Senate panel overhauls Endless Frontier Act, cuts funds for new NSF tech arm

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved a version of the “Endless Frontier Act,” the centerpiece of a China-focused legislative package the Senate is expected to vote on later this month, but drastically cut proposed funding for a new technology directorate within the National Science Foundation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) last month introduced a bill that would create the directorate and authorize $100 billion in total funding for it over...