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bridges vol. 26, July 2010 / Bills in Brief: US S&T Policy News  This bridges Bills in Brief is brought to you, in part, by the Science and Technology in Congress Newsletter, a publication of the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Congress, covering the latest science-related news on Capitol Hill. · House Reauthorizes America COMPETES Act The House approved the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 by a 262-to-150 vote on May 28. The legislation is designed to authorize investments in science, innovation, and education at three agencies: the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science. The bill puts authorized basic research funding at the three agencies on a path to double over ten years. Read the full story here: http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/stc/index.shtml#competes · Department of Education Announces $25 Million for Job Retention Activities On July 8th, the US Department of Education announced the availability of $25 million to help loan servicers in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program retrain and redeploy workers most affected by the higher education provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 , which eliminated new loan originations under the bank-run FFEL program.
Source: http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/
us-department-education-announces-25-million-job-retention-activities · House Dives into Appropriations After a slow start, the House was a flurry of appropriations activity in the week leading up to the July 4th recess. The House adopted the budget enforcement resolution for FY 2011 (H.Res.1493) and passed the emergency supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 4899). House appropriations subcommittees have approved six of the twelve appropriation bills: Homeland Security ($43.9 billion; +$254.5 million over the request), Commerce, Justice, and Science ($60.5 billion; -$2.7 million), Agriculture ($23.1 billion; +$26.7 million), State and Foreign Operations ($52.8 billion; -$4.0 billion), Transportation, Housing and Urban Development ($67.4 billion; -$1.3 billion), and Legislative Branch ($3.6 billion; -$336.8 million). Read the full story here: http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/stc/index.shtml#approp Access to the full article is free, but requires you to register. Registration is simple and quick – all we need is your name and a valid e-mail address. We appreciate your interest in bridges. |
