NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: conduct study on science of background ozone and its impact on poor air quality and provide recommendations to address pollution (see H.R. 4656), H8111 [11OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: study soil health of Federal lands (see H.R. 4133), H7481 [30JY]

Dept. of Energy: develop a national smart manufacturing plan and provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs (see S. 715), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1633), H2584 [7MR]

——— provide for study and evaluation of net metering, which allows consumers and businesses who generate their own electricity to be compensated for energy they provide to the electric grid (see S. 346), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1009), H1390 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out Health in All Policies Demonstration Project and direct National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on eliminating health disparities while improving health equity (see H.R. 5246), H9169 [21NO]

——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 1587), H2581 [7MR]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2902), H4117 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study to develop guidelines, best practices, and examples for congressional redistricting (see H.R. 2057), H3067 [3AP]

Dept. of Transportation: enter into an agreement with National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study on seismicity, land subsidence, and landslides relative to pipeline safety (see H.R. 4375), H7772 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or National Cancer Institute to study the correlation between radiation exposure and prostate cancer (see H.R. 5020), H8738 [8NO]

——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on radiation exposure relative to cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands (see H.R. 1628), H2583 [7MR]

——— extend authority relative to presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to herbicide agents (see H.R. 1482), H2321 [4MR]

Drugs: require National Academy of Medicine study on determining reasonable drug prices and establish Drug Affordability and Access Committee to issue reasonable pricing determination for each drug (see S. 2387), S5248 [31JY]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]

Ocean Studies Board: provide for a study examining impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (see H.R. 988), H1389 [6FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see S. 2133), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3038), H4180 [30MY]

Research: call for international ethical standards in genome editing research (see S. Res. 275), S4822 [15JY]

——— provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4373), H7772 [18SE]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 36), H202 [3JA]

Veterans: conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see S. 2991), S6888 [5DE]

Water: improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see S. 933), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 3548), H5256 [27JN]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see H.R. 837), H1282 [29JA]

Letters

NOAA contract with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to undertake study of terrestrial U.S. Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise: Antonio J. Busalacchi, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, E835 [25JN]

Remarks in House

Ackerman, Susan: election to National Academy of Sciences, H5080 [25JN]

Caligiuri, Michael: election to National Academy of Medicine, E1314 [21OC]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete ‘‘Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program’’ study, H7631, H7632 [11SE]

Jackson, Jeremy: election to National Academy of Sciences, H5080 [25JN]

Lievense, Jefferson: National Academy of Engineering honoree, E477 [18AP]

McGinnis, William: election to National Academy of Sciences, H5080 [25JN]

National Academy of Medicine: study role of Federal funding and research in drug development, H3878 [16MY]

NOAA: contract with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to undertake study of terrestrial U.S. Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise, E826 [24JN], E835 [25JN]

Nuclear energy: include review of accelerator driven systems in its evaluation of viability of different nuclear fuel cycles and technology options, H4744 [18JN]

Ocean Studies Board: provide for a study examining impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (H.R. 988), H4329–H4331 [5JN]

Research: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4373), H9356–H9359 [9DE], E1578 [11DE]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (H.R. 36), H7173–H7176 [23JY], E2 [3JA], E976 [24JY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: require National Academy of Sciences report on consequences of withdrawal from Paris Agreement on U.S. global economic competitiveness and workforce, H3386, H3387 [1MY]

Wildlife: special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose funding, H4963 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Research: call for international ethical standards in genome editing research (S. Res. 275), S4824 [15JY]

Reports filed

Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 36) (H. Rept. 116–153), H5773 [12JY]

Engineering Biology Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4373) (H. Rept. 116–270), H8729 [5NO]

National Estuaries and Acidification Research (NEAR) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 988) (H. Rept. 116–82), H4160 [23MY]

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 715) (S. Rept. 116–80), S5406 [10SE]

Texts of

H.R. 36, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act, H7173–H7175 [23JY]

H.R. 988, National Estuaries and Acidification Research (NEAR) Act, H4329 [5JN]

H.R. 4373, Engineering Biology Research and Development Act, H9356–H9358 [9DE]

S. Res. 275, call for international ethical standards in genome editing research, S4824 [15JY]