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 PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

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(3) An explanation of how the projects and instrumentation acquisitions described in paragraph (2) relate to the deficiencies and priorities identified pursuant to subsection (a). SEC. 1008. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INNOVATION ACCELERATION RESEARCH.

42 USC 6603.

(a) SENSE

OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF INNOVATION IN THE UNITED STATES.—It is the sense of Congress

that each Federal research agency should strive to support and promote innovation in the United States through high-risk, highreward basic research projects that— (1) meet fundamental technological or scientific challenges; (2) involve multidisciplinary work; and (3) involve a high degree of novelty. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SETTING ANNUAL FUNDING GOALS FOR BASIC RESEARCH.—It is the sense of Congress that each Executive agency that funds research in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics should set a goal of allocating an appropriate percentage of the annual basic research budget of such agency to funding high-risk, high-reward basic research projects described in subsection (a). (c) REPORT.—Each Executive agency described in subsection (b) shall submit to Congress each year, together with documents submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President for the fiscal year beginning in such year (as submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), a report describing whether a funding goal as described in subsection (b) has been established, and if such a goal has been established, the following: (1) A description of such funding goal. (2) Whether such funding goal is being met by the agency. (3) A description of activities supported by amounts allocated in accordance with such funding goal. (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) BASIC RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘basic research’’ has the meaning given such term in the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–11. (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

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42 USC 6620.

(a) PRINCIPLES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the heads of all Federal civilian agencies that conduct scientific research, shall develop and issue an overarching set of principles to ensure the communication and open exchange of data and results to other agencies, policymakers, and the public of research conducted by a scientist employed by a Federal civilian agency and to prevent the intentional or unintentional suppression or distortion of such research findings. The principles shall encourage the open exchange of data and results of research undertaken by a scientist employed by such an agency and shall be consistent with existing Federal laws, including chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘BayhDole Act’’). The principles shall also take into consideration the policies of peer-reviewed scientific journals in which Federal scientists may currently publish results. dkrause on GSDDPC44 with PUBLAW

SEC. 1009. RELEASE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RESULTS.

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