124 STAT. 4006 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $7,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount authorized by paragraph (1)— (A) $6,234,281,000 shall be made available to carry research and related activities; (B) $978,959,000 shall be made available for education and human resources; (C) $225,544,000 shall be made available for major research equipment and facilities construction; (D) $341,676,000 shall be made available for agency operations and award management; (E) $4,808,000 shall be made available for the Office of the National Science Board; and (F) $14,732,000 shall be made available for the Office of Inspector General. (c) FISCAL YEAR 2013.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $8,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount authorized by paragraph (1)— (A) $6,637,849,000 shall be made available to carry research and related activities; (B) $1,041,762,000 shall be made available for edu- cation and human resources; (C) $236,764,000 shall be made available for major research equipment and facilities construction; (D) $363,670,000 shall be made available for agency operations and award management; (E) $4,906,000 shall be made available for the Office of the National Science Board; and (F) $15,049,000 shall be made available for the Office of Inspector General. SEC. 504. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS. (a) STAFFING AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD.—Section 4(g) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘not more than 5’’. (b) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORTS.—Section 4(j)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘within the authority of the Foundation (or otherwise as requested by the Congress or the President)’’ after ‘‘individual policy matters’’. (c) BOARD ADHERENCE TO SUNSHINE ACT.—Section 15(a)(2) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5(a)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and inserting ‘‘To ensure trans- parency of the Board’s entire decision-making process, including deliberations on Board business occurring within its various subdivisions, the Board’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The preceding requirement will apply to meetings of the full Board, whenever a quorum is present; and to meetings of its subdivisions, when- ever a quorum of the subdivision is present.’’.
