This week, the House of Representatives will consider a bill that would cut funding for research at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Energy Office of Science.
The *America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015* would cut funding for biological and environmental research at the Department of Energy by 7 percent below the current level. The bill would also reduce funding for the social sciences and geosciences directorates at NSF by 45 percent and 8 percent respectively. These cuts are in spite of a higher authorization for NSF’s total budget. Many scientific societies and universities have expressed concerns with the *America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015*, including the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Ecological Society of America, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, the American Geophysical Union, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is important the members of Congress hear from scientists. Please take a minute to write to your Representative to urge him/her to oppose HR 1806. Take action on the AIBS Legislative Action Center at http://policy.aibs.org/app/write-a-letter?1&engagementId=99853. -- Julie Palakovich Carr Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1444 I Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 202-568-8117 www.aibs.org -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies.
