Congressional Record, Senate, May 19, 2021, Page S2796
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated May 19, 2021, at page S2796, carrying text of amendments to S. 1260, the bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation. SA 1539 and SA 1542, submitted by Mr. Johnson, include a rescission of unobligated amounts made available by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and a cut in a figure from $252,000,000 to $184,524,000. One amendment text would require each review panel for a specific Federal research grant to include a taxpayer advocate and would create an Office of the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Advocate for Research. SA 1543 is submitted by Mr. Luján, Mrs. Capito and Mr. Manchin.
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S2796 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 19, 2021
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—No amounts made avail- tablish a critical supply chain resil- each review panel for a specific Federal re-
able under subtitle D, E, F, G, or H of title iency program, and for other purposes; search grant shall include—
II, subtitle C of title III, or title V of the which was ordered to lie on the table; (1) at least one individual who is not pro-
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public fessionally affiliated with any academic or
as follows: research institution, has not been profes-
Law 117–2) may be used for purposes of car-
rying out this Act, or any amendments made On page 1437, line 4, strike ‘‘$252,000,000’’ sionally affiliated in the 10 years preceding
by this Act, pursuant to subsection (a). and insert ‘‘$184,524,000’’. the date of inclusion on the panel, and is an
expert in a field unrelated to the field of re-
SA 1539. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an SA 1542. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an search under which the grant proposal was
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment intended to be proposed to submitted; and
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. (2) at least one individual who shall serve
SCHUMER to the bill S. 1260, to establish primarily as a ‘‘taxpayer advocate’’ (defined
SCHUMER to the bill S. 1260, to establish as someone whose main focus is on the value
a new Directorate for Technology and a new Directorate for Technology and
Innovation in the National Science proposed research delivers to the taxpayer).
Innovation in the National Science (b) PROHIBITION ON RECEIVING REC-
Foundation, to establish a regional Foundation, to establish a regional OMMENDATIONS FROM GRANT APPLICANTS ON
technology hub program, to require a technology hub program, to require a REVIEW PANEL.—Notwithstanding any other
strategy and report on economic secu- strategy and report on economic secu- provision of law, each agency that awards a
rity, science, research, innovation, rity, science, research, innovation, Federal research grant shall not accept rec-
manufacturing, and job creation, to es- ommendations from an applicant for such
manufacturing, and job creation, to es- grant as to who should or should not be on
tablish a critical supply chain resil- tablish a critical supply chain resil-
the grant review panel for such applicant.
iency program, and for other purposes; iency program, and for other purposes; SEC. 2529. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL AND
which was ordered to lie on the table; which was ordered to lie on the table; TAXPAYER ADVOCATE FOR RE-
as follows: as follows: SEARCH.
On page 1437, line 6, strike ‘‘$418,000,000’’ (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
At the appropriate place in title V of divi- (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established an Of-
and insert ‘‘$351,000,000’’.
sion B, insert the following: fice of the Special Inspector General and
SEC. 25ll. RESCISSION. SA 1543. Mr. LUJÁN (for himself, Taxpayer Advocate for Research.
Of the amounts made available by the Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. MANCHIN) sub- (2) HEAD OF OFFICE.—There shall be at the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public head of the Office described in paragraph (1)
Law 117–2) (including any amendments made
mitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1502 pro- the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer
by such Act), except for amounts made avail- Advocate for Research, who shall be ap-
able under subtitle D, E, F, G, or H of title posed by Mr. SCHUMER to the bill S. pointed by the President, by and with the ad-
II of such Act (or amendments made by any 1260, to establish a new Directorate for vice and consent of the Senate.
such subtitle), and remaining unobligated on Technology and Innovation in the Na- (b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND SAVINGS.—
the date of enactment of this Act, tional Science Foundation, to establish (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, unless
$109,700,000,000 (or, if the full such amount is a regional technology hub program, to otherwise provided or indicated by the con-
not unobligated on such date, the portion of require a strategy and report on eco- text—
such amount that remains unobligated) is (A) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the
hereby rescinded.
nomic security, science, research, inno-
meaning given to the term ‘‘agency’’ by sec-
vation, manufacturing, and job cre- tion 551(1) of title 5, United States Code;
SA 1540. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an ation, to establish a critical supply (B) the term ‘‘function’’ means any duty,
amendment intended to be proposed to chain resiliency program, and for other obligation, power, authority, responsibility,
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. purposes; which was ordered to lie on right, privilege, activity, or program; and
SCHUMER to the bill S. 1260, to establish the table; as follows: (C) the term ‘‘office’’ includes any office,
a new Directorate for Technology and In section 2116, between subsections (e) and administration, agency, institute, unit, orga-
(f), insert the following: nizational entity, or component thereof.
Innovation in the National Science
(f) AMOUNTS FOR NEXT GENERATION RADAR (2) TRANSFER.—There are transferred to
Foundation, to establish a regional the Office of the Special Inspector General
AND RADIO ASTRONOMY IMPROVEMENTS AND
technology hub program, to require a RELATED ACTIVITIES.— and Taxpayer Advocate for Research all
strategy and report on economic secu- (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts au- functions which the Office of Inspector Gen-
rity, science, research, innovation, thorized to be appropriated to the Founda- eral of the National Science Foundation ex-
manufacturing, and job creation, to es- tion for a fiscal year under this section, ercised before the date of enactment of this
tablish a critical supply chain resil- $176,000,000 shall be made available for the division (including all related functions of
iency program, and for other purposes; design, development, prototyping, or mid- any officer or employee of the Office of In-
scale upgrades of next generation radar and spector General of the National Science
which was ordered to lie on the table;
radio astronomy improvements and related Foundation).
as follows: (3) RULES.—The Office of the Special In-
activities under section 14 of the National
On page 1105, line 21, strike ‘‘; and’’ and in- Science Foundation Authorization Act of spector General and Taxpayer Advocate for
sert a semicolon. 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-4). Research is authorized to prescribe, in ac-
On page 1106, line 7, strike the period at (2) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—The cordance with the provisions of chapters 5
the end and insert a semicolon. amounts made available under this sub- and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such
On page 1106, between lines 7 and 8, insert section shall supplement, and not supplant, rules and regulations as the Office of the
the following: any other amounts appropriated to the Special Inspector General and Taxpayer Ad-
(5) include an evaluation of and rec- Foundation. vocate for Research determines necessary or
ommendations for modification, consolida- appropriate to administer and manage the
tion, or repeal of regulations with the aim of SA 1544. Mr. PAUL submitted an functions of the Office of the Special Inspec-
complying with domestic content procure- amendment intended to be proposed by tor General and Taxpayer Advocate for Re-
ment preferences and improving competi- search.
tiveness; and
him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a
new Directorate for Technology and In- (4) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPRO-
(6) include an assessment of the impacts of PRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL.—Except as other-
Federal permitting processes on the oper- novation in the National Science Foun- wise provided in this subsection, the per-
ation of any applicable domestic content dation, to establish a regional tech- sonnel employed in connection with, and the
procurement preference. nology hub program, to require a strat- assets, liabilities, contracts, property,
egy and report on economic security, records, and unexpended balances of appro-
SA 1541. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an science, research, innovation, manufac- priations, authorizations, allocations, and
amendment intended to be proposed to turing, and job creation, to establish a other funds employed, used, held, arising
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. critical supply chain resiliency pro- from, available to, or to be made available in
SCHUMER to the bill S. 1260, to establish gram, and for other purposes; which connection with the functions transferred by
a new Directorate for Technology and this subsection, subject to section 1531 of
was ordered to lie on the table; as fol-
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Innovation in the National Science title 31, United States Code, shall be trans-
lows: ferred to the Office of the Special Inspector
Foundation, to establish a regional After section 2527 of title V of division B General and Taxpayer Advocate for Re-
technology hub program, to require a insert the following: search. Unexpended funds transferred pursu-
strategy and report on economic secu- SEC. 2528. REVIEW PANELS. ant to this paragraph shall be used only for
rity, science, research, innovation, (a) INCLUSION ON REVIEW PANELS.—Not- the purposes for which the funds were origi-
manufacturing, and job creation, to es- withstanding any other provision of law, nally authorized and appropriated.
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