National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1994

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization Title II: General Provisions Title III: Academic Research Facilities Modernization Title IV: International Scientific Cooperation National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1993 - Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 1994 through 1996. Title II: General Provisions - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to direct the NSF to include in its annual report to the President a strategic plan defining its goals, criteria, and procedures. Requires the NSF Director to submit to the Congress an annual upgrade and maintenance plan for national research facilities. Amends the Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of 1988 to require the NSF Director, when making awards for academic facilities maintenance, to exclude from consideration after FY 1994 certain institutions or consortia which received Federal maintenance funds for projects that were not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award process. Prohibits a science-technology center from being disqualified from competition for funding support under NSF informal science education programs on the basis of: (1) geographic location; (2) size of population served; or (3) date on which it commences operations. Amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to include within its target population women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 and the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 to modify certain administrative procedures. Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1977 to repeal its mandate for an Office of Small Business Research and Development. Title III: Academic Research Facilities Modernization - Instructs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a multiagency Federal program plan to provide financial support to institutions of higher education to modernize obsolete science and engineering research facilities. Title IV: International Scientific Cooperation - Authorizes the NSF Director to: (1) make grants to domestic organizations for "debt-for-science" exchanges; and (2) facilitate and participate in the establishment of binational and multinational endowed science foundations. Requires the NSF Director to submit to the Congress a strategic plan for NSF international scientific cooperation activities.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 5 May 1994

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 5 May 1994

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 4 May 1994

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 4 May 1994

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 4 May 1994

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 13 April 1994

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  Reported in House · EN · 13 April 1994

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 October 1993

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  Introduced in House · EN · 12 October 1993

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 October 1993

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