S. 4286 116th Congress Senate

RISE Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to authorize appropriations for offsetting the costs related to reductions in research productivity resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

Introduced: July 22, 2020 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Alternative and renewable resourcesCardiovascular and respiratory healthDefense spendingDepartment of Agriculture

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Department of CommerceDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EducationDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of the InteriorEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical researchMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Science FoundationNuclear powerOil and gasPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and development

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Dec 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.

Dec 15, 2020

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-332.

Sep 16, 2020

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jul 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Jul 22, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action December 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2020 or the RISE Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, Health and Human Services, and Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency to provide support for research regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Support may be used to

provide supplemental funding to extend the duration of a grant to a research institution, national laboratory, or individual that was awarded prior to the enactment of this bill, or to expand the purposes of such a grant as specified;
provide supplemental funding through existing competitively awarded cooperative agreements and contracts to cover the increased costs of construction of scientific facilities and equipment that have been delayed because of COVID-19; and
award grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the behavioral, social, or economic effects of COVID-19 and the responses to the disease or on the effectiveness of such responses.

Agencies must provide the support as rapidly as possible.

Provided funds shall remain available for expenditure for up to two years.

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