,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjba,ms4  
,moore ( ,wiscons9 7= h]self1 ,ms4      
,johnson ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,lucas7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !     
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation to e/abli% a capacity-build+ 
program = develop+ univ]sities1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,,msi             
,competitiv5ess 9 ,rese>* & ,innovation 
,act4  #b4 ,capacity-build+ program =   
develop+ univ]sities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation %all e/abli% a program to    
make aw>ds1 on a competitive basis1 to  
eligible in/itutions describ$ 9         
subsection 7b7 to support ! mission ( ! 
,f\ndation & to build in/itutional      
rese>* capacity at eligible in/itutions4
  7b7 ,eligible in/itution  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,to be eligible to receive an aw>d

 "u ?is section1 an in/itution-- 7,a7   
%all be-- 7i7 a hi/orically ,black      
college or univ]sity2  7ii7 a ,tribal   
,college or ,univ]sity2  7iii7 a        
m9ority-s]v+ in/itution2 or  7iv7 an    
in/itution ( high] education ) an       
e/abli%$ ,,/em capacity build+ program  
focus$ on traditionally und]repres5t$   
populations 9 ,,/em1 includ+ ,native    
,hawaiians1 ,alaska ,natives1 &         
,indians2 &  7,b7 %all h n m ?an        
#ej1jjj1jjj 9 annual f$]ally-f9anc$     
rese>* & developm5t exp5ditures = sci5ce
 & eng9e]+ z report$ ?r\gh ! ,national  
,sci5ce ,f\ndation ,high] ,education    
,rese>* & ,developm5t ,survey4  7#b7    
,p>tn]%ips ,an eligible in/itution      
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section may c>ry 
out ! activities ( ! grant ?r\gh a      
p>tn]%ip ) o!r entities1 includ+        
community colleges & o!r eligible       
in/itutions4  7c7 ,proposals ,to receive
 an aw>d "u ?is section1 an eligible    
in/itution %all submit an application to
 ! ,director at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &  

conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,director may 
require1 includ+ a plan t describes h[ !
 eligible in/itution w e/abli% or exp&  
rese>* (fice capacity & h[ su* aw>d w\ld
 be us$ to-- 7#a7 conduct an assessm5t (
 capacity-build+ & rese>* infra/ructure 
ne$s ( an eligible in/itution2  7#b7    
enhance in/itutional res\rces to provide
 adm9i/rative rese>* developm5t support 
to faculty at an eligible in/itution2   
7#c7 bol/] ! in/itutional rese>*        
competitiv5ess ( an eligible in/itution 
to support grants aw>d$ by ! ,f\ndation2
  7#d7 support ! acquisition (          
in/rum5tation necess>y to build rese>*  
capacity at an eligible in/itution 9    
rese>* areas directly associat$ ) !     
,f\ndation2  7#e7 increase capability ( 
an eligible in/itution to move te*nology
 into ! m>ketplace2  7#f7 increase      
engagem5t ) indu/ry to execute rese>*   
?r\gh ! ,,sbir & ,,/tr programs 7z def9$
 9 section #i7;e7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;e77 & direct  
contracts at an eligible in/itution2    

7#g7 provide /ud5t engagem5t & rese>*   
tra9+ opportunities at ! und]graduate1  
graduate1 & po/doctoral levels at an    
eligible in/itution2  7#h7 fur!r faculty
 developm5t initiatives & /r5g!n        
in/itutional rese>* tra9+ infra/ructure1
 capacity1 & competitiv5ess ( an        
eligible in/itution2 or  7#i7 address   
plans & prospects = long-t]m            
su/a9ability ( in/itutional enhancem5ts 
at an eligible in/itution result+ f !   
aw>d includ+1 if applicable1 h[ ! aw>d  
may be lev]ag$ by an eligible in/itution
 to build a broad] base ( support4  7d7 
,aw>ds ,aw>ds made "u ?is section %all  
be = p]iods ( #c ye>s1 & may be ext5d$ =
 p]iods ( n m ?an #e ye>s4  7e7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,hi/orically ,black college or univ]sity
 ,! t]m hi/orically ,black college or   
univ]sity has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m "p ,b  
in/itution 9 section #cbb ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajfa74  7#b7 ,m9ority-s]v+ in/itution  
,! t]m m9ority-s]v+ in/itution or ,,msi 

means-- 7,a7 a ,hispanic-s]v+ in/itution
 z def9$ 9 section #ejb ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#aaja;a72  7,b7 an ,alaska ,native-s]v+ 
,in/itution or a ,native ,hawaiian-s]v+ 
in/itution z su* t]ms are def9$ 9       
section #cag ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;d72 &  7,c7
 a ,pr$om9antly ,black in/itution1 an   
,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican      
,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ in/itution1 or a   
,native ,am]ican-s]v+ nontribal         
in/itution z su* t]ms are def9$ 9       
section #cga ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7c774  7#c7
 ,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity ,! t]m  
,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #caf ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c74  7f7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf to c>ry  
out ! activities 9 ?is ,act4