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For Immediate Release
08/09/07
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Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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Innovation and Competitiveness Bill Signed into Law
America COMPETES ACT Expands Basic R&D, Strengthens Science and Math Education |
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HONOLULU, HI – President George W. Bush signed into law today the America COMPETES Act, which expands education, and research and development, in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
“The America COMPETES Act embodies bipartisan, bicameral multi-committee efforts in responding to the nation’s defining economic challenge of how to remain strong and competitive in the face of emerging challenges from around the world,” said Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii). “A strong national investment in science, education, and technology provides opportunities for Americans to succeed in a whole array of disciplines and professions. This bill demonstrates that Americans are not taking their traditional technological and economic dominance for granted, but are continually working to improve and lead.”
The Commerce Committee provisions in the America COMPETES Act increase education partnerships funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Laboratories, and significantly increase funding to the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. These provisions also direct the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to increase basic research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to promote leadership in the ocean and atmospheric research and education fields.
Sixty-nine Senators cosponsored the original Senate measure, S. 761, introduced by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), including Chairman Inouye and Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who are original cosponsors.
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