The National Science Foundation shall, in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, submit as part of their annual budget requests to Congress, a detailed description of the activities to be funded under this part, including an explanation of how the requested funding is complementary and not redundant of programs, efforts, and infrastructure undertaken or supported by other relevant Federal agencies.
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42 U.S. Code § 19107 - Challenges and focus areas
(a) In generalIn consultation with the Assistant Director, the Board, and the interagency working group established under part D of subchapter VI, the Director shall identify, and annually review and update as appropriate, a list of—
(b) Initial list of societal, national, and geostrategic challengesThe initial list of societal, national, and geostrategic challenges are the following:
(c) Initial list of key technology focus areasThe initial list of key technology focus areas are the following:
(8)
Data storage, data management, distributed ledger technologies, and cybersecurity, including biometrics.
(9)
Advanced energy and industrial efficiency technologies, such as batteries and advanced nuclear technologies, including but not limited to for the purposes of electric generation (consistent with section 1874 of this title.
(d) Relationship between United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges and key technology focus areas
(1)
In updating the list under subsection (a)(1), the Director shall evaluate national and global technology trends.
(2)
In updating the list under subsection (a)(2), the Director shall consider the impact of the selected technologies on United States societal, national, and geostrategic challenges.
(3)
The list under subsection (a)(2) may, but is not required to, align directly with the list under subsection (a)(1).
(4)
Nothing under this section shall prevent the Director from making limited investments in technologies or areas not identified in subsection (a)(1) or subsection (a)(2).
(e) Review and updatesThe Director, in coordination with the interagency working group established under part D of subchapter VI and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall annually review and update as appropriate, the list of key technology focus areas for purposes of this division. As part of the annual review, the Director—
(f) ReportingAt the conclusion of the annual review and update process required by subsection (e), the Director, in consultation with other Federal research agencies, as appropriate, shall deliver a report to Congress detailing—
(g) Detailed description
(h) National AcademiesNot later than 5 years after August 9, 2022, the Director shall contract with the National Academies to conduct a review of the key technology focus areas and the societal, national, and geostrategic challenges, including—
(2)
an assessment of their relevance to the purposes of the Directorate, including to solving challenges with social, economic, health, scientific, and national security implications;
(3)
a review of whether Federal investment in the key technology focus areas have resulted in new domestic manufacturing capacity and job creation;
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This division, referred to in subsec. (e), is div. B of Pub. L. 117–167, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1399, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of div. B to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 18901 of this title and Tables.
Sections 10611 and 10613 of this division, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), are sections 10611 and 10613 of div. B of Pub. L. 117–167, which, respectively, generally amended section 6615 of this title and enacted section 6615b of this title.