U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation

For Immediate Release
August 9th, 2007

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS AMERICA COMPETES ACT INTO LAW
Measure Increases Research and Educational Investment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President George W. Bush today signed the “America COMPETES Act” (Conference Report on S.761 and H.R. 2272) into law. This bill increases American investment in basic research and improves the teaching of math, science and engineering. The “America COMPETES Act” (S.761) was originally cosponsored by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), along with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Senator Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), and others.

“I thank President Bush for signing this legislation which is a crucial step to maintaining and improving America’s competitive edge in the 21^st century,” said Senator Stevens. “By increasing our investment in basic research and the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, America is addressing the serious competitiveness challenges that it faces in today’s global economy.”

The “America COMPETES Act” is a bipartisan legislative response to recommendations contained in the National Academies’ “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” report and the Council on Competitiveness’ “Innovate America” report. The bill is similar to the “National Competitiveness Investment Act” that Senators Frist, Reid, Stevens, Inouye, Ensign, Domenici, Bingaman, Enzi, Kennedy, Lieberman, Alexander, Mikulski, Hutchison, and others introduced in September 2006.

The legislation focuses on three primary areas of importance to maintain and improve America’s innovation in the 21^st Century: (1) increasing research investment, (2) strengthening educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from elementary through graduate school, and (3) developing an innovation infrastructure.

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For Immediate Release August 9th, 2007

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS AMERICA COMPETES ACT INTO LAW Measure Increases Research and Educational Investment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President George W. Bush today signed the “America COMPETES Act” (Conference Report on S.761 and H.R. 2272) into law. This bill increases American investment in basic research and improves the teaching of math, science and engineering. The “America COMPETES Act” (S.761) was originally cosponsored by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), along with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Senator Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), and others. “I thank President Bush for signing this legislation which is a crucial step to maintaining and improving America’s competitive edge in the 21^st century,” said Senator Stevens. “By increasing our investment in basic research and the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, America is addressing the serious competitiveness challenges that it faces in today’s global economy.” The “America COMPETES Act” is a bipartisan legislative response to recommendations contained in the National Academies’ “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” report and the Council on Competitiveness’ “Innovate America” report. The bill is similar to the “National Competitiveness Investment Act” that Senators Frist, Reid, Stevens, Inouye, Ensign, Domenici, Bingaman, Enzi, Kennedy, Lieberman, Alexander, Mikulski, Hutchison, and others introduced in September 2006. The legislation focuses on three primary areas of importance to maintain and improve America’s innovation in the 21^st Century: (1) increasing research investment, (2) strengthening educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from elementary through graduate school, and (3) developing an innovation infrastructure.