SB5663: PROOF Act Promoting Reproducibility and Oversight of Federal Research Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to establish a program at the National Science Foundation to fund research awards to reproduce federally funded research.
Plain-language summary
The PROOF Act directs the National Science Foundation to create a new program funding research projects that attempt to reproduce results from earlier federally funded studies. Reproducibility means checking whether other scientists can get the same results using the same methods. The bill aims to verify the reliability of government-funded research across various fields. It currently sits in the early stage after introduction, awaiting review.
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SB5663: PROOF Act Promoting Reproducibility and Oversight of Federal Research Act