I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2457 To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide oppor- tunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and development at such institutions, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 3, 2023 Mr. CARTER of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide opportunities for and strengthen research ca- pacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and devel- opment at such institutions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:13 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2457.IH H2457 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2457 IH SECTION 1. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT PRO- 1 GRAM TO STIMULATE SUSTAINABLE IM- 2 PROVEMENT IN EXISTING RESEARCH AND 3 DEVELOPMENT AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS 4 OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 6 Science Foundation shall establish a grant program to 7 provide financial assistance to institutions of higher edu- 8 cation specified in subsection (c) to aid such institutions 9 in the development and enhancement of research facilities 10 in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medical 11 matters, and other research and development matters. 12 (b) USES.—Institutions of higher education specified 13 in subsection (c) that receive grants from the National 14 Science Foundation may use such grants for the following 15 in furtherance of the purpose described in subsection (a): 16 (1) Existing building infrastructure improve- 17 ments or enhancements. 18 (2) Materials and equipment needed to conduct 19 or produce research. 20 (3) Infrastructure needs to maintain building 21 infrastructure. 22 (c) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SPECI- 23 FIED.—The institutions of higher education specified in 24 this subsection are the following: 25 (1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:13 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2457.IH H2457 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 2457 IH (2) Hispanic-serving institutions. 1 (3) Tribal colleges. 2 (4) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. 3 (5) Predominantly Black institutions. 4 (6) Native American-serving, nontribal institu- 5 tions. 6 (7) Asian-American and Native American Pa- 7 cific Islander-serving institutions. 8 (8) Minority serving institutions. 9 (9) Public and private institutions with endow- 10 ments of less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant 11 dollars. 12 (10) Two-year colleges. 13 (11) Community colleges. 14 (12) Vocational-technical colleges. 15 (13) Career colleges. 16 (14) Four-year colleges with endowments of less 17 than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant dollars. 18 (15) Liberal arts colleges with endowments of 19 less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant dollars. 20 (16) Single-sex colleges. 21 (17) Religiously affiliated colleges with endow- 22 ments of less than $900,000,000 in 2023 constant 23 dollars. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:13 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2457.IH H2457 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB