NSF is REQUIRED BY LAW to evaluate all proposals for broader impacts. DOGE will likely ask/make NSF break the law. And it’s key for members of Congress and the public to know that.
More NSF-specific legal context: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
NSF is CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED to evaluate proposals via broader impacts, as defined by this law below.
Hence, if the admin wants NSF to deviate, that's called **breaking the law** (important to remind Congress of that)
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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NSF is REQUIRED BY LAW to evaluate all proposals for broader impacts. DOGE will likely ask/make NSF break the law. And it’s key for members of Congress and the public to know that.
More NSF-specific legal context: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...