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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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1260 ), which would create a new NSF Technology and Innovation Directorate and increase the NSF authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. He served as the USDA undersecretary for nature resources and the environment in the Obama administration. 2026 ), sponsored by Rep. 2225 ) this past summer.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Its coal consumption is only planned to begin to drop after 2026. The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing for that bill, along with another fishery management bill from Young ( H.R. The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing for the companion House bill ( H.R. The EU, the U.S. and the U.K.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026. This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. In this issue: Senate Passes U.S. Scientist Elected to Congress.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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The directorate’s budget reaches $5 billion in FY 2026. The House Science Committee bill authorizes a six percent increase each year through 2026 to existing NSF programs, with the agency receiving $10.5 2026 ), which would re-establish the U.S. Lawmakers recommend increasing funding for this directorate by 50 percent each year.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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This bill which would create a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increase NSF’s overall authorized funding level to around $28 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal introduced the Extinction Prevention Act ( H.R.

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