A group of scientific organizations and institutions, including AIBS, have called on congressional leadership to include the Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2021 in legislation to bolster the U.S. research enterprise.

The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.

On September 9, 2021, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology approved $45 billion in research funding as part of a larger $3.5 trillion budget plan that Democratic lawmakers are looking to pass through the budget reconciliation process. The bill would make significant investments in climate research, national labs at the Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued their annual science and technology (S&T) priorities memorandum on August 27. The document guides federal agency priority-setting in the coming budget cycle.

AIBS has joined 30 other scientific organizations in urging lawmakers to include provisions aimed at improving the retention of international STEM talent in legislation being crafted in response to the 2022 budget resolution and reconciliation instructions.

The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.

A group of 30 professional societies and academic organizations, including AIBS, have written to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy asking the Administration to provide visa assistance to Afghan scientists, engineers, and technical professionals seeking to leave Afghanistan.

AIBS has joined NSC Alliance and SPNHC in submitting comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Institutes of Health on the new Advanced Research Project Agency – Health (ARPA-H).

The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.

Before heading into their summer recess, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced three fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending legislation, namely the bills for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.