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H.R. 4550 (102nd)

AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development Act of 1992

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 March 1992

Last action

19 May 1992 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Swett, Dick [D-NH-2], Rep. Nagle, Dave R, [D-IA-3], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]

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Summary

AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development Act of 1992 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish the AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development as an endowed, nongovernmental, nonprofit foundation to: (1) promote and support joint research for peaceful purposes between scientists and engineers in the United States and former Soviet states; (2) establish joint nondefense industrial research and development through private sector linkages which may involve the academic sectors and shall include some contribution from industrial participants; and (3) ensure equal distribution of Foundation funding. Authorizes the Foundation to accept funding from governmental appropriations, private donations, debt conversions, and local foreign currencies generated by U.S. assistance programs as available. Requires a specified percentage of royalty revenues on patents resulting from Foundation projects to be returned to the Foundation. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 24 March 1992

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 March 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 March 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 March 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Science.

    Source: Committee

  5. 6 April 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

    Source: Committee

  6. 19 May 1992

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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