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HR 3955 110th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Arts, Culture, Religion Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Engineering Exhibitions Federal aid to the arts and humanities Higher education Laboratories Mathematics Museums Scientific education

Science Museum and National Laboratory Partnership Demonstration Act

Introduced: October 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Oct 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Oct 24, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Science Museum and National Laboratory Partnership Demonstration Act - Authorizes the award of up to five grants only to partnerships that include science museums, or consortia thereof serving at least 1,000,000 visitors annually and with an existing partnership with one or more national laboratories, for the purposes of : (1) increasing public understanding of scientific work occurring at the national laboratories; (2) developing exhibits and informal education programs featuring advances in the physical sciences; and (3) increasing public understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.

Disallows such science museums or consortia from receiving more than 60% of a grant award for any fiscal year, with the remaining funds allocated to National Laboratory partners.

What's happening now October 30, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

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