; and (3) a description and evaluation of the status of institution of higher education and Federal laboratory policies and practices required under section 54807(a), including any recommendations for revising or expanding such policies. 54812. Merit review Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as altering any intellectual or broader impacts criteria at Federal science agencies for evaluating grant applications. 54813. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (2) Federal laboratory The term Federal laboratory has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3703 ). (3) Federal science agency The term Federal science agency means any Federal agency with at least $100,000,000 in research and development expenditures in fiscal year 2022. (4) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). (5) Interagency working group on inclusion in STEM The term interagency working group on inclusion in STEM means the interagency working group established by section 308 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6626 ). (6) STEM The term STEM means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science. SS Student Loan Fairness Act 54901. Short title This title may be cited as the Student Loan Fairness Act . 54902. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A well-educated citizenry is critical to our Nation’s ability to compete in the global economy. (2) The Federal Government has a vested interest in ensuring access to higher education. (3) Higher education should be viewed as a public good benefitting our country rather than as a commodity solely benefitting individual students. (4) Total outstanding student loan debt officially surpassed total credit card debt in the United States in 2015, and now