Consortium of Social Sciences Associations, Washington Update, Volume 22


	Volume 22
To keep its constituency informed, the Consortium produces a biweekly newsletter, the *COSSA Washington Update,* that covers: Federal policies and debates relevant to social and behavioral scientists Sources of federal support for research The administration’s funding request for each fiscal year in a special budget issue Adobe Acrobat Reader required (Free download of the latest Adobe® Acrobat® Reader^TM)		Volume 21 Volume 20 Index (pdf) Archived Update
January 13, 2003 (printer friendly pdf version) 108th Congress Opens for Business: FY 2003 Bills Still Undone Behavioral/Social Science Perspectives on Terrorism Law and Justice Roundtable Explores Modeling Terrorism Industry Leader Named to Homeland Security Academy Begins Assessment of NIH's Personnel Needs in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Sciences Human Subjects Committee Members Appointed by HHS Secretary Richardson Takes Reins at Geography Association Source of Research Support
January 27, 2003 (printer friendly pdf version) Senate Passes FY 2003 Omnibus Spending Bill New NIDA Director Named Major Children's Study Planning Continues U.S. Fails to Translate Know-How adn Technology in Delivering Health Care Economists Explore Productivity Growth in the New Economy Announcements/Research Support NRC Releases Report on Frontiers in Agricultural Research
February 10, 2003 (printer friendly pdf version) President Proposes FY 2004 Budget: Deficit Soars; FY 2003 Remains Undone Appointments Justice Research and Statistics Agencies Face Competitive Sourcing Sources of Research Support
March 17, 2003 (printer friendly pdf) Budget Resolutions Emerge From Committees A Conversation with NIH's New Deputy Director Raynard Kington Zerhouni Address Future NIH Research Strategies NIH Issues Final Statements on Sharing Research Data Cancer Board Calls for More Behavioral Research NAS Hold Joint Session of 2000 and 2010 Census Panels NSF Seeks Proposals COSSA Seminar on Obesity
March 31, 2003 Budget Resolutions Pass: Tax Cut Slashed, NIH Boosted in Senate House Appropriations Subcommittee Examines CDC USDA Research Officials Appear at House Agriculture Approps. Hearing House Committee Examining NIH Management APA/NIGMS Hold Third Annual Working Meeting Health Statistics Committee Chair Addresses Complaints to Thompson Genomics: A Vision for the Future
April 14, 2003 National Science Foundation Faces Spending Panels NIH Director Appears Before House Subcommittee AHRQ Director Testifies at House Appropriations Hearing Science Panel Examines Social Implications of Nanotechnology Scholar Testifies at House Hearing on Federal Organization Authority Senate HELP Committee Focuses on the Teaching of History NCVHS Chair Expresses Concerns to Thompson 'Geographical Dimensions of Terrorism' Released Research!America Holds Forum on Health Research
April 28, 2003 Congress Returns: Tax and Spending on Agenda Academy Report Looks at Protecting Participants in Social and Behavioral Science Research Department of Education Proposes Major Change to ERIC System Environmental Research and the Social Sciences at NSF COSSA Holds Seminar on Obesity FBPCS Holds Briefing on the Correlation Between Science and Behavior Change COSSA Welcomes New Contributor, Affiliate Sources of Research Support
May 12, 2003 Social and Ethical Implications in Nanotechnology Legislation Debated NIH Institute and Center Directors Testify to Senate Appropriations Committee Senate Subcommittee Discusses the Judicial Confirmation Process AAAS Holds Forum on Behavioral Genetics and Society NSF Seeks Science of Learning Center Applicants
May 23, 2003 McQueary Testifies to Homeland Security Science Subcommittee Homeland Security Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Academy Roundtable Focuses on Screening for Terrorists House Panel Considers the American Community Survey Bolton to Serve as Next Budget Chief Sources of Research Support
June 10, 2003 The Social Sciences and Education at NSF New Education Statistics Commissioner Chosen AEI/Brookings Commission Releases Report on Continuity of Congress ASA Holds Briefing on the Use of Racial and Ethnic Data Fogarty Celebrates 35 Years at NIH National Security Education Program Becomes Political Football Human Research Protection Group Accredits Three Organizations Social and Behavioral Research Community Celebrates NIH Institute Directors Sources of Research Support
June 23, 2003 Appropriations Process Commences: NIH Halcyon Days Over; Education Research Gets Big Boost Bias Charged at House Hearing on Title VI International Programs Changing the Face of Education Research: The New IES Insel Meets with NIH's Partners in Research at Annual Roundtable Obesity Research at NIH Undergoes Changes Middle Childhood: A Look at Research
July 14, 2003 The Precariousness of Peer Review: House Barely Defeats Attempt to Stop NIH Grants Action Transpires on Key Appropriations Bills: Labor-HHS-Ed and CJS Scholars Weigh Rules Change on Senate Holds AHRQ Examines Patient Safety Report Examines Cost of Uninsurance in America Obesity Seminar Transcripts Now Available
July 28, 2003 Appropriations: House Approves Six Percent Boost for NSF - SBE Does Well; CJS Bill also Passes Senate Hearing Underscores Disagreement over Head Start Reauthorization Bush Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Two Key HHS Posts SACHRP Holds Inaugural Meeting: Will Examine Children, Prisoners IOM Report Identifies Critical Issues Related to Psychological Consequences of Terrorism Former APSA President Wilson, Historian Barzun Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom Behavioral Science Division at NSF Seeks New Director Source of Research Support Zerhouni Forms NIH Steering Committee
August 11, 2003 August Quiet to Lead to Frenzied Fall Academies Report Calls for NIH Organizational Changes Democratic Report Questions Bush Administration's Scientific Integrity NIJ Holds Annual Research and Evaluation Conference Senate Bill Would Repeal Bush Order on Presidential Records Social and Behavioral Science Working Group on Human Protections Meets Homeland Security to Establish Risk Based Modeling University Research Center
September 8, 2003 Congress Returns: Spending Bills and Iraq on Agenda OMB Proposes Government-Wide Regulatory Peer-Review Guidelines NSF Receives Slightly More than 5 Percent Boost From Senate Panel Appropriators in Senate Shortchange NIJ, BJS, Census, and Exchange Programs COSSA Seminar Held on Educational Performance HHS Holds ASPE Research Conference NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Seeks New Director Sources of Research Support COSSA Welcomes New Contributor
September 22, 2003 Senate Approves Labor-HHS Bill; Rejects Amendment to Increase Funding for NIH Key Policymakers Focus on Long-Term Budget Outlook Black Men: Their Role and Impact on the Future of the Black Family Scholars Testify on Presidential Succession HHS Releases Business Strategy Report Urging Prevention Efforts COSSA Welcomes New Contributor; Welcomes Back Contributor Sources of Research Support Corrections
October 6, 2003 New Fiscal Year Begins; Ten Spending Bills Undone; Omnibus Looms Sexual Health Research Once Again an Issue; Rogers, Waxman Defend NIH Research 'NIH Roadmap for Medical Research' Released Senate Roundtable Held on Reshaping the Future of America's Health Higher Ed Act Reauthorization Moving in the House Committee NSF Seeks New SBE Leader COSSA Welcomes New Contributor
October 20, 2003 NIH Reauthorization on Horizon: Tough Issues Ahead GAO Releases Report on NIJ's Outcome Evaluation Grants NCHS Holds Board of Scientific Counselors Meetings COSSA Seminar Addresses Globalization NIH Celebrates Grant Awards for Population Health and Health Disparities
November 3, 2003 (printer friendly version) Waxman Expresses "Outrage" Over 'Hit List;' The Scientific Community Reacts Appropriations Process Muddles On Senate Panel Considers Intellectual diversity on America's College Campuses NIH to Take Inventory of Its Basic Behavioral and Social Science; NIMH Establishes Panel to Examine Its Basic Research CDC Director Discusses Future Initiatives Kanter Family Foundation and AHRQ Hold 4th Annual Health Legacy Partnership Conference
November 17, 2003 (printer friendly version) COSSA Annual Meeting Features Zerhouni, Olsen, Whitehurst NSF Director Colwell Reaffirms Importance of SBE Sciences More Annual Meeting: SBE Research In OSTP Priorities; Evidenced-Based Education; Higher Education Under Scrutiny; Executive Director Examines Challenges The Bus Is Leaving the Station; Time for Spending Bills to Get on Board
December 8, 2003 (printer friendly version) Consolidated Spending Bill Awaits Final Approval Nanotechnology Bill Enacted; Includes Social and Ethical Implications Provisions Appointments Gerberding Discusses CDC Goals and Achievements NIH Roadmap Initiatives Include Social and Behavioral Science Focus Source of Research Support