ACS Policy Statements
2009
| Number | Statement | Position |
| 02 | Healthcare Policy | Supports access to affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans sets out broad principles that should guide policy on Association Healthcare Plans and other healthcare options now under serious discussion. |
| 01 | Energy S&T | Calls for government, industry, and academia to come together to develop a comprehensive energy S&T policy. |
2008
| Number | Statement | Position |
| 16 | Sustainability of the Chemical Enterprise | Defines the concept of sustainability in the context of the chemical enterprise. Supports government incentives for sustainable technologies including regulatory flexibility, tax incentives, and research support. |
| 15 | Teaching of Evolution | Supports teaching of evolution and opposes alternate, non-scientific theories in the science classroom. Urges states and localities to support high-quality science standards and curricula. |
| 14 | Visa Restrictions | Supports timely screening for visiting scientists and students. Committed to assisting federal agencies with technical expertise. |
| 13 | Scientific Insight and Integrity | Supports the use of insightful and comprehensive scientific and engineering research and analyses to assist the development and evaluation of policy options. Encourages policies that assist the government to obtain and integrate scientific assessments including transparency, openness, empowerment of scientists inside and outside of government, and an appropriate scientific advisory system. |
| 12 | Scientific Freedom | Advocates freedom of scientific exchange and stronger scientific collaboration to benefit humankind. |
| 11 | Patent Reform | Supports comprehensive reform of the U.S. patent system with 10 detailed recommendations. |
| 10 | Computer Simulations in Academic Laboratories | Computer simulations that mimic laboratory procedures have the potential to be a useful supplement to student hands-on activities, but not a substitute for them. |
| 08 | Funding- National Science Foundation (FY10) |
Supports, at a minimum, the proposal of $7.0 billion (8.6 percent increase) under ACI and calls for higher funding in keeping with the America COMPETES Act. Supports funding for the NSF Math and Science Partnerships program to approach the authorized level of $123 million. |
| 07 | Funding- National Institute of Standards and Technology (FY10) |
Supports, at a minimum, the $652 million proposal (1.2 percent increase) for the core programs under ACI and calls for higher funding in keeping with the America COMPETES Act. Supports $535 million for NIST laboratories (13 percent increase). |
| 06 | Funding- National Institutes of Health (FY10) |
Supports funding of $32.5 billion (7.0 percent increase). |
| 05 | Funding-Environmental Protection Agency (FY10) | Supports Office of Research and Development (ORD) funding to return to $646 million (10 percent increase). Opposes Science to Achieve Results (STAR) extramural research and fellowship cuts and calls for a return to $110 million. |
| 04 | Funding- Department of Homeland Security (FY10) |
Supports the proposal of $968 million (3.8 percent increase) for the S&T Directorate. |
| 03 | Funding- Department of Energy (FY10) |
Supports an increase of $169 million (3.5 percent) for the Office of Science. |
| 02 | Funding- Department of Education (FY10) |
Supports $450 million (151 percent increase) for Math and Science Partnership for K-12 teacher training and $95 million for the Math Now initiative. |
| 01 | Funding- Department of Defense (FY10) |
Calls for $2.2 billion in basic research (18 percent increase). Supports the president’s proposal for a $300 million increase in peer-reviewed basic research (as part of a larger $1 billion increase over five years). |
2007
| Number | Statement | Position |
| 13 | Science Education Policies | Summarizes the science education policies of ACS. |
| 12 | Climate Change | Reviews the science and recommends action on global climate issues. |
| 11 | Employment Non-Discrimination | Recommends federal legislation to extend employment discrimination protection to include sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity. |
| 10 | Retirement Security | Reviews the challenges chemical professionals face regarding retirement security. Additionally, ACS calls on Congress to deal with the major areas effecting the financial and health security of retirees. |
| 09 | Biomonitoring | Reviews the science and interpretation of biomonitoring data in a human health context and calls for research to improve the utility of biomonitoring information in science and policy. |
2006
| Number | Statement | Position |
| 16 | Regulation of Laboratory Waste | Endorses regulatory relief for research laboratories in academia, government, and industry. |
| 12 | Inherently Safer Technology (IST) | Supports federal support of developing IST and greater use of IST in reducing risk. |
| 11 | Labeling of Chemicals | Comments on OSHA proposal for global harmonization of hazard communication. |
| 10 | Public Access to Scientific Results | Opposes government-mandated, free access to published research results. Supports 2005 NIH public access policy experiment and encourages proper analysis before further steps are taken. |
| 01 | Innovation and Competitiveness | Supports innovation policies to fund S&T research and science education and to establish an environment conducive to innovation. Supports recent reports on innovation and competitiveness and related legislation. |