Amended COMPETES Reauthorization Act heads to the House of Representatives

On Friday, December 17, the Senate passed an amended version of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 5116). The bill would authorize funding for research programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Energy Department and also would authorize funding “STEM” education programs in many of these agencies. The amended bill now goes to the House for a final vote.