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S. 1629

Referred to Committee

DEPSCoR Reauthorization Act of 2017

Introduced 7/25/2017•115th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4194-4195)

7/25/2017 • Senate

Summary

DEPSCoR Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to rename the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. It modifies program objectives and activities to increase the number of researchers capable of performing science and engineering research responsive to Department of Defense (DOD) needs and to provide assistance to science and engineering researchers at institutions of higher education through collaboration between DOD and such researchers.

Introduced in Senate • 7/25/2017

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (10)

Party Breakdown

8
Democrats
2
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Democrat • RI

Sponsored 7/25/2017

Cosponsors (9)

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Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

R-SD

Joined 7/25/2017

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Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

D-OH

Joined 7/25/2017

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Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

R-ME

Joined 7/25/2017

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Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]

D-DE

Joined 7/25/2017

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

July 25, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4194-4195)

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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate7/25/2017

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors9