleges and universities toward achieving very high research activity status during the grant period. In establishing such program, the Secretary may consider the recommendations pursuant to section 262 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 10 U.S.C. 2362 note) and section 220 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ).
The Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants to eligible institutions to carry out the activities under subsection (d)(1). An eligible institution seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require, including a description of— nascent research capabilities with respect to research areas of interest to the Department of Defense; a plan for increasing the level of research activity toward achieving very high research activity status classification during the grant period, including measurable milestones such as growth in very high research activity status indicators and other relevant factors; how such institution will sustain the increased level of research activity after the conclusion of the grant period; and how the institution will evaluate and assess progress with respect to the implementation of the plan under paragraph (2).
An eligible institution that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to support research activities with respect to research areas for STEM and critical technologies, as determined by the Secretary under paragraph (2), including— faculty professional development; stipends for undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral scholars; laboratory equipment and instrumentation; recruitment and retention of faculty and graduate students; communication and dissemination of products produced during the grant period; construction, modernization, rehabilitation, or retrofitting of facilities for research purposes; and other activities necessary to build capacity in achieving very high research activity status indicators.
The Secretary, in consultation with the Defense Science Board, shall establish and update, on an annual basis, a list of research areas for STEM and critical technologies. Not later than 3 years after receiving a grant under this section, and every 3 years thereafter, an eligible institution shall submit to the Secretary— a report that includes an assessment by the institution, using the criteria established in subparagraph (B), of the progress made by such institution with respect to achieving very high research activity indicators; and an updated plan described in subsection (c)(2).
The Secretary, in partnership with the eligible institution, shall establish criteria for the report required under subparagraph (A)(i). A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 10 years, to be determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may award grants under this section to historically Black colleges and universities that are not eligible institutions if the Secretary determines that the program can support such colleges and universities while achieving the purpose of the program described in section 3.
Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives providing an update on the pilot program, including— activities carried out under the pilot program; an analysis of the growth in very high research activity status indicators of eligible institutions that received a grant under this section; and emerging research areas of interest to the Department of Defense conducted by eligible institutions that received a grant under this section.
The authority of the Secretary to award grants under the pilot program established by this section shall terminate 10 years after the date on which the Secretary establishes such program. Not later than 180 days after the termination of the pilot program under subsection (f), the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the pilot program that includes the following:
An analysis of the growth in very high research activity status indicators of eligible institutions that received a grant under this section. An evaluation on the effectiveness of the program in increasing the research capacity of eligible institutions that received a grant under this section. An description of how institutions that have achieved very high research activity status plan to sustain that status beyond the duration of the program. An evaluation of the maintenance of very high research status by eligible institutions that received a grant under this section.
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. Recommendations on whether the program established under this section should be renewed or expanded.
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