Research for Competitiveness Act

Summary

Early Career Research Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a program of awarding grants to scientists and engineers at the early stage of their careers at institutions of higher education and research institutions to conduct research in fields relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Permits the existing Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program to be designated as the mechanism for awarding such grants. Requires reports describing the: (1) distribution of the institutions of the awardees of such program since FY2001 among specified categories of institutions of higher education; and (2) impact of such program on the ability of young faculty to compete for NSF research grants. Requires the Undersecretary for Science of the Department of Energy to carry out a program of awarding grants to scientists and engineers at the early stage of their careers at institutions of higher education and research institutions to conduct research in fields relevant to the mission of the the Department of Energy (DOE). Requires submission of a report on efforts to recruit and retain young scientists and engineers at the early stages of their careers at the DOE laboratories. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to report on efforts to recruit and retain young scientists and engineers at the early stages of their careers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology laboratories and joint institutes.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 22 June 2006

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 22 June 2006

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 22 June 2006

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2006

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  Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2006

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 May 2006

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