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1861Establishment; composition 1862Functions 1862aFindings and purpose 1862bEstablishment of Program 1862cProcedures, guidelines, and planning activities 1862dSet-aside for certain institutions 1862eEvaluations of research centers 1862fResearch center consortia 1862gEstablished Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 1862hCongressional statement of findings and declaration of purposes respecting scientific and technical education and training 1862iSTEM education 1862jAuthorization of appropriations 1862kFindings; core strategies 1862lNational research facilities 1862mFinancial disclosure 1862nMathematics and science education partnerships 1862n–1Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program 1862n–1aNational Science Foundation Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships 1862n–2Establishment of centers for research on mathematics and science learning and education improvement 1862n–3Duplication of programs 1862n–4Major research equipment and facilities construction plan 1862n–5Board meetings; audits; reports; scholarship eligibility 1862n–6Undergraduate education reform 1862n–7Reports 1862n–8Evaluations 1862n–9Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee 1862n–10Minority-serving institutions undergraduate program 1862oPostdoctoral research fellows 1862o–1Responsible conduct of research 1862o–2Reporting of research results 1862o–3Sharing research results 1862o–4Funding for successful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs 1862o–5Meeting critical national science needs 1862o–6Research on innovation and inventiveness 1862o–7Cyberinfrastructure 1862o–8Pilot program of grants for new investigators 1862o–9Broader impacts merit review criterion 1862o–10Advanced information and communications technology research 1862o–12Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program 1862o–13Professional science master’s degree programs 1862o–14Major research instrumentation 1862o–15Limit on proposals 1862pNational Center for Science and Engineering Statistics 1862p–1National Science Foundation manufacturing research and education 1862p–2Partnerships for innovation 1862p–3Sustainable chemistry basic research 1862p–4Undergraduate broadening participation program 1862p–5Research experiences for high school students 1862p–6Research experiences for undergraduates 1862p–7STEM industry internship programs 1862p–8Cyber-enabled learning for national challenges 1862p–9Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 1862p–10Academic technology transfer and commercialization of university research 1862p–11NSF grants in support of sponsored post-doctoral fellowship programs 1862p–12Cloud computing research enhancement 1862p–13Tribal colleges and universities program 1862p–14Broader Impacts Review Criterion 1862p–15Twenty-first century graduate education 1862qInformal STEM education 1862rResearch in disabilities education 1862r–1Dyslexia 1862sReaffirmation of merit-based peer review 1862s–1Transparency and accountability 1862s–2Oversight of NSF major multi-user research facility projects 1862s–3Personnel oversight 1862s–4Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative 1862s–5Programs to expand STEM opportunities 1862s–6Presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring 1862s–7Computer science education research 1862s–8Innovation Corps 1862s–9Translational research grants 1862tSupporting veterans in STEM education and computer science 1862uNSF support of research on opioid addiction 1862vNational Science Foundation research 1862wNSF support of research on impacts of social media on human trafficking 1863National Science Board 1864Director of Foundation 1864aDeputy Director of the Foundation 1865Executive Committee 1866Divisions within Foundation 1868Special commissions 1869Scholarships and graduate fellowships 1869aContracts for precollege science or engineering curriculum development activities; inspection of materials by parent or guardian 1869bIssuance of instructions to grantees of pre-college curriculum projects 1869cLow-income scholarship program 1870General authority of Foundation 1870aBuy-American requirements 1871Disposition of inventions produced under contracts or other arrangements 1872International cooperation and coordination with foreign policy 1873Employment of personnel 1874Security provisions 1875Appropriations 1875aNational Science Foundation Nonrecurring Expenses Fund 1880National Medal of Science 1881Award of National Medal of Science 1881aAlan T. Waterman Award 1881bPresidential awards for teaching excellence 1882Information furnished to Congressional committees 1883Office of Small Business Research and Development 1885Congressional statement of findings and declaration of policy respecting equal opportunities in science and engineering 1885aWomen in science and engineering; support of activities by Foundation for promotion, etc.1885bParticipation in science and engineering of minorities and persons with disabilities 1885cCommittee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering 1885dBiennial reports 1886Data collection and analysis 1886aData on specific fields of study 1887Indemnification of grantees, contractors, and subcontractors under ocean drilling program; approvals and certifications by Director