Congress Passes Competitiveness Bill
Aug 3, 2007
Congress has voted in favor of competitiveness legislation that many tech industry associations have been backing. Both the House and Senate approved the America Competes Act, legislation designed to improve U.S. math and science education and research by spending $33.6 billion on programs over the next three years. According to this report in News.com, funding would go to the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Energy Department's science office, as well as towards state grants for K-12 programs and university training programs for math and science teachers.
News.com's Anne Broache points out that, "as with all such bills, the ambitious funding authorizations approved on Thursday provide no guarantee that the money will actually be allocated in that way. That fate ultimately lies in the hands of the various appropriations committees, whose bills are then subject to congressional votes and the president's signature."
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Competitiveness, Congress, Education
