S.Amdt. 1936

SA 1936. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Inhofe)
submitted

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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 of division B 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 $9,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $8,500,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the
activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of
which $756,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related
activities, including workforce activities under section
2202; and
(B) $500,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $165,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under
section 2104;
(ii) $90,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $70,000,000 shall be for academic technology transfer
under section 2109;
(iv) $50,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 2108;
(v) $75,000,000 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 $9,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $8,700,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the
activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of
which $1,078,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related
activities, including workforce activities under section
2202; and
(B) $1,000,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $330,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under
section 2104;
(ii) $180,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $140,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $100,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $150,000,000 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 $10,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $8,900,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the
activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of
which $1,383,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related
activities, including workforce activities under section
2202; and
(B) $1,400,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $462,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under
section 2104;
(ii) $252,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $196,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $140,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $210,000,000 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 $11,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $9,100,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the
activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of
which $1,722,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related
activities, including workforce activities under section
2202; and
(B) $2,600,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $858,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under
section 2104;
(ii) $468,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $364,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $260,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $390,000,000 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 $17,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $9,500,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the
activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, of
which $2,011,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related
activities, including workforce activities under section
2202; and
(B) $7,500,000,000 shall be made available to the
Directorate, of which--
(i) $2,475,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers
under section 2104;
(ii) $1,350,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships,
and other activities under section 2106;
(iii) $1,050,000,000 shall be for academic technology
transfer under section 2109;
(iv) $750,000,000 shall be for test beds under section
2108;
(v) $1,350,000,000 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.

SEC. 2116A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out the recommendations of the
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
contained in the final report of the Commission submitted
under section 1051(c)(2) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (132 Stat.
1965; Public Law 115-232), including any classified
recommendations the Commission may have made, and to conduct
research and development in the key technology focus areas
amounts as follows:
(1) For the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency:
(A) $720,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
(B) $853,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(C) $1,107,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
(D) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
(E) $1,420,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) For the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering, including for the establishment of
an artificial intelligence fund:
(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
(B) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(3) For the Department of Defense Joint Artificial
Intelligence Center, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
(4) For the Department of Defense, other than as described
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3):
(A) $1,253,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
(B) $1,485,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(C) $1,926,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
(D) $2,263,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
(E) $2,472,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(5) For the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, and
other elements of the intelligence community (as defined in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3003)), the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the
Department of Energy, consistent with the recommendations of
the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
in the report described in this subsection in the matter
before paragraph (1):

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(A) $1,093,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
(B) $1,296,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(C) $1,680,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
(D) $1,974,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
(E) $2,156,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(b) Allocation and Limitations.--
(1) Supplement and not supplant.--The amounts authorized to
be appropriated by subsection (a) shall supplement, and not
supplant, any other amounts previously authorized to be
appropriated for the purposes described in such subsection.
(2) Prohibition on use of funds for construction.--None of
the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization in
subsection (a) may be used for construction.
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