Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1119) to improve the efficiency of Federal research and development, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1119 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Research and Development Efficiency Act''. SEC. 2. REGULATORY EFFICIENCY. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) high and increasing administrative burdens and costs in Federal research administration, particularly in the higher education sector where most federally sponsored research is performed, are eroding funds available to carry out basic scientific research; (2) progress has been made over the last decade in streamlining the pre-award grant application process through Grants.gov, the Federal Government's website portal; (3) post-award administrative costs have grown as Federal research agencies have continued to impose agency-unique compliance and reporting requirements on researchers and research institutions; (4) facilities and administration costs at research universities can exceed 50 percent of the total value of Federal research grants, and it is estimated that nearly 30 percent of the funds invested annually in federally funded research is consumed by paperwork and other administrative processes required by Federal agencies;…”