Lamar Smith: “I support this amendment by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), her second amendment that we are accepting on…”

“I support this amendment by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), her second amendment that we are accepting on this side of the aisle. I believe this amendment, in combination with the previous amendment, aims to ensure that the National Science Foundation grants fund research that meets the highest standards so taxpayer dollars are not wasted on frivolous grants or poorly designed research proposals. This amendment recognizes the National Science Foundation's basic research mission and endorses applying the bill's national interest standards and criteria to National Science Foundation's basic research grants. I thank the gentlewoman for her amendment, and I support it. I yield back the balance of my time.”