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$100B plan submitted for massive remake and expansion of National Science Foundation

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  1. cmccabe
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    Legislation to reshape, expand – and rename – the National Science Foundation has been submitted in both the U.S. House and Senate. The proposal, which seems to have bipartisan support, calls for giving NSF $100 billion over five years and expanding its mission to include a technology directorate. Early response from the science community has been a mix of enthusiasm for added resources and worry over shifting NSF’s emphasis away from curiosity-driven basic science to more policy-driven technology development.

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  2. Anwyl
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    So... commercial product foundation? Edit: Okay, I think they can use the money to create a commercial product, but the research has to be public:

    So... commercial product foundation?
    Edit:
    Okay, I think they can use the money to create a commercial product, but the research has to be public:

    (D) REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of receiving a grant under this paragraph, an institution of higher education or consortium shall publish and share with the public the results of the work conducted under this paragraph.

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