To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the functions of the Political Science Program in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation, except for research projects that the Director of the National Science Foundation certifies as promoting national security or the economic interests of the United States.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 65 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 26.(consideration: CR S1976, S1984-1985)
March 20, 2013
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 65 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 26.(consideration: CR S1976, S1984-1985)
March 20, 2013
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 65 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.(text as modified: CR S1976)
March 20, 2013
Amendment SA 65 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 26. (consideration: CR S1976, S1984-1985) To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the functions of the Political Science Program in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation, except for research projects that the Director of the National Science Foundation certifies as promoting national security or the economic interests of the United States.
March 20, 2013
Amendment SA 65 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S1976)
March 20, 2013
Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2013
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SA 65. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 26 proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 193, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following: Sec. __. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the functions of the Political Science Program in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount available for the ``National Science Foundation; Research and Related Activities'' is decreased by $10,000,000. (c) Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for the ``National Institutes of Health; National Cancer Institute'' shall be increased by $7,000,000. ______