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Public and Scientific Affairs Board (PSAB)
Underlying the ASM's dedication to the advancement of scientific knowledge is its commitment that science serve the public interest. To address scientific matters affecting the public interest, the ASM created the Public and Scientific Affairs Board (PSAB) in 1979. The PSAB monitors legislation and regulation and develops positions for the Society on public policy issues. The PSAB encourages the adoption of sound policies affecting science and technology and the discipline of microbiology. The PSAB responds to policy makers who may request or require an understanding of research and technology in microbiology. It also communicates microbiological issues to the public.
What's New in Public Policy?
Minority Microbiology Mentor Newsletter - August 2013
The August issue of the Minority Microbiology Mentor has been published by the Committee on Microbiological Issues Impacting Minorities.The content of this page is restricted to ASM Members only.Please login at the top-right or to become a member, join ASM.
08-12-2013
Clinical Microbiology Issues Update - July 2013
The July issue of the Clinical Microbiology Issues Update has been published by the Office of Public Affairs. The content of this page is restricted to ASM Members only.Please login at the top-right or to become a member, join ASM.
07-31-2013
Legislative Alert: Contact Congress to Increase Research and Public Health Funding
The ASM has posted a legislative alert encouraging members to contact Congress to increase research and public health funding.
07-23-2013
July 10, 2013 - Payment Determinations for Calendar Year 2014 for New Clinical Laboratory Tests
The ASM presented recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at its annual Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule public meeting determining payment levels for new tests for 2014. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
07-12-2013
e-Public Policy Update - June 2013
The June issue of the e-Public Policy Update has been published by the Office of Public Affairs. The content of this page is restricted to ASM Members only.Please login at the top-right or to become a member, join ASM.
06-17-2013
June 7, 2013 – ASM Signs Onto Letter Regarding the Reintroduction of the “Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act”
The ASM signed onto a letter to Representative James Matheson (D-UT) thanking him for reintroducing the STAAR Act. The intent of the STAAR Act is to develop appropriate responses to the urgent problem of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistant infections affect hundreds of thousands of Americans and cause tens of thousands...
06-07-2013
2013 Statements and Testimony
June 25, 2013 - Ad Hoc Group Applauds Senate Spending Allocations - The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research thanks the Senate Appropriations Committee for the allocation it has provided to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) for its FY 2014 spending...
06-25-2013
CSWM Communicator
The Committee on the Status of Women in Microbiology has published the Spring issue of the CSWM Communicator. It features an article by Micah I. Krichevsky, Ph.D. the 2012 Alice C. Evans award winner. The content of this page is restricted to ASM Members only. Please login at the top-right or to...
01-09-2013
ASM Congressional Briefing - The Perpetual Challenge of Infectious Diseases: New and Emerging and Antimicrobial Resistance
The ASM held a Congressional Briefing on Tuesday, April 30 on The Perpetual Challenge of Infectious Diseases: New and Emerging and Antimicrobial Resistance
04-17-2013
Public Policy Reports
Federal Funding for FY 2014 - Biomedical and Life Sciences Research A compilation of the ASM recommendations to Congress for FY 2014 funding for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and science funding in the the National Science Foundation, the...
12-03-2002