Search Results: keywords:"public-private partnership"

  • S. 5222 — To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a pandemic preparedness and response program using artificial intelligence.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,139

    S. 5222, also known as the “MedShield Act of 2024,” requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a pandemic preparedness and response program using artificial intelligence. The program, called the MedShield program, aims to use AI and other technologies to...

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    The MedShield Act of 2024 is a plan to use computers and smart technology to help keep people safe from big sicknesses by quickly finding germs and making vaccines faster, and it promises to spend a lot of money over the next few years to make this happen.

  • H. R. 4235 — To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a wildfire technology testbed pilot program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:1,370

    H.R. 4235, also known as the "Wildfire Technology DEMO Act," directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to create a wildfire technology testbed pilot program. This program will bring together public agencies and private entities to test new...

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    The new bill wants to try out cool new tools, like super-smart computers and fancy radios, to help people stop big wildfires more safely. They plan to do this for seven years and will tell Congress how it's going every year.

  • H. R. 8838 — To prohibit agencies from taking certain action relating to social media companies, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,070

    H.R. 8838, titled the "Free Speech Defense Act," aims to prevent U.S. federal agencies from regulating social media companies in ways that might limit free speech. The bill prohibits these agencies from requesting social media platforms to censor users or label content as misinformation...

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    The Free Speech Defense Act is a rule that stops the government from asking social media to censor what people say, except in very serious cases like when there's a danger. It also worries about the government getting free ads from social media, because it might break some laws.

  • H. R. 6771 — To amend title 51, United States Code, to provide for a NASA public-private talent program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,438

    H. R. 6771 proposes to amend title 51 of the United States Code to create a NASA public-private talent exchange program. This program would allow NASA employees to work temporarily with private sector companies and vice versa. It establishes rules for these exchanges,...

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    H. R. 6771 wants to start a new program where NASA workers can switch places with people from private companies for a little while, so they can learn new things and share ideas, but it has to be done safely and fairly.