ASA Connect

Dear All,

As you've likely heard, the "Chips + Science Act" has now passed both the House and Senate. While the support for the US semiconductor has attracted most of the headlines, there are also significant components for the National Science Foundation, the DOE Office of Science, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. AAAS CEO Sudip S. Parikh highlighted four "key ways that the CHIPS and Science Act would bolster the scientific community:

• Robust reauthorizations of the National Science Foundation
• Movement towards cementing a National Science & Technology Strategy
• Support for the creation of regional technology hubs
• Fortification of R&D in the Departments of Commerce and Energy; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and National Institute of Standards and Technology"

For more information, see this summary from Science magazine: https://www.science.org/content/article/what-big-new-u-s-law-reshapes-science-agencies-could-mean-researchers.

"Our Coalition applauds the Senate's passage of landmark bipartisan legislation that will bolster U.S. competitiveness through new investments in science and technology on an unprecedented scale.  This bill will expand our national capacity to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics education by significantly expanding the role of the National Science Foundation in supporting the STEM fields.  Our future prosperity depends on our ability to lead the world in technology development, job creation in high demand technical fields, and our ability to train more Americans for the best, highest paying  jobs in the global economy.  We are delighted that so many members of both parties in the U.S. Senate have come together behind this goal and hope swift bipartisan action in the House will soon follow."  http://www.stemedcoalition.org/2022/07/27/coalition-statement-on-senate-passage-of-competitiveness-bill/

While the Coalition has yet to provide its summary of the STEM education components, they highlight these four sections of the bill: 

The bill text is available here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4346/text

Best,
Steve

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Steve Pierson
Director of Science Policy
American Statistical Association
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