3.0.0 1373 2023-01-11T16:47:42Z 2023-01-11T16:47:42Z Senate S S 2007-05-11 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing sscm23 Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee Hearings by 2007-10-18T21:39:19Z Referred to 2007-05-11T16:09:28Z Building a Stronger America Act 110 4250 HR 2008-01-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Related bill CRS 2007-10-18 sscm23 Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-1191. Committee 2007-05-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-05-24 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-06-11 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-06-11 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-06-27 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2007-07-25 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-08-02 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-11-02 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-12-07 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2008-02-25 False Science, Technology, Communications Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to research Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Grants-in-aid Research and development Research centers Technological innovations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2007-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-26T22:46:00Z Building a Stronger America Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or expansion of existing science parks.

Allows the Secretary to guarantee up to 80% of the loan amount for loans exceeding $10 million for projects for the construction of such infrastructure.

Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) under which NAS shall evaluate, every three years, such development.

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