,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cad  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cbic  ,report ,no4 #aad-dab  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#bi1 #bjae ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,lucas1   
,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1 ,mr4    
,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 
,knight1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4        
,westerman1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,brooks of
 ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,loudermilk1 ,mr4       
,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,rohrabacher1   
,mr4 ,neugebauer1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4     
,palmer1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 and ,mr4        
,newhouse7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,february #b1              
#bjaf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 and ,mr4  
,hensarling  ,february #b1 #bjaf        
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide for greater         

accountability in ,federal funding for  
scientific research1 to promote the     
progress of science in the ,united      
,states that serves that national       
interest4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,scientific         
,research in the ,national ,interest    
,act4  #b4 ,greater accountability in   
,federal funding for research  7a7      
,standard for award of grants ,the      
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
award ,federal funding for basic        
research and education in the sciences  
through a new research grant or         
cooperative agreement only if an        
affirmative determination is made by the
 ,foundation under subsection 7b7 and   
written justification relating thereto  
is published under subsection 7c74  7b7 
,determination ,a determination referred
 to in subsection 7a7 is a justification
 by the responsible ,foundation official
 as to how the research grant or        
cooperative agreement promotes the      
progress of science in the ,united      

,states1 consistent with the ,foundation
 mission as established in the ,national
 ,science ,foundation ,act of #aiej 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa et seq471 and further--
  7#a7 is worthy of ,federal funding2   
and  7#b7 is in the national interest1  
as indicated by having the potential to 
achieve--  7,a7 increased economic      
competitiveness in the ,united ,states2 
7,b7 advancement of the health and      
welfare of the ,american public2  7,c7  
development of an ,american ,,stem      
workforce that is globally competitive2 
7,d7 increased public scientific        
literacy and public engagement with     
science and technology in the ,united   
,states2  7,e7 increased partnerships   
between academia and industry in the    
,united ,states2  7,f7 support for the  
national defense of the ,united ,states2
 or  7,g7 promotion of the progress of  
science for the ,united ,states4  7c7   
,written justification ,public          
announcement of each award of ,federal  
funding described in subsection 7a7     

shall include a written justification   
from the responsible ,foundation        
official as to how a grant or           
cooperative agreement meets the         
requirements of subsection 7b74  7d7    
,implementation ,a determination under  
subsection 7b7 shall be made after a    
research grant or cooperative agreement 
proposal has satisfied the ,foundation's
 reviews for ,merit and ,broader        
,impacts4 ,nothing in this section shall
 be construed as altering the           
,foundation's intellectual merit or     
broader impacts criteria for evaluating 
grant applications4  ,february #b1 #bjaf
 ,committed to the ,committee of the    
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed