,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iagg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #h1 #bjbf,ms4   
,mc,clellan 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,tonko1     
,mrs4 ,f\%ee1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,ms4      
,ross7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1           
,competition1 & ,innovation ,act to     
direct ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce
 ,f\ndation to c>ry out a m5tor%ip      
demon/ration program1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,improv+ ,m5tor%ip 9 ,,/em ,high]     
,education ,act4  #b4 ,m5tor%ip         
demon/ration program2 ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation report+  7a7 ,demon/ration   
program ,section #ajcac7;a7 ( ! ,rese>* 
& ,developm5t1 ,competition1 &          
,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahiic7 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#f7 ,demon/ration program  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,director may make aw>ds1      
includ+ ?r\gh exi/+ programs1 on a      

competitive basis to eligible entities  
to c>ry out projects design$ to improve 
m5tor%ip practices & provide res\rces = 
faculty1 graduate rese>*]s1 &           
po/doctoral rese>*]s at ! eligible      
entity1 includ+ ) respect to-- 7i7      
build+ & develop+ m5tor+ skills 9 su*   
rese>*]s & faculty2  7ii7 promot+       
evid5ce-bas$ & in/itutionaliz$ m5tor%ip 
at ! eligible entity2  7iii7 rese>*+    
me?odologies = improv+ m5tor%ip2  7iv7  
tra9+ su* rese>*]s & faculty 9 cultural 
compet5cies2 &  7v7 fund+ outrea* relat$
 to su* projects4  7,b7 ,application ,an
 eligible entity desir+ an aw>d "u ?is  
subsection %all submit to ! ,director an
 application at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,director may 
require4  7,c7 ,special consid]ation ,9 
mak+ aw>ds "u ?is subsection1 !         
,director %all give special consid]ation
 to eligible entities t are--  7i7      
m9ority-s]v+ in/itutions2  7ii7         
hi/orically ,black colleges &           
univ]sities2  7iii7 ,tribal ,colleges or

 ,univ]sities2  7iv7 rural-s]v+         
in/itutions ( high] education 7z su* t]m
 is def9$ 9 section #hfa7;b7 ( ! ,high] 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#aafaq7b7772  7v7 em]g+ rese>*          
in/itutions2 &  7vi7 consortia t include
 in/itutions describ$ 9 clauses 7i7     
?r\gh 7v74  7,d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #e 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
p>agraph1 ! ,director %all submit to !  
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology & ! ,committee on            
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & !
 ,committee on ,appropriations ( !      
,s5ate a report t includes-- 7i7 an     
assessm5t1 us+ qualitative or           
quantitative metrics z det]m9$ by !     
,director1 ( ! effectiv5ess ( !         
demon/ration program c>ri$ out "u ?is   
p>agraph on increas+ ! quality (        
m5tor%ip 9 ,,/em education2 &  7ii7 if  
su* assessm5t det]m9es t su* program is 
effective1 a plan to su/a9 & p]man5tly  

implem5t su* program4  7,e7 ,eligible   
entity def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1
 ! t]m eligible entity means--  7i7 an  
in/itution ( high] education 7z su* t]m 
is def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja772  7ii7 a nonpr(it organization2 
&  7iii7 a consortium ( entities        
describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii74  7,f7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is p>agraph #e1jjj1jjj1 = fiscal ye>s  
#bjbg ?r\gh #bjca4  4  7b7 ,misconduct  
report+ requirem5ts ,section #gjji ( !  
,am]ica ,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#ahfbo-#a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+
 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 z p>agraphs 7#c7 
& 7#d71 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3  7#b7      
in/itutional & ag5cy report+ processes )
 respect to h>assm5t1 discrim9ation1 &  
o!r =ms ( pr(essional or sci5tific      
misconduct2  4