AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Fiscal Year 2003.— (1) In general.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $5,536,390,000 for fiscal year 2003. (2) Specific allocations.—Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)— (A) $4,155,690,000 shall be made available to carry out research and related activities, of which $704,000,000 shall be for information technology research described in paragraph (1) of section 8 and $301,000,000 shall be for nanoscale science and engineering described in paragraph (2) of section 8; (B) $1,006,250,000 shall be made available for education and human resources, of which— (i) $200,000,000 shall be for mathematics and science education partnerships described in section 9; (ii) $20,000,000 shall be for the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program described in section 10; and (iii) $25,000,000 shall be for the science, mathematics, engineering, and technology talent expansion program described in paragraph (7) of section 8; (C) $172,050,000 shall be made available for major research equipment and facilities construction; (D) $191,200,000 shall be made available for salaries and expenses; (E) $3,500,000 shall be made available for the Office of the National Science Board, including salaries and compensation for members of the Board and staff appointed under section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863), travel and training costs for members of the Board and such staff, general and Board operating expenses, representational expenses for the Board, honorary awards made by the Board, Board reports (other than the report entitled “Science and Engineering Indicators”), and contracts; and (F) $7,700,000 shall be made available for the Office of Inspector General. (b) Fiscal Year 2004.— (1) In general.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $6,390,832,000 for fiscal year 2004. (2) Specific allocations.—Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)— (A) $4,799,822,000 shall be made available to carry out research and related activities, of which $774,000,000 shall be for information technology research described in paragraph (1) of section 8 and $350,000,000 shall be for nanoscale science and engineering described in paragraph (2) of section 8; (B) $1,157,188,000 shall be made available for education and human resources, of which— (i) $300,000,000 shall be for mathematics and science education partnerships described in section 9; (ii) $20,000,000 shall be for the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program described in section 10; and (iii) $30,000,000 shall be for the science, mathematics, engineering, and technology talent expansion program described in paragraph (7) of section 8; (C) $211,182,000 shall be made available for major research equipment and facilities construction; (D) $210,320,000 shall be made available for salaries and expenses; (E) $3,850,000 shall be made available for the Office of the National Science Board for the purposes described in subsection (a)(2)(E); and (F) $8,470,000 shall be made available for the Office of Inspector General. (c) Fiscal Year 2005.— (1) In general.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $7,378,343,000 for fiscal year 2005. (2) Specific allocations.—Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)— (A) $5,543,794,000 shall be made available to carry out research and related activities; (B) $1,330,766,000 shall be made available to carry out education and human resources, of which— (i) $400,000,000 shall be for mathematics and science education partnerships described in section 9; (ii) $20,000,000 shall be for the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program described in section 10; and (iii) $35,000,000 shall be for the science, mathematics, engineering, and technology talent expansion program described in paragraph (7) of section 8; (C) $258,879,000 shall be made available for major research equipment and facilities construction; (D) $231,337,000 shall be made available for salaries and expenses; (E) $4,250,000 shall be made available for the Office of the National Science Board for the purposes described in subsection (a)(2)(E); and (F) $9,317,000 shall be made available for the Office of Inspector General. (d) Fiscal Year 2006.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $8,519,776,000 for fiscal year 2006. (e) Fiscal Year 2007.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation $9,839,262,000 for fiscal year 2007. (f) Contingent Authorization.— (1) In general.—Funds are authorized to be appropriated under subsections (d) and (e), contingent on a determination by Congress that the Foundation has made successful progress toward meeting management goals consisting of— (A) strategic management of human capital; (B) competitive sourcing; (C) improved financial performance; (D) expanded electronic government; and (E) budget and performance integration. (2) Consideration.—In making that determination, Congress shall take into consideration whether or not the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has certified that the Foundation has, overall, made successful progress toward meeting those goals.