NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.

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 transparency 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, whenever a quorum of the subdivision is present.”.