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Amendment #931 of HR 3293 - Scientific Research in the National Interest Act
Purpose of Amendment #931
Amendment establishes that research conducted is consistent with the definition of basic research as it applies to the purpose and field of study and is in the national interest of the United States.
Latest Action of Amendment #931
On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
Scientific Research in the National Interest Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award federal funding for basic research and education in the sciences through a new research grant or cooperative agreement only if it makes an affirmative determination, justified in writing, that the grant or agreement promotes the progress of science in the United States, is worthy of federal funding, and meets certain other criteria.
The bill declares that such a determination shall be made after a research grant or cooperative agreement proposal has first satisfied the NSF's reviews for Merit and Broader Impacts.
