US House committee proposes reauthorization of America COMPETES Act
APR 16, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028798
Science : Yesterday Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, introduced legislation designed to reshape federal research policy. Called the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, it includes suggested spending levels for several government agencies and changes to many current policies. Because none of the committee’s Democratic members were consulted nor sponsored the bill, some of its provisions are expected to provoke controversy when the committee meets to discuss it next week. In their Science article, Jeffrey Mervis and David Malakoff summarize some of the bill’s key points.
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