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
(R2)historically Black colleges and universities toward achieving very high research activity status
(R1)within a decade. In establishing such a pilot 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 ). In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall award grants for key areas of scientific research on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to historically Black colleges or universities that are classified as high research activity status institutions at the time of application for such a grant. The Secretary may expand the program to other historically Black colleges or universities beyond those historically Black colleges or universities classified as high research activity status if the Secretary determines that the program can support such an expansion while achieving the purpose of the program, as described in section 3. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a historically Black college or university described in subsection
(b)shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. The application described in paragraph
(1)shall include, at a minimum, a description of— nascent research capabilities and 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 within a decade of the grant award, including measurable milestones such as growth in very high research activity status indicators and other relevant factors; how the institution of higher education will sustain the increased level of research activity beyond the duration of the award; and how the implementation of the proposed plan will be evaluated and assessed. In consultation with the Defense Science Board, the Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, shall establish annually a list of key areas of research for which applicants can seek funding. An institution that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to support research activities, 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 funding period; construction, modernization, rehabilitation, or retrofitting of facilities for research purposes; and other activities necessary to build capacity in research activity indicator areas. The Secretary, in partnership with the institution, shall provide criteria for assessing and evaluating progress related to the very high research activity indicators. An institution that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a progress report and an updated plan described in subsection (d)(2)(B) not less than once every 3 years, which shall be based on a self-assessment of progress in advancing in very high research activity indicators. The Secretary may consider creating pathways for new historically Black colleges or universities to enter into the program under this section as participating institutions achieve very high research activity status. 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 participating institutions; and emerging research areas of interest to the Department of Defense conducted by participating institutions. The pilot program established under 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, 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. Such report shall include the following elements: An analysis of the growth in very high research activity status indicators of participating institutions. An evaluation on the effectiveness of the program in bolstering the research capacity of participating institutions. An assessment on 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 effectiveness of the program to increase diversity of students conducting high quality research in unique areas. Recommendations on further activities and investments necessary to elevate the research status of historically Black colleges and universities. Recommendations on renewal or expansion of the program established under this section.
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