H.R. 4375 · 115th Congress
STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act
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5 cosponsors · 3 D, 2 R
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- House Introduced Nov 13, 2017
- House Passed Dec 18, 2017 376–9
STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Dec 18, 2017
STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to report on the effectiveness of all NSF research and education programs intended to broaden the participation of women and other historically underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines and careers.
(Sec. 3) Each federal agency that expended at least $100 million on research and development in FY2017 shall annually submit to the NSF standardized record-level information on demographics, primary field, award type, review rating, budget request, funding outcome, and awarded budget for all applications for merit-reviewed research and development grants to institutions of higher education and federal laboratories. The first submission must include comparable record-level data for the five previous years.
The NSF shall publish statistical summaries of the data in conjunction with the required biennial reports on the participation of men and women in scientific and engineering positions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act
Latest action (Dec 20, 2017): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 13, 2017
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- House Introduced Nov 13, 2017
- House Passed Dec 18, 2017 376–9
Final vote · House · Dec 18, 2017
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan