S.Amdt. 1514

SA 1514. Ms. ERNST (for herself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF NSF FUNDS.

(a) Disclosure Requirements for Recipients of NSF Funds.--The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 11 the following:

“SEC. 11A. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF NSF FUNDS.

“(a) In General.--A grantee or subgrantee carrying out a program, project, or activity that is, in whole or in part, carried out using funds provided by the Foundation shall clearly state, to the extent possible, in any statement, press release, request for proposals, bid solicitation, or other document describing the program, project, or activity, other than a communication containing not more than 280 characters--

“(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program, project, or activity which will be financed with funds provided by the Foundation;

“(2) the dollar amount of the funds provided by the Foundation made available for the program, project, or activity; and

“(3) the percentage of the total costs of, and dollar amount for, the program, project, or activity that will be financed by nongovernmental sources.

“(b) Noncompliance.--If the Director determines that an individual or entity is failing to comply with subsection (a), the Director may withhold not more than 25 percent of the amount of funds provided by the Foundation that would otherwise be provided to the individual or entity, until the date on which the individual or entity complies with subsection (a).”.

(b) Public Availability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall require that any publication of research or a study funded in whole or in part by the National Science Foundation, shall be publicly available at no cost not later than 365 days after the date of publication.

(c) Authority to Exclude.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the National Science Foundation may waive a requirement under subsection (b) if the Director determines the requirement would compromise national security.