When the ACS Board of Directors voted at the New York national meeting this year to reinstate the Congressional Fellowship program, it renewed a popular activity with sweeping public policy implications. The ACS Congressional Fellowship places a person with a background in science and public policy in the office of a U.S. Senator, Representative, Congressional committee, or subcommittee. The
... [Show full abstract] fellow gains first-hand knowledge of the operation of the legislative branch of the federal government, makes scientific and technical expertise available to the government, and forges links between the scientific and government communities.