An amendment to clarify the certifications with which the chief financial officer is required to comply when dealing with financial assistance received from the National Science Foundation, specifically the appropriateness of expenditures reported to substantiate indirect costs.

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Amendment Number
239
Description
An amendment to clarify the certifications with which the chief financial officer is required to comply when dealing with financial assistance received from the National Science Foundation, specifically the appropriateness of expenditures reported to substantiate indirect costs.
Purpose
Amendment requires universities to certify that all claims for indirect cost recovery are appropriate and allowable expenditures; and permits the director of the National Science Foundation to grant universities a 1-year delay in the 26 percent cap for administrative costs that is contained in the bill.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 11, 1991
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Boucher amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
13:46:56
Submitted Date
Jul 11, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 7, 2021
Amendment 239 — Informed