,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbe,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 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,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  7#b7 ,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 ( p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7         
,det]m9ation ( indirect co/s ,9 det]m9+ 
indirect co/s = purposes ( ?is          
subsection1 ! guidel9es "u subp>t ,e (  
title #b1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations   
7or successor regulations7 = det]m9+    
indirect co/s *>g$ to ,f$]al aw>ds %all 
be us$4  7b7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al /udy on 
indirect co/s "u ,f$]al & private rese>*
 aw>ds  7#a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy  
on-- 7,a7 ! indirect co/ rates all[able 
"u ,f$]al rese>* aw>ds to in/itutions ( 
high] education1 includ+ aw>ds made by !
 ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 !       
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 & o!r su* 
organizations2 &  7,b7 ! indirect co/   
rates all[able "u private rese>* aw>ds  
to in/itutions ( high] education4  7#b7 
,elem5ts ,! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
include an assessm5t (-- 7,a7 ! av]age  
indirect co/ rates all[able "u ,f$]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$]al rese>*      
aw>ds1 includ+ ! ,national ,in/itutes ( 
,heal? & ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1
 to ensure su* organizations are        
implem5t+ indirect co/ rate-sett+       
guidance 9 a consi/5t mann]4  7#c7      
,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report
 on ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a74 ,! 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$]al rese>* aw>ds4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,f$]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#b7 ,in/itution (    
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74     
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