Sec. 7014. ADDITIONAL REPORTS
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## SEC. 7014 ADDITIONAL REPORTS ###
(a)Report on Funding for Major Facilities ####
(1)Preconstruction funding The Board shall evaluate the appropriateness of the requirement that funding for detailed design work and other preconstruction activities for major research equipment and facilities come exclusively from the sponsoring research division rather than being available, at least in part, from the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account. ####
(2)Maintenance and operation costs The Board shall evaluate the appropriateness of the Foundation’s policies for allocation of costs for, and oversight of, maintenance and operation of major research equipment and facilities. ####
(3)Report Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall report on the results of the evaluations under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and on any recommendations for modifying the current policies related to allocation of funding for major research equipment and facilities to the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. ###
(b)Inclusion of Polar Facilities Upgrades in Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Plan Section 201(a)(2)(D) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1862l(a)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting “and for major upgrades of facilities in support of Antarctic research programs” after “facilities construction account”. ###
(c)Report on Education Programs Within the Research Directorates Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report cataloging all elementary school and secondary school, informal, and undergraduate educational programs and activities supported through appropriations for Research and Related Activities. The report shall display the programs and activities by directorate, along with estimated funding levels for the fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, and shall provide a description of the goals of each program and activity. The report shall also describe how the programs and activities relate to or are coordinated with the programs supported by the Education and Human Resources Directorate. ###
(d)Report on Research in Undergraduate Institutions Program The Director shall transmit to Congress, as part of the President’s fiscal year 2011 budget submission under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report listing the funding success rates and distribution of awards for the Research in Undergraduate Institutions program, by type of institution based on the highest academic degree conferred by the institution, for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010. ###
(e)Annual Plan for Allocation of Education and Human Resources Funding ####
(1)In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of legislation providing for the annual appropriation of funds for the Foundation, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a plan for the allocation of education and human resources funds authorized by this title for the corresponding fiscal year, including any funds from within the research and related activities account used to support activities that have the primary purpose of improving education or broadening participation. ####
(2)Specific Requirements The plan shall include a description of how the allocation of funding— #####
(A)will affect the average size and duration of education and human resources grants supported by the Foundation; #####
(B)will affect trends in research support for the effective instruction of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; #####
(C)will affect the kindergarten through grade 20 pipeline for the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and #####
(D)will encourage the interest of individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and help prepare such individuals to pursue postsecondary studies in these fields.
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