SCIENCE PRIORITIES.

SEC. 10821. [51 U.S.C. 20102 note] SCIENCE PRIORITIES. (a) Sense of Congress on Science Portfolio.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) a balanced and adequately funded set of activities, consisting of research and analysis grant programs, technology development, suborbital research activities, and small, medium, and large space missions, contributes to a robust and productive science program and serves as a catalyst for innovation and discovery; and (2) the Research and Analysis programs funded by the Science Mission Directorate are critically important for— (A) preparing the next generation of space and Earth scientists; (B) pursuing peer-reviewed cutting-edge research; (C) maximizing scientific return from the Administration’s space and Earth science missions; and (D) developing innovative techniques and future mission concepts. (b) Goal.—The Administrator shall pursue the goal of establishing annual funding for Research and Analysis in the Science Mission Directorate that reaches a level of not less than 10 percent of the total annual funding of relevant divisions of the Science Mission Directorate by fiscal year 2025.