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S 2862 110th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Asteroids Astronomy Atmosphere Meteorological research Meteorology Puerto Rico Solar system Space activities Surveys Telescopes

A bill to provide for National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration utilization of the Arecibo Observatory.

Introduced: April 15, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Instructs the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) ensure that the Arecibo Observatory, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is fully funded to continue its research on Earth's ionosphere, its research in radio astronomy, and research on the solar system; and (2) coordinate with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to ensure that the capabilities of the Arecibo Observatory continue to be available for NASA research in characterizing and mitigating Near Earth Objects, and other research as needed.

What's happening now April 15, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 15, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2862: A bill to provide for National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration utilization of the Arecibo Observatory.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2862/
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"S. 2862: A bill to provide for National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration utilization of the Arecibo Observatory.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2862/.
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S. 2862, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2862/.
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