Congress 117 - S 289 - RISE Act of 2021

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Alternative and renewable resources Cardiovascular and respiratory health Defense spending Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of the Interior Department of Transportation Education programs funding Electric power generation and transmission Emergency medical services and trauma care Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive agency funding and structure Health programs administration and funding Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Military procurement, research, weapons development National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation Nuclear power Oil and gas Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Research and development Science, Technology, Communications

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Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2021 or the RISE Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, Health and Human Services, and Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency to provide support for research regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Support may be used to

provide supplemental funding to extend the duration of a grant to a research institution, national laboratory, or individual that was awarded prior to the enactment of this bill, or to expand the purposes of such a grant as specified;
issue awards to research the effects of the current pandemic and potential future pandemics; and
provide flexibility on awards to account for facility closures or other limitations during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Agencies must provide the support as rapidly as possible.

Provided funds shall remain available through FY2021.

Actions

Feb 8, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 8, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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