,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cieb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #af1 #bjba,ms4 
,sherrill 7for herself and ,mr4         
,feenstra7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 and in addition to the     
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
strengthen the role of the ,chief       
,scientist of the ,national ,oceanic and
 ,atmospheric ,administration in order  
to promote scientific integrity and     
advance the ,administration's           
world-class research and development    
portfolio4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,,noaa ,chief       
,scientist ,act4  #b4 ,amendment to the 
reorganization plan ,no4 #d of #aigj    
,section #b7;d7 of ,reorganization ,plan

 ,no4 #d of #aigj 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by inserting after the  
first sentence the following3 ,the      
,president shall1 in appointing the     
,chief ,scientist1 give due             
consideration to any recommendations for
 appointments which may be submitted by 
the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1  
,engineering1 and ,medicine1 the        
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration ,science ,advisory      
,board1 or by other widely-recognized   
and reputable scientific or educational 
organizations42  7#b7 after principal   
scientific advisor to the               
,administrator1 by inserting on         
cross-cutting science and technology    
policy and strategy2  7#c7 after to the 
work of the ,administration1 by         
inserting 1 and who has produced work of
 scientific merit through an established
 record of distinguished service and    
achievement highly respected by the     
scientific community2 and  7#d7 by      
adding at the end the following3 ,the   

,chief ,scientist shall-- 7#a7 7,a7     
provide written consent to all          
applicable scientific integrity policies
 of the ,administration prior to        
appointment1 with such written consent  
to be made available on a publicly      
accessible website of the               
,administration2  7,b7 in conjunction   
with the ,administrator and other       
members of ,administration leadership1  
undergo all applicable training programs
 of the ,administration which inform    
employees of their rights and           
responsibilities regarding the conduct  
of scientific research and communication
 with the media and the public regarding
 scientific research2 and  7,c7 in      
coordination with the ,administrator and
 other members of ,administration       
leadership1 make all practicable efforts
 to ensure that ,administration         
employees and contractors who are       
engaged in1 supervise1 or manage        
scientific activities1 analyze or       
communicate information resulting from  

scientific activities1 or use scientific
 information in policy1 management1 or  
regulatory decisions1 adhere to         
established scientific integrity        
policies of the ,administration2  7#b7  
provide policy and program direction for
 science and technology priorities at   
the ,administration and facilitate      
integration and coordination of research
 efforts across line offices of the     
,administration1 with other ,federal    
agencies1 and with the external         
scientific community1 including         
through-- 7,a7 leading the development  
of science strategy at the              
,administration and issuing policy      
guidance to ensure that overarching     
,administration policy is aligned with  
science goals and objectives2  7,b7     
chairing the ,national ,oceanic and     
,atmospheric ,administration ,science   
,council and serving as principal       
liaison to the ,national ,oceanic and   
,atmospheric ,administration ,science   
,advisory ,board2  7,c7 providing       

oversight to ensure that the            
,administration funds only the          
highest-priority1 most exemplary1       
meritorious1 and mission-driven science1
 including through partnerships with the
 private sector1 ,cooperative           
,institutes1 academia1 non-governmental 
organizations1 and other ,federal and   
non-,federal institutions1 and that     
there is no duplication of research     
efforts2  7,d7 ensuring the             
,administration attracts1 retains1 and  
promotes world class scientists and     
researchers2  7,e7 promoting the health 
and professional development of the     
,administration's scientific workforce2 
and  7,f7 advancing diversity1 equity1  
and inclusion in the ,administration's  
scientific workforce and its conduct and
 application of science2  7#c7 under the
 direction of the ,administrator1       
promote1 communicate1 and advocate for  
the ,administration's science portfolio 
and strategy to the broad external and  
international community and ,congress1  

represent the ,administration in        
promoting and maintaining good public   
and community relations1 and provide the
 widest practical and appropriate       
dissemination of information concerning 
the climate1 weather1 oceans1 fisheries1
 and coasts2  7#d7 manage an ,office of 
the ,chief ,scientist-- 7,a7 which shall
 be staffed by rotating career employees
 of the ,administration1 serving terms  
not greater than four years1 in a manner
 that promotes diversity1 equity1       
inclusion1 leadership1 and professional 
development1 such that1 to the maximum  
extent practicable1 each line office of 
the ,administration is given equal      
representation in the ,office over time2
 and  7,b7 in which one of the career   
employees described in subparagraph 7,a7
 shall serve as ,deputy ,chief          
,scientist1 who shall perform the       
functions and duties of the ,chief      
,scientist in the event the latter is   
unable to carry out the duties of the   
office1 or in the event of a vacancy in 

the office2 and  7#e7 not less          
frequently than once each year1 in      
coordination with the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration       
,science ,council1 produce and make     
publicly available a report that-- 7,a7 
describes scientific accomplishments of 
the ,administration from the past year2 
7,b7 details progress towards goals and 
challenges faced by the                 
,administration's research and          
development portfolio1 including        
bibliometrics and other measures of     
scientific merit1 and progress towards  
improving diversity1 equity1 and        
inclusion in the ,administration's      
scientific workforce2  7,c7 provides a  
summary of ,administration-funded       
research1 including-- 7i7 the percentage
 of ,administration-funded research that
 is funded intramurally2  7ii7 the      
percentage of ,administration-funded    
research that is funded extramurally1   
including the relative proportion of    
extramural research that is carried out 

by each of the following3 7,i7 the      
private sector2  7,,ii7 ,cooperative    
,institutes2  7,,iii7 academia2  7,,iv7 
non-governmental organizations2 and     
7,v7 other categories as necessary2 and 
7iii7 a summary of                      
,administration-funded research that is 
transitioned to operations1             
applications1 commercialization1 and    
utilization2 and  7,d7 provides         
reporting on scientific integrity       
actions1 including by specifying the    
aggregate number of scientific and      
research misconduct cases1 the number of
 consultations conducted1 the number of 
allegations that were investigated1 and 
the number of findings of misconduct4  4