Sec. 7. ANNUAL PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDING

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## SEC. 7 ANNUAL PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDING 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 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 funds authorized by this Act for the corresponding fiscal year.

The portion of the plan pertaining to Research and Related Activities shall include a description of how the allocation of funding— ####

(1)will affect the average size and duration of research grants supported by the Foundation by field of science, mathematics, and engineering; ####

(2)will affect trends in research support for major fields and subfields of science, mathematics, and engineering, including for emerging multidisciplinary research areas; and ####

(3)is designed to achieve an appropriate balance among major fields and subfields of science, mathematics, and engineering.