IV 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 550 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2012 Mr. Grijalva submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology RESOLUTION Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for innovative transformative research conducted by early career faculty, and recognizing the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) on its 100th anniversary for supporting such research.

Whereas innovative ideas that lead to transformative research are crucial to United States global competitiveness in science and technology; Whereas the integration of transformative scientific research into undergraduate science education will greatly encourage and improve opportunities for early career scientists to make breakthrough scientific discoveries; Whereas support for funding of early career scientists to conduct high-risk, high-reward research is necessary to advance science education and technology innovation in America; Whereas the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), since its founding in 1912, has been committed to enhancing innovative scientific research in the United States; Whereas the RCSA has supported the early career research of no less that 40 Nobel laureates including Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, Grote Reber who led in the field of radio astronomy, and E.O. Lawrence, who built the first large atom-smasher; and Whereas RCSA provides funds annually for a wide range of early career research grants, including grants for its newly established Scialog program, which currently supports catalytic funding for research advancements in the efficiency, durability, and cost of solar energy conversion systems: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives recognizes the importance of transformative early career scientific research, and recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement for its lasting achievements in the field of innovative scientific research.