S.Amdt. 1795

SA 1795. Mr. DURBIN 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:

Strike section 2116 and insert the following:

SEC. 2116. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
FOUNDATION.

(a) Fiscal Year 2022.--
(1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Foundation $12,269,200,000 for fiscal year 2022.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $10,469,200,000 shall be made available to carry out
the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate,
of which $800,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related
activities, including workforce activities under section
2202; and
(B) $1,800,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $594,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under
section 2104;
(ii) $324,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $252,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $180,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $270,000,000 shall be for research and development
activities under section 2107; and
(vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made
available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be
transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with
directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the
Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
(b) Fiscal Year 2023.--
(1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Foundation $14,368,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $11,168,000,000 shall be made available to carry out
the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate,
of which $1,190,000,000 shall be for STEM education and
related activities, including workforce activities under
section 2202; and
(B) $3,200,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $1,056,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers
under section 2104;
(ii) $576,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $448,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $320,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $480,000,000 shall be for research and development
activities under section 2107; and
(vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made
available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be
transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with
directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the
Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
(c) Fiscal Year 2024.--
(1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Foundation $18,198,200,000 for fiscal year 2024.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $11,898,200,000 shall be made available to carry out
the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate,
of which $1,600,000,000 shall be for STEM education and
related activities, including workforce activities under
section 2202; and
(B) $6,300,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $2,079,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers
under section 2104;
(ii) $1,134,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $882,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $630,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $945,000,000 shall be for research and development
activities under section 2107; and
(vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made
available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be
transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with
directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the
Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
(d) Fiscal Year 2025.--
(1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Foundation $21,061,900,000 for fiscal year 2025.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $12,661,900,000 shall be made available to carry out
the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate,
of which $2,100,000,000 shall be for STEM education and
related activities, including workforce activities under
section 2202; and
(B) $8,400,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $2,772,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers
under section 2104;
(ii) $1,512,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $1,176,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $840,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $1,260,000,000 shall be for research and development
activities under section 2107; and
(vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made
available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be
transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with
directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the
Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
(e) Fiscal Year 2026.--
(1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Foundation $22,562,520,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $13,262,520,000 shall be made available to carry out
the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate,
of which $2,540,000,000 shall be for STEM education and
related activities, including workforce activities under
section 2202; and
(B) $9,300,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $3,069,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers
under section 2104;
(ii) $1,674,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $1,302,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $930,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $1,395,000,000 shall be for research and development
activities under section 2107; and
(vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made
available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be
transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with
directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the
Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
(f) Allocation and Limitations.--
(1) Allocation for the office of inspector general.--From
any amounts appropriated for the Foundation for a fiscal
year, the Director shall allocate for necessary expenses of
the Office of Inspector General of the Foundation an amount
of not less than $33,000,000 in any fiscal year for oversight
of the programs and activities funded under this section in
accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.).
(2) Supplement and not supplant.--The amounts authorized to
be appropriated under this section shall supplement, and not
supplant, any other amounts previously appropriated to the
Office of the Inspector General of the Foundation.
(3) No new awards.--The Director shall not make any new
awards for the activities under the Directorate for any
fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated to the
Foundation (not including amounts appropriated for the
Directorate) is less than the total amount appropriated to
the Foundation (not including such amounts), adjusted by the
rate of inflation, for the previous fiscal year.
(4) No funds for construction.--No funds provided to the
Directorate under this section shall be used for
construction.

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