was to gather stakeholder feedback on the
proposed framework for oversight of dual use research of concern, which
the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) produced last year. FASEB
commented extensively on the draft proposal at the
time of its initial introduction, and many of the stakeholders at the public forum, including Dr. Marchase, reiterated the concerns that
FASEB initially raised.
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Representative Bill Foster Meets with the Task Force to Discuss Innovation Issues
On July 24,
Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) met with
the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation (Task Force),
of which FASEB is a member, to discuss science funding and other research issues. Congressman Foster is a former businessman, who has a
Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University and recently won a special election on March 8 to fill former House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s
(R-IL) seat as the Representative of the fourteenth congressional district.
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INSIDE (The Beltway) SCOOP – Gretchen Opper
The Senate has continued to make progress on the fiscal year 2009 (FY2009) appropriations. At this point, the Senate
Appropriations Committee has drafted nine of its twelve appropriations bills, including the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration and Related Agencies (Agriculture) bill and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA)
bill. Although the full Senate has not yet debated any of the twelve appropriations bills, the five bills with which we are concerned
that include funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE),
the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), are all ready for floor action.
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FASEB Launches ‘OPANewsLink’
Although details on much of FASEB’s recent activity are available on FASEB’s website, FASEB has
launched a new service that permits
interested parties to avoid searching through the website for new content by providing them with the option to download Office of
Public Affairs (OPA) news and policy updates straight to their browsers through FASEB’s OPANewsLink.
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