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42 U.S.C. § 19221 — Early-career research fellowship program

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42 U.S.C. § 19221 — Early-career research fellowship program

**(a) In general** The Director of the National Science Foundation may establish a 2-year pilot program to make awards to highly qualified early-career investigators to carry out an independent research program at the institution of higher education or participating Federal research facility chosen by such investigator, to last for a period not greater than two years. **(b) Selection process** The Director of the National Science Foundation shall select recipients under subsection (a) from among citizens, nationals, and lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens of the United States. **(c) Outreach** The Director of the National Science Foundation shall conduct program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants— (1) from all regions of the country; (2) from historically underrepresented populations in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and (3) who graduate from or intend to carry out research at a variety of types of institutions of higher education, including— (A) historically Black colleges and universities; (B) Tribal Colleges and Universities; (C) minority-serving institutions; (D) institutions of higher education that are not among the top 50 institutions in annual Federal funding for research; and (E) EPSCoR institutions. **(d) Special consideration** The Director of the National Science Foundation shall give special consideration and priority to an application from an individual who graduated from or is intending to carry out research at an institution of the type specified in subsection (c)(3). **(e) Reports from fellows** Not later than 180 days after the end of the pilot program under this section, each early-career investigator who receives an award under the pilot program shall submit to the Director of the

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42 U.S.C. § 18936 — Biometrics research and testing

**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall establish a program to support measurement research to inform the development of best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, and voluntary, consensus-based technical standards for biometric identification systems, including facial recognition systems, to assess and improve the performance of such systems. In carrying out such program, the Director may— (1) conduct measurement research to support efforts to improve the performance of biometric identification systems, including in areas related to conformity assessment, image quality and interoperability, contactless biometric capture technologies, and human-in-the-loop biometric identification systems and processes; (2) convene and engage with relevant stakeholders to establish common definitions and characterizations for biometric identification systems, which may include accuracy, fairness, bias, privacy, consent, and other properties, taking into account definitions in relevant international technical standards and other publications; (3) carry out measurement research and testing on a range of biometric modalities, such as fingerprints, voice, iris, face, vein, behavioral biometrics, genetics, multimodal biometrics, and emerging applications of biometric identification technology; (4) study the use of privacy-enhancing technologies and other technical protective controls to facilitate access, as appropriate, to public data sets for biometric research; (5) conduct outreach and coordination to share technical expertise with relevant industry and nonindustry stakeholders and standards development organizations to assist such entities in the development of best practices and voluntary technical standards; and (6) develop such standard r

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42 U.S.C. § 19109 — Regional Innovation Engines

**(a) In general** From amounts made available to the Directorate, the Director shall make awards to eligible entities for the planning, establishment, and support of Regional Innovation Engines. **(b) Purpose** The purpose of the Regional Innovation Engines shall be to— (1) advance multidisciplinary, collaborative, use-inspired and translational research, technology development, in key technology focus areas; (2) address regional, national, societal, or geostrategic challenges; (3) leverage the expertise of multi-disciplinary and multi-sector partners, including partners from private industry, nonprofit organizations, and civil society organizations; and (4) support the development of scientific, innovation, entrepreneurial, and STEM educational capacity within the region of the Regional Innovation Engine to grow and sustain regional innovation. **(c) Uses of funds** Funds awarded under this section may be used by a Regional Innovation Engine to— (1) conduct use-inspired and translational research and technology development to advance innovation in at least one of the key technology focus areas and to help solve a compelling regional, national, societal, or geostrategic challenge; (2) further the development, adoption, and commercialization of innovations in key technology focus areas, including through support for proof-of-concept development, and through partnership with other Federal agencies and Federal laboratories, industry, including startup companies, labor organizations, civil society organizations, and State, territorial, local, and Tribal governments; (3) develop and manage, or facilitate access to, test beds and instrumentation, which may include fabrication facilities and cyberinfrastructure, to advance the development, integration, and demonstrat

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42 U.S.C. § 19221 — Strategy and report on the nation’s eco-

Page 9334 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 19221 from among citizens, nationals, and lawfully ad- mitted permanent resident aliens of the United States. (c) Outreach The Director of the National Science Founda- tion shall conduct program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants— (1) from all regions of the country; (2) from historically underrepresented popu- lations in the fields of science, technology, en- gineering, and mathematics; and (3) who graduate from or intend to carry out research at a variety of types of institutions of higher education, including— (A) historically Black colleges and univer- sities; (B) Tribal Colleges and Universities; (C) minority-serving institutions; (D) institutions of higher education that are not among the top 50 institutions in an- nual Federal funding for research; and (E) EPSCoR institutions. (d) Special consideration The Director of the National Science Founda- tion shall give special consideration and priority to an application from an individual who grad- uated from or is intending to carry out research at an institution of the type specified in sub- section (c)(3). (e) Reports from fellows Not later than 180 days after the end of the pilot program under this section, each early-ca- reer investigator who receives an award under the pilot program shall submit to the Director of the National Science Foundation a report that describes how the early-career investigator used the award funds. (f) Report from the Director Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the second year of the pilot program, the Direc- tor of the National Science Foundation shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following: (1) A summary of the uses of award funds under this section and the impact of th

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