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National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2001
1/16/2023, 2:48 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 1472
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science (NSF) for FY 2002 through 2005, with specific allocations for Research and Related Activities, Education and Human Resources, Major Research Equipment, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General.
Requires NSF, in allocating resources made available for Research and Related Activities, to give priority to increasing average grant size and duration.
Prohibits the Director of NSF from using more than $10,000 in each fiscal year for official consultation, representation, or other extraordinary expenses.
Requires NSF to assess and report to Congress on: (1) the Major Research Instrumentation Program; and (2) precollege and undergraduate programs of NSF that are focused on increasing the numbers of individuals pursuing careers in science, mathematics, and engineering who are from segments of the population underrepresented in these career fields.
Prohibits the application of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 with respect to specified NSF reports.
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Current Status of Bill HR 1472
Bill HR 1472 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 4, 2001. Bill HR 1472 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the House on April 4, 2001. Bill HR 1472's most recent activity was Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1939-1940) as of May 8, 2001
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1472
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
19Democrat Cosponsors
19Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1472
Primary Policy Focus
Science, Technology, CommunicationsPotential Impact Areas
- Appropriations
- Authorization
- Black scientists
- Building construction
- Computer networks
- Computers and government
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction costs
- Cost accounting
- Disabled
- Disabled in government
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment of the disabled
- Engineering
- Engineers
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to higher education
- Federal aid to research
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Higher education
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual property
- Internet
- Maintenance and repair
- Mathematics
- Minorities
- Minorities in government
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- National Science Foundation
- Patents
- Recruiting of employees
- Research and development
- Research and development facilities
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Scientific education
- Scientific instruments and apparatus
- Secondary education
- Technical education
- Women
- Women engineers
- Women in government
- Women scientists
- Women's education
- Women's employment
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1472
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2001
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2001
National Science Foundation, FY2002-2005 bill
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 1472
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