,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #af1 #bjbb,mr4  
,cl9e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
impose limitations on ! am\nt ( indirect
 co/s all[able "u ,f$]al rese>* aw>ds to
 in/itutions ( high] education1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,grant              
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,limitations  
on indirect co/s all[able "u ,f$]al     
rese>* aw>ds  7a7 ,limit on indirect    
co/s ,! total am\nt ( indirect co/s     
all[able "u a ,f$]al rese>* aw>d to an  
in/itution ( high] education may n exce$
 ! total am\nt ( indirect co/s all[able 
"u private rese>* aw>ds1 z calculat$ us+
 ! av]age indirect co/ rate applicable  
to su* aw>ds4  7b7 ,private rese>* aw>d 
rate ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (          
,managem5t & ,budget %all det]m9e1 n    
less frequ5tly ?an annually1 ! av]age   
indirect co/ rate applicable to private 

rese>* aw>ds = purposes ( subsection    
7a74  #c4 ,comptroll] ,g5]al /udy on    
indirect co/s "u ,f$]al & private rese>*
 aw>ds  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy   
on--  7#a7 ! indirect co/ rates all[able
 "u ,f$]al rese>* aw>ds to in/itutions (
 high] education1 includ+ aw>ds made by 
! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 !      
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 & o!r su* 
organizations2 &  7#b7 ! indirect co/   
rates all[able "u private rese>* aw>ds  
to in/itutions ( high] education4  7b7  
,elem5ts ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7 %all 
include an assessm5t (-- 7#a7 ! av]age  
indirect co/ rates all[able "u ,f$]al & 
private rese>* aw>ds1 respectively2     
7#b7 ! rese>* fields t receive ! highe/ 
levels ( fund+ f ,f$]al & private rese>*
 aw>ds1 respectively2  7#c7 ! av]age    
am\nt indirect co/s all[able "u ,f$]al &
 private rese>* aw>ds t are us$ to fund 
adm9i/rative /aff1 includ+ adm9i/rative 
/aff ) responsibilities relat+ to       
div]sity1 equity1 & inclusion2 &  7#d7 !

 measures implem5t$ by organizations t  
make ,f$]al rese>* aw>ds1 includ+ !     
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? & !       
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 to ensure 
su* organizations are implem5t+ indirect
 co/ rate-sett+ guidance 9 a consi/5t   
mann]4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress a report on ! results ( ! /udy
 conduct$ "u subsection 7a74 ,! report  
%all include su* recomm5dations z !     
,comptroll] ,g5]al consid]s appropriate 
to improve ! sy/em = det]m9+ indirect   
co/ rates & track+ reimbursem5ts =      
indirect co/s "u ,f$]al rese>* aw>ds4   
#d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb74  7#b7 ,f$]al rese>* aw>d ,! t]m 
,f$]al rese>* aw>d means support provid$
 to an individual or entity by a        
dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  

to c>ry out rese>* activities1 :i* may  
include support 9 ! =m ( a grant1       
contract1 coop]ative agreem5t1 or o!r   
su* transaction4  7#c7 ,private rese>*  
aw>d ,! t]m private rese>* aw>d means an
 aw>d made by a private sector          
organization to support rese>*          
activities at an in/itution ( high]     
education4