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124 STAT. 4014 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 building competitive research infrastructure, and in order to achieve an integrated Federal effort; (B) coordinate agency objectives with State and institu- tional goals, to obtain continued non-Federal support of science and technology research and training; (C) develop metrics to assess gains in academic research quality and competitiveness, and in science and technology human resource development; (D) conduct a cross-agency evaluation of EPSCoR and other Federal EPSCoR-like programs and accomplishments, including management, investment, and metric-measuring strategies implemented by the different agencies aimed to increase the number of new investigators receiving peer- reviewed funding, broaden participation, and empower knowledge generation, dissemination, application, and national research and development competitiveness; (E) coordinate the development and implementation of new, novel workshops, outreach activities, and follow- up mentoring activities among EPSCoR or EPSCoR-like programs for colleges and universities in EPSCoR States and territories in order to increase the number of proposals submitted and successfully funded and to enhance state- wide coordination of EPSCoR and Federal EPSCoR-like programs; (F) coordinate the development of new, innovative solicitations and programs to facilitate collaborations, part- nerships, and mentoring activities among faculty at all levels in non-EPSCoR and EPSCoR States and jurisdic- tions; (G) conduct an evaluation of the roles, responsibilities and degree of autonomy that program officers or managers (or the equivalent position) have in executing EPSCoR programs at the different Federal agencies and the impacts these differences have on the number of EPSCoR State and jurisdiction faculty participating in the peer review process and the percentage of successful awards by indi- vidual EPSCoR State jurisdiction and individual researcher; and (H) conduct a survey of colleges and university faculty at all levels regarding their knowledge and understanding of EPSCoR, and their level of interaction with and knowl- edge about their respective State or Jurisdictional EPSCoR Committee. (3) MEETINGS AND REPORTS.—The Committee shall meet at least twice each fiscal year and shall submit an annual report to the appropriate committees of Congress describing progress made in carrying out paragraph (2). (e) FEDERAL AGENCY REPORTS.—Each Federal agency that administers an EPSCoR or Federal EPSCoR-like program shall submit to the OSTP as part of its Federal budget submission— (1) a description of the program strategy and objectives; (2) a description of the awards made in the previous year, including— (A) the percentage of reviewers and number of new reviewers from EPSCoR States; (B) the percentage of new investigators from EPSCoR States; Survey.