S.Amdt. 1605

SA 1605. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer 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:

In title V of division B, at the end add the following:

SEC. 25__. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION FROM THE DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR PROSPECTIVE
FUNDING RECIPIENTS.

(a) In General.--The head of a Federal agency making an
award of funding under this division (or an amendment made by
this division) shall, prior to disbursement of such award,
receive certification from the Director of National
Intelligence that each of the following requirements are met:
(1) The Director of National Intelligence (or its designee)
has completed a comprehensive risk analysis of the
prospective award recipient, including the proposed project
for the award, scope of such project, personnel involved in
such project, any technology involved in such project, and
goals of the project.
(2) Any personnel deriving funding from the award, or any
persons that will have access to resources or data derived
from the award, shall have been appropriately screened
(including through necessary background checks or security
clearances), as determined at the sole discretion of the
Director of National Intelligence.
(3) All technology directly or indirectly used, operated,
or accessed by the award recipient is secure and in
compliance with appropriate Federal standards, as determined
by Director of National Intelligence.
(4) Access to relevant physical facilities is limited to
only appropriate personnel, as determined by the Director of
National Intelligence.
(b) Denial Based on High Risk.--The Director of National
Intelligence may deny certification under subsection (a) if
the Director of National Intelligence determines through the
risk analysis under subsection (a)(1) that the project to be
conducted through the award is subject to a high degree of
risk of espionage or infiltration, is unsecured, or (in the
determination of the Director of National Intelligence) is an
unacceptable risk to the security or national interests of
the United States. Such a decision is not reviewable.
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