A bill to direct the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the feasibility of an umbrella research arm to support research on a variety of environmental issues.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 29, 1990)
Requires the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) study the feasibility of an umbrella research arm, the National Institutes for Environmental Research, to support training in the environmental sciences and environmental research in a wide variety of disciplines; and (2) evaluate the current state of extramural research and undergraduate and graduate training relevant to tropical deforestation, species extinction, ecosystem degradation, biological restoration, use of underutilized resources and sustainable resource use, economic consequences of environmental change, and the impacts of humans and the environment on one another.
Authorizes appropriations.
What just happenedJun 28, 1990
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673.
Who’s behind it
- Jun 28, 1990Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673.
- Jun 28, 1990Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Burdick without amendment. With written report No. 101-354.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Jun 28, 1990Committee14000
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Burdick without amendment. With written report No. 101-354.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Jun 12, 1990Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Apr 24, 1990Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-735.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Mar 29, 1990IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Mar 29, 1990IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate