America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015
Establishes, revises, and extends specified science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, as well as education, research, and training programs.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2020 for: (1) the National Science Foundation (NSF), (2) the Department of Energy (DOE) for activities of the Office of Science, and (3) the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2015
Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to establish a body under the National Science and Technology Council to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen science and technology enterprise, improve economic and national security, and support foreign policy goals.
National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2015
Amends The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act to expand reporting and other requirements for the National Nanotechnology Program, including a requirement for a triennial review of the Program. Expands the Program to include undergraduate education programs in science and engineering education, expanded research and development initiatives, and nanomanufacturing research.
Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015
Directs the President to: (1) implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Program to advance societal well-being, national security, and economic productivity and competitiveness; and (2) designate an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development.
STEM Opportunities Act of 2015
Requires the OSTP to develop consistent federal policies for recipients of federal research awards who have caregiving responsibilities, including care for a newborn or newly adopted child, and consistent federal guidance to grant reviewers and program officers on best practices to minimize the effects of implicit bias based on gender, race, or ethnicity in the review of federal research grants.
Requires the NSF to: (1) collect demographic data of STEM faculty and develop and disseminate guidance to universities to identify cultural and institutional barriers limiting the recruitment, retention, and achievement of women and minorities in research careers; and (2) award grants to institutions of higher educations to increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of individuals from underrepresented minority groups in academic STEM careers.
National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2015
Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2020 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for: (1) scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities; (2) facilities construction and maintenance; and (3) industrial technology services activities.
Department of Energy Office of Science Authorization Act of 2015
Sets forth the mission of the DOE Office of Science as the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to advance the energy, economic, and national security of the United States.
Establishes programs in the Office for basic energy sciences, biological and environmental research, advanced scientific computing research, fusion energy research, physics and nuclear physics research, and improvement of the infrastructure at Office of Science laboratories.
ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2015
Directs DOE to make five-year (renewable) awards to consortia for establishing and operating Energy Innovation Hubs to conduct and support, whenever practicable at one centralized location, multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, and demonstration of advanced energy technologies.
Establishes in DOE the position of Under Secretary for Science and Energy and grants the Under Secretary special hiring authority for scientific, engineering, and personnel.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2015 to Apr 23, 2015; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Apr 21, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2015 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Aug 18, 2015 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2015 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Aug 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Apr 21, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 21, 2015Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 58, April 21, 2015, page H2355.
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45009 | The National Science Foundation: FY2018 Appropriations and Funding History Archived | Report | Dec 18, 2017 |
| R44679 | The National Science Foundation: FY2017 Appropriations and Funding History Archived | Report | May 17, 2017 |
| RL34511 | Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer Archived | Report | Sep 15, 2016 |
| R44345 | Efforts to Reauthorize the America COMPETES Act: In Brief Archived | Report | Jan 14, 2016 |
| R43880 | The America COMPETES Acts: An Overview Archived | Report | Jul 27, 2015 |
Related bills 12
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 467 | STEM Opportunities Act of 2015 | Related bill | Feb 19, 2015 |
| HR 591 | Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015 | Related bill | Feb 19, 2015 |
| HR 874 | American Super Computing Leadership Act | Related bill | May 20, 2015 |
| HR 1020 | STEM Education Act of 2015 | Related bill | Oct 7, 2015 |
| HR 1156 | To authorize the establishment or designation of a working group under the National Science and Technology Council to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation opportunities. | Related bill | May 20, 2015 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for investment in innovation through research and development and STEM education, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Department of Energy Office of Science Authorization Act of 2015
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2015
- STEM Opportunities Act of 2015
- ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2015
- Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015
- National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2015
- International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Aviation and airports
- Biological and life sciences
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- International scientific cooperation
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Manufacturing
- Minority education
- Nuclear power
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Public-private cooperation
- Radiation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- Space flight and exploration
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2015Introduced in House
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