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HR 3763 115th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Research administration and funding Science and engineering education

Smarter EPSCoR Act

Introduced: September 13, 2017 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Sep 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Sep 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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Smarter EPSCoR Act

This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF), when determining the eligibility of a jurisdiction to participate in the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research [EPSCoR] program (formerly known as the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), to ensure that the proportion of the total amount of NSF research support attributed to the jurisdiction over the three-year period is calculated on a per capita basis.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3763: Smarter EPSCoR Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3763/
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"H.R. 3763: Smarter EPSCoR Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3763/.
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H.R. 3763, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3763/.
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