HR 5357
109th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Arts, Culture, Religion
College teachers
Commerce
Commercialization
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Energy
Energy research
Energy storage
Engineering
Engineers
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Higher education
Industrial research
Industry-university relations
Infrastructure
Laboratories
Research for Competitiveness Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
May 11, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E806-807)
May 11, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Research for Competitiveness Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a program of awarding competitive grants to scientists and engineers at the early stage of their careers at institutions of higher education and research institutions to conduct, high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to industry.
Directs the Under Secretary for Science of the Department of Energy to carry out a program of awarding competitive grants to scientists and engineers at the early stage of their careers at institutions of higher education and research institutions to conduct high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to energy production, storage, and use.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Committees of jurisdiction
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