,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aceh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas 
7for herself1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,larsen
 of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,brownley  
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4       
,takano1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of      
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mrs4          
,christensen1 ,ms4 ,schwartz1 and ,mr4  
,rush7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,director of the 
,office of ,science and ,technology     
,policy to carry out programs and       
activities to ensure that ,federal      
science agencies and institutions of    
higher education receiving ,federal     
research and development funding are    
fully engaging their entire talent pool1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title2 findings  7a7 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,stem         

,opportunities ,act of #bjac4  7b7      
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3  7#a7 ,many reports over the 
past decade have found that it is       
critical to our ,nation's economic      
leadership and global competitiveness   
that we educate and train more          
scientists and engineers4  7#b7         
,research shows that women and          
minorities who are interested in ,,stem 
careers are lost at every educational   
transition1 from high school on through 
full professorships4  7#c7 ,according to
 data compiled by the ,national ,science
 ,foundation1 women now earn about half 
of all science and engineering          
bachelor's degrees1 but major variations
 persist among fields4 ,for example1    
women still receive only #bj percent of 
all bachelor's degrees awarded in       
engineering and #aj percent in computer 
sciences4 ,based on ,bureau of ,labor   
,statistics data1 jobs in computing     
occupations are expected to account for 
#fb percent of the projected annual     

growth of newly created ,,stem job      
openings from #bjaj to #bjbj4  7#d7 ,in 
#bjjg underrepresented minority groups  
comprised #cc4b percent of the          
college-age population of the ,united   
,states1 but only #ag4g percent of      
undergraduate students earning          
bachelor's degrees in ,,stem fields4    
,the ,higher ,education ,research       
,institute at the ,university of        
,california1 ,los ,angeles1 found that1 
while freshmen from underrepresented    
minority groups express an interest in  
pursuing a ,,stem undergraduate degree  
at the same rate as all other freshmen1 
only #bb4a percent of ,latino students1 
#ah4d percent of ,african-,american     
students1 and #ah4h percent of ,native  
,american students studying in ,,stem   
fields complete their degree within #e  
years1 compared to an approximate #cc   
percent and #db percent #e-year         
completion rate for ,white and ,asian   
students1 respectively4  7#e7           
,statistics are particularly alarming in

 specific ,,stem fields4 ,for example1  
even though underrepresented minorities 
make up approximately #cc percent of the
 college-age population1 according to an
 analysis of ,national ,science         
,foundation data performed by the       
,national ,action ,council for          
,minorities in ,engineering1 students   
from underrepresented minority groups   
earned only #ac percent of all          
engineering degrees in #bjji4  7#f7     
,even in science and engineering fields 
with a higher representation of women1  
such as the social and behavioral       
sciences1 women remain underrepresented 
among university faculty4 ,according to 
data compiled by the ,national ,science 
,foundation1 for over #cj years women   
have made up over #cj percent of the    
doctorates awarded in social sciences   
and behavioral sciences and over #bj    
percent in the life sciences4 ,yet1 at  
the top research institutions1 only     
#ae4d percent of the full professors in 
the social and behavioral sciences and  

#ad4h percent in the life sciences are  
women4  7#g7 ,underrepresented minority 
groups currently make up about #bi      
percent of the ,united ,states          
population4 ,however1 only about #h     
percent of tenure-track science and     
engineering faculty members at          
universities and #d-year colleges and   
less than #a percent of tenure-track    
science and engineering faculty members 
at the top #ajj research universities in
 the ,united ,states are from           
underrepresented minority groups4  7#h7 
,by #bjej underrepresented minorities   
will comprise #eb percent of the        
college-age population of the ,united   
,states4 ,if the percentage of female   
students and students from              
underrepresented minority groups earning
 bachelor's degrees in ,,stem fields    
does not significantly increase1 the    
,united ,states will face an acute      
shortfall in the overall number of      
students who earn degrees in ,,stem     
fields just as ,united ,states companies

 are increasingly seeking students with 
those skills4 ,with this impending      
shortfall1 the ,united ,states will     
almost certainly lose its competitive   
edge in the #bast century global        
economy4  7#i7 ,according to a recent   
,association for ,women in ,science     
survey of over #d1jjj scientists across 
the globe1 #gj percent of whom were men1
 ,,stem researchers face significant    
challenges in work-life integration4    
,researchers in the ,united ,states were
 among the most likely to experience a  
conflict between work and their personal
 life at least weekly4 ,one-third of    
researchers surveyed said that ensuring 
good work-life integration has          
negatively impacted their careers1 and1 
of researchers intending to leave their 
current job within the next year1 #i    
percent indicated it was because they   
were unable to balance work and life    
demands4  7#aj7 ,female students and    
students from underrepresented minority 
groups at institutions of higher        

education who see few others #8#8like   
themselves'' among faculty and student  
populations often do not experience the 
social integration that is necessary for
 success in all disciplines1 including  
,,stem4  7#aa7 ,a substantial body of   
evidence establishes that most people   
hold implicit biases4 ,decades of       
cognitive psychology research reveal    
that most people carry prejudices of    
which they are unaware but that         
nonetheless play a large role in        
evaluations of people and their work4   
,unintentional biases and outmoded      
institutional structures are hindering  
the access and advancement of women and 
minorities in science and engineering4  
7#ab7 ,workshops held to educate faculty
 about unintentional biases have        
demonstrated success in raising         
awareness of such biases4  7#ac7 ,in    
#bjab the ,national ,aeronautics and    
,space ,administration's ,office of     
,diversity and ,equal ,opportunity      
completed a report specifically designed

 to help ,,nasa grant recipients        
identify why the dearth of women in     
,,stem fields continues and to ensure   
that it is not due to discrimination4   
,the report provides guidance to        
institutions of higher education on how 
to conduct meaningful self-evaluations  
of campus culture and policies4 ,this   
report and its guidance are equally     
applicable to all institutions of higher
 education receiving significant        
,federal research funding4  7#ad7 ,the  
,federal ,government provides over #fj  
percent of research funding at          
institutions of higher education and1   
through its grant-making policies1 has  
had significant influence on institution
 of higher education policies1 including
 policies related to institutional      
culture and structure4  #b4 ,purpose    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,director1 acting  
through the ,federal science agencies1  
shall carry out programs and activities 
with the purpose of ensuring that       
,federal science agencies and           

institutions of higher education        
receiving ,federal research and         
development funding are fully engaging  
their entire talent pool4  7b7 ,purposes
 ,the purposes of this ,act are as      
follows3  7#a7 ,to promote research on  
and increase understanding of the       
participation and trajectories of women 
and underrepresented minorities in      
,,stem careers at institutions of higher
 education and ,federal science         
agencies1 including ,federal            
laboratories4  7#b7 ,to raise awareness 
within ,federal science agencies1       
including ,federal laboratories1 and    
institutions of higher education about  
cultural and institutional barriers     
limiting the recruitment1 retention1    
promotion1 and other indicators of      
participation and achievement of women  
and underrepresented minorities in      
academic and ,government ,,stem research
 careers at all levels4  7#c7 ,to       
identify1 disseminate1 and implement    
best practices at ,federal science      

agencies1 including ,federal            
laboratories1 and at institutions of    
higher education to remove or reduce    
cultural and institutional barriers     
limiting the recruitment1 retention1 and
 success of women and underrepresented  
minorities in academic and ,government  
,,stem research careers4  7#d7 ,to      
provide grants to institutions of higher
 education to recruit1 retain1 and      
advance ,,stem faculty members from     
underrepresented minority groups and to 
implement or expand reforms in          
undergraduate ,,stem education in order 
to increase the number of students from 
underrepresented minority groups        
receiving degrees in these fields4  #c4 
,federal science agency policies for    
caregivers  7a7 ,,ostp guidance ,not    
later than #f months after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director   
shall provide guidance to ,federal      
science agencies to establish policies  
that--  7#a7 apply to all--  7,a7       
intramural and extramural research      

awards2 and  7,b7 primary investigators 
who have caregiving responsibilities1   
including care for a newborn or newly   
adopted child and care for an immediate 
family member who is sick or disabled2  
and  7#b7 provide--  7,a7 flexibility in
 timing for the initiation of approved  
research awards2  7,b7 no-cost          
extensions of research awards2  7,c7    
grant supplements as appropriate to     
research awards for research technicians
 or equivalent to sustain research      
activities2 and  7,d7 any other         
appropriate accommodations at the       
discretion of the director of each      
agency4  7b7 ,uniformity of guidance ,in
 providing such guidance1 the ,director 
shall encourage uniformity and          
consistency in the policies across all  
agencies4  7c7 ,establishment of        
policies ,consistent with the guidance  
provided under this section1 ,federal   
science agencies shall maintain or      
develop and implement policies for      
caregivers and shall broadly disseminate

 such policies to current and potential 
grantees4  7d7 ,data on usage ,federal  
science agencies shall--  7#a7 collect  
data on the usage of the policies under 
subsection 7c71 by gender1 at both      
institutions of higher education and    
,federal laboratories2 and  7#b7 report 
such data on an annual basis to the     
,director in such form as required by   
the ,director4  #d4 ,collection and     
reporting of data on ,federal research  
grants  7a7 ,collection of data  7#a7   
,in general ,each ,federal science      
agency shall collect standardized       
record-level annual information on      
demographics1 primary field1 award type1
 review rating 7as practicable71 budget 
request1 funding outcome1 and awarded   
budget for all applications for         
merit-reviewed research and development 
grants to institutions of higher        
education and ,federal laboratories     
supported by that agency4  7#b7         
,uniformity and standardization ,the    
,director shall establish a policy to   

ensure uniformity and standardization of
 the data collection required under     
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,record-level data
  7,a7 ,requirement ,on an annual basis1
 beginning with the deadline under      
subparagraph 7,c71 each ,federal science
 agency shall submit to the ,director of
 the ,national ,science ,foundation     
record-level data collected under       
paragraph 7#a7 in the form required by  
such ,director4  7,b7 ,previous data ,as
 part of the first submission under     
subparagraph 7,a71 each ,federal science
 agency1 to the extent practicable1     
shall also submit comparable            
record-level data for the #e years      
preceding the deadline under            
subparagraph 7,c74  7,c7 ,deadline ,the 
deadline under this paragraph is a date 
that is not later than #b years after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7b7
 ,reporting of data ,the ,director of   
the ,national ,science ,foundation shall
 publish statistical summary data       
collected under this section1           

disaggregated and cross-tabulated by    
race1 ethnicity1 gender1 age1 and years 
since completion of doctoral degree1    
including in conjunction with the       
,national ,science ,foundation's report 
required by section #cg of the ,science 
and ,technology ,equal ,opportunities   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahhe;d2 ,public    
,law #if-eaf74  #e4 ,policies for review
 of ,federal research grants  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,director1 in collaboration
 with the ,director of the ,national    
,science ,foundation1 shall identify    
information and best practices useful   
for educating program officers and      
members of standing peer review         
committees at ,federal science agencies 
about--  7#a7 research on implicit bias 
based on gender1 race1 or ethnicity2 and
  7#b7 methods to minimize the effect of
 such bias in the review of extramural  
and intramural ,federal research grants4
  7b7 ,guidance to all ,federal science 
agencies ,the ,director shall           
disseminate the information and best    

practices identified in subsection 7a7  
to all ,federal science agencies and    
provide guidance as necessary on        
policies to implement such practices    
within each agency4  7c7 ,establishment 
of policies ,consistent with the        
guidance provided in subsection 7b71    
,federal science agencies shall maintain
 or develop and implement policies and  
practices to minimize the effects of    
implicit bias in the review of          
extramural and intramural ,federal      
research grants4  7d7 ,report to        
,congress ,not later than #b years after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,director shall report to ,congress on 
what steps all ,federal science agencies
 have taken to implement policies and   
practices to minimize the effects of    
bias in the review of extramural and    
intramural ,federal research grants4    
#f4 ,collection of data on demographics 
of faculty  7a7 ,collection of data     
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #c     
years after the date of enactment of    

this ,act1 and at least every #e years  
thereafter1 the ,director of the        
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
carry out a survey to collect           
institution-level data on the           
demographics of ,,stem faculty1 by broad
 fields of ,,stem1 at different types of
 institutions of higher education4  7#b7
 ,considerations ,to the extent         
practicable1 the ,director of the       
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
consider1 by gender1 race1 ethnicity1   
citizenship status1 age1 and years since
 completion of doctoral degree--  7,a7  
the number and percentage of faculty2   
7,b7 the number and percentage of       
faculty at each rank2  7,c7 the number  
and percentage of faculty who are in    
nontenure-track positions1 including    
teaching and research2  7,d7 the number 
and percentage of faculty who are       
reviewed for promotion1 including       
tenure1 and the percentage of that      
number who are promoted1 including being
 awarded tenure2  7,e7 faculty years in 

rank2  7,f7 the number and percentage of
 faculty to leave tenure-track          
positions2  7,g7 the number and         
percentage of faculty hired1 by rank2   
and  7,h7 the number and percentage of  
faculty in leadership positions4  7b7   
,existing surveys ,the ,director of the 
,national ,science ,foundation--  7#a7  
may carry out the requirements under    
subsection 7a7 by collaborating with    
statistical centers at other ,federal   
agencies to modify or expand1 as        
necessary1 existing ,federal surveys of 
higher education2 or  7#b7 may award a  
grant or contract to an institution of  
higher education or other nonprofit     
organization to design and carry out the
 requirements under subsection 7a74  7c7
 ,reporting data ,the ,director of the  
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
publish statistical summary data        
collected under this section1 including 
as part of the ,national ,science       
,foundation's report required by section
 #cg of the ,science and ,technology    

,equal ,opportunities ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahhe;d2 ,public ,law         
#if-eaf74  7d7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,director of the 
,national ,science ,foundation          
#c1jjj1jjj in each of fiscal years #bjad
 through #bjaf to develop and carry out 
the initial survey required in          
subsection 7a74  #g4 ,cultural and      
institutional barriers to expanding the 
academic and ,federal ,,stem workforce  
7a7 ,best practices at institutions of  
higher education  7#a7 ,development of  
guidance ,not later than #f months after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,director of the ,national ,science    
,foundation shall develop written       
guidance for institutions of higher     
education on the best practices for--   
7,a7 conducting periodic campus culture 
surveys of ,,stem departments1 with a   
particular focus on identifying any     
cultural or institutional barriers to or
 successful enablers for the            

recruitment1 retention1 promotion1 and  
other indicators of participation and   
achievement1 of women and               
underrepresented minorities in ,,stem   
degree programs and academic ,,stem     
careers2 and  7,b7 providing educational
 opportunities1 including workshops as  
described in subsection 7c71 for ,,stem 
faculty and administrators to learn     
about current research on implicit bias 
in recruitment1 evaluation1 and         
promotion of faculty in ,,stem and      
recruitment and evaluation of           
undergraduate and graduate students in  
,,stem degree programs4  7#b7 ,existing 
guidance ,in developing the guidance in 
paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the    
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
utilize guidance already developed by   
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration1 the ,department of     
,energy1 and the ,department of         
,education4  7#c7 ,dissemination of     
guidance ,the ,director of the ,national
 ,science ,foundation shall broadly     

disseminate the guidance developed in   
paragraph 7#a7 to institutions of higher
 education that receive ,federal        
research funding4  7#d7 ,reports to the 
,national ,science ,foundation ,the     
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation shall develop a policy      
that--  7,a7 applies to1 at a minimum1  
the institutions classified by the      
,carnegie ,foundation for the           
,advancement of ,teaching on ,january   
#a1 #bjac1 as a doctorate-granting      
university with a very high level of    
research activity2 and  7,b7 requires   
each institution identified in          
subparagraph 7,a71 not later than #c    
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 to report to the ,director of
 the ,national ,science ,foundation on  
activities and policies developed and   
implemented based on the guidance       
provided in paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,best  
practices at ,federal laboratories  7#a7
 ,development of guidance ,not later    
than #f months after the date of        

enactment of this ,act1 the ,director   
shall develop written guidance for      
,federal laboratories to develop and    
implement practices and policies to--   
7,a7 conduct periodic laboratorywide    
culture surveys of research personnel at
 all levels1 with a particular focus on 
identifying any cultural or             
institutional barriers to the           
recruitment1 retention1 and success of  
women and underrepresented minorities in
 ,,stem careers at ,federal             
laboratories2 and  7,b7 provide         
educational opportunities1 including    
workshops as described in subsection    
7c71 for ,,stem research personnel to   
learn about current research in implicit
 bias in recruitment1 evaluation1 and   
promotion of research personnel at      
,federal laboratories4  7#b7            
,establishment of policies ,consistent  
with the guidance provided in paragraph 
7#a71 ,federal science agencies with    
,federal laboratories shall maintain or 
develop and implement policies for their

 respective ,federal laboratories4  7c7 
,workshops ,to address cultural barriers
 ,to expanding the academic and ,federal
 ,,stem workforce  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #f months after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,national ,science ,foundation     
shall recommend a uniform policy for    
,federal science agencies to carry out a
 program of workshops that educate      
,,stem department chairs at institutions
 of higher education1 senior managers at
 ,federal laboratories1 and other       
federally funded researchers about      
methods that minimize the effects of    
implicit bias in the career advancement1
 including hiring1 tenure1 promotion1   
and selection for any honor based in    
part on the recipient's research record1
 of academic and ,federal ,,stem        
researchers4  7#b7 ,interagency         
coordination ,the ,director of the      
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
ensure that workshops supported under   
this subsection are coordinated across  

,federal science agencies and jointly   
supported as appropriate4  7#c7         
,minimizing costs ,to the extent        
practicable1 workshops shall be held in 
conjunction with national or regional   
,,stem disciplinary meetings to minimize
 costs associated with participant      
travel4  7#d7 ,priority fields for      
academic participants ,in considering   
the participation of ,,stem department  
chairs and other academic researchers1  
the ,director shall prioritize workshops
 for the broad fields of ,,stem in which
 the national rate of representation of 
women among tenured or tenure-track     
faculty or non-faculty researchers at   
doctorate-granting institutions of      
higher education is less than #be       
percent1 according to the most recent   
data available from the ,national       
,center for ,science and ,engineering   
,statistics4  7#e7 ,organizations       
eligible to carry out workshops ,federal
 science agencies may carry out the     
program of workshops under this         

subsection by making grants to eligible 
organizations4 ,in addition to any other
 organizations made eligible by the     
,federal science agencies1 the following
 organizations are eligible for grants  
under this subsection3  7,a7 ,nonprofit 
scientific and professional societies   
and organizations that represent one or 
more ,,stem disciplines4  7,b7          
,nonprofit organizations that have the  
primary mission of advancing the        
participation of women or               
underrepresented minorities in ,,stem4  
7#f7 ,characteristics of workshops ,the 
workshops shall have the following      
characteristics3  7,a7 ,invitees to     
workshops shall include at least--  7i7 
the chairs of departments in the        
relevant ,,stem discipline or           
disciplines from at least the top #ej   
institutions of higher education1 as    
determined by the amount of ,federal    
research and development funds obligated
 to each institution of higher education
 in the prior year based on data        

available from the ,national ,science   
,foundation2 and  7ii7 in the case of   
,federal laboratories1 individuals with 
personnel management responsibilities   
comparable to those of an institution of
 higher education department chair4     
7,b7 ,activities at the workshops shall 
include research presentations and      
interactive discussions or other        
activities that increase the awareness  
of the existence of implicit bias in    
recruitment1 hiring1 tenure review1     
promotion1 and other forms of formal    
recognition of individual achievement   
for faculty and other federally funded  
,,stem researchers and shall provide    
strategies to overcome such bias4  7,c7 
,research presentations and other       
workshop programs1 as appropriate1 shall
 include a discussion of the unique     
challenges faced by underrepresented    
sub-groups1 including minority women1   
minority men1 and first generation      
minority graduates in research4  7,d7   
,workshop programs shall include        

information on best practices for       
mentoring undergraduate and graduate    
women and underrepresented minority     
students4  7#g7 ,data on workshops ,any 
proposal for funding by an organization 
seeking to carry out a workshop under   
this subsection shall include a         
description of how such organization    
will--  7,a7 collect data on the rates  
of attendance by invitees in workshops1 
including information on the home       
institution and department of attendees1
 and the rank of faculty attendees2     
7,b7 conduct attitudinal surveys on     
workshop attendees before and after the 
workshops2 and  7,c7 collect follow-up  
data on any relevant institutional      
policy or practice changes reported by  
attendees not later than one year after 
attendance in such a workshop4  7#h7    
,report to ,,nsf ,organizations         
receiving funding to carry out workshops
 under this subsection shall report the 
data required in paragraph 7#g7 to the  
,director of the ,national ,science     

,foundation in such form as required by 
such ,director4  7d7 ,report to         
,congress ,not later than #d years after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,director of the ,national ,science    
,foundation shall submit a report to    
,congress that includes--  7#a7 a       
summary and analysis of the types and   
frequency of activities and policies    
developed and carried out under         
subsection 7a7 based on the reports     
submitted under paragraph 7#d7 of such  
subsection2 and  7#b7 a description and 
evaluation of the status and            
effectiveness of the program of         
workshops required under subsection 7c71
 including a summary of any data        
reported under paragraph 7#h7 of such   
subsection4  7e7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,director of the 
,national ,science ,foundation          
#b1jjj1jjj in each of fiscal years #bjad
 through #bjah to carry out this        
section4  #h4 ,research and             

dissemination at the ,national ,science 
,foundation  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation shall award research grants 
and carry out dissemination activities  
consistent with the purposes of this    
,act1 including--  7#a7 research grants 
to analyze the record-level data        
collected under section #d and section  
#f1 consistent with policies to ensure  
the privacy of individuals identifiable 
by such data2  7#b7 research grants to  
study best practices for work-life      
accommodation2  7#c7 research grants to 
study the impact of policies and        
practices that are implemented under    
this ,act or that are otherwise         
consistent with the purposes of this    
,act2  7#d7 collaboration with other    
,federal science agencies and           
professional associations to exchange   
best practices1 harmonize work-life     
accommodation policies and practices1   
and overcome common barriers to         
work-life accommodation2 and  7#e7      

collaboration with institutions of      
higher education in order to clarify and
 catalyze the adoption of a coherent and
 consistent set of work-life            
accommodation policies and practices4   
7b7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to the ,director of the ,national      
,science ,foundation #e1jjj1jjj in each 
of fiscal years #bjad through #bjah to  
carry out this section4  #i4 ,report to 
,congress ,not later than #d years after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,director shall submit a report to     
,congress that includes--  7#a7 a       
description and evaluation of the status
 and usage of caregiver policies at all 
,federal science agencies1 including any
 recommendations for revising or        
expanding such policies2  7#b7 a        
description of any significant updates  
to the policies for review of ,federal  
research grants required under section  
#e1 and any evidence of the impact of   
such policies on the review or awarding 

of ,federal research grants2 and  7#c7 a
 description and evaluation of the      
status of ,federal laboratory policies  
and practices required under section    
#g7;b71 including any recommendations   
for revising or expanding such policies4
  #aj4 ,national ,science ,foundation   
support for increasing diversity among  
,,stem faculty at institutions of higher
 education  7a7 ,grants ,the ,director  
of the ,national ,science ,foundation   
shall award grants to institutions of   
higher education 7or consortia thereof7 
for the development of innovative reform
 efforts designed to increase the       
recruitment1 retention1 and advancement 
of individuals from underrepresented    
minority groups in academic ,,stem      
careers4  7b7 ,merit review2 competition
 ,grants shall be awarded under this    
section on a merit-reviewed1 competitive
 basis4  7c7 ,use of funds ,activities  
supported by grants under this section  
may include--  7#a7 institutional       
assessment activities1 such as data     

analyses and policy review1 in order to 
identify and address specific issues in 
the recruitment1 retention1 and         
advancement of faculty members from     
underrepresented minority groups2  7#b7 
implementation of institution-wide      
improvements in workload distribution1  
such that faculty members from          
underrepresented minority groups are not
 disadvantaged in the amount of time    
available to focus on research1         
publishing papers1 and engaging in other
 activities required to achieve tenure  
status and run a productive research    
program2  7#c7 development and          
implementation of training courses for  
administrators and search committee     
members to ensure that candidates from  
underrepresented minority groups are not
 subject to implicit biases in the      
search and hiring process2  7#d7        
development and hosting of intra- or    
inter-institutional workshops to        
propagate best practices in recruiting1 
retaining1 and advancing faculty members

 from underrepresented minority groups2 
7#e7 professional development           
opportunities for faculty members from  
underrepresented minority groups2  7#f7 
activities aimed at making undergraduate
 ,,stem students from underrepresented  
minority groups aware of opportunities  
for academic careers in ,,stem fields2  
7#g7 activities to identify and engage  
exceptional graduate students from      
underrepresented minority groups at     
various stages of their studies and to  
encourage them to enter academic        
careers2 and  7#h7 other activities     
consistent with subsection 7a71 as      
determined by the ,director of the      
,national ,science ,foundation4  7d7    
,selection process  7#a7 ,application   
,an institution of higher education 7or 
consortia thereof7 seeking funding under
 this section shall submit an           
application to the ,director of the     
,national ,science ,foundation at such  
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information and assurances as such 

,director may require4 ,the application 
shall include1 at a minimum1 a          
description of--  7,a7 the reform effort
 that is being proposed for             
implementation by the institution of    
higher education2  7,b7 any available   
evidence of specific difficulties in the
 recruitment1 retention1 and advancement
 of faculty members from                
underrepresented minority groups in     
,,stem academic careers within the      
institution of higher education         
submitting an application1 and how the  
proposed reform effort would address    
such issues2  7,c7 how the institution  
of higher education submitting an       
application plans to sustain the        
proposed reform effort beyond the       
duration of the grant2 and  7,d7 how the
 success and effectiveness of the       
proposed reform effort will be evaluated
 and assessed in order to contribute to 
the national knowledge base about models
 for catalyzing institutional change4   
7#b7 ,review of applications ,in        

selecting grant recipients under this   
section1 the ,director of the ,national 
,science ,foundation shall consider1 at 
a minimum--  7,a7 the likelihood of     
success in undertaking the proposed     
reform effort at the institution of     
higher education submitting the         
application1 including the extent to    
which the administrators of the         
institution are committed to making the 
proposed reform effort a priority2  7,b7
 the degree to which the proposed reform
 effort will contribute to change in    
institutional culture and policy such   
that greater value is placed on the     
recruitment1 retention1 and advancement 
of faculty members from underrepresented
 minority groups2  7,c7 the likelihood  
that the institution of higher education
 will sustain or expand the proposed    
reform effort beyond the period of the  
grant2 and  7,d7 the degree to which    
evaluation and assessment plans are     
included in the design of the proposed  
reform effort4  7#c7 ,grant distribution

 ,the ,director of the ,national        
,science ,foundation shall ensure1 to   
the extent practicable1 that grants     
awarded under this section are made to a
 variety of types of institutions of    
higher education4  7e7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,director of the
 ,national ,science ,foundation         
#aj1jjj1jjj in each of fiscal years     
#bjad through #bjah to carry out this   
section4  #aa4 ,national ,science       
,foundation support for broadening      
participation in undergraduate ,,stem   
education  7a7 ,grants ,the ,director of
 the ,national ,science ,foundation     
shall award grants to institutions of   
higher education 7or consortia thereof7 
to implement or expand research-based   
reforms in undergraduate ,,stem         
education for the purpose of recruiting 
and retaining students from minority    
groups who are underrepresented in      
,,stem fields1 with a priority focus on 
natural science and engineering fields4 

7b7 ,merit review2 competition ,grants  
shall be awarded under this section on a
 merit-reviewed1 competitive basis4  7c7
 ,use of funds ,activities supported by 
grants under this section may include-- 
7#a7 implementation or expansion of     
innovative1 research-based approaches to
 broaden participation of               
underrepresented minority groups in     
,,stem fields2  7#b7 implementation or  
expansion of bridge1 cohort1 tutoring1  
or mentoring programs designed to       
enhance the recruitment and retention of
 students from underrepresented minority
 groups in ,,stem fields2  7#c7         
implementation or expansion of outreach 
programs linking institutions of higher 
education and ,k-#ab school systems in  
order to heighten awareness among       
pre-college students from               
underrepresented minority groups of     
opportunities in college-level ,,stem   
fields and ,,stem careers2  7#d7        
implementation or expansion of faculty  
development programs focused on         

improving retention of undergraduate    
,,stem students from underrepresented   
minority groups2  7#e7 implementation or
 expansion of mechanisms designed to    
recognize and reward faculty members who
 demonstrate a commitment to increasing 
the participation of students from      
underrepresented minority groups in     
,,stem fields2  7#f7 expansion of       
successful reforms aimed at increasing  
the number of ,,stem students from      
underrepresented minority groups beyond 
a single course or group of courses to  
achieve reform within an entire academic
 unit1 or expansion of successful reform
 efforts beyond a single academic unit  
to other ,,stem academic units within an
 institution of higher education2  7#g7 
expansion of opportunities for students 
from underrepresented minority groups to
 conduct ,,stem research in industry1 at
 ,federal labs1 and at international    
research institutions or research sites2
  7#h7 provision of stipends for        
students from underrepresented minority 

groups participating in research2  7#i7 
development of research collaborations  
between research-intensive universities 
and primarily undergraduate             
minority-serving institutions2  7#aj7   
support for graduate students and       
postdoctoral fellows from               
underrepresented minority groups to     
participate in instructional or         
assessment activities at primarily      
undergraduate institutions1 including   
primarily undergraduate minority-serving
 institutions and two-year institutions 
of higher education2 and  7#aa7 other   
activities consistent with subsection   
7a71 as determined by the ,director of  
the ,national ,science ,foundation4  7d7
 ,selection process  7#a7 ,application  
,an institution of higher education 7or 
consortia thereof7 seeking a grant under
 this section shall submit an           
application to the ,director of the     
,national ,science ,foundation at such  
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information and assurances as such 

,director may require4 ,the application 
shall include1 at a minimum--  7,a7 a   
description of the proposed reform      
effort2  7,b7 a description of the      
research findings that will serve as the
 basis for the proposed reform effort   
or1 in the case of applications that    
propose an expansion of a previously    
implemented reform1 a description of the
 previously implemented reform effort1  
including data about the recruitment1   
retention1 and academic achievement of  
students from underrepresented minority 
groups2  7,c7 evidence of an            
institutional commitment to1 and support
 for1 the proposed reform effort1       
including a long-term commitment to     
implement successful strategies from the
 current reform beyond the academic unit
 or units included in the grant         
proposal2  7,d7 a description of        
existing or planned institutional       
policies and practices regarding faculty
 hiring1 promotion1 tenure1 and teaching
 assignment that reward faculty         

contributions to improving the education
 of students from underrepresented      
minority groups in ,,stem2 and  7,e7 how
 the success and effectiveness of the   
proposed reform effort will be evaluated
 and assessed in order to contribute to 
the national knowledge base about models
 for catalyzing institutional change4   
7#b7 ,review of applications ,in        
selecting grant recipients under this   
section1 the ,director of the ,national 
,science ,foundation shall consider1 at 
a minimum--  7,a7 the likelihood of     
success of the proposed reform effort at
 the institution submitting the         
application1 including the extent to    
which the faculty1 staff1 and           
administrators of the institution are   
committed to making the proposed        
institutional reform a priority of the  
participating academic unit or units2   
7,b7 the degree to which the proposed   
reform effort will contribute to change 
in institutional culture and policy such
 that greater value is placed on faculty

 engagement in the retention of students
 from underrepresented minority groups2 
7,c7 the likelihood that the institution
 will sustain or expand the proposed    
reform effort beyond the period of the  
grant2 and  7,d7 the degree to which    
evaluation and assessment plans are     
included in the design of the proposed  
reform effort4  7#c7 ,priority ,for     
applications that include an expansion  
of existing reforms beyond a single     
academic unit1 the ,director of the     
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
give priority to applications for which 
a senior institutional administrator1   
such as a dean or other administrator of
 equal or higher rank1 serves as the    
principal investigator4  7#d7 ,grant    
distribution ,the ,director of the      
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
ensure1 to the extent practicable1 that 
grants awarded under this section are   
made to a variety of types of           
institutions of higher education1       
including two-year and minority-serving 

institutions of higher education4  7e7  
,education research  7#a7 ,in general   
,all grants made under this section     
shall include an education research     
component that will support the design  
and implementation of a system for data 
collection and evaluation of proposed   
reform efforts in order to build the    
knowledge base on promising models for  
increasing recruitment and retention of 
students from underrepresented minority 
groups in ,,stem education at the       
undergraduate level across a diverse set
 of institutions4  7#b7 ,dissemination  
,the ,director of the ,national ,science
 ,foundation shall coordinate with      
relevant ,federal agencies in           
disseminating the results of the        
research under this subsection to ensure
 that best practices in broadening      
participation in ,,stem education at the
 undergraduate level are made readily   
available to all institutions of higher 
education1 other ,federal agencies that 
support ,,stem programs1 non-,federal   

funders of ,,stem education1 and the    
general public4  7f7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,director of the 
,national ,science ,foundation          
#ae1jjj1jjj in each of fiscal years     
#bjad through #bjah to carry out this   
section4  #ab4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3  7#a7 ,director ,the term         
,director means the ,director of the    
,office of ,science and ,technology     
,policy 7,,ostp74  7#b7 ,federal        
laboratory ,the term ,federal laboratory
 has the meaning given such term in     
section #d of the ,stevenson-,wydler    
,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjc74  7#c7 ,federal   
science agency ,the term ,federal       
science agency means any ,federal agency
 with at least #ajj million in research 
and development expenditures in fiscal  
year #bjab4  7#d7 ,institution of higher
 education ,the term institution of     
higher education has the meaning given  
such term in section #aja7;a7 of the    

,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#e7 ,,stem ,the 
term ,,stem means the academic and      
professional disciplines of science1    
technology1 engineering1 and            
mathematics4