Bill Proposes Restructuring NSF and $100B to Focus on Tech

NextGov: Bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday would restructure the National Science Foundation to focus on emerging technologies and infuse the federal agency with $100 billion in funding over the next five years.

The bicameral Endless Frontier Act, spearheaded by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would rename the National Science Foundation to the National Science and Technology Foundation and create a new technology directorate within the rebranded agency.

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