S 1629
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
DEPSCoR Reauthorization Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4194-4195)
Jul 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
DEPSCoR Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to rename the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. It modifies program objectives and activities to increase the number of researchers capable of performing science and engineering research responsive to Department of Defense (DOD) needs and to provide assistance to science and engineering researchers at institutions of higher education through collaboration between DOD and such researchers.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4194-4195)
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