---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 19154"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "19154"
heading: "Collection of data on demographics of faculty"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/19154"
units:
  - "Chapter 163 — Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation"
  - "Subchapter V — Broadening Participation in Science"
  - "Part A — STEM Opportunities"
---

# §19154. Collection of data on demographics of faculty

- (a) **Collection of data—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 5 years after August 9, 2022, and at least every five years thereafter, the [Director](/usc/42/19184.md?p=1) of the National Science [Foundation](/usc/42/18901.md?p=11) shall carry out a survey to collect data from award [recipients](/usc/42/18901.md?p=24) on the demographics of [STEM](/usc/42/18901.md?p=27) faculty, by broad fields of [STEM](/usc/42/18901.md?p=27), at different types of institutions of higher education that receive Federal research funding.
  - (2) **Survey considerations—** To the extent practicable, the [Director](/usc/42/19184.md?p=1) of the National Science [Foundation](/usc/42/18901.md?p=11) shall survey, by sex, race, socioeconomic indicators, which may include employment status, occupation, educational attainment, parental education, and income, geographic location, ethnicity, citizenship status, and years since completion of doctoral degree—
    - (A) the number and percentage of faculty;
    - (B) the number and percentage of faculty at each rank;
    - (C) the number and percentage of faculty who are in nontenure-track positions, including teaching and research;
    - (D) the number and percentage of faculty who are reviewed for promotion, including tenure, and the percentage of that number who are promoted, including being awarded tenure;
    - (E) faculty years in rank;
    - (F) the number and percentage of faculty to leave tenure-track positions;
    - (G) the number and percentage of faculty hired, by rank; and
    - (H) the number and percentage of faculty in leadership positions.
- (b) **Existing surveys—** The [Director](/usc/42/19184.md?p=1) of the National Science [Foundation](/usc/42/18901.md?p=11), may, in modifying or expanding existing Federal surveys of higher education (as necessary)—
  - (1) take into account the considerations under [subsection (a)(2)](#a-2) by collaborating with statistical [centers](/usc/42/18901.md?p=17) at other Federal [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1); or
  - (2) make an award to an [institution of higher education](/usc/42/18901.md?p=13) or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) organization (or consortia thereof) to take such considerations into account.
- (c) **Reporting data—** The [Director](/usc/42/19184.md?p=1) of the National Science [Foundation](/usc/42/18901.md?p=11) shall publish statistical summary data collected under this section, including as part of the National Science [Foundation](/usc/42/18901.md?p=11)’s report required by [section 1885d of this title](/usc/42/1885d.md).
- (d) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated to the [Director](/usc/42/19184.md?p=1) of the National Science [Foundation](/usc/42/18901.md?p=11) $4,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 to develop and carry out the initial survey required under [subsection (a)](#a).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10504, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1611.)