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<br/>5/15/2006--Introduced.<br/>American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Directs the President to: (1) convene a National Science and Technology Summit to examine the health and direction of the U.S. science and technology enterprise; (2) establish a President's Council on Innovation and Competitiveness; and (3) establish the Innovation Acceleration Grants Program to support and promote innovation in the United States.<br/>Directs the: (1) National Academy of Sciences to study barriers of U.S. businesses to innovation; (2) Assistant Secretary for Economic Development of the Department of Commerce to prepare and implement a strategy for greater funding for innovation in regional economic development; and (3) Secretary of Commerce to publish a Guide to Developing Successful Regional Innovation Hot Spots.<br/>Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) establish a grant program to implement innovation-based experiential learning in elementary or middle schools; (2) expand the Graduate Research Fellowship Program and the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program to include an additional 1,250 fellowships and grants for each program over the next five-year period; (3) establish a clearinghouse and pilot programs relating to the creation or improvement of professional science master's degree programs; (4) study how the federal government should support the new discipline of service science; and (5) determine how federal awards and research activities assist in meeting critical national needs in physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics.<br/>Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to: (1) establish an Aeronautics Institute for Research; (2) along with other officials, coordinate basic and fundamental research activities related to physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and (3) establish a Basic Research Executive Council.<br/>Authorizes appropriations through FY2011 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (Hollings Program). Requires the NIST Director to: (1) establish the Standards and Technology Acceleration Research Program; (2) support research and development of advanced manufacturing systems; (3) establish a pilot program of collaborative manufacturing research grants; (4) establish a program of competitive awards among participants in the Hollings Program; and (5) reestablish the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology.<br/>

introduced 27962 'act':5 '2006':7 'innov':2 'american':1 'competit':4 19124 short introduced 27962 'bill':2 'innov':6 'global':11 'improv':4 'economi':12 'american':5 'competit':8 19125 official action 27962 1153281600 Wed Jul 19 00:00:00 -0500 2006 43048 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with amendments. With written report No. 109-285. E000194 1958-03-25 9171 119 Russell Senate Office Building http://ensign.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-2193 John 'r':4 'nv':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'ensign':3,7,9 M 300040 Ensign John_Ensign Eric Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] 4481 N00006619 11943 Republican 202-224-6244 Christian NV John Ensign 4.12765957446809 http://ensign.senate.gov/public/ SenatorEnsign A000121 1952-03-08 George 'allen':2,4,6 'georg':1,3,5 M 300004 Allen George_Allen Felix George Allen N00009957 438 Republican Presbyterian George Allen B001126 1935-01-25 Conrad 'burn':2,4,6 'conrad':1,3,5 M 300015 Burns Conrad_Burns Conrad Burns N00004638 424 Republican Lutheran Conrad Burns H001016 1943-07-22 1191 284 Russell Senate Office Building http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-0776 Kay 'r':4 'tx':5 'kay':2,6,8 'sen':1 'hutchison':3,7,9 F 300054 Hutchison Kay_Hutchison Bailey Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] 193 N00005675 19148 Republican 202-224-5922 Episcopalian TX Kay Hutchison 4.33064516129032 http://hutchison.senate.gov/ SenatorHutchison I000025 1924-09-07 6654 722 Hart Senate Office Building http://inouye.senate.gov/Contact/Email-Form.cfm 202-224-6747 Daniel 'd':4 'hi':5 'sen':1 'inouy':3,7,9 'daniel':2,6,8 M 300056 Inouye Daniel_Inouye K. Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] 3116 N00001762 9129 Democrat 202-224-3934 Methodist HI Daniel Inouye 1.66666666666667 http://inouye.senate.gov/ K000148 1943-12-11 28480 218 Russell Senate Office Building http://kerry.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-8525 John 'd':4 'ma':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'kerri':3,7,9 M 300060 Kerry John_Kerry Forbes Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] 13057 N00000245 17560 Democrat 202-224-2742 Roman Catholic MA John Kerry 2.17142857142857 http://kerry.senate.gov/ L000304 1942-02-24 10707 706 Hart Senate Office Building http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-9750 Joseph 'ct':5 'sen':1 'joseph':2,6,8 'lieberman':3,7,9 M 300067 Lieberman Joseph_Lieberman I. Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] 4570 N00000616 16019 Independent 202-224-4041 Jewish CT Joseph Lieberman 3.01652892561983 http://lieberman.senate.gov/ N000032 1942-09-29 10217 716 Hart Senate Office Building http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm 202-228-2183 Bill 'd':4 'fl':5 'sen':1 'bill':2,6,8 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300078 Nelson Bill_Nelson Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] 4825 N00009926 21645 Democrat 202-224-5274 Presbyterian FL Bill Nelson 1.67164179104478 http://billnelson.senate.gov/ SenBillNelson P000590 1963-01-10 6597 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-0908 Mark 'd':4 'ar':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'pryor':3,7,9 M 300080 Pryor Mark_Pryor Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] 2527 N00013823 10716 Democrat 202-224-2353 Unknown AR Mark Pryor 2.47916666666667 http://pryor.senate.gov SenatorPryor S001142 1952-05-25 5160 Gordon 'smith':2,4,6 'gordon':1,3,5 M 300090 Smith Gordon_Smith Harold Gordon Smith 1881 N00007815 7827 Republican Latter Day Saints Gordon Smith 3.71428571428571 S000888 1923-11-18 8197 Ted 'ted':1,3,5 'steven':2,4,6 M 300094 Stevens Ted_Stevens F. Ted Stevens 2728 N00007997 7593 Republican Episcopalian Ted Stevens 0.818181818181818 action 27962 1153281600 Wed Jul 19 00:00:00 -0500 2006 43048 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with amendments. With written report No. 109-285. calendar 27962 1153281600 Wed Jul 19 00:00:00 -0500 2006 43049 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 524. action 27962 1147924800 Thu May 18 00:00:00 -0500 2006 43047 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. introduced 27962 1147665600 Mon May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2006 43045 action 27962 1147665600 Mon May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2006 43046 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.