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Congress and Chemistry

Underneath the coffee ring on today's newspaper, you read about taxes, budget reform, and less government. You can either wonder what it means to your future as a chemical professional or you can work within this time of dramatic congressional change. By signing up to join the ACS Federal Funding Networks, you will have timely, critical information about the status of NSF and NIH in the federal policy arena at your fingertips. In this free service from the ACS, bulletins will be sent to you by fax or e-mail that detail the budget and policy battles over NSF and NIH to provide you the information you need to communicate effectively with your Representatives in Congress.

Why get involved? Two reasons: The future and the present. Looking into the future, the recent budget resolutions in the House and the Senate project NSF to have 19.5% less real dollar purchasing power in the year 2002 when compared to today. NIH will fare even worse. In the present, you can make a difference. Common sense dictates the E+R=O, or Event + Response = Outcome. If you don't register your response to congressional actions that affect your future, you will not be part of the outcome.

Make a difference! Join the ACS Federal Funding Networks today. The information is free; its content is invaluable. Contact the ACS Federal Funding Networks by telephone at (202) 452-2127, or via e-mail at NSFNET@acs.org or NIHNET@acs.org. We look forward to hearing from YOU.

Help Find the SEED
Project SEED Needs Your Help!

PS International, a private consulting group, is conducting a comprehensive evaluation of Project SEED and needs your help. If you have any information of the whereabouts of past SEED students and preceptors, please call (800)774-3625 (#4) with a name, address and/or telephone number.

Project SEED is the Society's program that provides summer research experiences to economically disadvantaged high school students. For more information about Project SEED, call Christine Brennan in the Education Division at ACS headquarters at (202)872-6169 or by e-mail at cbb97@acs.org.


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