The American Chemical Society (ACS) has applauded the US Congress for reauthorising the America COMPETES Act.
America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science) was originally enacted in 2007. It was needed to be reauthorised this year in order to provide continued support for scientific research, technological development, science, technology, engineering and math education.
The bill authorises funding for science agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the US Department of Energy Office of Science. According to a report of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), economists broadly agree that more than 50 percent of US economic growth over the past 60 years was due to scientific and technological innovation.
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