42 U.S.C. § 16323 — Science and engineering education pilot

Page 8870 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 16321 dent submitted to Congress, a report on progress on the Spallation Neutron Source Project. (2) Contents The report shall include for the Project— (A) a description of the achievement of milestones; (B) a comparison of actual costs to esti- mated costs; and (C) any changes in estimated Project costs or schedule. (c) Spallation Neutron Source Facility plan (1) In general The Secretary shall develop an operational plan for the Spallation Neutron Source Facil- ity that ensures that the Facility is employed to the full capability of the Facility in support of the study of advanced materials, nanoscience, and other missions of the Office of Science of the Department. (2) Plan The operational plan shall— (A) include a plan for the operation of an effective scientific user program that— (i) is based on peer review of proposals submitted for use of the Facility; (ii) includes scientific and technical sup- port to ensure that external users, includ- ing researchers based at institutions of higher education, are able to make full use of a variety of high quality scientific in- struments; and (iii) phases in systems upgrades to en- sure that the Facility remains at the fore- front of international scientific endeavors in the field of the Facility throughout the operating life of the Facility; (B) include an ongoing program to develop new instruments that builds on the high per- formance neutron source and that allows neutron scattering techniques to be applied to a growing range of scientific problems and disciplines; and (C) address the status of and, to the max- imum extent practicable, costs and sched- ules for— (i) full user mode operations of the Facil- ity; (ii) instrumentation built at the Facility during the operating phase through full use of the experimental hall, including the SING; (iii) the SNS power upgrade; and (iv) the SNS second target station. (d) Authorization of appropriations (1) Spallation Neutron Source Project There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Spallation Neutron Source Project for the lifetime of the Project $1,411,700,000 for total project costs, of which— (A) $1,192,700,000 shall be used for the costs of construction; and (B) $219,000,000 shall be used for other Project costs. (2) Spallation Neutron Source Facility (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), there is authorized to be appropriated for the Spallation Neutron Source Facility for— (i) the SING, $75,000,000 for each of fiscal year 2007 through 2009; and (ii) the SNS power upgrade, $160,000,000, to remain available until expended. (B) Insufficient stockpiles of heavy water If stockpiles of heavy water of the Depart- ment are insufficient to meet the needs of the Facility, there is authorized to be appro- priated for the Facility $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 980, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 905.) § 16321. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (a) Establishment The Secretary shall construct and operate a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. The Secretary shall commence construction no later than Sep- tember 30, 2008. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. The Secretary shall not spend more than $1,100,000,000 in Federal funds for all activities associated with the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, prior to operation of the Accelerator. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 981, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 115–246, title III, § 308(b), Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3150.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–246 substituted ‘‘Facility for Rare Isotope Beams’’ for ‘‘Rare Isotope Accelerator’’ in sec- tion catchline and in subsecs. (a) and (b). § 16322. Office of Scientific and Technical Infor- mation The Secretary, through the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, shall maintain with- in the Department publicly available collections of scientific and technical information resulting from research, development, demonstration, and commercial applications activities supported by the Department. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 982, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 907.) § 16323. Science and engineering education pilot program (a) Establishment of pilot program The Secretary shall award a grant to a South- eastern United States consortium of major re- search universities that currently advances science and education by partnering with Na- tional Laboratories, to establish a regional pilot program of its SEEK–16 program for enhancing scientific, technological, engineering, and math- ematical literacy, creativity, and decision-mak- ing. The consortium shall include leading re- search universities, one or more universities that train substantial numbers of elementary and secondary school teachers, and (where ap- propriate) National Laboratories. (b) Program elements The regional pilot program shall include— Page 8871 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 16342 (1) expanding strategic, formal partnerships among universities with strength in research, universities that train substantial numbers of elementary and secondary school teachers, and the private sector; (2) combining Department expertise with one or more National Aeronautics and Space Administration Educator Resource Centers; (3) developing programs to permit current and future teachers to participate in ongoing research projects at National Laboratories and research universities and to adapt lessons learned to the classroom; (4) designing and implementing course work; (5) designing and implementing a strategy for measuring and assessing progress under the program; and (6) developing models for transferring knowl- edge gained under the pilot program to other institutions and areas of the United States. (c) Categorization A grant under this section shall be considered an authorized activity under section 7381b of this title. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 983, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 113–188, title VI, § 601(a), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2019.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–188 struck out subsec. (d). Text read as follows: ‘‘No later than 2 years after the award of the grant, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report outlining lessons learned and, if de- termined appropriate by the Secretary, containing a plan for expanding the program throughout the United States.’’ § 16324. Energy research fellowships (a) Postdoctoral fellowship program The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary provides fellowships to en- courage outstanding young scientists and engi- neers to pursue postdoctoral research appoint- ments in energy research and development at in- stitutions of higher education of their choice. (b) Senior research fellowships (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary provides fellow- ships to allow outstanding senior researchers and their research groups in energy research and development to explore research and de- velopment topics of their choosing for a period of not less than 3 years, to be determined by the Secretary. (2) Consideration In providing a fellowship under the program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider— (A) the past scientific or technical accom- plishment of a senior researcher; and (B) the potential for continued accom- plishment by the researcher during the pe- riod of the fellowship. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 984, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 908.) § 16325. Science and Technology Scholarship Pro- gram (a) In general The Secretary is authorized to establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to individuals that is de- signed to recruit and prepare students for ca- reers in the Department and National Labora- tories. (b) Service requirement The Secretary may require that an individual receiving a scholarship under this section serve as a full-time employee of the Department or a National Laboratory for a fixed period in return for receiving the scholarship. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 984A, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 908.) PART H—INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION § 16341. Western Hemisphere energy cooperation (a) Program The Secretary shall carry out a program to promote cooperation on energy issues with countries of the Western Hemisphere. (b) Activities Under the program, the Secretary shall fund activities to work with countries of the Western Hemisphere to— (1) increase the production of energy sup- plies; (2) improve energy efficiency; and (3) assist in the development and transfer of energy supply and efficiency technologies that would have a beneficial impact on world en- ergy markets. (c) Participation by institutions of higher edu- cation To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall carry out the program under this section with the participation of institutions of higher edu- cation so as to take advantage of the acceptance of institutions of higher education by countries of the Western Hemisphere as sources of unbi- ased technical and policy expertise when assist- ing the Secretary in— (1) evaluating new technologies; (2) resolving technical issues; (3) working with those countries in the de- velopment of new policies; and (4) training policymakers, particularly in the case of institutions of higher education that involve the participation of minority stu- dents, such as— (A) Hispanic-serving institutions; and (B) part B institutions. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; (2) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and (3) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 985, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 908.) § 16342. International energy training (a) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec- retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Inte-