H.R. 3955 would provide for educational partnerships between science museums and National Laboratories.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inScience Museum and National Laboratory Partnership Demonstration Act - Authorizes the award of up to editfive grants only to partnerships that include science museums, or consortia thereof serving at least 1,000,000 visitors annually and with an existing partnership with one or more national laboratories, for the wikipurposes of : (1) increasing public understanding of scientific work occurring at the national laboratories; (2) developing exhibits and beinformal education programs featuring advances in the first to provide a detailed summaryphysical sciences; and (3) increasing public understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.

Disallows such science museums or consortia from receiving more than 60% of a grant award for any fiscal year, with the bill!)remaining funds allocated to National Laboratory partners.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 10/30/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiSubcommittee on Energy and be the first to update the status of the bill!)Environment.
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== Points in Favor ==

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