National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002

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National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 2003 through 2005.

Requires the NSF Director to: (1) carry out specified scientific research activities, including information technology, science, mathematics, and engineering, and plant genome research; (2) carry out the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; (3) award grants for mathematics and science education partnership programs and for recruiting and training mathematics and science teachers; (4) award grants to establish Centers for Research on Learning and Education Improvement; (5) take steps to avoid NSF duplicative programs; (6) award grants to expand previously implemented reforms of undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education; (7) assess gender differences in the careers of science and engineering faculty; and (8) assess any increases in the number and quality of students completing degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education.

Instructs the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering to describe NSF policies and activities to encourage the full participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science, mathematics, and engineering fields.

Directs NSF and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to jointly establish an Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee.

Authorizes the Director to establish a program to award grants to certain minority-serving institutions to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, mathematics, and engineering education.

Requires the Director to provide for a study to determine discrepancies in Federal reports on obligations and actual expenditures of Federal research and development spending.

Congress
107

Number
HR - 5714

Introduced on
2002-11-13

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

11/13/2002

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 2003 through 2005.

Requires the NSF Director to: (1) carry out specified scientific research activities, including information technology, science, mathematics, and engineering, and plant genome research; (2) carry out the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; (3) award grants for mathematics and science education partnership programs and for recruiting and training mathematics and science teachers; (4) award grants to establish Centers for Research on Learning and Education Improvement; (5) take steps to avoid NSF duplicative programs; (6) award grants to expand previously implemented reforms of undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education; (7) assess gender differences in the careers of science and engineering faculty; and (8) assess any increases in the number and quality of students completing degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education.

Instructs the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering to describe NSF policies and activities to encourage the full participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science, mathematics, and engineering fields.

Directs NSF and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to jointly establish an Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee.

Authorizes the Director to establish a program to award grants to certain minority-serving institutions to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, mathematics, and engineering education.

Requires the Director to provide for a study to determine discrepancies in Federal reports on obligations and actual expenditures of Federal research and development spending.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Science, Technology, Communications

Potential Impact
Academic performance•
Agricultural biotechnology•
Agricultural productivity•
Agricultural research•
Agriculture and Food•
Alaska•
Alternative energy sources•
Appropriations•
Arts, Culture, Religion•
Astronomical research•
Astronomy•
Astrophysics•
Auditing•
Authorization•
Biological pest control•
Black colleges•
Building construction•
Career education•
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues•
College students•
College teachers•
Community and college•
Community colleges•
Computer networks•
Computer security measures•
Computer software•
Computer-assisted instruction•
Computers in education•
Conferences•
Congress•
Congressional oversight•
Congressional reporting requirements•
Construction costs•
Continuing education•
Corn•
Cost accounting•
Curriculum planning•
Developing countries•
Disabled•
Distance education•
Ecological research•
Economics and Public Finance•
Education•
Education of disabled students•
Education of the disadvantaged•
Educational accountability•
Educational equalization•
Educational research•
Educational surveys•
Educational technology•
Electronic government information•
Elementary and secondary education•
Elementary education•
Employment of the disabled•
Energy•
Energy crops•
Energy research•
Engineering•
Engineers•
Environmental Protection•
Environmental assessment•
Families•
Federal advisory bodies•
Federal aid to education•
Federal aid to higher education•
Federal aid to research•
Feedstock•
Finance and Financial Sector•
Fines (Penalties)•
Genetic research•
Government Operations and Politics•
Government internships•
Government paperwork•
Government publicity•
Government spending•
Hawaiians•
Health•
High technology•
Higher education•
Hispanic Americans•
Indian education•
Indigenous peoples•
Information technology•
Infrastructure•
Inspectors general•
International Affairs•
International cooperation in science•
Internet•
Laboratories•
Libraries•
Maintenance and repair•
Management audit•
Mathematics•
Medicinal plants•
Mentoring•
Minorities•
Minority education•
Nanotechnology•
National Science Foundation•
Parent-school relationships•
Planning-programming-budgeting•
Plant genetics•
Public Lands and Natural Resources•
Public meetings of administrative bodies•
Reading•
Recruiting of employees•
Remote sensing•
Research and development•
Research and development facilities•
Research centers•
Research grants•
Right of privacy•
Scholarships•
Scientific education•
Scientific instruments and apparatus•
Scientists•
Secondary education•
Social Welfare•
Soybeans•
Space activities•
Surveys•
Teacher education•
Teacher supply and demand•
Teaching•
Teaching materials•
Technical education•
Technological innovations•
Technology assessment•
Women•
Women engineers•
Women scientists

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Latest Summary11/28/2006
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 2003 through 2005.

Requires the NSF Director to: (1) carry out specified scientific research activities, including inf...


Latest Action11/25/2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.