3.0.0 753 2023-01-11T19:46:54Z 2023-01-11T19:46:54Z Senate S S 2007-03-02 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-02T18:10:04Z 2007-03-02 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-03-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2562) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-03-02 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2007-03-02 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-03-02 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2007-03-02 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2007-03-02 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-03-02 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2007-05-08 False Science, Technology, Communications Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics High technology National Science Foundation Research centers Research grants Scientific instruments and apparatus Science, Technology, Communications 00 2007-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-10T16:10:06Z EPSCoR Research and Competitiveness Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

Requires the Director of the NSF: (1) in the administration of the NSF's research infrastructure improvement grant program, to authorize states participating in the grant program to include partnership with out-of-state research institutions if the amount of funding transferred to another state does not exceed 5% of the amount of the grant in any fiscal year; and (2) from the amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act, to make available specified amounts for FY2008-FY2012 to such grant program.

Requires the Director to obligate and spend not less than 20% of the amount available for EPSCoR on co-funding projects that are ranked by a peer-review process in the top 20% of all proposals submitted in response to an announced competition. Requires the submission of annual reports providing information concerning: (1) co-funded projects on a state-by-state basis; and (2) the amount and use of co-funding by each of the NSF's directorates.

Requires the Director: (1) through the Office of Cyber Infrastructure, to develop and publish a plan enabling states participating in EPSCoR to develop partnerships and participate fully in the NSF's Cyber Infrastructure Initiative; and (2) through the Office of Major Research Instrumentation, to develop and publish a plan enabling states participating in EPSCoR to develop partnerships and participate fully in the NSF's major research instrumentation program.

]]> EPSCoR Research and Competitiveness Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance scientific research and competitiveness through the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title EPSCoR Research and Competitiveness Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced EPSCoR Research and Competitiveness Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s753is/xml/BILLS-110s753is.xml 2007-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.