42 U.S.C. § 18998 — Mandatory cost-sharing

(a) Waiver. The cost-sharing requirements under section 1862o-14(c) of this title for the Major Research Instrumentation Program, and under section 1862n-1a(i) of this title for teaching fellowships administered within the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, are waived for 5 years following August 9, 2022. (b) Assessment. Not later than 5 years following August 9, 2022, the Director must submit to Congress an assessment, including feedback from the research community, of the waivers' impact under subsection (a), including: (1) programmatic and scientific goals; (2) institutional commitment and stewardship of federal resources; (3) institutional strategic planning and administrative burden; (4) equity among recipient institutions; and (5) recommendations for or against extending or making the waivers permanent.