In May 2010, in an outreach to the chairman and ranking member of the House Science and Technology Committee, ASME expressed support for the full authorization of the America COMPETES Act, which since 2007 has provided funding for technology-based research and education initiatives.
Twenty-four leading technical organizations joined ASME in the effort to urge the federal government to continue investments in technology programs deemed critical to the nation’s economic well-being, energy security, and workforce competitiveness.
These investments “are vital to ensuring our energy security and national competitiveness, meeting environmental challenges, and producing innovative technological breakthroughs and new jobs that will fuel the economy well into the future,” states a letter sent to the Honorable Bart Gordon (D-TN) and the Honorable Ralph Hall (R-TX), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Science and Technology Committee.
The letter of support was for continued funding for programs at the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, and National Institute of Standards and Technology, in addition to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives in America’s education sector. Investments in STEM education, according to the letter, would attract “the brightest young minds, including women and underrepresented minorities,” to the fields of science and engineering.
On May 29, 2010, the U.S. House passed a measure to reauthorize the America COMPETES Act, and on November 16, 2010, a second letter from the ASME was sent to the U.S. Senate urging passage there.
Twenty-four leading technical organizations joined ASME in the effort to urge the federal government to continue investments in technology programs.
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