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The America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110-69, 121 Stat. 572-718) was enacted to invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. It is divided into 8 titles.
Title I, “Office of Science and Technology Policy; Government-wide Science,” sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the National Science and Technology Summit; (2) a study on barriers to innovation; (3) the National Technology and Innovation Medal; (4) semiannual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Days; (5) the study of service science; (6) the President’s Council on Innovation and Competitiveness; (7) national coordination of research infrastructure; (8) the sense of Congress on innovation acceleration research; and (9) the release of scientific research results.
Title II, “National Aeronautics and Space Administration,” contains provisions relating to: (1) NASA’s contribution to innovation; (2) aeronautics; (3) basic research enhancement; (4) an aging workforce issues program; (5) the sense of Congress regarding NASA’s undergraduate student research program; and (6) the use of the International Space Station National Laboratory to support math and science education and competitiveness.
Title III, “National Institute of Standards and Technology,” sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the authorization of appropriations; (2) amendments to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980; (3) the Manufacturing Extension Partnership; (4) an institute-wide planning report; (5) a report by the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology; (6) meetings of the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology; (7) collaborative manufacturing research pilot grants; (8) the Manufacturing Fellowship Program; (9) the procurement of temporary and intermittent services; (10) the Malcolm Baldrige awards; (11) a report on National Institute of Standards and Technology efforts to recruit and retain early career science and engineering researchers; (12) the Technology Innovation Program; (13) technical amendments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act and other technical amendments; (14) the retention of the depreciation surcharge; and (15) post-doctoral fellows.
Title IV, “Ocean and Atmospheric Programs,” contains provisions regarding: (1) the Ocean and Atmospheric Research and Development Program; (2) the NOAA ocean and atmospheric science education programs; and (3) NOAA’s contribution to innovation.
Title V, “Protecting America’s Competitive Edge Through Energy Act,” sets forth provisions regarding: (2) definitions; (2) the science, engineering, and mathematics education at the Department of Energy; (3) the nuclear science talent expansion program for institutions of higher education; (4) a hydrocarbon systems science talent expansion program for institutions of higher education; (5) Department of Energy early career awards for science, engineering, and mathematics researchers; (6) the authorization of appropriations for the Department of Energy for basic research; (7) discovery science and engineering innovation institutes; (8) the Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) graduate fellowship program; (9) the sense of Congress regarding certain recommendations and reviews; (10) the distinguished scientist program; and (11) the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Title VI, “Education,” sets forth provisions regarding: (1) findings; (2) definitions; (3) teacher assistance programs for baccalaureate and masters degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign language education; (4) general provisions; (5) the authorization of appropriations; (6) advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs; (7) promising practices in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching; (8) mathematics for primary and secondary school students; (9) a foreign language partnership program; (10) the alignment of education programs; and (11) mathematics and science partnership bonus grants.
Title VII, “National Science Foundation,” sets forth various provisions, some of which relate to: (1) definitions; (2) the authorization of appropriations; (3) reaffirmation of the merit-review process of the National Science Foundation; (4) centers for research on learning and education improvement; (5) interdisciplinary research; (6) funding for successful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs; (7) a Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 amendment; (8) high-performance computing and networking; (9) the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; (10) a Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program; (11) the sense of Congress on communications training for scientists; and (12) a limit on proposals.
Title VIII, “General Provisions,” sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the collection of data relating to trade in services; (2) the sense of the Senate regarding small business growth and capital markets; (3) the Government Accountability Office review of activities, grants, and programs; (4) the sense of the Senate regarding anti-competitive tax policy; (5) the study of the provision of online degree programs; (6) the sense of the Senate regarding deemed exports; (7) the sense of the Senate regarding capital markets; and (8) the accountability and transparency of activities authorized by this Act. (Bill: H.R. 2272) |
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