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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1862n-7. Reports
(a) Grant size and duration
Not later than 6 months after December 19, 2002, the Director
shall transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report describing
the impact that increasing the average grant size and duration
would have on minority-serving institutions and on institutions
located in States where the Foundation's Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research (established under section 1862g of
this title) is carrying out activities.
(b) Faculty
Not later than 3 months after December 19, 2002, the Director
shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences to assess gender differences in the careers of science and
engineering faculty. This study shall build on the Academy's work
on gender differences in the carriers of doctoral scientists and
engineers and examine issues such as faculty hiring, promotion,
tenure, and allocation of resources including laboratory space.
Upon completion, the results of this study shall be transmitted to
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate.
(c) Grant funding
Not later than 3 months after December 19, 2002, the Director
shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate party to assess
gender differences in the distribution of external Federal research
and development funding. This study shall examine differences in
amounts requested and awarded, by gender, in major Federal external
grant programs. Upon completion, the results of this study shall be
transmitted to the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
(d) Study of broadband network access for schools and libraries
(1) Report to Congress
The Director shall conduct a study of the issues described in
paragraph (3), and not later than 1 year after December 19, 2002,
transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report including
recommendations to address those issues. Such report shall be
updated annually for 4 additional years.
(2) Consultation
In preparing the reports under paragraph (1), the Director
shall consult with Federal agencies and educational entities as
the Director considers appropriate.
(3) Issues to be addressed
The reports shall -
(A) identify the availability of high-speed, large bandwidth
capacity access to different demographic groups served by
elementary schools, secondary schools, and libraries in the
United States;
(B) identify how the provision of high-speed, large bandwidth
capacity access to the Internet to such schools and libraries
can be effectively utilized within each school and library;
(C) consider the effect that specific or regional
circumstances may have on the ability of such institutions to
acquire high-speed, large bandwidth capacity access to achieve
universal connectivity as an effective tool in the education
process; and
(D) include options and recommendations to address the
challenges and issues identified in the reports.
(e) Minority-serving institution funding
(1) Annual reporting required
The Director shall submit an annual report, along with the
President's annual budget request, to the Committee on Science of
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the amount of
funding awarded by the Foundation to minority-serving
institutions, including funding received as members of consortia.
The report shall include information on such funding to
minority-serving institutions -
(A) expressed as a percentage of funding to all institutions
of higher education for each appropriations account within the
Foundation's budget; and
(B) for the preceding 10 years.
(2) Report on ways to improve funding
Within one year after December 19, 2002, the Director shall
submit to the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on
recommendations on how the Foundation can improve funding to
minority-serving institutions.
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