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House Subcommittee
Approves $7.424 Billion for National Science
Foundation
On Tuesday, June 29th, the House Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee approved its FY 2011 funding bill. The bill provides the National Science Foundation (NSF) with $7.424 billion, which is $498 million (seven percent) above the enacted FY 2010 level of $6.926 billion (not including American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds). In his opening
statement, Subcommittee Chairman Alan Mollohan (D-WV) said, “The subcommittee recommendation continues to provide resources consistent with the doubling path identified for NSF and NIST in the COMPETES Act.” The NSF funding level in the bill is equal to the President’s FY 2011 request, but $256 million below FASEB’s recommended 11 percent increase to $7.680 billion.
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Appropriations
Bill Provides $312 Million for Agriculture and
Food Research Initiative
Last week, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee passed its FY 2011 appropriations bill which would fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) at a level of $312 million, which is $50 million (19 percent) above the enacted FY 2010 level of $262 million. "We know for a fact that neglecting basic research is never a smart or sustainable path to prosperity. So, we have continued to make sound investments in agricultural research,” Subcommittee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) said in her opening
statement. The funding provided for AFRI in the bill is $117 million below the President’s FY 2011 request of $429 million and $188 million below FASEB’s recommendation.
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White House Issues Executive Order on Security of
Biological Select Agents and Toxins
On July 2nd, President Obama issued an
Executive Order
on Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States. A
press release accompanying the order stated that it was the result of a review of federal policies and procedures for the security of biological select agents and toxins (BSAT). It begins with a statement about the value of research using BSAT and calls for greater security to prevent their loss, misuse, or accidental release.
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National Science Foundation Launches Innovation
Online Resource
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched its Science, Engineering, & Education Innovation (SEE Innovation)
website initiative. The new service provides policy makers, science-related organizations, and the general public with information about NSF-funded research and education projects. Users can access summaries of select projects, read biographies of leading scientists, learn about large-scale research facilities, and find state-specific statistics about NSF awards received in a given fiscal year.
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