,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4   
,pet]s1 & ,mr4 ,g>dn]7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize
 appropriations = (fsett+ ! co/s relat$ 
to r$uctions 9 rese>* productivity      
result+ f ! coronavirus p&emic4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rese>* ,inve/m5t to ,sp>k ! ,economy   
,act or ! ,,rise ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,ag5cies  
provid$ ,f$]al rese>* grantees          
flexibility dur+ ! p&emic to support    
graduate /ud5ts1 po/docs1 pr9cipal      
inve/igators1 & te*nical support /aff4  
7#b7 ,ag5cies w ne$ to provide curr5t   
,f$]al rese>* grants ext5sions to cov]  
"t lo/ 9 rese>* labs & 9 ! field t w    
impact ! completion ( t ag5cy's rese>*  
missions & priorities4 ,additionally1   
ag5cies all[$ f$]ally fund$ labs to     

donate necess>y equipm5t1 l p]sonal     
protective equipm5t among o!rs1 to      
support hospitals & fir/ respond]s1 :i* 
w ne$ to be re-pur*as$ & w create       
additional exp5ses to ,f$]al contracts4 
7#c7 ,! ne$ to ensure ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
su/a9s ! critical human infra/ructure t 
und]girds ! ,unit$ ,/ates rese>*        
ent]prise1 :i* has creat$ a long/&+     
gov]nm5t-univ]sity p>tn]%ip :i* has made
 ,am]ica ! global lead] 9 innovation1   
/r5g!n+ ! heal? ( our ,nation's citiz5s1
 economy1 & national security4  7#d7    
,:ile ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has made       
significant inve/m5ts 9 new rese>* to   
address ,,covid-#ai1 exi/+ rese>* has   
be5 sl[$ d[n or /opp$ due to ,,covid-#ai
 modifi$ op]ations ( campuses &         
laboratories4  7#e7 ,giv5 ! modifi$     
op]ations ( _m univ]sity-bas$ & national
 laboratories due to ! p&emic1 ,congress
 is conc]n$ t ! p :o comprise ! rese>*  
work=ce--graduate /ud5ts1 po/docs1      
pr9cipal inve/igators1 & te*nical       
support /aff--& ! future heal? & /r5g? (

 ! ,unit$ ,/ates rese>* ent]prise &     
manufactur+ & te*nology economies1 among
 o!rs1 are at risk4  7#f7 ,:ile our     
,nation's rese>* capacity has demon/rat$
 x c absorb %ocks & pivot to address    
imm$iate national ?reats1 ! scale ( ?is 
p&emic is /ill gr[+ & unprec$5t$ 9      
duration & impact4  7#g7 ,)\t fund+1    
future innovations 9 areas su* z        
quantum1 artificial intellig5ce1        
robotics1 comput+1 #e;,g1 space         
exploration1 digital agriculture1 canc]1
 & ag+ w be =e/all$ :ile ! ag5cies are  
=c$ to use future appropriations = new  
rese>*1 meant to create new k lead+ to !
 next g5]ation ( discov]ies1 to cov]    
exi/+ grants4 ,! ,nation mu/ innovate to
 laun* ! next #ej ye>s ( unp>allel$     
economic lead]%ip & be prep>$ = any     
future p&emics4  7#h7 ,!re=e1 ,congress 
believes x is vital t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 take measures to help relieve ! /ra9   
ag5cies w be =c$ to face & su/a9 ! /r5g?
 ( our ,nation's ability to rema9 a     
global lead] 9 an increas+ly competitive

 global rese>* environm5t1 z o!r        
c\ntries cont9ue to make                
disproportionately l>ge inve/m5ts 9 key 
rese>* areas4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cy ,! t]m   
,f$]al sci5ce ag5cy means any ag5cy 7z  
def9$ 9 section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code7 ) at lea/ #ej1jjj1jjj 9   
basic & appli$ rese>* obligations 9     
fiscal ye> #bjbj4  7#b7 ,rese>*         
in/itution ,! t]m rese>* in/itution     
means an in/itution ( high] education 7z
 def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja7;a777 or a nonpr(it entity t      
conducts f$]ally fund$ rese>*4  7#c7    
,national laboratory ,! t]m ,national   
laboratory has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9     
section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (    
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  #d4 ,use 
( funds  7a7 ,all[able uses ,a ,f$]al   
sci5ce ag5cy may use funds au?oriz$ "u  
?is ,act to-- 7#a7 provide supplem5tal  
fund+ to ext5d ! duration ( a grant to a
 rese>* in/itution or ,national         

laboratory t 0 aw>d$ prior to ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 or to exp& !       
purposes ( su* a grant 9 ord] to-- 7,a7 
enable a graduate /ud5t or po/-doctoral 
rese>*] to complete "w t 0 disrupt$ by  
,,covid-#ai2  7,b7 enable a pr9cipal    
inve/igator to complete "w t 0 disrupt$ 
by ,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 ext5d ! tra9+ ( a 
graduate /ud5t or ! employm5t ( a       
po/-doctoral rese>*] on an ongo+ rese>* 
project = up to #b ye>s because ( !     
disruption ( ! job m>ket due to         
,,covid-#ai2  7,d7 all[ = ! use (       
laboratory animals1 reag5ts1 equipm5t1  
or o!r items requir$ = rese>* fund$ by a
 grant t 0 aw>d$ prior to ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 b ne$ to be        
replac$1 refurbi%$1 or o!rwise made     
usable aft] disruption because (        
,,covid-#ai2  7,e7 reconfigure          
laboratories1 re/>t equipm5t & disrupt$ 
rese>*1 & o!r activities necess>y to    
safely resume on-site rese>* activities 
9 laboratories t 7 tempor>ily clos$ or  
r$irect$ to ,,covid-#ai response2 &     

7,f7 facilitate o!r competitively aw>d$ 
rese>* & tra9+ activities t h be5       
disrupt$ by ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7 provide  
supplem5tal fund+ ?r\gh exi/+           
competitively aw>d$ coop]ative agreem5ts
 & contracts to cov] ! increas$ co/s (  
con/ruction ( sci5tific facilities &    
equipm5t t h be5 delay$ because (       
,,covid-#ai2 &  7#c7 aw>d grants &      
coop]ative agreem5ts to in/itutions (   
high] education to conduct rese>* on !  
behavioral1 social1 or economic effects 
( ,,covid-#ai & ! responses to !        
disease1 or on ! effectiv5ess ( su*     
responses4  7b7 ,aw>ds ,ea* ,f$]al      
sci5ce ag5cy au?oriz$ to receive funds  
"u ?is ,act %all develop proc$ures to   
aw>d su* funds & %all aw>d su* funds z  
rapidly z possible4  7c7 ,tim+ ,funds   
au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act %all be aw>d$ dur+ 
fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba & funds s     
aw>d$ %all rema9 available = exp5diture 
= up to #b ye>s4  #e4 ,regulations      
,until su* "t z a rese>* in/itution has 
det]m9$ x c safely reop5 a rese>*       

laboratory fund$ by a ,f$]al sci5ce     
ag5cy1 su* ag5cy %all cont9ue to        
int]pret regulations 9 a mann] consi/5t 
)-- 7#a7 ! memor&um issu$ by ! ,(fice ( 
,managem5t & ,budget on ,m>* #ai1 #bjbj1
 entitl$ ,adm9i/rative ,relief =        
,recipi5ts & ,applicants ( ,f$]al       
,f9ancial ,assi/ance ,directly ,impact$ 
by ! ,novel ,coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai7  
due to ,loss ( ,op]ations2 &  7#b7 !    
memor&um issu$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t 
& ,budget on ,m>* #ai1 #bjbj1 entitl$   
,manag+ ,f$]al ,contract ,p]=mance      
,issues ,associat$ ) ! ,novel           
,coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai74  #f4        
,au?orizations ( appropriations  7a7    
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture ,!re is        
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture = fiscal ye>   
#bjbj-- 7#a7 #cjj1jjj1jjj to fund       
activities "u section #d2 &  7#b7       
#hj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out coop]ative      
ext5sion & education programs 9 response
 to exig5t circum/ances creat$ by !     
,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7b7 ,dep>tm5t (    

,comm]ce ,!re is au?oriz$ to be         
appropriat$ #fej1jjj1jjj to ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,comm]ce = fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund   
activities "u section #d ( ?is ,act1 (  
:i* at lea/ #cej1jjj1jjj %all be = use  
by ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic   
,adm9i/ration & at lea/ #cjj1jjj1jjj    
%all be = ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds
 & ,te*nology4  7c7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
= fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund activities "u
 section #d4  7d7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,education
 ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$     
#bjj1jjj1jjj to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education
 = fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund activities  
"u section #d = ! ,in/itute = ,education
 ,sci5ces4  7e7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$           
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy =
 fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund activities "u 
section #d1 ( :i* at lea/ #c1jjj1jjj1jjj
 %all be = use by ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce1 at
 lea/ #ijj1jjj1jjj %all be = ,en]gy     
,effici5cy & ,r5ewable ,en]gy1 at lea/  

#dej1jjj1jjj %all be = ,nucle> ,en]gy1  
at lea/ #cjj1jjj1jjj %all be = ,fossil  
,rese>* & ,developm5t1 at lea/          
#aej1jjj1jjj %all be = ,,arpa-,e1 & at  
lea/ #ajj1jjj1jjj %all be = ! ,(fice (  
,electricity4  7f7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,int]ior 
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#cjj1jjj1jjj to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,int]ior =
 fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund activities "u 
section #d = ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological
 ,survey4  7g7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj to !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices =  
fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund activities "u  
section #d = ! ,national ,in/itutes (   
,heal?4  7h7 ,,nasa ,!re is au?oriz$ to 
be appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj1jjj to !      
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration = fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund
 activities "u section #d4  7i7         
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation ,!re is    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$              
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj to ! ,national ,sci5ce   
,f\ndation = fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund   

activities "u section #d4  7j7          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy ,!re is
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #bjj1jjj1jjj
 to ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy =
 fiscal ye> #bjbj to fund activities "u 
section #d4