Prevent legislation that removes the peer-review requirement from the National Science Foundation grant process.

A draft bill known as the “High Quality Research Act” is being sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith which intends to remove the peer-review requirement from the NSF grant process. Peer-review is the most important aspect of scientific research as it is designed to prevent dissemination of irrelevant findings, unwarranted claims, unacceptable interpretations, and personal views. Removing the requirement from the grant process WILL lead to wasted tax dollars on biased/irrelevant research. Please stop any legislation that seeks to remove this vital component of scientific research from the grant process.