National Competitiveness Investment Act

Summary

National Competitiveness Investment Act - American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Directs the President to: (1) convene a National Science and Technology Summit; (2) establish a President's Council on Innovation and Competitiveness; and (3) establish the Innovation Acceleration Research Program. Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to: (1) establish an Aeronautics Institute for Research; (2) coordinate basic and fundamental research activities related to physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and (3) establish a Basic Research Executive Council. Authorizes appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Requires the NIST Director to: (1) establish the Standards and Technology Acceleration Research Program; and (2) reestablish the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to: (1) establish a program of ocean and atmospheric research and development; and (2) develop an ocean, coastal, and atmospheric science education plan. Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act or PACE-Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) appoint a Department of Energy (DOE) Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education, and establish a Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Fund; (2) award grants for establishing specialty schools for mathematics and science; (3) establish a national laboratories summer internship program for middle and secondary school students; (4) establish Centers of Excellence in Mathematics and Science at schools in regions of national laboratories; (5) establish or expand programs to strengthen mathematics and science teaching skills of public school teachers; (6) establish a program to expand and enhance higher education nuclear science educational capabilities; (7) award grants to outstanding DOE early-career researchers; and (8) establish a program to support the appointment of distinguished scientists by institutions of higher education and national laboratories. Establishes the Advanced Research Projects Authority-Energy. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) develop and implement programs to provide courses of study in mathematics, science, engineering, or critical foreign languages with concurrent teacher certification or to enhance teacher knowledge and teaching skills; (2) increase the number of teachers and students teaching or enrolled in advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages; (3) help low-income students performing below grade level in mathematics; (4) establish programs of study in critical foreign languages; (5) promote content knowledge requirements for secondary school graduation and establish or improve a statewide P-16 education data system. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) expand the Graduate Research Fellowship Program and the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program; (2) establish a clearinghouse and pilot programs relating to the creation or improvement of professional science master's degree programs; (4) establish a program to provide mentors for women interested in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and (5) establish a program of basic research in advanced information and communications technologies.

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Timeline

1. 26 September 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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2. 26 September 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10161-10183)

   Source: Calendars

3. 26 September 2006

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10161)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 September 2006

   Calendars

   Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 648.

   Source: Calendars

5. 27 September 2006

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10224)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Sponsors

• Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor

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