America COMPETES Act and the FY2010 Budget
Abstract
The America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) became law on August 9, 2007. The act is intended to increase the nation?s investment in research and development (R&D), and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. It is designed to focus on two perceived concerns believed to influence future U.S. competitiveness: inadequate R&D funding to generate sufficient technological progress, and inadequate numbers of American students proficient in STEM or interested in STEM careers relative to other countries. The act authorizes funding increases for the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) laboratories, and the Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE SC) over FY2008-FY2010. If maintained, the increases would double the budgets of those entities over seven years. The act establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) within DOE, designed to support transformational energy technology research projects with the goal of enhancing U.S. economic and energy security. A new program, Discovery Science and Engineering Innovation Institutes, would establish multidisciplinary institutes at DOE National Laboratories to apply fundamental science and engineering discoveries to technological innovations, according to the act.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 15, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA501394
Entities
People
- Deborah D. Stine
Organizations
- Library of Congress