,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1 #bjac ,ms4 
,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4
 ,ayotte1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new  
,mexico1 and ,mr4 ,boozman7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a position of
 ,science ,laureate of the ,united      
,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,science ,laureates 
of the ,united ,states ,act of #bjac4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,scientific research   
and advancement has driven success in   
the ,united ,states and global success  
for centuries4  7#b7 ,scientific        
research has saved1 improved1 and       
extended lives1 increased the standard  
of living1 expanded economic            
opportunity1 and advanced human         
understanding4  7#c7 ,such research     

holds the promise of continuing this    
progress1 protecting the environment1   
creating jobs1 growing the economy      
through innovative ideas and            
discoveries1 and generally advancing all
 mankind4  7#d7 ,people in the ,united  
,states can benefit when scientific     
research is conducted and communicated  
in a transparent manner to better inform
 citizens about the nature and status of
 such research4  7#e7 ,scientific       
education is a critical element of      
preparing our ,nation and our citizens  
for a technology-intensive future and   
ensuring that the ,united ,states       
remains the world leader in innovation  
and high-tech success4  7#f7 ,a single  
spokesperson who can embody1            
demonstrate1 and articulate the         
importance and excitement of scientific 
research and education will help improve
 the current and future state of science
 to the benefit of all people in the    
,united ,states4  #c4 ,establishment of 
,science ,laureates of the ,united      

,states  7a7 ,position established      
,congress recognizes that science       
contributes to the economic prosperity  
and general welfare of the ,united      
,states1 and that increasing the        
public's awareness about the sciences   
will increase such benefits4 ,congress  
also recognizes that scientists who are 
both accomplished in their fields and   
who foster the public's interest in     
science do a special service to the     
,united ,states4 ,to honor their service
 and to further increase the public's   
awareness about the sciences1 there is  
established the position of ,science    
,laureate of the ,united ,states4  7b7  
,appointment  7#a7 ,in ,general ,the    
,president shall appoint a ,science     
,laureate on the basis of--  7,a7 merit1
 particularly the ability of an         
individual to--  7i7 foster and enhance 
public awareness and interest in        
science2 and  7ii7 provide ongoing      
significant scientific contributions2   
and  7,b7 recommendations received from 

the ,national ,academy of ,sciences1    
based on the factors described in       
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,variety of    
,scientific ,disciplines ,the ,president
 shall strive to choose for the position
 of ,science ,laureate of the ,united   
,states individuals1 in different years1
 from different scientific disciplines1 
including biology1 physics1 geosciences1
 astronomy1 mathematics1 chemistry1 and 
other science disciplines4  7#c7 ,number
 of appointments ,the ,president may1 in
 exceptional circumstances1 appoint more
 than #a1 but not more than #c ,science 
,laureates to serve simultaneously in   
the position of ,science ,laureate of   
the ,united ,states4  7c7 ,duties ,each 
,science ,laureate shall engage the     
public1 from time to time1 to increase  
the public's awareness about science4 ,a
 ,science ,laureate is encouraged to    
continue the ,science ,laureate's       
scientific work4 ,the ,national ,academy
 of ,sciences shall facilitate the      
duties of a ,science ,laureate4  7d7    

,limitation ,the ,science ,laureate     
position shall not have the effect of   
duplicating or superseding the role of  
the ,president's ,science ,advisor4  7e7
 ,term ,each ,science ,laureate shall   
serve a #a-year or #b-year term1 as     
determined by the ,president4 ,a        
,science ,laureate may be reappointed   
for additional terms4  7f7              
,compensation2 ,reimbursement  7#a7     
,compensation ,a ,science ,laureate     
shall serve without pay and shall not be
 considered to be a ,federal employee   
based on such individual's appointment  
as a ,science ,laureate4  7#b7          
,reimbursement for travel ,the ,national
 ,academy of ,sciences may1 in its      
discretion1 provide a ,science ,laureate
 with reimbursement for travel expenses 
incurred while performing duties as a   
,science ,laureate1 including per diem  
in lieu of subsistence1 in accordance   
with applicable provisions in the same  
manner as persons employed              
intermittently in the ,government       

service are allowed expenses under      
section #egjc of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4