AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 5116), S10522 [17DE], H3364, H3388, H3391, H3392, H3393, H3394, H3396, H3398, H3400, H3401, H3402, H3403, H3404 [12MY], H3445, H3446, H3447, H3448, H3449 [13MY], H4189 [28MY], H8824 [21DE]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (see H.R. 5325), H3540 [18MY]
Enact (H.R. 5116): consideration (see H. Res. 1344), H3309 [11MY]
———consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1781), H8940 [21DE]
Letters
Provisions: Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), E869 [18MY]
———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), E870 [18MY]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 5116), H3455 [13MY], H8841 [21DE]
Remarks in House
Business and industry: support and strengthen manufacturing, H8848 [21DE]
Colleges and universities: assist under-represented students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields transition from 2-year to 4-year institutions, H3445 [13MY]
———certify pre-service and in-service science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education teacher training and professional development, H3451 [13MY]
———encourage graduate-level talent trained at U.S. institutions in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to remain in the U.S., H3447 [13MY]
———ensure science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs are available to disabled veterans, H3455, H3456 [13MY], H3578-H3582 [19MY], H4207, H4210 [28MY]
———recognize role of community colleges in advancement of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, H3363 [12MY]
———require those receiving funding to respond to certain union information requests, H3399 [12MY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H5904 [21JY]
Dept. of Commerce: expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and Technology Innovation Program funding, H3390 [12MY]
———give priority to innovation clusters that work with local Workforce Investment Area Boards, H3448, H3449 [13MY]
———require Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program to evaluate challenges that are unique to small manufacturers and facilitate improved communication betweeen centers, H3352 [12MY]
———restrict funding to certain innovation programs, H3393 [12MY]
Dept. of Education: include manufacturing education and training in the strategic national plan to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce, H3402 [12MY]
Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, E842 [13MY]
———expand Federal loan guarantees for innovative energy technologies in manufacturing, H3404, H3405 [12MY]
———include biomass technology systems in the list of fields that are encompassed by the energy systems science and engineering education programs, H3394 [12MY]
———include competitive grants for colleges and universities to expand energy systems science and engineering courses and degree programs, H3403 [12MY]
———make all Federal laboratories eligible grant recipients under the regional innovation cluster program, H3450 [13MY]
———require science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) coordinating committee to conduct outreach designed to promote understanding of STEM-related career opportunities, H3400 [12MY]
———support development and commercial application of clean energy technologies through a Clean Energy Consortium, H3397, H3398 [12MY]
———train energy auditors, field technicians and building contractors to promote use of energy retrofits and energy efficient technologies, H3448 [13MY]
Economy: importance of job creation, H6049 [27JY]
Education: ensure that students enrolled in 2-year certificate or associate programs are eligible for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and increase minority participation in STEM careers, H3395 [12MY]
———provide special consideration to high-needs schools and underrepresented teachers and minorities when determining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fellowship grants, H8846 [21DE]
———science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education funding, E845 [13MY]
———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives, H3392 [12MY]
———support robotics competitions in high schools to promote science research and development skills, H3450 [13MY]
Enact (H.R. 5116), H3315, H3316, H3356-H3409, H3424, H3425 [12MY], H3444-H3457 [13MY], H3547 [19MY], H3687 [20MY], H3753, H3804 [25MY], H4187-H4194, H4207, H4210 [28MY], H4495, H4497 [15JN], H6034 [26JY], H6151 [27JY], E842, E845, E848, E850 [13MY], E860, E869 [18MY], E1088 [14JN]
———consideration (H. Res. 1344), H3347-H3355 [12MY]
———consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1781), H8820-H8823 [21DE]
———motion to recommit, H3455-H3457 [13MY]
———Senate amendment, H8823-H8852 [21DE], E2237 [22DE]
Enact (H.R. 5325), H3548-H3583 [19MY], H3678 [20MY]
Federal employees: encourage those working in science and engineering fields to volunteer in the advancement of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs, H3446, H3447 [13MY]
———prohibit funding of salaries for individuals viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography on Federal computers, H3455, H3456 [13MY]
Government: eliminate duplicative programs, H3581 [19MY]
Great Lakes: carry out research on the effects of climate change, H3398 [12MY]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H8821, H8822 [21DE]
Immigration: restrict funding to program participants enrolled in the employment eligibility verification program, H3351 [12MY]
NIST: carry out the green manufacturing and construction initiative, H3450, H3452 [13MY]
———develop reference materials, standards, instruments, and measurement methods for nanomaterials and compile data to support correlation of nanomaterial properties to environmental, health, or safety risks, H3402 [12MY]
———reorganize laboratories, H3363 [12MY]
NSF: conduct outreach to encourage fellowship and scholarship applications from underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, H3392 [12MY]
———establish a Green Chemistry Basic Research and Development program and provide merit-based grants to support green chemistry applications, H3403, H3404 [12MY]
———promote participation of veterans in the postdoctoral research fellowship program, H3445, H3446 [13MY]
———provide grants for research-based reforms in master's and doctoral level science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education that emphasizes preparation for diverse careers in such fields, H3361 [12MY]
———report on economic and ethnic breakdown of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education internship recipients, H3393 [12MY]
———respond to recommendations regarding investments in facilities, H3363 [12MY]
———Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program funding, H8844 [21DE]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: include elementary and secondary school administrators to be part of the President's Advisory Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education, H3402 [12MY]
———require submittal of a strategic national plan to invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S., H3403 [12MY]
Science: ensure development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology, H3392 [12MY]
Telecommunications: improve and coordinate emergency communications systems, H3392 [12MY]
Women: increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training, H3361 [12MY]
Remarks in Senate
Enact (H.R. 5116), S10451 [17DE], S10924 [21DE]
Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 5116, provisions, S10924 [21DE]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 5116, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1344) (H. Rept. 111-479), H3309 [11MY]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5116, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1781) (H. Rept. 111-692), H8940 [21DE]
Provisions: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 5116) (H. Rept. 111-478), H3278 [7MY]
Tables
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5116, provisions, S10452 [17DE], H4212 [28MY]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5325, provisions, H3656 [19MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 1344, consideration of H.R. 5116, provisions, H3347 [12MY]
H. Res. 1781, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 5116, provisions, H8820 [21DE]