H. Res. 1307 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 4, 2010. 

Whereas Congress created the National Science Foundation 

in 1950 to promote the progress of science, to advance 

the national health, prosperity, and welfare, and to secure 

the national defense; 

Whereas the National Science Foundation, under the capable 

leadership of its directors, advised by the distinguished 

members of the National Science Board, has worked continuously and successfully for 60 years to ensure that the 

United States maintains its leadership in discovery, innovation, and learning in science, engineering, and mathematics; 

Whereas the National Science Foundation strengthens the 

economy and improves the quality of life in the United 

States as the Federal Government’s only agency dedicated to the support of fundamental research and education in all scientific and engineering disciplines; 

Whereas the National Science Foundation supports a network of 200,000 individuals each year, including scientists, engineers, students, and educators at over 2,000 

colleges and universities, schools, nonprofit organizations, 

science centers and museums, and small businesses 

throughout our Nation, and funds multi-user facilities 
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and tools for conducting world-class research and research training; 

Whereas during the past decade, the National Science Foundation has met increasingly challenging national needs 

with strategic planning, hard work, and unrelenting dedication; 

Whereas the National Science Foundation supports science, 

technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at all levels, including support for undergraduate 

and graduate students, early-career researchers, and K– 

12 STEM teachers, and emphasizes broadening participation in the Nation’s science and engineering research 

and education enterprises; 

Whereas the National Science Foundation, through its National Hazards Reduction Program, the George E. 

Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, the Approaches to Combat Terrorism program, 

and similar research activities, has contributed to predicting and reducing the risk of devastation from natural 

and manmade disasters, and during the past decade has 

funded quick-response research at the sites of unprecedented national and international tragedies, including the 

September 11 attacks on the United States, the South 

Asian earthquake and tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and 

the Haitian earthquake, which in turn will contribute to 

further preventing and mitigating the impact of future 

disasters; 

Whereas the contributions of the National Science Foundation to understanding the fundamental nature of the universe included the completion, during the past decade, of 

the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, the Gemini 

South Telescope, the Long-Range Interferometer Gravi-
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tational-wave Observatory, the South Pole Telescope, and 

the United States contribution to the Large Hadron 

Collider; and 

Whereas the research and observations supported by the National Science Foundation and conducted in the United 

States in the polar regions and across the planet increasingly contribute to our understanding of the climate: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) recognizes the significance of the anniversary of 

the founding of the National Science Foundation; 

(2) acknowledges that 60 years of National Science 

Foundation achievements and service to the United 

States have advanced our Nation’s leadership in discovery, innovation, and learning in science, engineering, 

and mathematics; and 

(3) reaffirms its commitment to support investments in basic research, education, and technological advancement through the National Science Foundation, 

one of the premier scientific organizations in the World. 

Attest: 

Clerk.