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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 12, 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization Title II: General Provisions Title III: Academic Research Facilities Modernization Title IV: International Scientific Cooperation National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1993 - Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 1994 through 1996. Title II: General Provisions - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to direct the NSF to include in its annual report to the President a strategic plan defining its goals, criteria, and procedures. Requires the NSF Director to submit to the Congress an annual upgrade and maintenance plan for national research facilities. Amends the Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of 1988 to require the NSF Director, when making awards for academic facilities maintenance, to exclude from consideration after FY 1994 certain institutions or consortia which received Federal maintenance funds for projects that were not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award process. Prohibits a science-technology center from being disqualified from competition for funding support under NSF informal science education programs on the basis of: (1) geographic location; (2) size of population served; or (3) date on which it commences operations. Amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to include within its target population women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 and the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 to modify certain administrative procedures. Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1977 to repeal its mandate for an Office of Small Business Research and Development. Title III: Academic Research Facilities Modernization - Instructs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a multiagency Federal program plan to provide financial support to institutions of higher education to modernize obsolete science and engineering research facilities. Title IV: International Scientific Cooperation - Authorizes the NSF Director to: (1) make grants to domestic organizations for "debt-for-science" exchanges; and (2) facilitate and participate in the establishment of binational and multinational endowed science foundations. Requires the NSF Director to submit to the Congress a strategic plan for NSF international scientific cooperation activities.
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Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D–VA
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3254.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 396 - 22 (Roll no. 153).
House roll call 153 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 396 - 22 (Roll no. 153).
House roll call 153 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3254.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3022-3036)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3254 as unfinished business.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable James L. Oberstar to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 414 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3254 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 414. (consideration: CR H2969-2972)
Rule H. Res. 414 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 414 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3254 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 103-475.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 103-475.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2397-3298)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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