DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Directs the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation to coordinate research and development through an interagency framework covering areas such as plasma science, quantum information, AI, and climate or computational science.
Who Benefits and How
National laboratories, universities, and researchers in advanced science and energy fields could benefit from coordinated DOE-NSF research opportunities and pooled expertise.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DOE and NSF must establish the coordination framework and manage any joint funding or project-selection mechanisms using existing institutional capacity.
Key Provisions
- Requires DOE and NSF to collaborate through an MOU or similar agreement.
- Supports joint research in plasma science, quantum information, AI, and related computational fields.
- Allows competitive, merit-reviewed support for collaborative projects.
- Uses interagency coordination to connect basic science and mission-oriented energy research.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation to coordinate research and development through an interagency framework covering areas such as plasma science, quantum information, AI, and climate or computational science.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Science, Research and Development
Primary Purpose
Directs the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation to coordinate research and development through an interagency framework covering areas such as plasma science, quantum information, AI, and climate or computational science.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Researchers, national laboratories, and universities working in joint DOE-NSF priority areas
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Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- DOE and NSF administrators responsible for coordinating and administering the joint research framework
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Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1205-1207)
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Ms. Stevens (for herself and Mr. Baird) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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