Sec. 901. Directorate for biological sciences
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The Director of the National Science Foundation (referred to in this section as the Director ) shall award funding for research activities in each of the areas described in this subsection. The Director shall award funding for research to improve carbon dioxide uptake and conversion through genetic manipulation of biological materials for carbon dioxide removal and utilization and research on the potential ecological impacts of those improvements. The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with— the Director of the Office of Science of the Department of Energy; the Secretary of Agriculture; and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Director shall award funding for other carbon dioxide removal research, as determined by the Director of the National Science Foundation. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this section— $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2033.