[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 550 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 550

 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for innovative 
    transformative research conducted by early career faculty, and 
recognizing the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) on 
          its 100th anniversary for supporting such research.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2012

Mr. Grijalva submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for innovative 
    transformative research conducted by early career faculty, and 
recognizing the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) on 
          its 100th anniversary for supporting such research.

Whereas innovative ideas that lead to transformative research are crucial to 
        United States global competitiveness in science and technology;
Whereas the integration of transformative scientific research into undergraduate 
        science education will greatly encourage and improve opportunities for 
        early career scientists to make ``breakthrough'' scientific discoveries;
Whereas support for funding of early career scientists to conduct high-risk, 
        high-reward research is necessary to advance science education and 
        technology innovation in America;
Whereas the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), since its 
        founding in 1912, has been committed to enhancing innovative scientific 
        research in the United States;
Whereas the RCSA has supported the early career research of no less that 40 
        Nobel laureates including Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, 
        Grote Reber who led in the field of radio astronomy, and E.O. Lawrence, 
        who built the first large atom-smasher; and
Whereas RCSA provides funds annually for a wide range of early career research 
        grants, including grants for its newly established Scialog program, 
        which currently supports catalytic funding for research advancements in 
        the efficiency, durability, and cost of solar energy conversion systems: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 
importance of transformative early career scientific research, and 
recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Research Corporation for 
Science Advancement for its lasting achievements in the field of 
innovative scientific research.
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