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Union Calendar No. 489 104Th Congress, 2D Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 104–887 1 Union Calendar No. 489 104th Congress, 2d Session ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± House Report 104±887 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS JANUARY 2, 1997 JANUARY 2, 1997.ÐCommitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 39±006 WASHINGTON : 1997 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE ROBERT S. WALKER, Pennsylvania, Chairman F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California RMM* Wisconsin HAROLD L. VOLKMER, Missouri SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York RALPH M. HALL, Texas HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois BART GORDON, Tennessee CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania JOHN S. TANNER, Tennessee DANA ROHRABACHER, California TIM ROEMER, Indiana STEVEN H. SCHIFF, New Mexico ROBERT E. (Bud) CRAMER, JR., Alabama JOE BARTON, Texas JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan KEN CALVERT, California PAUL McHALE, Pennsylvania BILL BAKER, California JANE HARMAN, California ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan** DAVID MINGE, Minnesota ZACH WAMP, Tennessee JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts DAVE WELDON, Florida ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan MATT SALMON, Arizona KAREN McCARTHY, Missouri THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia MIKE WARD, Kentucky STEVE STOCKMAN, Texas ZOE LOFGREN, California GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas ANDREA H. SEASTRAND, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania TODD TIAHRT, Kansas SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas STEVE LARGENT, Oklahoma WILLIAM P. LUTHER, Minnesota VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming MARK ADAM FOLEY, Florida SUE MYRICK, North Carolina DAVID D. CLEMENT, Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel BARRY BERINGER, General Counsel TISH SCHWARTZ, Chief Clerk and Administrator ROBERT E. PALMER, Democratic Staff Director (II) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, Washington, DC, January 2, 1997. Hon. ROBIN H. CARLE, The Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. CARLE: In compliance with Rule XI, Clause 1(d) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, I hereby submit the Sum- mary of Activities of the Committee on Science for the 104th Con- gress. The purpose of this report is to provide the Members of the House of Representatives, as well as the general public, with an overview of the legislative and oversight activities conducted by this Committee, as defined by Rule X, Clause 1(n) of the Rules of the House of Representatives. This document is intended as a general reference tool, and not as a substitute for the hearing records, reports, and other commit- tee files. Sincerely, ROBERT S. WALKER, Chairman. Enclosure. (iii) CONTENTS Page Committee History .................................................................................................. 1 Chapter IÐLegislative Activities of the Committee on Science .......................... 9 1.1ÐP.L. 104-113, National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (H.R. 2196/S. 1164) .......................................................................... 9 1.2ÐP.L. 104-182, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (S. 1316/H.R. 3604) ............................................................................................. 12 1.3ÐP.L. 104-201, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1997 (H.R. 3230) ............................................................................................................... 13 1.4ÐP.L. 104-227, Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996 (H.R. 3060/S. 1645) .............................................................................. 14 1.5ÐP.L. 104-264, Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 (Title XI of H.R. 3539/Title VII of H.R. 3322/H.R. 3484 ...................................... 15 1.6ÐP.L. 104-271, Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 (H.R. 655/H.R. 4138) ...... 17 1.7ÐP.L. 104-289, Savings in Construction Act of 1996 (H.R. 2779) .......... 19 1.8ÐP.L. 104-332, National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (H.R. 4283/ H.R. 3217) ...................................................................................................... 20 Chapter IIÐOther Legislative Activities of the Committee on Science .............. 23 2.1ÐRisk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act of 1995 (H.R. 9/H.R. 1022) ..... 23 2.2ÐNational Sea Grant College Program (H.R. 1175) ................................ 27 2.3ÐInternational Space Station Authorization Act of 1995 (H.R. 1601) ... 28 2.4ÐDepartment of Commerce Dismantling Act (H.R. 1756) ...................... 29 2.5ÐEnvironmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Author- ization Act of 1995 (H.R. 1814) .................................................................... 32 2.6ÐNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1995 (H.R. 1815) ................................................................................ 33 2.7ÐDepartment of Energy Civilian Research and Development Act of 1995 (H.R. 1816) ........................................................................................... 35 2.8ÐFire Administration Authorization Act of 1995 (H.R. 1851) ................ 37 2.9ÐNational Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1995 (H.R. 1852) . 39 2.10ÐAmerican Technology Advancement Act of 1995 (H.R. 1870) ............ 41 2.11ÐNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, FY 1996 (H.R. 2043) ..................................................................................... 42 2.12ÐOmnibus Civilian Science Authorization Act of 1995 (H.R. 2405) ..... 45 2.13ÐNational Oceanographic Partnership Act (H.R. 3303) (Also see P.L. 104-201/H.R. 3230 in Chapter I) .................................................................. 45 2.14ÐOmnibus Civilian Science Authorization Act of 1996 (H.R. 3322) ..... 48 2.15ÐSpace Commercialization Promotion Act of 1996 (H.R. 3936) ........... 56 Chapter IIIÐOther Measures Discharged by the Committee on Science ........... 59 3.1ÐPropane Education and Research Act of 1995 (H.R. 1514/P.L. 104- 284) ................................................................................................................. 59 3.2ÐWater Desalination Act of 1996 (S. 811/P.L. 104-298) .......................... 59 (V) VI Page Chapter IVÐOversight, Investigations and Other Activities of the Committee on Science, Including Selected Subcommittee Legislative Activities ............... 61 4.1 Committee on Science ....................................................................................... 61 4.1(a)ÐIs Today's Science Policy Preparing Us for the Future? .................. 61 4.1(b)ÐRestructuring of the Federal Scientific Establishment .................... 62 4.1(c)ÐEducational Technology in the 21st Century .................................... 64 4.1(d)ÐU.S. Japanese Cooperation in Human Space Flight ........................ 66 4.1(e)ÐNASA Purchasing in the Earth-Space Economy ............................... 67 4.1(f)ÐAllocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology ...................... 70 4.1(g)ÐU.S. Global Change Research Programs: Data Collection and Sci- entific Priorities ............................................................................................ 71 4.1(h)ÐCivilian Science Agencies' Implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act ....................................................................... 73 4.1(i)ÐThe Effects of the Six-Year Balanced Budget on Civilian R&D ....... 76 4.1(j)ÐTechnological Solutions to Improve Aviation Security ...................... 79 4.2 Subcommittee on Basic Research ..................................................................... 82 4.2(a)ÐThe 1996 National Science Foundation Authorization, Parts I and II ..................................................................................................................... 82 4.2(b)ÐAlternative Futures of the Department of Energy National Lab- oratories: ``The Galvin Report'' and ``National Laboratories Need Clear- er Missions and Better Management, A GAO Report to the Secretary of Energy.'' ..................................................................................................... 84 4.2(c)ÐU.S. Fire Administration FY 1996 Budget Request .......................... 87 4.2(d)ÐScience, Environment, and Technology Summit: A Long Term National Science Strategy ............................................................................ 88 4.2(e)ÐFederal Technology Transfer Policies and Our Federal Labora- tories: Methods for Improving Incentives for Technology Transfer At Federal Laboratories ..................................................................................... 90 4.2(f)ÐGraduate Level Science and Engineering Education ........................ 93 4.2(g)ÐCyberporn: Protecting Our Children from the Back Alleys of the Internet .......................................................................................................... 95 4.2(h)ÐRestructuring the Federal Scientific Establishment: Future Mis- sions and Governance for the Department of Energy, National Labora- tories, H.R. 87, H.R. 1510, H.R. 1993 (Title II), and H.R. 2142 ............... 97 4.2(i)ÐThe National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program ................... 103 4.2(j)ÐThe High Performance Computing and Communications Program . 105 4.2(k)ÐDepartment of Energy National Laboratory Restructuring ............. 107 4.2(l)ÐPartnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure Program . 110 4.2(m)ÐNational
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