NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: study soil health of Federal lands (see H.R. 5971), H5020 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: enter agreement with National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to study possible mental health effects of lockdown drills or active shooter drills in schools (see H.R. 3872), H2762 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: require National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provide periodic issuance of up-to-date clinical guidance on health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (see H.R. 6674), H6740 [7DE]

——— study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs (see S. 1351), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2955), H2084 [27AP]

Dept. of Transportation: enter into agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce report that identifies and recommends system of measuring aviation noise (see H.R. 2561), H1717 [10AP]

EPA: develop standards for assessment and remediation of mold, establish licensure programs to train proper mold assessment, and provide funding to States and Tribal governments for removal of mold in homes and public buildings (see H.R. 1104), H853 [17FE]

FAA: enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see H.R. 2562), H1717 [10AP]

Hazardous substances: study and report on Federal research agenda to advance understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 466), S455 [16FE]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: establish grant program to develop safe artificial intelligence models and safe artificial intelligence research (see H.R. 6088), H5173 [26OC]

NSF: provide grants to modernize mathematics and improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education through mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and computational thinking (see S. 2739), S4270 [7SE] (see H.R. 1735), H1407 [23MR]

Oceans: prohibit certain mining activities on deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 4537), H3204 [11JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: develop consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address financial instability of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers (see H.R. 4002), H2806 [12JN]

Veterans: study prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in Armed Forces (see H.R. 4886), H3950 [25JY]

Reports filed

Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1735) (H. Rept. 118–62), H2375 [16MY]