bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
100-hr-5534,100,hr,5534,A bill to establish a moratorium period during which all genetic research involving the human immunodeficiency virus which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome will cease.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-10-19,1988-11-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Mandates that, for one year from the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be no experimental efforts to manipulate genes involving the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  Requires the Office of Technology Assessment to conduct a study of the need for and safety of genetic research involving the HIV which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
100-s-2918,100,s,2918,National High-Performance Computer Technology Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-10-19,1988-10-19,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN]",TN,D,G000321,0,"National High-Performance Computer Technology Act of 1988 - Title I: National High-Performance Computer Technology Plan - Directs the President, through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to develop and implement a National High-Performance Computer Technology Plan, to be submitted to the Congress within one year of this title's enactment and revised at least biennially.  Requires the plan to recommend a five-year proposal of goals and priorities for a Federal high-performance computer technology program.  Describes required plan contents, including funding requirements and suggested roles for various Federal agencies. Designates the National Research Council as the lead entity in connection with the plan, directing it to coordinate related activities among the agencies, review budget estimates, and work with both researchers and potential users of the research. Suggests responsibilities appropriate to specified Federal agencies. Directs each Federal entity involved in high-performance computing to submit, as part of its annual request budget, a report to the Office of Management and Budget on the role of its activities with regard to the plan and relevant budget requests. Instructs the Chairman of the National Research Council to submit to the President and to the Congress, by January 31 annually, a report on plan achievements and progress. Title II:  National Research Computer Network - Directs the National Science Foundation to:  (1) work for the development of a three gigabit per second national research computer network to link government, industry, and education communities to; (2) convene a committee to advise on network user needs; and (3) determine the most efficient mechanism for assuring operating funds for the long-term maintenance and use of such a network. Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to determine the effect of current telecommunications regulations on private industry participation in the data transmission field and to report its findings to the Congress within one year of this Act's enactment. Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) to develop common standards for network activities to provide interoperability, enhanced security, and common user interfaces to systems. Authorizes FY 1990 through 1994 appropriations. Title III:  National Information Infrastructure - Calls upon the Office of Science and Technology Policy to direct the development of an information infrastructure of services, data bases, and knowledge banks accessible through the research computer network. Title IV:  Software - Part A - Establishes the National Software Corporation within the executive branch.  Describes Corporation duties, including:  (1) developing corporation participation criteria for the selection of high-quality computer software for high-performance computing; (2) securing investment capital for projects; and (3) investing in projects for the development of such software.  Sets forth criteria to govern Corporation investments, prohibiting any investment unless the board of directors determines that a reasonable, good faith effort has been made to secure investment by a financial institution, but that the effort was unsuccessful.  Authorizes FY 1990 through 1994 appropriations. Part B - Establishes a clearinghouse to validate and distribute unclassified federally-funded software and other software in the public domain. Part C - Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop standards for software programs purchased by the Federal Government. Part D - Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to oversee the cooperative efforts of Federal entities in the research and development of high-performance computer software. Part E - Authorizes FY 1990 through 1994 appropriations for software development. Title V:  Artificial Intelligence - Allocates at least ten percent of the funds authorized for high-performance computer software under title IV to artificial intelligence research and development and applications. Calls for the estabishment, in cooperation with industry, of ten regional university demonstration programs, administered through the National Science Foundation, to increase the development and use of artificial intelligence applications. Title VI:  Hardware - Directs:  (1) the National Science Foundation to continue its funding of a national supercomputer centers program to provide researchers access to supercomputers; (2) Federal agencies to procure prototype or early production models of new high-performance computers; (3) the Department of Commerce to review export controls that hinder American manufacturers of supercomputers and other high-performance computer technology in foreign markets; and (4) the Federal Government to invest in research and development programs to develop high-performance computer technology.  Authorizes FY 1990 through 1994 appropriations for such programs. Title VII:  Research and Development and Education - Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to work with appropriate agencies to create technology transfer mechanisms for making research results readily available to American industry.  Authorizes FY 1990 through 1994 appropriations to the National Science Foundation for education in high-performance computer technology.",2025-08-28T20:08:04Z,
100-hres-574,100,hres,574,A resolution to commemorate the successful return to flight by the Space Shuttle Discovery.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-10-05,1988-10-12,Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 395 - 0 (Record Vote No: 445).,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,3,"Congratulates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the STS-26 flight crew, other NASA astronauts, the contractors and subcontractors, and the workers who contributed to the successful return of the Space Shuttle Discovery to safe operations in outer space.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hconres-384,100,hconres,384,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should develop and maintain a crew rescue capability in support of the Space Station Freedom.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-10-03,1988-10-03,"Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.",House,"Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]",OH,D,T000350,0,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should:  (1) develop a permanent crew rescue capability in support of the Space Station Freedom as an integral element of the space station program, reporting to the Congress on progress; and (2) base a permanent crew aboard the Space Station Freedom only when such rescue capability is in place.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-5444,100,hr,5444,"A bill to reestablish the National Aeronautics and Space Council, and for other purposes.","Science, Technology, Communications",1988-10-03,1988-10-13,"Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials.",House,"Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]",CO,R,H000444,0,"Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to reestablish the National Aeronautics and Space Council.  Revises the membership of the Council, vesting its leadership in a Chairman, to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the President to:  (1) ensure that the U.S. space effort conforms to both domestic and foreign policy goals; and (2) report annually to the Congress on all significant aeronautical and space activities.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-sres-486,100,sres,486,A resolution to congratulate the crew of the space shuttle Discovery on the successful completion of its mission.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-10-03,1988-10-03,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]",SC,D,H000725,6,"Congratulates the men, women, and families of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, its contractors, the members of a specified National Research Council panel, and the crew of the Discovery for their efforts in support of the space program.",2021-06-10T21:50:41Z,
100-hjres-668,100,hjres,668,A joint resolution to reduce the amount of manmade material in space.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-09-29,1988-10-11,"Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.",House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,Declares that:  (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should develop and implement measures to reduce the amount of manmade material in space; and (2) the United States should begin discussions with the Soviet Union and other countries to develop agreements to reduce such material in space.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-sres-481,100,sres,481,A resolution relative to the launch of the Discovery.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-09-28,1988-09-28,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,5,Congratulates the men and women of the U.S. space program and offers best wishes and God-speed to the crew of the Discovery.,2021-06-10T21:50:40Z,
100-hr-5405,100,hr,5405,A bill to amend the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to repeal certain requirements for the implementation of the metric system of measurements.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-09-27,1988-10-04,"Referred to Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology.",House,"Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9]",MO,D,V000112,0,Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to repeal certain requirements relating to conversion to the metric system.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hconres-374,100,hconres,374,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding funding for the space station program.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-09-26,1988-10-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications.,House,"Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43]",CA,R,P000005,55,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates should publicly support making specified appropriated amounts available for obligation for the space station program, and should endorse its continued funding.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hconres-366,100,hconres,366,"A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Air Force should continue to utilize the weather reconnaissance aircraft, WC-130, in coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operated satellite technologies, for tracking hurricanes and collecting research data to enable scientists to predict and understand hurricane behavior.","Science, Technology, Communications",1988-09-16,1988-09-22,Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness.,House,"Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12]",FL,R,L000295,33,Declares that the Air Force should continue to fly WC-130 aircraft for the purpose of collecting scientific data on hurricanes until satellites that can provide similar data are in place and functioning properly.,2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
100-hr-5279,100,hr,5279,Ban Nuclear Power in Earth Orbit Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-09-13,1988-09-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.,House,"Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]",CA,D,B000918,16,"Ban Nuclear Power in Earth Orbit Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress encouraging the President to call on the Soviet Union to abandon the use of nuclear power sources in Earth orbit and to join the United States in negotiation to establish a permanent ban on such use. Directs the President to certify to the Congress at least 90 days after this Act's enactment whether the Soviet Union has indicated an official policy to abandon the use of nuclear power sources in Earth orbit.  Prohibits the launch into Earth orbit of any U.S. owned or funded spacecraft if the President certifies the Soviet Union's policy to abandon the use in question.  Terminates the prohibition if the Soviet Union places a nuclear power source into Earth orbit after indicating its official policy not to do so. Excepts nuclear power sources for a moon base or for deep space scientific and exploration missions. Requires the use of uranium rather than plutonium to fuel nuclear power sources for these latter missions after December 31, 1998.  Requires, as well, after the same date, that nuclear power sources be launched, whenever practicable, only on unmanned launch vehicles and be activated only after the spacecraft have achieved a safe deep space trajectory.",2025-08-28T20:05:35Z,
100-hr-5241,100,hr,5241,"A bill to require that all Federal research, development, testing, and evaluation of the use of biological agents in the development of defenses against biological warfare be conducted by the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.","Science, Technology, Communications",1988-08-11,1988-09-09,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2]",UT,D,O000156,0,"Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct all Federal research, except such research involving the field testing of biological agents and the use of classified information, on the use of biological agents in defenses against biological warfare, including such research currently conducted by the Secretary of the Army under the Biological Defense Research Program.  Transfers all functions, personnel, and funds of such Program to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of the military department concerned under which members of the armed forces may be detailed for service in the National Institutes of Health to carry out the transferred functions. Amends Federal defense procurement provisions to restrict the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Defense from engaging in any research on the use of biological agents in defenses against biological warfare, except such research involving field testing of such agents or the use of classified information.",2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
100-hconres-353,100,hconres,353,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should make the space program a national priority.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-08-10,1988-08-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications.,House,"Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2]",MO,R,B001036,32,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) rededicate itself to attaining leadership in space activities; (2) increase budget resources for the space program; (3) pursue a strong program of both manned and unmanned space activities, including development of a permanently manned space station; and (4) seek opportunities for international cooperation in space.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-5183,100,hr,5183,"A bill to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 1989, and for other purposes.","Science, Technology, Communications",1988-08-09,1988-09-26,House Incorporated this Measure in H.R.4417 as an Amendment.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,"Title I:  National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization - National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for FY 1989 to carry out the following activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of Standards):  (1) measurement research and standards; (2) materials science and engineering; (3) engineering measurements and standards; (4) computer science and technology; (5) research support activities; (6) the Cold Neutron Source Facility; and (7) technology services.  Permits transfers of funds among such activities under specified conditions. Authorizes specified amounts from such funds solely for: (1) steel technology; (2) the Center for Building Technology; (3) the Center for Fire Research; (4) technical competence programs; (5) support of Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology and assistance to State technology programs (only for research cooperative agreements subject to a specified competitive process); and (6) the evaluation of non-energy related inventions and related technology extension activities.  Prohibits the merger of the Center for Building Technology and the Center for Fire Research. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1989 for:  (1) activities of the Office of Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology; (2) activities of the Office of Technology Policy; (3) implementation of the purposes of the Japanese Technical Literature Act of 1986; and (4) salary adjustments. Mandates that the Research Information Center be maintained as a governmental activity under the NIST. Instructs the Director of the NIST to study public and private sector needs for evaluated engineering data and to report to the Congress recommending appropriate roles for the NIST and other relevant government and professional entities in collecting, evaluating, and disseminating such data. Instructs the NIST Director to undertake, as appropriate, a variety of activities in the interest of extending and transferring technical services and other expertise to the States and to businesses, including improving access to Federal laboratories and evaluating inventions from small businesses or individuals that have significant potential for improving competitiveness. Instructs the Director to report to specified congressional committees on post-1986 domestic technology transfer accomplishments, trends, and plans of the agency.  Describes required report contents. Requires the NIST annually to submit to the Congress, at the time the President's budget is released, three-year budget estimates for all major accounts and new initiatives. Title II:  Technology Administration in the Department of Commerce - Subtitle A: Technology Administration - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish in the Department of Commerce a Technology Administration comprising:  (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (2) the National Technical Information Service; and (3) the Office of Technology Policy, a policy analysis entity. Describes duties of the Administration, including assuming the functions currently assigned to the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation. Directs the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology and an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy.  Describes the duties of these officials. Subtitle B: National Technical Information Service - National Technical Information Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, joint ventures, and other transactions necessary for NTIS purposes.  Prohibits the contracting out of certain functions and activities currently performed by NTIS personnel.  Requires congressional notification with respect to certain contracts. Directs the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Director to manage the NTIS.  Establishes a NTIS Advisory Board. Assigns to the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the NTIS, the duties performed by the current NTIS, as well as additional functions, including making its products available to depository libraries as part of the Government Printing Office Depository Library Program and making available in English unclassified foreign technical information. Requires annual auditing in connection with NTIS activities. Requires both the Secretary and the Director to keep appropriate congressional committees informed about NTIS activities.  Directs the Secretary, within 90 days of this Act's enactment, to report to the Congress on the NTIS fee structure. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on NTIS activities and, in addition, to give detailed advanced notice of not less than 30 days of: (1) any proposed reduction-in-force; (2) any joint venture or cooperative agreement involving a financial incentive to the joint venturer or contractor; and (3) any changes in the NTIS operating plan that would result in more than a ten percent variation of expense. Title III:  Miscellaneous Amendments to Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to:  (1) make specific provision for intellectual property within the context of cooperative research and development agreements; (2) authorize cash awards to  scientific, engineering, and technical personnel for computer software; and (3) revise provisions regarding the distribution to inventors of royalties received by Federal agencies.  Makes this final amendment retroactive to October 20, 1986. Title IV:  Drug-Free Workplace - Prohibits:  (1) the obligation or expenditure of any funds authorized to be appropriated for the NIST unless the NIST implements a written policy designed to ensure that its officers and employees do not use, possess, or distribute controlled substances in the workplace; and (2) grant or contract payments to secondary NIST fund recipients unless they adopt a written policy ensuring a drug-free workplace.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-s-2701,100,s,2701,National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-08-09,1988-10-05,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.,Senate,"Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]",SC,D,H000725,0,"National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 - Title I:  National Bureau of Standards Authorization Authorizations for Program Activities - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for FY 1989 to carry out the following activities of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))  (1) measurement research and standards; (2) materials science and engineering; (3) engineering measurements and standards; (4) computer science and technology; (5) technology services; and (6) research support activities.  Permits transfers of funds among such activities under specified conditions. Authorizes specified amounts from such funds solely for:  (1) steel technology; (2) the Center for Building Technology; (3) the Center for Fire Research; (4) support of Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology; (5) the evaluation of non-energy related inventions and related technology extension activities; and (6) technical competence programs.  Prohibits the merger of the Center for Building Technology and the Center for Fire Research. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1989 for:  (1) activities of the Office of Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology; (2) activities of the Office of Technology Policy; (3) implementation of the purposes of the Japanese Technical Literature Act of 1986; and (4) salary adjustments. Mandates that the Research Information Center of the NBS be maintained as a governmental activity. Instructs the Director of the NBS (NIST) to undertake, as appropriate, a variety of activities in the interest of extending and transferring technical services and other expertise to the States and to businesses, including improving access to Federal laboratories and evaluating inventions from small businesses or individuals that have significant potential for improving competitiveness. Directs the Director of the NBS (NIST) to study public and private sector needs for evaluated engineering data and to report to the Congress, recommending appropriate roles for the NBS (NIST) other relevant government and professional entities in collecting, evaluating, and disseminating such data. Instructs the Director to report to specified congressional committees on post-1986 domestic technology transfer accomplishments, trends, and plans of the agency.  Describes required report contents. Title II: National Technology Administration in Department of Commerce Technology Administration - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish in the Department of Commerce a Technology Administration comprising:  (1) the National Bureau of Standards (National Institute of Standards and Technology); (2) the National Technical Information Service; (3) such other agencies, programs, and activities of the Department of Commerce as the Secretary of Commerce determines should be transferred to the entity; and (4) an Office of Technology Policy, a policy analysis entity. Describes duties of the Administration, including assuming the functions currently assigned to the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation. Directs the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology and an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy. Describes the duties of these officials. Title III:  National Technical Information Service - National Technical Information Act of 1988 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as a Government corporation.  Assigns to it the duties performed by the existing National Technical Information Service, as well as additional functions, including making its products available to depository libraries as part of the Government Printing Office Depository Library Program and making available in English unclassified foreign technical information.  Directs the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Administrator to manage the NTIS. Establishes an NTIS Advisory Board. Requires annual reporting and auditing in connection with NTIS activities. Title IV:  Miscellaneous Amendments to Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to:  (1) make specific provision for intellectual property within the context of cooperative research and development agreements; (2) authorize cash awards to scientific, engineering, and technical personnel for computer software; and (3) revise provisions regarding the distribution to inventors of royalties received by Federal agencies.  Makes this final amendment retroactive to October 20, 1986.",2025-08-28T20:05:57Z,
100-sjres-359,100,sjres,359,A joint resolution to congratulate Utah State University and Dr. Shigeo Shingo on the efforts they have made to improve manufacturing quality.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-08-04,1988-08-04,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,0,Declares that the Congress supports the efforts of Utah State University and the Partner's Program to improve the quality of U.S. manufacturing and salutes Dr. Shigeo Shingo for his work on improving manufacturing quality and for his donation of the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence.,2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
100-hr-5120,100,hr,5120,Standardization of Measurement Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-08-01,1988-08-09,Subcommittee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,2,"Standardization of Measurement Act of 1988 - Directs the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology):  (1) within 60 days of this Act's enactment, to survey and evaluate existing standards for high strength steel bolts, and other fasteners, if appropriate; and (2) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees and implement, in coordination with voluntary standardization and testing organizations, recommendations for new tests and subgrades for improving standardization of bolt measurement. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, within 180 days of enactment, to establish within the NBS (NIST) a program for accreditation of bolt testing laboratories. Mandates that, effective January 1, 1991, only bolts meeting these standards may be certified as high strength steel bolts.",2025-08-28T20:05:57Z,
100-s-2614,100,s,2614,National Science and Technology Policy Amendments of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-07-07,1988-10-04,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1061.,Senate,"Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]",SC,D,H000725,13,"(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with amendment, S. Rept. 100-587)  National Science and Technology Policy Amendments of 1988 - Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to provide for assignment to the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology of responsibilities to make long-range plans for cooperative scientific and technical research among Federal agencies. Directs the President, through the Council, to develop a National Global Change Research Plan for a ten-year national research effort concerning both human-induced and natural processes of global change. Requires the Plan to include objectives, funding requirements, and proposed roles for each appropriate Federal agency.  Requires that the Plan be submitted to the Congress within one year of this Act's enactment and revised at least triennially. Lists research topics and activities, including global measurements, documentation of global changes, predictions, and data base development.  Suggests primary assignments with respect to specific agencies.  Directs each participating Federal agency to include global change research funding requirements in its annual budget request. Directs the Chairman of the Council to submit to the President and to the Congress an annual report on global change research efforts.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-s-2395,100,s,2395,Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-05-13,1988-05-13,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO]",CO,D,W000647,17,"Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to include among the responsibilities of the Secretary of Transportation, in administering such Act, the encouragement, facilitation, and promotion of commercial space launches by the private sector, consistent with U.S. space policy. Directs the Secretary, in facilitating and encouraging private sector acquisition of U.S. surplus launch property, to take into account the availability of comparable property under reasonable terms from domestic non-Government sources. Revises insurance requirements for persons licensed to provide launch services.  Allows such persons, as an alternative to obtaining liability insurance, to demonstrate financial responsibility sufficient to compensate third-party claims arising from death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property resulting from licensed activities.  Limits this requirement to the lesser of $500,000,000 or the maximum liability insurance available on the world market at a reasonable cost. Sets out corresponding requirements, but at a maximum of $100,000,000, with respect to claims by the United States for loss of or damage to U.S. property. Requires licensees to enter into reciprocal waivers with contractors, subcontractors, and customers involved in launch services, under which each party agrees to be responsible for its own damage and employee injuries. Requires the Secretary to enter into comparable waiver agreements with the same parties, as well as with licensees.  Applies these waivers only to the extent claims exceed required insurance coverage. Directs the Secretary to review insurance liability coverage requirements within three years of this Act's enactment and to submit to the Congress a proposed adjustment to conform with altered liability expectations and the worldwide availability of insurance.  Mandates the same procedure on an annual basis thereafter. Requires the Secretary to provide for the payment of successful third-party claims against parties subject to this Act to the extent such claims are not compensated by insurance, including self-insurance. Provides that the Secretary may not relieve the United States of liability for damage or injury resulting from the reckless disregard or willful misconduct of the United States or its agents. Exempts licensees associated with certain satellites under construction on August 15, 1986, from requirements related to liability insurance coverage for claims by the United States. Directs the Secretary to ensure that launches of satellites having a launch date commitment are not preempted from access to launch sites except in cases of imperative national need, to be determined by the Secretary of the Air Force or the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  Prohibits delegation of this determination and directs the determining party to submit to the Congress, within seven days of the determination, a full explanation, as well as a schedule for ensuring prompt launching of the preempted satellite. Directs the Secretary to study the process for scheduling launches and to report results to the Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should explore ways and means of developing a dialogue with appropriate foreign governments to develop guidelines for access to launch services by satellite builders and users to assure reasonable and fair international competition in commercial space activities. Directs the Administrator of NASA to report to the Congress on a program to support research into launch systems component technologies to develop higher performance and lower costs for commercial and Government launches.",2025-08-28T20:08:53Z,
100-hr-4561,100,hr,4561,Multiyear National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-05-10,1988-06-07,Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,House,"Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11]",FL,D,N000032,3,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #165 (360-26))  Multiyear National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act - Title I: National Aeronautics and Space Capital Development Program - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for FY 1989 through 1993, to:  (1) request at least 20 percent of NASA's total budget for science and applications activities; (2) begin specified missions in accordance with priorities enumerated in this Act; and (3) establish budget line items for specified equipment.  Requires the Administrator, before December 31, 1992, to establish a ""Mission to Planet Earth"" program that utilizes satellites to establish a comprehensive understanding of the biogeochemical processes affecting global change. Directs the Administrator:  (1) before October 1, 1992, to increase the request for the space research and technology program to at least ten percent of the total NASA budget; and (2) in FY 1989 through 1993, to establish, conduct, and maintain various programs relating to space technology, including programs in civil space technology, and cooperative enterprises with both industry and the university community. Declares congressional objectives with respect to U.S. space exploration activities, including as a major goal an international manned mission to Mars. Directs the Administrator:  (1) for FY 1989 through 1992, to maintain a vigorous program to identify technologies needed to facilitate human exploration of the solar system; and (2) before December 31, 1992, to initiate development of a focused program directed toward a manned mission to Mars. Requires that NASA to report biennially to the President and to the Congress on specified topics relating to space settlements. Declares the sense of the Congress that the United States will require the services of a heavy-lift launch vehicle during the 1990's. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) undertake a focused program aimed at increasing the safety and efficiency of the space shuttle and reducing its cost; (2) complete system definition studies for a shuttle-derived heavy-lift launch vehicle, report on such a vehicle and its proposed mission by September 30, 1989, and initiate its development before December 31, 1993; (3) initiate concept studies for advanced space transfer and support vehicles in FY 1990; and (4) initiate and implement certain programs relating to expendable launch vehicles. Directs the Administrator to undertake activities to maximize the commercial use of space, including: (1) promoting joint endeavor agreements and ensuring the availability of flight opportunities for commercial users; (2) charging space shuttle launch prices for commercial and foreign users in accordance with established law; and (3) ensuring that the civil space program is conducted so as to facilitate the commercialization of activities in space, expand opportunities to realize potential benefits of space activities, and use the expertise and creativity of interested parties. Directs the Administrator:  (1) before October 1, 1992, to increase the request for aeronautical research and technology development and validation activities to 15 percent of the total NASA budget; (2) in FY 1989 through 1993, to engage in specified aeronautical research and technology development activities, including the maintenance and enhancement of a complement of national facilities for carrying out these activities; and (3) to increase the number of full-time civil service personnel engaged in these activities by 50 percent over the 1989 level. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) encourage the practical application of technologies developed through NASA activities; (2) seek to expand the Industrial Applications Centers network system; and (3) contract for implementation of the Industrial Applications Center in Oklahoma. Requires the Administrator, for FY 1989 through 1993, to develop a plan for necessary facilities construction. Requires the Administrator to report economic assumptions and specified facility and fiscal estimates to specified congressional committees by January 15, 1989. Title II:  3-Year Authorization - Authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for specified activities relating to:  (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; and (4) research and program management, including scientific consultations. Permits appropriations for the first two categories to be used for certain items of a capital nature (other than land acquisition) required for the performance of research and development contracts, and for grants to nonprofit research organizations to augment their research facilities. Prohibits the use of these funds for the construction of any major facility whose estimated cost exceeds $500,000, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional leadership and committees. Permits upward variances of funds for facilities construction under circumstances outlined in this Act. Authorizes certain fund transfers and makes available specified funds for the construction and modification of laboratories and other installations. Requires the Administrator to notify specified congressional leadership and committees of the nature, cost, and need for such construction before expending the funds in question. Prohibits, until 30 days following congressional receipt of the Administrator's full explanation, the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for any program that:  (1) has been eliminated by the Congress; (2) is in excess of the amount actually authorized for the particular program (except for construction of facilities); or (3) has not been presented to either of the relevant congressional committees. Declares it to be the sense of the Congress that it is in the national interest to consider the widest geographical distribution, whenever feasible, in allotting Federal research funds and that NASA should explore ways to do so. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize certain NASA-related personnel to make warrantless arrests, under limited circumstances, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Attorney General. Establishes the National Mars Commission to: (1) develop a strategy for international cooperation on unmanned Mars projects, including safeguards against unwanted transfers of technology; and (2) prepare a detailed proposal for a cooperative manned Mars mission with the Soviet Union and any other interested nations.  Details membership and administrative features of the Commission. Directs the Commission, six months after this Act's enactment, to prepare and submit to both the President and the Congress:  (1) a report outlining preliminary cooperative strategies with respect to both independent unmanned Mars projects and a joint manned mission with the Soviet Union and any other interested nations; and (2) a final proposal for a joint manned Mars mission by participating countries. Terminates the Commission 30 days following the submission of its final report. Authorizes the Administrator to initiate procedures for competitive procurement of a commercially developed microgravity research space facility to be placed in orbit by the end of FY 1993. Requires the Administrator to:  (1) report a final selection and related details regarding such a facility to specified congressional committees no later than the date when the President submits the NASA FY 1990 budget request; and (2) keep the committees informed of activities and negotiations relating to the microgravity research facility.  Requires the express authorization of the Congress before the Administrator may sign any contract for the acquisition of such a facility. Prescribes conditions that must apply in connection with the authorization of funding for and the maintenance and utilization of such a facility. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) contract with the National Academy of Sciences to review the microgravity research capability of the United States and issue a report addressing specified issues with respect to a commercially developed space facility; (2) contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to consider various features associated with Government costs that might be associated with such a facility; and (3) report to specified congressional committees, no later than February 1, 1989, on topics relating to a commercially developed space facility and microgravity facilities. Directs the Administrator to make expended external tanks of the space shuttle fleet available at no cost to certain U.S. commercial and nonprofit endeavors for five years after this Act's enactment. Assures expressly the availability of at least five tanks to nonprofit organizations specializing in scientific research for suborbital intertank experiments. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to include as part of the national space program's policy and purpose the congressional declaration that U.S. aeronautical and space activities should be conducted in a way that will preserve U.S. preeminence in these fields through research and technology development related to associated manufacturing processes. Directs the Administrator to award to a domestic firm a contract that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be awarded to a foreign firm, if: (1) the final product of the domestic firm will be completely assembled in the United States and at least 50 percent domestically produced; and (2) the difference between the bids submitted by the foreign and domestic firms is not more than six percent.  Makes such requirement inapplicable to the extent that:  (1) the Administrator determines that applicability would not be in the public interest or that compelling national security considerations require otherwise; or (2) the U.S. Trade Representative determines that such an award would violate the GATT or other international agreement. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on:  (1) contracts entered into with foreign entities in FY 1988; (2) the number of contracts meeting the Buy American requirements of this Act but determined to be in violation of an international agreement or GATT; and (3) contracts awarded under the Buy American provisions.  Requires reports to specified congressional committees by January 1, 1990. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress, within one year after this Act's enactment, on the advisability of designing and constructing a docking mechanism standardized to the metric system for compatibility with other space stations and vehicles. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Administrator should begin discussions at an international level concerning the development of international docking interface standards, with the goal of reaching agreement on such standards. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on the progress of these discussions no later than February 1, 1989. Title III:  Ten Year Strategic Plan - Directs the Administrator to:  (1) undertake a program of science and applications, including the robotic exploration of other solar system bodies and the enhancement of understanding of the behavior of biological systems in the space environment; (2) undertake an aggressive and balanced program of space research and technology; (3) pursue the continued manned exploration of the solar system and low-Earth orbit, including the establishment of an operational U.S. International Space Station and missions involving Mars and the moon; (4) improve both the manned and unmanned space transportation systems; and (5) conduct a program in aeronautics research and technology development and validation, and, with the Department of Defense, conduct a flight demonstration program targeting specified goals. Title IV:  Commercial Space Launch Act Authorization - Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to authorize FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations for activities under such Act. Title V:  Civil Space Programs in the Department of Commerce - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to propose authorizing legislation for Department of Commerce activities in support of civil space commercial programs and to present the legislation to specified congressional committees by July 15, 1988. Title VI:  Drug-Free Workplace - Prohibits the expenditure of funds under this Act in any workplace that is not free from illegal use of controlled substances.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-hr-4502,100,hr,4502,Biotechnology Science Coordinating and Competitiveness Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-04-29,1988-09-28,"Reported to House by House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.  Report No: 100-993 (Part I).",House,"Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]",NY,D,S000124,14,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Science, Space and Technology with amendment, H. Rept. 100-993 (Part I))  Biotechnology Science Coordinating and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Title I:  National Center for Biotechnology Information - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to establish in the National Library of Medicine the National Center for Biotechnology Information to focus and expand the collection, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of the results of biotechnology research by information systems and to support the development of new information technologies regarding the molecular processes that control health and disease.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993. Title II:  National Biotechnology Policy Commission - Establishes in the executive branch a National Biotechnology Policy Commission to develop a national strategy which increases U.S. competitiveness in biotechnology through such means as strengthening cooperation between the Government and the private sector.  Sets forth reporting requirements.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993. Title III:  Human Genome Research and Development - Establishes a National Advisory Panel on the Human Genome to advise the Commission and the Task Force established by this Act on matters concerning the mapping and sequencing of the humane genome.  Sets forth reporting requirements. Establishes an Interagency Task Force, to consist of the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to:  (1) coordinate national activities regarding the construction of maps of human chromosomes and DNA of other organisms; (2) coordinate the development of new tools to analyze DNA; and (3) determine what actions are appropriate in light of the recommendations made by the Panel.  Sets forth reporting requirements.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-s-2354,100,s,2354,Advanced Technology Center Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-04-29,1988-04-29,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,"Advanced Technology Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide grants to the States and to the private sector for activities to encourage joint applied research and development efforts and to provide education and training in technical skills essential to the growth of business entities. Prescribes criteria to govern grant applications and awards, including measures to assure that monies are used in the interest of assisting the commercialization and transfer of technologies or of developing process and manufacturing technologies.",2025-08-28T20:06:18Z,
100-hr-4417,100,hr,4417,"A bill to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the programs of the National Bureau of Standards for fiscal year 1989, and for other purposes.","Science, Technology, Communications",1988-04-20,1988-10-24,Became Public Law No: 100-519.,House,"Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]",PA,D,W000044,0,"(Measure passed House, amended (inserted text of H.R. 5183))  Title I:  National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization - National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for FY 1989 to carry out the following activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of Standards): (1) measurement research and standards; (2) materials science and engineering; (3) engineering measurements and standards; (4) computer science and technology; (5) research support activities; (6) the Cold Neutron Source Facility; and (7) technology services.  Permits transfers of funds among such activities under specified conditions. Authorizes specified amounts from such funds solely for: (1) steel technology; (2) the Center for Building Technology; (3) the Center for Fire Research; (4) technical competence programs; (5) support of Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology and assistance to State technology programs (only for research cooperative agreements subject to a specified competitive process); and (6) the evaluation of non-energy related inventions and related technology extension activities. Prohibits the merger of the Center for Building Technology and the Center for Fire Research. Authorizes additional FY 1989 appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology; (2) activities of the Office of Technology Policy; (3) implementation of the purposes of the Japanese Technical Literature Act of 1986; and (4) salary adjustments. Mandates that the Research Information Center be maintained as a governmental activity under the NIST. Instructs the Director of the NIST to study public and private sector needs for evaluated engineering data and to report to the Congress recommending appropriate roles for the NIST and other relevant government and professional entities in collecting, evaluating, and disseminating such data. Instructs the NIST Director to undertake, as appropriate, a variety of activities in the interest of extending and transferring technical services and other expertise to the States and to businesses, including improving access to federal laboratories and evaluating inventions from small businesses or individuals that have significant potential for improving competitiveness. Instructs the Director to report to specified congressional committees on post-1986 domestic technology transfer accomplishments, trends, and plans of the agency.  Describes required report contents. Requires the NIST annually to submit to the Congress three-year budget estimates for all major accounts and new initiatives. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the NIST Director, to seek funding for and establish, within six months of this Act's enactment, a program to assist other countries in developing domestic standards compatible with those used in the United States.  Calls for private sector funding after the program is established, with FY 1989 and 1990 cost reimbursement to the Government. Directs the Secretary, no later than June 30, 1989, to submit to specified congressional committees a long-term plan to assist standards development in requesting countries that are or are likely to be major importers from the United States. Title II:  Technology Administration in the Department of Commerce - Subtitle A:  Technology Administration - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish in the Department of Commerce a Technology Administration comprising:  (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (2) the National Technical Information Service; and (3) the Office of Technology Policy, a policy analysis entity. Describes duties of the Administration, including assuming the functions currently assigned to the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation. Directs the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology and an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy.  Describes the duties of these officials. Subtitle B:  National Technical Information Service - National Technical Information Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, joint ventures, and other transactions necessary for NTIS purposes.  Prohibits the contracting out of certain functions and activities currently performed by NTIS personnel. Declares NITS functions and activities to be permanent Federal functions, prohibiting their transfer, by contract or otherwise, to the private sector on a permanent or temporary basis, unless the Congress expressly approves a transfer. Vests management in a Director, who shall report to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, Establishes a NTIS Advisory Board. Assigns to the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the NTIS, the duties performed by the current NTIS, as well as additional functions, including making its products available to depository libraries as part of the Government Printing Office Depository Library Program and making available in English unclassified foreign technical information. Requires annual auditing in connection with NTIS activities. Requires both the Secretary and the Director to keep appropriate congressional committees informed about NTIS activities.  Directs the Secretary, within 90 days of this Act's enactment, to report to the Congress on the NTIS fee structure. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on NTIS activities and, in addition, to give detailed advanced notice of not less than 30 days of: (1) any proposed reduction-in-force; (2) any joint venture or cooperative agreement involving a financial incentive to the joint venturer or contractor; and (3) any change in the NTIS operating plan that would result in more than a ten percent variation of expense. Title III:  Miscellaneous Amendments to Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to:  (1) make specific provision for intellectual property within the context of cooperative research and development agreements; (2) authorize cash awards to scientific, engineering, and technical personnel for computer software; and (3) revise provisions regarding the distribution to inventors of royalties received by Federal agencies.  Makes this final amendment retroactive to October 20, 1986. Title IV:  Drug-Free Workplace - Prohibits:  (1) the obligation or expenditure of any funds authorized to be appropriated for the NIST unless the NIST implements a written policy designed to ensure that its officers and employees do not use, possess, or distribute controlled substances in the workplace; and (2) grant or contract payments to secondary NIST fund recipients unless they adopt a written policy ensuring a drug-free workplace.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-hr-4418,100,hr,4418,National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-04-20,1988-10-31,Became Public Law No: 100-570.,House,"Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]",PA,D,W000044,0,"(House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 - Title I:  National Science Foundation Authorization - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to the National Science Foundation (NSF). Sets forth the following categories for which FY 1989 through 1991 funds for research and related activities are to be available:  (1) mathematical and physical sciences; (2) engineering; (3) biological, behavioral, and social sciences; (4) geosciences; (5) computer and information science and engineering; (6) Science and Technology Research Centers; (7) scientific, technological, and international affairs; and (8) program development and management. Authorizes FY 1992 and 1993 appropriations for research and related programs, but without specifying categories of expenditure. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1993 funds for the following additional programs:  (1) academic research facilities modernization; (2) the U.S. Antarctic Program; and (3) science and engineering education, including specified amounts for College Science Instrumentation in FY 1989. Earmarks specified FY 1989 amounts for teacher training and enhancement, and for the development of model curricula tailored for science and mathematics instruction and instruction in technician training programs, in two-year and community colleges. Prescribes guidelines for the obligation and allocation of funds in connection with planning grants for Science and Technology Centers. Limits the amounts that may be used for consultation, representation, or other extraordinary expenses.  Permits transfers of funds among categories as long as transfers do not exceed ten percent of authorized amounts.  Permits transfers in excess of ten percent if specified congressional committees are given 30 days' notice in writing. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to allow portions of National Science Board meetings to be closed to the public when the Board considers possible NSF budgets for a particular fiscal year, if the President's budget for that fiscal year has not yet been submitted to the Congress. Repeals provisions that:  (1) condition NSF scholarships and fellowships upon the recipient's oath of allegiance to the United States; and (2) prohibit members of Communist organizations from applying for NSF scholarships or fellowships. Amends the Science and Technology Equal Opportunities Act to require the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering to report biennially rather than annually. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to authorize the NSF Director to hire, on a temporary basis, personnel on leave of absence from academic, industrial, or research institutions. Directs the NSF, beginning in FY 1990, to submit to the Congress each fiscal year, at the time of the release of the President's budget, a three-year budget estimate for each major activity. Requires National Science Board members to file financial disclosure reports under the the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. Instructs the NSF Director to:  (1) follow specified guidelines when evaluating research center performance; (2) encourage the formation of consortia of private sector and academic entities when making grants to research centers; and (3) award purchase and services contracts, to the maximum extent practicable, to domestic firms.  Requires the Director to report to specified congressional committees on the number of contracts entered into with both domestic and foreign firms in FY 1988 and steps that will be taken to increase awards to domestic firms. Directs the NSF to support undergraduate science and engineering activities in instrumentation and laboratory improvement, undergraduate faculty enhancement, and research opportunities and curriculum development at the undergraduate level, as well as efforts to encourage the participation of women, minorities, and the disabled in these fields. Requires the NSF Director to:  (1) operate an experimental program to stimulate competitive research in the interest of assisting States that historically have received relatively little Federal research and development funding and have demonstrated a commitment to improve their research and education programs; and (2) report to specified congressional committees, not later than March 1, 1989, on ways to help academic researchers at the postsecondary level to pursue high-quality research having economic potential. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Congress concerning current U.S. earthquake engineering research efforts. Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to report to the Congress, not later than December 1, 1988, on desalination research and technology. Authorizes the President to make Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.  Makes funds available for these awards from amounts appropriated for the Foundation for Science and Engineering Education. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to institute corresponding awards for Excellence in Teaching Foreign Languages.  Authorizes appropriations. Permits the granting of 108 of each category of award to elementary and secondary school teachers who have demonstrated outstanding teaching ability in the relevant field. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any authorized FY 1989 through 1993 NSF appropriations unless the NSF administers in good faith a written policy designed to ensure that its workplaces are free from illegal drug use by NSF officers and employees.  Applies the same prohibitions in connection with secondary recipients of NSF funding (grantees, contractors). Title II:  Academic Research Facilities Modernization - Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of 1988 - Instructs the NSF Director to establish and carry out a new Academic Research Facilities Modernization Program, making awards to institutions of higher education, independent nonprofit research institutions, research museums, and consortia of these entities for the repair, renovation, or replacement of obsolete laboratories and research facilities. Lists considerations the Director must respect in making awards under the program. Prescribes criteria for the awards, which may not exceed $7,000,000 to any recipient over any five-year period, and instructs the Director to promulgate procedures and to conduct comprehensive planning activities in connection with implementation of the program.  Requires that the resultant comprehensive program plan include provisions defining the appropriate roles and responsibilities of Federal, State, and local government, institutions of higher education, and appropriate nongovernmental organizations with respect to research facilities.  Instructs the Director to publish program criteria and proposed program guidelines in the Federal Register for public review and comment. Requires the Director to submit a report containing the comprehensive plan to specified congressional committees by June 15, 1989. Mandates that at least 12 percent of the funds appropriated for the program be set aside for institutions of higher education whose enrollment includes a substantial percentage of Black, Hispanic, or Native American students.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-4399,100,hr,4399,Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-04-18,1988-11-15,Became Public Law No: 100-657.,House,"Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11]",FL,D,N000032,29,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation, in facilitating and encouraging private sector acquisition of U.S. surplus launch property, to take into account the availability of comparable property under reasonable terms from domestic non-Government sources. Revises insurance requirements for persons licensed to provide launch services.  Allows such persons, as an alternative to obtaining liability insurance, to demonstrate financial responsibility sufficient to compensate third-party claims arising from death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property resulting from licensed activities. Limits this requirement to the lesser of $500,000,000 or the maximum liability insurance available on the world market at a reasonable cost. Sets out corresponding requirements, but at a maximum of $100,000,000, with respect to claims by the United States for loss of or damage to U.S. property. Requires licensees to enter into reciprocal waivers with contractors, subcontractors, and customers involved in launch services, under which each party agrees to be responsible for its own damage and employee injuries.  Requires the Secretary to enter into comparable waiver agreements with the same parties, as well as with licensees.  Applies these waivers only to the extent claims exceed required insurance coverage. Authorizes the Secretary to waive certain Government claims with respect to losses of or damage to U.S. property for which insurance coverage is restricted by policy exclusions. Directs the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on maximum probable loss determinations for insurance coverage purposes with respect to all issued licenses. Directs the Secretary to review insurance liability coverage requirements within six months of this Act's enactment and to submit to the Congress a proposed adjustment to conform with altered liability expectations and the worldwide availability of insurance. Mandates the same procedure on an annual basis thereafter. Requires the Secretary to provide for the payment of successful third-party claims against parties subject to this Act to the extent such claims are not compensated by insurance, including self-insurance. Makes these payments subject to advance appropriations or specific legislative authority.  Limits payments to $1,500,000,000 in excess of the required insurance amount, with respect to the claims arising out of any particular launch incident. Indexes this amount to reflect inflation in 1989 and thereafter. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for payment without regard to limitations based on required insurance amounts, of third-party liability claims not covered because of policy exclusions. Sets forth a framework to govern third-party liability compensation plans in cases where aggregate claims are likely to exceed the required financial responsibility amounts. Directs the Secretary to survey the causes and extent of damages in such cases and to submit the results to the Congress. Instructs the President to submit to the Congress a plan outlining the dollar value of the claims and recommending funding sources. Describes procedures and timetables applicable to congressional consideration of the plan, which must be approved by a joint resolution. Prescribes expedited procedures for any plan that requires additional appropriations or additional legislative authority. Applies compensation plan provisions only with respect to licenses for which the Secretary receives a complete application within five years following this Act's enactment. Exempts licensees associated with certain satellites under construction on August 15, 1986, from requirements related to liability insurance coverage for claims by the United States. Directs the Secretary to ensure that launches of payloads having a launch date commitment are not preempted from access to launch sites except in cases of imperative national need, to be determined by the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Prohibits delegation of this determination and directs the determining party to submit to the Congress, within seven days of the determination, a full explanation, as well as a schedule for ensuring prompt launching of the preempted payload. Directs the Secretary to study the process for scheduling launches and to report results to the Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should explore ways and means of developing a dialogue with appropriate foreign governments to produce guidelines for access to launch services by satellite builders and users to assure reasonable and fair international competition in commercial space activities. Directs the Administrator of NASA to:  (1) design a program to support research into launch systems component technologies to develop higher performance and lower costs for commercial and Government launches; and (2) report to the Congress outlining the program.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-s-2209,100,s,2209,"National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989","Science, Technology, Communications",1988-03-23,1988-11-17,Became Public Law No: 100-685.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,3,"(Measure passed House, amended) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 - Title I: National Aeronautics and Space Capital Development Program - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to submit to specified congressional committees, by March 15, 1989, a five-year capital development plan, including:  (1) economic assumptions, budgetary requirements, and estimates of expenditures relating to objectives; (2) a detailed operating plan for FY 1989 and program plans for FY 1990 through 1993; and (3) estimates of total projected investments in various capital improvements necessary for plan objectives. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the NASA budget should increase substantially, with a goal of at least 15 percent growth for each of the five years immediately following this Act's enactment. Directs the President to submit annually to the Congress, beginning in FY 1990, a budget request for NASA for both the relevant current fiscal year and the one immediately following, as well as budget estimates for the third fiscal year. Title II:  Fiscal Year 1989 NASA and Multiyear Space Station Authorization - Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations to NASA for specified activities relating to:  (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; and (4) research and program management, including scientific consultations. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations, as well as those for FY 1989, for research and development associated with the U.S. International Space Station. Directs the NASA Administrator to contract for implementation of the Industrial Applications Center in Oklahoma through the NASA Rural Technology Applications Team. Authorizes appropriations for the construction of an advanced solid rocket motor facility. Permits appropriations for the first two categories listed above to be used for certain items of a capital nature (other than land acquisition) required for the performance of research and development contracts, and for grants to nonprofit educational and research organizations to augment their research facilities. Prohibits the use of these funds for the construction of any major facility whose estimated cost exceeds $500,000, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional leadership and committees. Provides for upward variances of funds for construction of individual facilities, but not beyond the total amount authorized for facilities construction. Authorizes certain fund transfers and makes available specified funds for the construction and modification of laboratories and other installations.  Requires the Administrator to notify specified congressional leadership and committees of the nature, cost, and need for such construction before expending the funds in question. Prohibits, until 30 days following congressional receipt of the Administrator's full explanation, the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for any program that:  (1) has been eliminated by the Congress; (2) is in excess of the amount actually authorized for the particular program (except for construction of facilities); or (3) has not been presented to either of the relevant congressional committees. Declares it to be the sense of the Congress that it is in the national interest to consider geographical distribution, whenever feasible, in allotting Federal research funds and that NASA should explore ways to do so. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize certain NASA-related personnel to make warrantless arrests, under limited circumstances, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Attorney General. Makes specified funds authorized for space flight, control, and data communications available, without fiscal year limitation, in connection with the advanced solid rocket motor project of the space shuttle program, if the Administrator determines that it is in the best interest of the United States to accept a proposal offering a privately financed and non-Government-owned production facility. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) contract with the National Academy of Sciences to review the microgravity research capability of the United States and issue a report addressing specified issues with respect to a commercially developed space facility; (2) contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to consider various features associated with Government costs that might be associated with such a facility; and (3) report to specified congressional committees, no later than May 15, 1989, on topics relating to a commercially developed space facility and microgravity facilities. Directs the Administrator to award to a domestic firm a contract that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be awarded to a foreign firm, if:  (1) the final product of the domestic firm will be completely assembled in the United States and at least 50 percent domestically produced; and (2) the difference between the bids submitted by the foreign and domestic firms is not more than six  percent.  Makes such requirement inapplicable to the extent that:  (1) the Administrator determines that applicability would not be in the public interest or that compelling national security considerations require otherwise; or (2) the U.S. Trade Representative determines that such an award would violate the GATT or other international agreement. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Administrator should establish a multilateral working group of representatives of appropriate nations, including the Societ Union, to explore the technology and procedures necessary for the development of international space docking capability and interface standards relating to it. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on the status of this International Space Docking Working Group within six months of this Act's enactment. Designates the NASA National Space Technology Laboratories located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as the John C. Stennis Space Center. Permits the Administrator to request and receive, in connection with any outer solar system exploration project, only those quantities of nuclear fuel necessary for the specific mission. Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out such Act for FY 1989. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to include as part of the national space program's policy and purpose the congressional declaration that U.S. aeronautical and space activities should be conducted in a way that will preserve U.S. preeminence in these fields through research and technology development related to associated manufacturing processes. Prohibits:  (1) the obligation or expenditure of any funds authorized to be appropriated for NASA unless it implements a written policy designed to ensure that its officers and employees do not use, possess, or distribute controlled substances in the workplace; and (2) grant or contract payments to secondary NASA fund recipients unless they adopt a written policy ensuring a drug-free workplace. Applies these provisions and comparable provisions in specified science-related Acts, effective January 16, 1989. Authorizes the NASA Administrator to lease to the State of Ohio or to an appropriate tax-exempt entity specified property at the Lewis Research Center in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, for an aerospace institute to serve as a facility for aeronautical and space research, the training and education of space and aeronautical engineers, and technology transfer activities. Permits, in addition, agreements for NASA administrative, maintenance, instructional, and other support for this institute. Declares that the extension of human life into extraterrestrial space for the purposes of advancing science, exploration, and development will enhance the general welfare on earth and will eventually lead to space settlements (human communities with substantial independence from earth) that will further accomplish scientific purposes. Directs NASA to report biennially to the President and to the Congress on:  (1) activities undertaken in connection with space settlements, including an analysis of research and development activities on the Space Station, the moon, and other outposts necessary to accomplish a manned mission to Mars; and (2) other specified topics relating to space settlements, including applied technologies, international cooperation, finance, and pertinent sociopolitical and legal concerns. Limits the uses of any civil space station authorized under this Act to those associated with peaceful purposes, expressly prohibiting the use of such a station for weapons-related activities. Title III:  Ten Year Strategic Plan - Recommends that the Administrator:  (1) undertake a program of science and applications, including the robotic exploration of other solar system bodies and the enhancement of understanding of the behavior of biological systems in the space environment; (2) undertake an aggressive and balanced program of space research and technology; (3) pursue the continued manned exploration of the solar system and low-Earth orbit, including the establishment of an operational U.S. International Space Station and missions involving Mars and the moon; (4) improve both the manned and unmanned space transportation systems; and (5) conduct a program in aeronautics research and technology development and validation, and, with the Department of Defense, conduct a flight demonstration program targeting specified goals. Title IV:  Authorization of Appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations to the Department of Commerce (DOC) to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out the operations and research duties of the National Weather Service under specified Federal laws.  Includes among these duties meteorological, hydrological, and oceanographic public warnings and forecasts, as well as applied research. Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations to the DOC to enable NOAA to carry out its public warning and forecast systems duties under specified Federal laws. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), in procuring information processing and telecommunications services of the NOAA for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, to provide in services contracts for the payment of any contingent liability of the Federal Government if the Government decides to terminate the contract before its expiration.  Limits these payments to amounts permitted in advance in appropriations Acts. Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations to the DOC to enable NOAA to carry out its climate and air quality research duties under specified Federal laws. Includes as duties interannual and seasonal climate research, long-term climate and air quality research, and the national climate program.  Sets aside a specified portion of funds for:  (1) activities under the National Climate Program Act; and (2) the establishment of a program to study climate and global change. Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations to the DOC to enable NOAA to carry out its atmospheric research duties under specified Federal laws, including research for developing improved prediction capabilities for atmospheric processes, as well as solar-terrestrial services and research. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 to enable NOAA to carry out its satellite observing systems duties under specified Federal laws.  Includes among these duties spacecraft procurement, launch, and associated ground station system changes involving polar orbiting and geostationary environmental satellites and land remote-sensing satellites, as well as the operation of these satellites. Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations to enable NOAA to carry out its data and information services duties under specified Federal laws, including climate data services, ocean data services, geophysical data services, and environmental assessment and information services. Directs the Secretary to prepare and submit to the Congress:  (1) within 90 days after the enactment of this title, a ten-year strategic plan for the comprehensive modernization of the National Weather Service; (2) by the beginning of the fiscal year following the submission of the strategic plan, a National Implementation Plan for Modernization of the National Weather Service; and (3) at the beginning of each successive fiscal year, a revised National Implementation Plan. Prohibits the Secretary from closing, consolidating, automating, or relocating any Weather Service Office or Weather Service Forecast Office unless the Secretary has certified to specified congressional committees that the action will not result in any degradation of weather services provided to the affected area. Authorizes the Secretary to assess fees for access to environmental data archived by, which NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Prescribes conditions to govern these user charges, to be phased in over a three-year period, which may not begin until FY 1990.  Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on plans for fee implementation and revenue uses. Directs the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees by July 1, 1989, a plan to construct and operate a worldwide system of ground-based remote sensors to monitor the stratospheric levels of chemicals that can affect the level of ozone in the stratosphere and to use these results to improve understanding of the possible changes in stratospheric ozone due to human activities. Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the global change program as a significant opportunity for international cooperation, finding it in the best interest of the United States to maintain a separate civilian polar meteorological satellite program to facilitate data sharing with foreign participants. Prohibits funds authorized under this title from being used either to move or to close the National Weather Service Training Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Directs NOAA's National Weather Service to maintain a data base describing the acid content of precipitation in the United States, using data from various Federal monitoring sites, as well as information transferred from other agencies that collect pertinent data. Title V:  National Space Council - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the National Space Council, to be chaired by the Vice President. Calls for the creation of the Council effective February 1, 1989, requiring the President to submit to the Congress, by March 1, 1989, a report outlining the Council's functions. Title VI:  Air Traffic Controller Performance Research - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to research the effects of automation on the performance of the next generation of air traffic controllers and the air traffic control system, and to report to the Congress regarding such research. Authorizes the FAA Administrator to enter into an agreement with the NASA Administrator regarding the use of NASA facilities to study the human factor aspects of a highly automated environment upon air traffic controllers.  Prescribes the contents of such research. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-hr-4218,100,hr,4218,Space Settlement Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-03-22,1988-03-25,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications.,House,"Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]",CA,D,B000918,23,"Space Settlement Act of 1988 - Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to include as part of the national space program's policy and purpose the congressional declaration that the extension of human life into extraterrestrial space for the purposes of advancing science, exploration, and development will enhance the general welfare on earth and will eventually lead to space settlements (human communities with substantial independence from earth) that will further accomplish scientific purposes. Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to:  (1) obtain, produce, and disseminate technological and other information addressing the significant issues associated with the establishment of space settlements; and (2) report biennially to the President and to the Congress on specified topics relating to space settlements, including applied technologies, international cooperation, finance, and pertinent sociopolitical and legal concerns. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-28T20:05:00Z,
100-hr-4157,100,hr,4157,"National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1989","Science, Technology, Communications",1988-03-15,1988-05-04,Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,"National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1989 - Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for specified activities relating to:  (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; and (4) research and program management, including scientific consultations. Permits appropriations for the first two categories to be used for certain items of a capital nature (other than land acquisition)  required for the performance of research and development contracts, and for grants to nonprofit educational and research organizations to augment their research facilities. Prohibits the use of these funds for the construction of any major facility whose estimated cost exceeds $500,000, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional leadership and committees. Permits upward variances of funds for facilities construction under circumstances outlined in this Act. Authorizes certain fund transfers and makes available specified funds for the construction and modification of laboratories and other installations. Requires the Administrator to notify specified congressional leadership and committees of the nature, cost, and need for such construction before expending the funds in question. Prohibits, until 30 days following congressional receipt of the Administrator's full explanation, the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for any program that:  (1) has been eliminated by the Congress; (2) is in excess of the amount actually authorized for the particular program (except for construction of facilities); or (3) has not been presented to either of the relevant congressional committees. Authorizes the Administrator, for a two-year period, to hire up to 15 individuals.  Waives Federal retirement limitations or reduction requirements if retired civil servants are hired. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to permit the Administrator to prohibit the public disclosure of certain technical data requiring an export license. Declares it to be the sense of the Congress that it is in the national interest to consider geographical distribution, in allotting Federal research funds and that NASA should explore ways to do so.",2025-08-28T20:09:00Z,
100-s-2142,100,s,2142,National Mars Commission Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-03-04,1988-03-04,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]",IA,D,H000206,3,"National Mars Commission Act - Establishes the National Mars Commission to: (1) develop a strategy for U.S.-Soviet cooperation on unmanned Mars projects, including safeguards against unwanted transfers of technology; and (2) prepare a detailed proposal for a joint U.S.-Soviet manned Mars mission.  Details membership and administrative features of the Commission. Directs the Commission, six months after this Act's enactment, to prepare and submit to both the President and the Congress:  (1) a report outlining preliminary U.S.-Soviet cooperative strategies with respect to both independent unmanned Mars projects and a joint manned mission; and (2) a final proposal for a joint manned Mars mission by the two countries. Terminates the Commission 30 days following the submission of its final report.",2025-08-28T20:05:33Z,
100-hr-4055,100,hr,4055,A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to permit Colorado to observe daylight savings time during additional periods in order to improve air quality in urban areas.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-03-02,1988-03-16,"Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.",House,"Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4]",CO,R,B000919,1,Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to authorize Colorado to extend daylight savings time if the State legislature determines that such action would improve air quality in any urban area within the State.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
100-hr-4036,100,hr,4036,International Security and Satellite Monitoring Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-02-29,1988-03-14,Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.,House,"Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3]",NY,D,M001057,22,"International Security and Satellite Monitoring Act of 1988 - Establishes the Commission on International Security and Satellite Monitoring. Requires the Commission to:  (1) study areas in which remote-sensing satellites might be cooperatively employed, including environmental monitoring, disaster preparedness, drug trafficking, and arms reduction verification; (2) identify means to accustom all nations and the general public to the dissemination of information gathered by remote-sensing satellites; and (3) analyze the potential for the United States to solicit support for common security systems based on satellite monitoring arrangements.  Sets forth specific factors for the Commission to consider in conducting such study.  Prohibits the Commission from making any determinations as to whether restrictions should be placed on applicants or licensees pursuant to the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984. Requires the Commission to transmit a report to the President and to the Congress containing a detailed statement of its findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Terminates the Commission two years after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-28T20:05:30Z,
100-s-2107,100,s,2107,"A bill to authorize the construction by the Secretary of Agriculture of a plant science research and education facility at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.","Science, Technology, Communications",1988-02-29,1988-04-05,"Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, Gen. Leg.",Senate,"Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS]",KS,R,K000017,1,"Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Cooperative State Research Service, to construct a plant science research and education facility at Kansas State University.",2025-01-14T16:41:20Z,
100-hr-3858,100,hr,3858,National Mars Commission Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1988-01-25,1988-02-08,"Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.",House,"Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9]",NJ,D,T000317,9,"National Mars Commission Act - Establishes the National Mars Commission to: (1) develop a strategy for U.S.-Soviet cooperation on unmanned Mars projects, including safeguards against unwanted transfers of technology; and (2) prepare a detailed proposal for a joint U.S.-Soviet manned Mars mission.  Details membership and administrative features of the Commission. Directs the Commission, six months after this Act's enactment, to prepare and submit to both the President and the Congress:  (1) a report outlining preliminary U.S.-Soviet cooperative strategies with respect to both independent unmanned Mars projects and a joint manned mission; and (2) a final proposal for a joint manned Mars mission by the two countries. Terminates the Commission 30 days following the submission of its final report.",2025-08-28T20:05:30Z,
100-s-1966,100,s,1966,Biotechnology Competitiveness Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-12-18,1988-10-13,Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 100-992 (Part II).,Senate,"Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]",FL,D,C000356,8,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 100-992 (Part II))  Biotechnology Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Title I:  National Center for Biotechnology Information - Amends part D (National Library of Medicine) of title IV of the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Biotechnology Information to focus and expand the collection, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of the results of biotechnology research by information systems and to support the development of new information technologies regarding the molecular processes that control health and disease.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993. Title II:  National Biotechnology Policy Board and Advisory Panels - Subtitle A:  National Biotechnology Policy Board - Establishes in the executive branch a National Biotechnology Policy Board (Board) to review and appraise programs, activities, and regulatory policies relating to biotechnology and to submit recommendations to the President and the Congress. Sets forth reporting requirements.  Requires the Biomedical Ethics Board to review, prior to publication, reports issued by the Board and advisory panels the Board establishes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this title. Subtitle B:  Human Genome Research and Development - Establishes a National Advisory Panel on the Human Genome to advise the Board on matters concerning the mapping and sequencing of the human genome.  Sets forth reporting requirements.  Requires the Biomedical Ethics Board to review the ethical and social implications of human genome research. Subtitle C:  National Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Panel - Establishes, as an advisory panel to the National Biotechnology Policy Board, a National Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Panel to advise the Board on agricultural biotechnology and coordinate national agricultural biotechnology activities.  Sets forth reporting requirements. Title III:  Biomedical Ethics Board Reauthorization - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for the Biomedical Ethics Board (Ethics Board) and the Biomedical Ethics Advisory Committee (Ethics Committee) for FY 1989 through 1991. Requires the Ethics Board and the Ethics Committee to function through a majority vote of their members and to adopt rules governing their procedures.",2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
100-hr-3765,100,hr,3765,Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-12-15,1988-04-14,Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.,House,"Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11]",FL,D,N000032,28,"Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation, in encouraging private commercial space launches, to do so consistent with U.S. space policies. Directs the Secretary not to encourage the acquisition by the private sector of U.S. launch property if substantially equivalent launch property is otherwise available from a domestic source on reasonable terms and conditions. Revises insurance requirements for persons licensed to provide launch services.  Allows such persons, as an alternative to obtaining liability insurance, to demonstrate financial responsibility sufficient to compensate claims arising from death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property resulting from activities carried out under such license. Requires each licensee to:  (1) enter into reciprocal waivers of claims; or (2) obtain insurance with respect to claims by the licensee or a contractor, subcontractor, or customer of the licensee, or by a contractor, subcontractor of such customer, involved in providing the launch services, for death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property resulting from activities carried out under the license. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into reciprocal waivers of claims with respect to claims from activities carried out under a license. Requires the Secretary to propose to the Congress every three years adjustments to the amount of insurance or financial responsibility required of a licensee. Requires the Secretary to provide for the payment of successful claims against parties subject to this Act by any other party to the extent that such claims are not compensated by insurance, including self-insurance. Provides that the Secretary may not relieve the United States of liability for damage or injury resulting from negligence or intentional misconduct of the United States or its agents. Requires the Secretary to act as insurer for any launch involving an eligible satellite.  Describes an eligible satellite as:  (1) one under construction on August 15, 1986; (2) one that holds an unperformed launch services agreement or contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as of such date; and (3) one that is licensed for launch under the Commercial Space Launch Act. Requires the Secretary to ensure that launches of satellites with a launch date commitment are not unreasonably preempted from access to U.S. launch sites or property except in cases of imperative national need. Directs the Secretary to study the process for scheduling launches and report results to the Congress within 90 days after enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should explore ways and means of developing a dialogue with appropriate foreign governments to develop guidelines for access to launch services by satellite builders and users to assure reasonable and fair international competition in commercial space activities. Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to report to the Congress on a program for research into launch systems component technologies, to develop higher performance and lower costs for commercial and Government launches.",2025-08-28T20:08:58Z,
100-hr-3709,100,hr,3709,"A bill to authorize the construction by the Secretary of Agriculture of a plant science research and education facility at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-12-07,1987-12-10,"Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.",House,"Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1]",KS,R,R000307,0,"Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Cooperative State Research Service, to construct a plant science research and education facility at Kansas State University.",2024-02-05T11:45:06Z,
100-hr-3463,100,hr,3463,A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to make certain assessments with respect to the research and development of the Superconducting Super Collider program.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-10-09,1987-10-19,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development.,House,"Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]",TX,D,H000067,1,Directs the Secretary of Energy to:  (1) ascertain the extent and nature of interest by foreign countries or organizations in providing funding or other assistance for the construction or operation of the Superconducting Super Collider; and (2) consult with domestic industries and other Federal agencies to obtain specified information to carry out a consultation with specified congressional committees concerning the implications of such foreign participation.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-3244,100,hr,3244,"A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop and demonstrate methods for the management and control of aquatic plants in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, and for other purposes.","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-09-09,1988-10-21,See S.2100.,House,"Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12]",FL,R,L000295,2,"Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to conduct a research program in, and demonstration projects for, methods for the management and control of aquatic plants in the various ecosystems common to the United States, including Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Directs the Secretary to submit a plan to the Congress and an annual report to the Congress and the head of each Federal agency. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
100-s-1667,100,s,1667,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atmospheric and Satellite Program Authorization Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-08-12,1987-11-30,Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.,Senate,"Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]",SC,D,H000725,0,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #446 (341-65))  Title I:  National Weather Service - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the Department of Commerce (DOC) to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out the operations and research duties of the National Weather Service under specified Federal laws. Includes among such duties meteorological, hydrological, and oceanographic public warnings and forecasts, as well as applied research in support of such warnings and forecasts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the DOC to enable NOAA to carry out its public warning and forecast systems duties under specified Federal laws.  Includes among such duties the development, acquisition, and implementation of major public warning and forecast systems. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, in procuring information processing and telecommunications services of the NOAA for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, to provide in contracts for such services for the payment of any contingent liability of the Federal Government which may accrue in the event that the Government decides to terminate the contract before the expiration of the contract period.  Requires such contracts to limit the payments which the Federal Government is allowed to make to amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts. Directs the National Weather Service to issue weekly reports describing the acid content in precipitation in the United States. Title II:  Weather Services Modernization - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to prepare and submit to the Congress:  (1) within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, a ten-year strategic plan for the comprehensive modernization of the National Weather Service; (2) by the beginning of the fiscal year following the submission of such strategic plan, a National Implementation Plan for Modernization of the National Weather Service; and (3) at the beginning of each successive fiscal year, a revised National Implementation Plan. Prohibits the Secretary from closing, consolidating, automating, or relocating any Weather Service Office or Weather Service Forecast Office unless the Secretary has certified to specified congressional committees that such action will not result in any degradation of weather services provided to the affected area. Directs the Secretary, in reviewing and revising the National Implementation Plan, to consult with other Federal and public agencies responsible for providing or utilizing weather services. Title III:  Atmospheric Research - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the DOC to enable NOAA to carry out its climate and air quality research duties under specified Federal laws.  Includes among such duties interannual and seasonal climate research, long-term climate and air quality research, and the national climate program.  Sets aside a specified portion of such funds for activities under the National Climate Program Act. Amends the National Climate Program Act to require studies on policy options for reducing the impact of human activity on global climate change.  Directs the Secretary to submit to the President and specified congressional committees, by January 30, 1990, and every five years thereafter, a climate change report, including specified analyses. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and appropriate non-Federal organizations, to submit to specified congressional committees by July 1, 1988, a plan to construct and operate a worldwide system of ground-based remote sensors to monitor the stratospheric levels of chemicals which can affect the level of ozone in the stratosphere and to use these results to improve our understanding of the possible changes in stratospheric ozone due to human activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the DOC to enable NOAA to carry out its atmospheric research duties under specified Federal laws. Includes among such duties research for developing improved prediction capabilities for atmospheric processes, as well as solar-terrestrial services and research. Title IV:  National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the DOC to enable NOAA to carry out its satellite observing systems duties under specified Federal laws.  Includes among such duties spacecraft procurement, launch, and associated ground station system changes involving polar orbiting and geostationary environmental satellites and land remote-sensing satellites, as well as the operation of such satellites.  Provides that such funds shall be in addition to moneys authorized under the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 for carrying out such duties relating to satellite observing systems. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the DOC to enable NOAA to carry out its data and information services duties under specified Federal laws.  Includes among such duties climate data services, ocean data services, geophysical data services, and environmental assessment and information services. Authorizes the Secretary to assess fees, based on fair market value, for access to environmental data archived by the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service of NOAA. Directs the Secretary to provide such data to Federal, State, and local government agencies, to universities, and to other nonprofit institutions, at the cost of reproduction and transmission, if such data is to be used for research and not for commercial purposes.  Directs the Secretary to waive the assessment of such fees as necessary to continue to provide data to foreign governments and international organizations on a data exchange basis or as otherwise provided by international agreement.  Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a schedule of such fees before September 1, 1988, before each subsequent amendment to the schedule, and at least annually thereafter. Sets forth a three-year phase-in period for such fees, beginning October 1, 1988.  Provides that such fees shall be available to the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service for expenses incurred in the operation of its data archive centers.  Directs the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees before July 1, 1988, a report which sets forth the Secretary's plans for:  (1) assessing such fees; and (2) using revenues generated by such fees, as well as other resources, to improve the capability of the Service to collect, manage, process, archive, and disseminate the increasing amounts of data generated from satellites, radars, and other technologies.  Terminates the Secretary's authority to assess such fees on September 30, 1993.",2025-08-28T20:09:07Z,
100-hr-3217,100,hr,3217,"National Superconductivity, Competitiveness and National Security Act of 1987","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-08-07,1988-01-07,Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.,House,"Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4]",OK,D,M000398,5,"National Superconductivity, Competitiveness and National Security Act of 1987 - Directs the President, working through the National Critical Materials Council (NCMC), to establish a five-year National Federal Program on Superconductivity Research and Development (the Superconductivity Program).  Directs the NCMC to draw upon the recommendations and advice of the National Commission on Superconductivity and collaborate with the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Office of Management and Budget in developing the Superconductivity Program.  Sets forth the content and scope of such Program.  Requires the Superconductivity Program plan to be presented to specified congressional committees within six months after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Chairman of NCMC to appoint, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, a National Advisory Commission on Superconductivity (Advisory Commission) to review all major policy issues regarding U.S. applications of recent research advances in superconductors. Provides for coordination and staff support by NCMC. Requires the Advisory Commission to report, within six months after enactment of this Act, to the NCMC Chairman with recommendations regarding methods of enhancing the research, development, and implementation of improved superconductor technologies in all major applications.  Sets forth required contents of such report.  Terminates the Advisory Commission 60 days after submission of its report. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, an Office of Superconductivity to coordinate and direct all activities of the Department of Energy in implementing the Superconductivity Program under the Department's responsibility.  Provides that the Director of the Office shall be designated by and report directly to the Secretary.  Makes the Director responsible for establishing, coordinating, and directing superconductivity research and development activities in the Department and directing and coordinating the Consortia for Enabling Superconductivity Technologies. Directs the Secretary of Energy, operating primarily through the Department's National Federal Research Laboratories (NFRLs), to establish within six months one or more Consortia for Enabling Superconductivity Technologies (Consortia). Requires that each Consortium be led by an appropriate NFRL designated by the Secretary.  Requires the designated lead laboratory to have appropriate university and industrial connections and have demonstrable expertise in specified research. Requires each Consortium to consist, in addition to the designated lead laboratory, of appropriate industry, university, and/or other research institutions, including other NFRLs.  Provides that each Consortium shall be considered a joint research and development venture.  Requires the participant to share the costs of conducting such research and development.  Authorizes temporary exchanges of personnel between Consortia members..  Allows up to 25 percent of funds under this Act for each Consortium to be used to conduct superconductivity research and development under the discretion of the Director of the designated lead laboratory. Requires the Department of Energy's superconductivity research and development activities to focus on fundamental research, materials processing, and applications of new superconducting materials. Directs the Secretary of Energy to create a program of Industrial Fellowship to support the education and training of graduate engineers and scientists in the area of superconductivity and related academic fields. Provides that recipients shall be selected from qualified applicants seeking degrees from member institutions of the Consortia. Directs the Department of Energy, working primarily through the NCMC, to coordinate its programs with those of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, and other appropriate departments and agencies. Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, an Office of Superconductivity to coordinate and direct all Department of Defense research activities in implementing the Superconductivity Program under the Department's responsibility.  Makes the Director of such Office responsible for establishing, coordinating, and directing superconductivity research and development on activities of the Department.  Requires such activities to focus on fundamental research, materials processing, and applications of new superconducting materials.  Requires the Department, working primarily through the NCMC, to coordinate its programs with those of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and other appropriate departments and agencies. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish within 60 days an Office of Superconductivity to coordinate and direct all NSF activities in implementing the Superconductivity Program under NSF responsibility.  Makes the Administrator of such Office responsible for establishing NSF superconductivity research and development programs and for directing and coordinating the National Superconductivity Research Centers. Requires the NSF Director to establish a program of National Superconductivity Research Centers. Requires that an appropriate number of universities be selected as sites for such Centers based largely on their scientific and technical qualifications.  Requires the Centers to focus efforts in the development and support, in an interdisciplinary manner, of manufacturing science and processing as it applies to superconducting materials. Declares that the Centers' programs shall supplement the other NSF activities in the conduct of superconductivity research and development programs. Requires the NSF to continue to operate primarily through individual and block-fund grants with the university community and to be responsible for maintaining an appropriate balance of such grants for support of basic and fundamental research on superconducting materials. Directs the NSF, working primarily through the NCMC, to coordinate its programs with those of the Departments of Energy and Commerce, and other appropriate departments and agencies, taking appropriate steps to ensure the existence of a comprehensive program of fundamental superconductivity research. Requires the NSF Director to establish a program of graduate fellowships to support the education and training of advanced degreed research engineers and scientists in the areas of superconductivity, manufacturing science and processing, and related academic fields. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, an Office of Superconductivity to coordinate and direct all activities of the Department of Commerce in implementing the Department's responsibility under the Superconductivity Program.  Makes the Administrator of such Office responsible for establishing (with the Director of the National Bureau of Standards), coordinating, and directing superconductivity research and development activities in the Department. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to ensure the accelerated transfer of superconductivity technology resulting from research and development provided for in this Act and for the application of such technology by the U.S. private and public sectors. Directs the National Bureau of Standards, in coordination with the Department of Energy, the NSF, and other appropriate departments and agencies, to establish and conduct a program of fundamental research and materials standards to accelerate the use and application of the new superconducting materials. Directs the Department of Commerce, working primarily through the NCMC, to coordinate its programs with those of the Department of Energy, the NSF, and other appropriate departments and agencies. Directs the President to establish a program of international cooperation in the conduct of basic research on superconducting materials, including the exchange of basic information and data and the development of international standards for the use and application of superconducting materials. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out specified provisions of this Act.",2025-08-28T20:08:37Z,
100-s-1632,100,s,1632,National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-08-07,1988-10-14,H.R. 4418 passed in Senate relating to this measure.,Senate,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000105,0,"(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 4418 passed in lieu)  National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 - Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to the National Science Foundation (NSF). Sets forth the following categories for which FY 1989 funds for research and related activities are to be available:  (1) mathematical and physical sciences; (2) engineering; (3) biological, behavioral, and social sciences; (4) geosciences; (5) computer and information science and engineering; (6) scientific, technological, and international affairs; (7) distributed programs, including the programs under titles IV and V of this Act; (8) Science and Technology Research Centers; and (9) program development and management. Authorizes FY 1989 funds for the following additional programs:  (1) academic research facilities modernization; (2) the U.S. Antarctic Program; and (3) science and engineering education, including specified amounts for precollege programs and for College Science Instrumentation. Requires a specified percentage increase in the amounts available for science and engineering education in certain categories. Limits the amounts that may be used for consultation, representation, or other extraordinary expenses.  Permits transfers of funds among categories as long as transfers do not exceed ten percent of authorized amounts.  Permits transfers in excess of ten percent if specified congressional committees are given 30 days' notice in writing. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to allow portions of National Science Board meetings to be closed to the public when the Board considers possible NSF budgets for a particular fiscal year, if the President's budget for that fiscal year has not yet been submitted to the Congress. Revises provisions relating to the Executive Committee of the National Science Board. Repeals provisions that require certain oaths and statements before acceptance of NSF scholarships or fellowships and make members of Communist organizations ineligible for such scholarships or fellowships. Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization and Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to revise provisions for membership on the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering. Requires the Committee to report biennially rather than annually. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to authorize the Director to hire, on a temporary basis, personnel on leave of absence from academic, industrial, or research institutions. Requires the NSF to encourage efforts by academic institutions and States that historically have received relatively little Federal research and development funding to improve their research programs and infrastructures. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Congress concerning current U.S. earthquake engineering research efforts. Provides that the mandated review of the three-year period of operation of the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research be conducted by an independent review panel. Title II:  Academic Research Facilities Modernization - Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of 1988 - Instructs the NSF Director to establish and carry out a new academic research facilities modernization program, making awards to institutions of higher education for the repair, renovation, or replacement of obsolete laboratories and research facilities. Prescribes criteria for the awards and directs the Director to promulgate procedures and to conduct comprehensive planning activities in connection with implementation of the program.  Requires that the resultant comprehensive program plan include provisions defining the appropriate roles and responsibilities of Federal, State, and local governments, institutions of higher education, and appropriate nongovernmental organizations with respect to research facilities.  Requires the Director to submit a report containing the comprehensive plan to specified congressional committees by March 31, 1989. Mandates that at least ten percent of the funds appropriated for the program be set aside for institutions of higher education having substantial enrollments of Black, Hispanic, or Native American students in science and engineering. Title III:  Undergraduate Science and Engineering Improvement Program - Undergraduate Science and Engineering Improvement Act of 1988 - Directs the NSF to implement a comprehensive Undergraduate Science and Engineering Improvement Program, granting awards to institutions of higher education for projects designed to improve the state of undergraduate science and engineering education. Title IV:  College and University Innovation Research Program - College and University Innovation Research Program Act of 1988 - Instructs the NSF Director to establish a five-year pilot program, modeled after the Small Business Innovation Research Program, to make grants and provide forgivable loans to eligible faculty members for scientific research, in the interest of developing prototype inventions and processes with economic potential. Makes awards available in the following phases: (1) Phase I, to fund exploratory research; (2) Phase II, to provide additional funding to advance any new technology, product, or service; and (3) Phase III (not NSF funded) to support research and development to create new domestically-produced products, processes, and services. Sunsets operating authority for the program five years after this Act's enactment. Requires the Director to:  (1) establish within the NSF the College and University Innovation Research Program Revolving Fund to finance the program and to receive monies recouped under the program of forgivable loans; and (2) submit to the Congress both an initial and a follow-up report describing and assessing the program under this title. Title V:  Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research - Authorizes and directs the NSF Director to continue to operate the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research to assist States that have historically received relatively little Federal research and development funding and have demonstrated a commitment to improve their higher education science and engineering research programs. Permits second awards to States under the program and authorizes the Director to engage in additional activities to improve participating States' research bases and competitive potential. Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to report to the Congress, not later than November 1, 1988, on desalination research and technology.",2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
100-hr-3048,100,hr,3048,National Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-07-29,1988-11-19,Became Public Law No: 100-697.,House,"Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4]",OK,D,M000398,23,"(House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment under suspension of rules, roll call #457 (353-0))  National Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Instructs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to establish a five-year National Action Plan on Advanced Superconductivity Research and Development.  Sets forth the content and scope of the plan.  Requires the OSTP, with the National Critical Materials Council, to report details of the plan to specified congressional committees within nine months of this Act's enactment. Requires subsequent annual reports evaluating plan progress and describing Federal expenditures involved with superconductivity. Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program in superconductivity research and development.  Requires a report to the relevant congressional committees, within 180 days of this Act's enactment, on implementation of technology transfer activities under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 and related law with respect to superconductivity, and annual reports for the subsequent two years. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) to:  (1) promote fundamental research and materials standards to accelerate the use and application of new superconducting materials; and (2) use the Superconductivity Center Focusing on Electronic Applications, located in Boulder, Colorado. Instructs the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to promote research and use existing programs to promote commercial applications of high-temperature superconductors. Sets out the role of the Department of Defense, directing it to emphasize fundamental research, materials processing, and applications of new superconducting materials in its superconductivity research and development activities and to conduct engineering and operational prototype testing. Instructs the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to augment, as appropriate, basic and applied superconductivity research conducted in other Federal agencies and in industry and to develop criteria for operational prototype testing within the Department of Defense. Directs the President to establish a program of international cooperation in the conduct of basic research on superconducting materials, including the exchange of basic information and data and the development of international standards for the use and application of superconducting materials. Requires all Federal departments and agencies to undertake appropriate technology transfer activities in the interest of complementing basic superconductivity research and promoting collaborative arrangements and consortia of industry and business to increase deployment of advanced high-temperature superconductor technology. Directs the OSTP Director, with the Secretaries of Commerce and of Energy, to identify Federal policies and regulations that impede long-term private sector investment programs to commercialize superconductivity applications. Redesignates the Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center as the ""Manuel Lijuan, Jr. Neutron Scattering Center.""",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-3024,100,hr,3024,National Superconductor Manufacturing and Processing Technology Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-07-28,1987-12-02,Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.,House,"Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]",PA,R,R000277,18,"National Superconductor Manufacturing and Processing Technology Act of 1987 - Establishes a National Superconductor Manufacturing and Processing Technology Initiative (the Initiative), to be implemented by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and the National Bureau of Standards. Requires such agencies, with the advice and assistance of a Coordinating Council, to coordinate their efforts to implement the Initiative. Establishes a Superconductivity Manufacturing and Processing Technology Coordinating Council (the Coordinating Council).  Directs the Coordinating Council to:  (1) serve as a forum for coordination of Federal activities with respect to superconductivity manufacturing and processing technology research and development; (2) work with the agencies charged with implementing the Initiative, and with other Government agencies, private organizations, private industry, and universities, to formulate superconductivity applications research and development priorities, strategies, and agendas; (3) advise the agencies charged with implementing the Initiative with respect to the establishment and management of the superconductivity programs of such agencies; and (4) establish a private sector advisory body, drawn from members of the National Commission on Superconductivity, to comment on the priorities, strategies, agendas, and the Initiative activities.  Requires the Coordinating Council, within one year after enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, to submit to the Congress a long-range plan of activities for the Initiative. Requires the agencies implementing the Initiative to:  (1) encourage industry (including small business), government, and universities to develop processing, fabrication, manufacturing, and other appropriate technologies for applying and commercializing scientific advances in superconductivity technology; (2) develop team approaches to overcome key technological hurdles, and seek collaborative arrangements of industry and others, such as the National Laboratories, independent research organizations, and universities; (3) use Federal resources and facilities, including the Department of Energy National Laboratories, Engineering Research Centers, and Science and Technology Centers, for designation as superconductivity centers seeking private sector involvement in the form of consortia and collaborative efforts; (4) work closely with the private sector to ensure significant input into the Initiative and that the Initiative is responsive to its needs; (5) provide grants and contracts to individual firms and collaborative team efforts of industry, or of industry in combination with universities and independent research organizations, for superconductivity research; and (6) facilitate Government, academic, and private sector efforts to transfer information on superconductivity science and technology advances made in the United States and in foreign countries. Directs the President to appoint a National Commission on Superconductivity (Commission) to review all major policy issues regarding U.S. applications of recent research advances in superconductors in order to assist the Congress in devising a national strategy to assure U.S.  leadership in superconducting technologies.  Makes the National Critical Materials Council the coordinating body of the Commission. Requires the Commission, within six months after the enactment of this Act, to report to the President and the Congress with recommendations regarding methods of enhancing the research, development, and implementation of improved superconductor technologies in all major applications. Sets forth the scope of the Commission's review in preparing its report.  Disbands the Commission upon submission of its report and recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992 for carrying out this Act to:  (1) the Defense Advanced  Research Projects Agency; (2) the National Science Foundation; (3) the Department of Energy; and (4) the National Bureau of Standards.",2025-08-28T20:05:12Z,
100-hconres-167,100,hconres,167,"A concurrent resolution declaring the support of the Congress for continuation of civil land remote-sensing activities, for the benefit of all mankind, through the continuation and commercialization of the existing Landsat program.","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-07-23,1987-07-23,"Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.",House,"Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]",NY,D,S000124,0,Declares that the United States should promote and support the continuation of civil land remote-sensing activities for the benefit of all mankind.  Declares that these activities can best be achieved through continuation and commercialization of the existing Landsat program. Requests the President to take all appropriate actions to establish and ensure the continuity of the Landsat program.  Sets forth guidelines for such actions.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-3006,100,hr,3006,Department of Energy National Laboratory Cooperative Research Initiatives Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-07-23,1987-08-03,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.,House,"Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1]",NM,R,L000506,1,"Department of Energy National Laboratory Cooperative Research Initiatives Act - Amends the Federal Non-Nuclear and Energy Research and Development Act of 1984 to add this Act as a new title. Title I:  Establishment of United States Industry and Department of Energy Laboratory Centers for Research on Enabling Technologies for High-Temperature Superconducting Applications - Directs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to form the Council for Research on Enabling Technologies to set research goal and strategies regarding critical enabling technologies in high-temperature superconductors, and to set guidelines for the release of technical findings and developments made by cooperative research centers (established by this Act).  Mandates that such centers research enabling technologies for superconducting materials and applications at National Laboratories with appropriate university and private industry participants.  Directs the Secretary to seek cost sharing with participating private industries in the establishment of such centers. Title II:  Mapping the Human Genome - Establishes within the Department of Energy the National Policy Board on the Human Genome to coordinate various government research activities regarding the mapping of the human genome. Details the Board's functions and membership. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish the Human Genome Consortium comprised of industry, university, and government agencies to disseminate among the domestic companies the knowledge and intellectual property resulting from cooperative research.  Sets forth research objectives. Title III:  Semiconductor Technology Manufacturing Excellence Initiative - Directs the Secretary of Defense to initiate and implement a semiconductor manufacturing research program (the Initiative) regarding the practical implications of such technology.  Directs the Secretary of Defense to coordinate such implementation with the Secretary of Energy and Department of Energy national laboratories, and other specified bodies. Directs the Secretary of Energy to make semiconductor technology research a line item in the Department of Energy's research and development budget for inclusion in the annual budget submitted to the Congress by the President. Sets forth guidelines for cooperative research and development agreements at national laboratories of the Department of Energy.  Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an advisory committee regarding the most effective use of national laboratories' facilities and personnel. Sets forth such advisory committee's membership and administration. Declares that not more than 50 percent of the cost of the Semiconductor Research Initiative may be paid for with Federal funds. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy for FY 1990 for such Initiative. Title IV:  Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish six regional Institutes for Entrepreneurial Studies at six universities (each associated with a National Laboratory) to conduct work-study programs.  Prescribes guidelines for university selection, the Institutes' Governing Board, and the work-study program.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-28T20:06:23Z,
100-hr-2916,100,hr,2916,Technology Competitiveness Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-07-13,1987-08-04,Placed on Union Calendar No: 168.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,33,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology with amendment, H. Rept. 100-266)  Technology Competitiveness Act of 1987 - Title I: National Institutes of Standards and Technology and Advanced Technology Board - Renames the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST). Directs the President to afford the Advanced Technology Board (established by this Act) an opportunity to make recommendations before appointing a NIST Director.  Requires the Director to make an annual report to the Secretary of Commerce. Renames the four current laboratories of NBS as the following NIST ""Institutes:"" the National Engineering Institute, the National Measurement Institute, the Computer Sciences and Technology Institute, and the Materials Science and Engineering Institute. Updates the functions of the Institutes to include current programs in automatic manufacturing, superconductivity, biotechnology, corrosion studies, and fracture research.  Includes all functions as the national standards and measurement laboratory.  Adds the functions of assisting industry in:  (1) improving product quality; (2) modernizing manufacturing processes; (3) ensuring product reliability, manufacturability, functionality, and cost-effectiveness; and (4) facilitating more rapid commercialization, especially by small- and medium-sized companies. Establishes an Advanced Technology Foundation in NIST, reporting to the NIST Director.  Directs the Foundation to:  (1) sponsor programs of applied research with U.S. industry, universities, and independent research organizations to lay the groundwork for the development and use by U.S. industry of advanced and innovative manufacturing and process technologies; (2) provide organizational and technical advice, and partial start-up funding where necessary, to consortia, which may include U.S. industry, universities, and independent research organizations, aimed at solving generic problems of specific industries and making those industries more competitive in world markets; (3) provide technical assistance for and share in the costs of collaborative technology demonstration projects managed by consortia of U.S. industry; (4) carry out all functions and responsibilities related to the Cooperative Research Centers; and (5) involve the Federal laboratories in the programs of the Foundation, using certain cooperative research and development agreements. Requires the NIST Director to:  (1) assure that the advice of the Advanced Technology Board is considered routinely in carrying out NIST responsibilities; (2) assure that NIST programs are focused on improving the competitive position of the United States and its industries; and (3) avoid providing undue advantage to specific companies. Requires that projects selected for funding by the Foundation aim to create a competitive advantage for U.S. industry. Directs the Foundation to:  (1) monitor how technologies developed in its research program are used; and (2) report annually to the Congress on the extent of any overseas transfer of these technologies. Requires the Director to submit to specified congressional committees an initial organization plan for NIST at least 60 days before its effective date and within 120 days after the enactment of this Act.  Requires that any revision of such plan be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees before its effective date. Establishes an Advanced Technology Board within NIST to review and make recommendations regarding general policy for NIST.  Authorizes the Board to establish special commissions when necessary. Directs the Board to render an annual report to the President, for submission to the Congress. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, as part of the FY 1989 budget submission for NIST, to submit to specified congressional committees a plan for NIST evaluation of the technological and economic feasibility of inventions which are not energy-related.  Authorizes the Foundation to provide funding for the development of potential technologies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the purposes of this title other than for NIST functions and activities. Title II:  Extension Services - Federal Industrial Extension Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a nationwide study of current State industrial extension programs and to report the results of such study, with recommendations, to specified congressional committees by February 1, 1988. Prohibits implementation of any plan to assist such State programs without providing at least 60 days notice to the specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations:  (1) for FY 1988 to conduct such study; and (2) for FY 1989 through 1991 to create programs pursuant to the Secretary's recommendations. Title III: Reports on Superconductors - Directs the President to appoint a National Commission on Superconductivity to review all major policy issues regarding U.S. applications of recent research advances in superconductors in order to assist the Congress in devising a national strategy to assure U.S. leadership in the development and application of superconducting technologies. Requires the Commission, within six months after the enactment of this Act, to report, with recommendations, to the President and the Congress. Disbands the Commission upon submission of its report and recommendations. Authorizes the National Critical Materials Council to review and update such report and recommendations as it deems appropriate. Title IV:  Clearinghouse for State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation - Competitiveness Enhancement Act of 1987 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish a Clearinghouse for State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation in the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation in the Department of Commerce.  Requires the Clearinghouse to serve as a central repository of information:  (1) on initiatives by State and local governments to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. business and industry; and (2) on Federal efforts to assist State and local governments to enhance competitiveness. Outlines Clearinghouse responsibilities.  Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report annually to the Congress on such State and local initiatives, with recommendations on the Federal role in stimulating such efforts. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1988 and succeeding fiscal years. Title V:  Semiconductor Research and Development - National Advisory Committee on Semiconductor Research and Development Act of 1987 - Creates the National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors as an independent advisory body in the executive branch.  Requires the Committee to report annually to the President and the Congress on its activities and planned activities, including findings and recommendations with respect to the national semiconductor strategy, the implementation of which will assure continued U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Title VI:  Metric Usage - Metric Usage Act of 1987 - Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to add findings.  Declares it the policy of the United States to:  (1) designate the metric system of measurement as the preferred system of weights and measures for U.S. trade and commerce; (2) require that each Federal agency, by a date certain and to the extent feasible by the end of FY 1992, use the metric system of measurement in its procurements, grants, and other business-related activities, except to the extent that such use is impractical or likely to cause significant inefficiencies or loss of markets to U.S. firms; (3) increase understanding of the metric system through educational information and Government publications; and (4) permit the continued use of traditional systems of weights and measures in nonbusiness activities.  Requires each Federal agency to: (1) establish guidelines to carry out such policy; and (2) report annually to the Congress on its previous and planned actions to implement the metric system fully.  Directs the Comptroller General, at the end of FY 1992, to review implementation of this title and report findings and recommendations to the Congress. Title VII:  Miscellaneous and Conforming Provisions - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to authorize (rather than require) a Federal agency receiving royalties or other income as a result of invention management services performed for another Federal agency or laboratory to retain such royalties or income to the extent required to offset not only the payment of royalties to inventors and certain costs and expenses, but also the cost of foreign patenting and maintenance for any invention of the other agency. Revises the funding formula for the Federal Laboratory Consortium. Requires the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation to analyze the concept of competitiveness impact reviews to identify impediments, including legal, regulatory, and legislative impediments and barriers, to the commercialization of U.S. science and technology advances. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to:  (1) issue additional reports on specified activities whenever deemed appropriate; and (2) submit the initial report regarding the analysis of competitiveness impact reviews no later than September 30, 1988.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-s-1480,100,s,1480,Department of Energy National Laboratory Cooperative Research Initiatives Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-07-10,1988-09-23,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 985.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,3,"(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-544)  Department of Energy National Laboratory Cooperative Research Initiatives Act - Defines terms and lists laboratories subject to this Act. Declares it a mission of the National Laboratories to foster, consistent with the national security and a fair return on taxpayers' investment, the commercialization of technology developed through laboratory activities. Title I:  The Department of Energy National Laboratories Centers for Research on Enabling Technologies for High Temperature Superconducting Applications - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) initiate and implement a cooperative program of research on enabling high-temperature superconductor technology and its practical applications; (2) require and ensure National Laboratory participation in this research by means of agreements with other Federal agencies, academic institutions, or private industrial or research organizations; (3) form the Council for Research on Enabling Technologies, comprising representatives of appropriate government, university, and industry personnel, to advise the Secretary concerning goals and to recommend guidelines for the release of technical findings and developments made by cooperative research centers; and (4) establish cooperative research centers in enabling technology for high-temperature superconducting materials and applications at at least one National Laboratory.  Sets forth criteria for selecting Laboratories. Directs the Council to ensure that there is no unnecessary duplication of activities of the Research Centers on Superconductivity and Superconductivity Pilot Centers. Permits personnel exchanges among firms or universities and National Laboratories participating in the program.  Requires user fees in connection with Department of Energy (DOE) facility use authorized by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to include high-temperature superconductivity activities in DOE research and development budget requests for FY 1990 through 1995. Describes cost-sharing features to apply to National Laboratories participating in the program.  Prohibits a laboratory from receiving:  (1) more than ten percent of its annual budget from nonappropriated funds derived from work for others under program contracts, unless the Secretary gives advance approval; or (2) from any person more than $10,000,000 of nonappropriated funds under any cooperative research and development agreement under this title, unless the Secretary approves in advance. Describes procedures governing review and modification of cooperative agreements, as well as recordkeeping requirements. Treats cooperative agreements, associations, or consortia established by the National Laboratories or by the Secretary under this title as tax-exempt organizations (501(c)(3) organizations) with respect to activities under this title. Includes amounts transferred to such entities as basic research payments eligible for the research tax credit. Recognizes no capital gain or loss in connection with transfers of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, mask work, or other intellectual property by or between parties to agreements under this title. Considers any cooperative agreement, association, or consortium under this as a joint research and development venture for purposes of the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984 (thus providing antitrust defenses). Title II:  Technology Management at the Department of Energy National Laboratories - Directs the Secretary to:  (1) review existing regulations, policy materials, and administrative processes associated with National Laboratories directors' ability to enter into cooperative research agreements with private industry and universities; (2) review existing standards for resolving possible conflicts of interests; (3) review the effects of the exchange of information, scientific innovation, and commercialization deriving from cooperative research and development agreements; (4) survey non-Governmental parties interested in such agreements to determine whether adequate incentives exist for scientific innovation and commercialization; (5) formulate and implement comprehensive policy to advance this Act's objectives; and (6) report review findings, along with resulting recommendations, to the Congress and to the President. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to ensure that the director of any National Laboratory has the authority to negotiate and enter into cooperative research and development agreements with various private and public entities and to negotiate intellectual property licensing agreements for National Laboratory property. Authorizes National Laboratory directors to include specified types of provisions in cooperative agreements.  Enumerates mandatory determinations the director must make when deciding whether to enter an agreement, including a determination that National Laboratory facilities are available and that the proposed work is consistent with applicable guidelines and would neither interfere with Department of Energy programs nor create a financial burden on the laboratory. Limits the cumulative total of nonappropriated funds received in any year under agreements under this title to 10 percent of the annual budget of the laboratory. Sets forth criteria the director of a National Laboratory must consider when deciding which agreements to enter into, including a preference for businesses that agree to manufacture the relevant property substantially in the United States. Requires each National Laboratory to keep records of all agreements and to submit them annually to the Secretary. Lists provisions to govern disposition of title to property developed by National Laboratories.  Permits waivers of Government license rights if the Secretary determines that the U.S. interest or that of the general public would be well served.  Mandates that a waiver be considered in order to obtain a uniquely qualified contractor, in conjunction with certain cost sharing or joint venture projects, or if substantial additional investment is required for a product whose primary market is likely to be the United States. Enumerates intellectual property rights and royalty provisions that must be included in DOE funding agreements to operate a National Laboratory. Vests in arbitration boards the responsibility of determining the amount to be paid to the United States by National Laboratory managers or directors for intellectual property rights retained by the laboratory. Authorizes the Secretary to require the licensing to third parties of all intellectual property subject to this title's provisions. Directs the Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department of Energy, along with the Comptroller General, to conduct periodic audits of National Laboratory activities. Subjects regulations with respect to cooperative agreements, patent ownership, and intellectual property to preissuance review by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Directs the Secretary immediately upon this title's enactment to enter into negotiations to amend existing National Laboratories' contracts to reflect the new law.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
100-s-1445,100,s,1445,Composites Technology Development Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-06-26,1987-06-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,0,"Composites Technology Development Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (the Secretary) to formulate and carry out a pilot program to achieve the purposes of this Act.  Authorizes the Secretary to make monetary grants to any consortium which:  (1) is comprised of the University of Delaware, commercial enterprises in the chemical industry, and the State of Delaware; (2) enters into an agreement with the Secretary; and (3) meets the private contributions requirement provided for under this Act. Requires any such consortium, in order to be eligible to receive such grants, to:  (1) obtain private funding matching the grant amount provided by the Secretary; and (2) use such funds to conduct the activities of the Institute for Composite Development and Application (the Institute), established under this Act.  Limits to $10,000,000 the total amount to be made available by the Secretary to a consortium in any fiscal year. Requires an agreement entered into between the Secretary and a consortium to include the following provisions:  (1) the consortium shall develop a research center to be known as the Institute for Composite Development and Application; (2) the consortium shall acquire such facilities in the State of Delaware as necessary for the Institute to carry out the purposes of this Act; (3) the Institute shall carry out projects for the purpose of identifying potential civilian applications for composites technology (the technology of the combination of two materials which, by reason of their combination, has a property that is superior to a comparable property of a conventional material) developed under research programs conducted by or for the Department of Defense, and also for developing military applications of such technology; (4) the Secretary and the Executive Director of the Institute shall develop procedures for the orderly transfer of project results to the private sector for commercial uses; (5) the Secretary shall furnish to the Institute composites technology developed under research programs conducted by or for the Department of Defense; (6) the Secretary shall furnish scientific and engineering experience for a five-year period; (7) the Institute shall have a Board of Directors with a specified seven-member composition; (8) the Institute shall have an Executive Director; (9) funds made available to the consortium under this Act may not be used for any other purpose; (10) authorized representatives of the Secretary may inspect the facilities, books, and records of the Institute; and (11) the University of Delaware shall be responsible for providing administrative services for the Institute.  Authorizes the Secretary to include in such agreements any other provisions deemed necessary to carry out this Act, to protect national security interests, and to protect U.S. Government interests in composites technology. Directs the Board of the Institute, no later than January 1, 1993, to transmit to the Secretary a written report assessing whether and to what extent the purposes of this Act have been achieved under the pilot program, together with appropriate recommendations. Provides funding for the making of grants under this Act through FY 1992, such funds to be obtained from Department of Defense research and development funds made available for such years.",2025-08-28T20:05:30Z,
100-hr-2782,100,hr,2782,"National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1988","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-06-25,1987-10-30,Became Public Law No: 100-147.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,"(House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1988 - Title I:  Authorization of Appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for specified activities relating to:  (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; and (4) research and program management. Authorizes the NASA Administrator to transfer a specified amount from any unobligated funds for prior years (with certain exceptions) for the preparation of the Mars Observer Spacecraft for launch in 1992. Permits appropriations for research and development and for Space Research and Technology and for Transatmospheric Research Technology programs to be used for any items of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) which may be required at locations other than NASA installations for the performance of research and development contracts, and for grants to nonprofit institutions of higher education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for the purchase or construction of additional research facilities.  Requires the Administrator of NASA to notify specified congressional officers and committees whenever the cost of a facility exceeds a specified amount. Permits funds appropriated for research and development, for space flight, control, and data communications, or for construction of facilities to remain available without fiscal year limitation. Permits appropriations for research and program management to be used for scientific consultations or extraordinary expenses upon the approval of the Administrator. Limits certain uses of specified funds under this Act. Permits the funds for construction of any specified facilities:  (1) in the discretion of the Administrator, to be varied upward ten percent; or (2) following a report by the Administrator to specified congressional committees, to be varied upward 25 percent to meet unusual cost variations. Permits one-half of one percent of the funds appropriated for research and development or for space flight, control, and data communications to be transferred to the appropriation for construction of facilities.  Authorizes the expenditure of such transferred funds, together with a specified amount of the funds appropriated for construction of facilities, to construct, expand, or modify laboratories and other installations.  Requires the Administrator, 30 days before expending such funds, to notify specified congressional officers and committees of the nature, cost, and necessity of such construction. Prohibits, until 30 days pass after congressional receipt of a full explanation by the Administrator, the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for any program:  (1) deleted by the Congress; (2) in excess of the amount actually authorized for the particular program under provisions for research and development, space flight, control, and data communications, and research and program management; or (3) which has not been presented to either of the specified congressional committees. Prohibits any civil space station authorized under this title from being used to:  (1) carry or place in orbit any nuclear weapon or any other weapon of mass destruction; (2) install any such weapon or any celestial body; or (3) station any such weapon in space in any other manner. Permits this civil space station to be used only for peaceful purposes. Directs the Administrator to undertake the construction of a permanently manned Space Station, for specified purposes, to become to become operational in 1995. Requires the Space Station to be developed and operated in a manner that supports other science and space activities. Directs the Administrator to undertake the development of such advanced technologies as may be appropriate, within the level of funding authorized in this title, in order to reduce the cost of Space Station operations.  Directs the Administrator to seek to have portions of the Space Station constructed and operated by the private sector where appropriate. Directs the Administrator to promote international cooperation in the Space Station program by undertaking the development, construction, and operation of the Station in conjunction with (but not limited to) the Governments of Europe, Japan, and Canada.  Requires the Space Station to be designed, developed, and operated in manner that enables evolutionary enhancement. Requires the Administrator, for each of FY 1989 through 1996, to submit a budget request to the Congress, with budget estimates for the fiscal year involved and the two succeeding fiscal years, for the capital development of the space station. Limits the amount for Space Station development to no more than 25 percent of the total budget submission for NASA for any one fiscal year. Limits the amount for operation and enhancement of the Space Station to ten percent of the total budget submission for NASA for any one fiscal year. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the launching and servicing of the Space Station should be accomplished by the most cost-effective use of space transportation systems, including the Space Shuttle and expendable launch vehicles. Directs the Administrator to report by January 15, 1988, on the cost-effective use of such system for the launch of Space Station elements, considering specified factors. Directs the Administrator to set and collect reasonable user fees for the use and maintenance of the Space Station, taking specified factors into consideration.  Authorizes waivers or modifications of such fees in furtherance of specified goals and purposes. Requires the Administrator to submit to the Congress a detailed plan for collecting reimbursable amounts for the utilization of the Space Station, by September 30, 1988. Requires that a specified agreement between the U.S. Government and foreign entities concerning the detailed design, development, construction, operation, or utilization of the Space Station be submitted to specified congressional committees.  Prohibits such an agreement from taking effect until 30 days of either House or Senate session have passed after receipt by such committees of the agreement. Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the geographical distribution of NASA research and development funds. Directs the Administrator to report by January 15, 1988, to specified congressional committees on consideration and exploration of such distribution during FY 1987. Directs the Administrator to award to a domestic firm a contract that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be awarded to a foreign firm, if: (1) the final product of the domestic firm will be completely assembled in the United States; (2) when completely assembled, at least 50 percent of the final product will be domestically produced; and (3) the difference between the bids submitted by the foreign and domestic firms is not more than six  percent.  Makes such requirement inapplicable to the extent that:  (1) applicability would not be in the public interest; (2) compelling national security considerations require otherwise; or (3) the U.S. Trade representative determines that such an award would be in violation of the General Agreement on  Tariff and Trade or an international agreement to which the United States is a party. Applies such requirement only to contracts for which:  (1) amounts are made available pursuant to this Act; and (2) solicitations for bids are issued after the enactment of this Act. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to permit the Administrator to accept gifts and donations for the construction of a space shuttle orbiter.  Provides that all gifts and donations not needed for such construction be used in tribute to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger and in furtherance of the exploration of space. Directs the Administrator to select the name of the space shuttle orbiter from among suggestions from elementary and secondary school students. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Space Shuttle is a critical national resource that should be preserved and used primarily for missions requiring its unique capabilities and that a diversified family of expendable launch vehicles should be incorporated by use into the U.S. civilian space flight program. Directs the Administrator to establish a program for launching payloads by means of expendable launch vehicles, and if available, by commercial launch services. Directs the Administrator to ensure that expendable launch vehicles or, if available, commercial launch services are obtained for the launch of specified payloads.  Directs the Administrator to report on compliance with these requirements to specified congressional committees by January 15, 1988. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts for expendable launch vehicle services for multiyear periods and to provide for contingent liability payments and advance payments under such contracts.  Allows limiting such contracts to sources within the United States when the Administrator determines it is in the public interest. Provides for payment of contract costs if funds are not available to continue a contract and it is terminated for the convenience of the Government. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the capital investment in space satellites and vehicles should be enhanced and protected by establishing a system of servicing, rehabilitation, and repair capabilities in orbit (satellite servicing).  Directs the Administrator to study satellite servicing, taking specified factors into consideration, and report on such study to the Congress by January 15, 1988. Directs the Administrator to review the findings, recommendations, and proposed space agenda of the National Commission on Space, and submit to specified congressional committees, within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, a recommendation for a long-range implementation plan, including an impact assessment of such implementation on personnel, budget, and other resources. Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for FY 1988 to carry out such Act. Express the sense of the Congress that the solid rocket motor project of the space shuttle program would benefit from competition, and that an advanced solid rocket motor would enhance the margin of safety, reliability, and performance of the space shuttle.  Directs the Administrator, by the date of the President's FY 1990 budget request to the Congress for NASA, to request proposals for acquiring an advanced solid rocket motor by competitive procurement. Directs the Administrator to consider various options, including constructing a government-owned and contractor-operated solid rocket motor production facility and providing for a dual source of supply of the advanced solid rocket motor.  Prohibits any contract for purchase of additional solid rocket motors until such a request for proposals has been issued.  Allows the Administrator to proceed with procurement of long-lead materials for the solid rocket motors from the current contractor only after certifying to specified congressional committees that such action is necessary to prevent delay in the space shuttle launch schedule. Directs the Administrator to notify specified congressional committees if such competitive procurement cannot be conducted.  Requires the Administrator, no sooner than 30 days after such notice is given, to: (1) conduct a competition to select a qualified second source of supply (in addition to the current contractor) for flight sets of the redesigned solid rocket motor that is currently under development; or (2) recompete the current source of supply for flight sets of the redesigned solid rocket motor. Directs the Administrator to present a comprehensive acquisition plan for the advanced solid rocket motor, in accordance with such requirements, to specified congressional committees by March 31, 1988. Title II:  National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act - Establishes within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a national space grant college and fellowship program. Requires such program to advise the Administrator of NASA and coordinate Federal efforts. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts to assist any space grant and fellowship program for up to 66 percent of total cost. Authorizes the Administrator to make special grants for up to 100 percent of the cost of specified projects. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts for up to 100 percent of costs for identified specific national needs and problems relating to space. Authorizes the Administrator to designate any institution of higher education as a space grant college if it maintains a balanced program in fields related to space and meets other qualifications. Authorizes the Administrator to designate an association or alliance as a space grant regional consortium if it is established to share research and facilities in any field related to space and meets other qualifications. Directs the Administrator to support a space grant fellowship program for educational and training assistance to graduate students in fields related to space. Directs the Administrator to establish the space grant review panel as an independent committee to advise the Administrator on implementing the program. Requires interagency cooperation among all Federal agencies with authority over matters relating to space, authorizing the sharing of personnel, services, facilities, and information. Directs the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress and the President on the activities of the program, subject to the review of the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title III:  Amendments to the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 - Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 (the Act) to exempt contractors from a requirement to fully reimburse the Federal Government under certain circumstances in the case of research and development agreements. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, following the completion of a contract under provisions for data continuity after the Landsat system, and upon 30 days' advance notice to specified congressional committees, to dispose of any Government assets (other than real property) so as to ensure continuation of the contractor's commercial activity. Revises provisions concerning the use of experimental data from Federal research and development programs. Adds provisions relating to the use of non-Federal data from the research and development activities of system operators or marketing entities. Authorizes system operators to require that unenhanced data not be reproduced or disseminated by a foreign or domestic purchaser.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-2737,100,hr,2737,Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-06-22,1988-05-23,Laid on Table in House by Unanimous Consent.,House,"Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2]",RI,R,S000136,24,"(Measure passed House, amended) Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey, and the Director of the National Science Foundation to implement the policies of the proposed Continental Scientific Drilling Program of the United States relating to earth science research and technological development.  Prescribes guidelines for such implementation, including:  (1) taking action to assure an effective cooperative effort in furtherance of the Program; (2) taking administrative and financial measures to assure the effective functioning of the Interagency Accord on Continental Scientific Drilling; (3) assuring the continuing operation of the Interagency Coordinating Group; and (4) assuring that the Interagency Coordinating Group receives appropriate Federal agency cooperation.  Requires a report to the Congress within 180 days of enactment describing:  (1) policy objectives; (2) projected schedules of scientific and engineering events that would advance Program objectives; (3) resources and funding levels for FY 1989 that would be required by each participating Federal agency to implement projected schedules of events and Program policy objectives; and (4) cooperation with the international community. Requires the Interagency Coordinating Group to submit annually the resources and funding levels needed for the next fiscal year (beginning one year after submission of the policy objectives report).",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-s-1354,100,s,1354,National Biotechnology Information Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-06-11,1987-06-24,"Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB.",Senate,"Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]",FL,D,C000356,0,"National Biotechnology Information Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Biotechnology Information (the Center) in the National Library of Medicine in the Department of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), through the Center, to:  (1) design, develop, implement, and manage automated systems for the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and dissemination of knowledge concerning human molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics; (2) perform research into advanced methods of computer-based information processing capable of representing and analyzing the vast number of biologically important molecules and compounds; (3) enable persons engaged in biotechnology research and medical care to use such systems and methods; and (4) coordinate efforts to gather biotechnology information on an international basis. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1988 through 1992.",2025-08-28T20:05:34Z,
100-s-1312,100,s,1312,Interagency Coordinating Committee on Federal Participation in Sematech Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-06-03,1987-06-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]",FL,D,C000356,0,"Interagency Coordinating Committee on Federal Participation in Sematech Act of 1987 - Establishes the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Federal Participation in Sematech and an Advisory Council on Federal Participation in Sematech.  Defines ""Sematech"" as a consortium of U.S. semiconductor manufacturers, materials manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, academic institutions, and Federal agencies, established for the purpose of: (1) conducting research concerning advanced semiconductor manufacturing techniques; and (2) developing techniques to adapt manufacturing expertise to a variety of semiconductor products. Requires the Committee, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress its recommendations about whether the Federal Government should participate in Sematech.  Specifies the contents of a favorable report.  Outlines the duties of the Committee should a majority vote to support Federal participation. Requires the provision of grants and other financial assistance to Sematech in such an event but limits the Federal share of costs to 50 percent. Makes the Committee a liaison between Federal agencies and private participants in Sematech.  Directs the Committee to require Sematech to submit annual reports and provide for biennial audits. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993.",2025-08-28T20:05:05Z,
100-s-1302,100,s,1302,Basic Scientific Research and Student Assistance Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-05-29,1987-06-08,"Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Commerce Department, Treasury Department, OMB.",Senate,"Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE]",NE,D,E000284,0,"Basic Scientific Research and Student Assistance Act - Establishes the Science and Technology Advisory Committee to advise the National Science Foundation (NSF) in awarding grants to students and institutions for study and research in science, engineering, math, and computer sciences, including support for domestic research to develop projects for domestic manufacture.  Requires that the Federal Government receive a share of any patents resulting from such research. Establishes in the Treasury the Long-Term Basic Scientific Research and Student Trust Fund to provide funding for this Act from the sale of Federal patent rights acquired under this Act.  Authorizes the NSF to accept charitable contributions to carry out this Act.",2025-08-28T20:05:44Z,
100-s-1275,100,s,1275,National Advisory Committee on Semiconductor Research and Development Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-05-27,1987-05-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC]",NC,D,S000055,3,National Advisory Committee on Semiconductor Research and Development Act of 1987 - Establishes the National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors to monitor the competitiveness of U.S. semiconductor technology and develop strategies and make recommendations to enhance such competitiveness. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Congress and the President on its past and planned activities.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.,2025-08-28T20:07:47Z,
100-hres-164,100,hres,164,A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the NASA Distinguished Service Medal should be taken away from Arthur Rudolph.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-05-11,1987-05-11,"Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.",House,"Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15]",NY,R,G000417,0,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should rescind the Distinguished Service Medal awarded to Arthur Rudolph in 1969 for his work on the Saturn V rocket project.  (Arthur Rudolph has been accused by the Department of Justice of Nazi war crimes relating to slave labor while supervising V2 missile production during World War II.),2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-s-1173,100,s,1173,A bill to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1988 and 1989 for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation of the Department of Transportation.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-05-08,1987-05-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,0,Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989.,2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-hr-2330,100,hr,2330,National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-05-07,1987-06-15,"Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, Education Department, Health and Human Services Department, OMB.",House,"Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]",PA,D,W000044,0,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #165 (408-3)) National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 1988 for the following categories:  (1) biological, behavioral, and social sciences; (2) computer and information science and engineering; (3) engineering; (4) geosciences; (5) mathematical and physical sciences; (6) scientific, technological, and international affairs; (7) program development and management; (8) science and engineering education; and (9) the U.S. Antarctic program. Earmarks funds for:  (1) NSF supercomputer centers; (2) teacher preparation and enhancement activities; (3) materials development and informal science education; (4) the college science instrumentation program; and (5) manufacturing technologies at engineering research centers. Limits the amounts which may be used for consultation, representation, or other extraordinary expenses.  Permits transfers of funds among categories so long as transfers do not exceed ten percent of authorized amounts.  Permits transfers in excess of ten percent if specified congressional committees are given 30 days notice in writing. Requires the Director of NSF to report annually to specified congressional committees on NSF programs which support undergraduate science and engineering education, including geographic distribution and type of institution funded. Requires the funding of at least one science and technology center dedicated to the study of information technologies relevant to instruction in two-year and community colleges. Requires the Director to report to specified congressional committees by January 1, 1988, on the state of science, technology, and engineering programs in two-year and community colleges.  Makes such colleges eligible to participate in NSF undergraduate science and engineering education programs. Requires the Director to report to specified congressional committees by November 1, 1988, on the impact of salary levels on the recruitment and retention of science and mathematics teachers at pre-college levels. Requires the Director to report to specified congressional committees by December 31, 1988, on Soviet efforts to penetrate, utilize, and compromise U.S. civilian science research programs. Permits the National Science Board to close to the public certain preliminary budget meetings.",2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
100-s-1164,100,s,1164,"National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1988","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-05-07,1987-07-10,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,1,"(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with amendment, S. Rept. 100-87)  Title I:  Authorization of Appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1988 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for specified activities relating to:  (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; and (4) research and program management. Permits appropriations for research and development and for space flight, control, and data communications to be used for any items of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) which may be required at locations other than NASA installations for the performance of research and development contracts, and for grants to nonprofit institutions of higher education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research for the purchase or construction of additional research facilities.  Requires the Administrator of NASA to notify specified congressional officers and committees whenever the cost of a facility exceeds a specified amount. Permits funds appropriated for research and development, for space flight, control, and data communications, or for construction of facilities to remain available without fiscal year limitation. Permits appropriations for research and program management to be used for scientific consultations or extraordinary expenses upon the approval of the Administrator. Permits the funds for construction of any specified facilities:  (1) in the discretion of the Administrator, to be varied upward ten percent; or (2) following a report by the Administrator to specified congressional committees, to be varied upward 25 percent to meet unusual cost variations. Permits one-half of one percent of the funds appropriated for research and development or for space flight, control, and data communications to be transferred to the appropriation for construction of facilities.  Authorizes the expenditure of such transferred funds, together with a specified amount of the funds appropriated for construction of facilities, to construct, expand, or modify laboratories and other installations.  Requires the Administrator, 30 days before expending such funds, to notify specified congressional officers and committees of the nature, cost, and necessity of such construction. Prohibits, until 30 days pass after congressional receipt of a full explanation by the Administrator, the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for any program:  (1) deleted by the Congress; (2) in excess of the amount actually authorized for the particular program under provisions for research and development, space flight, control and data communications, and research and program management; or (3) which has not been presented to either of the specified congressional committees. Prohibits any civil space station authorized under this title from being used to:  (1) carry or place in orbit any nuclear weapon or any other weapon of mass destruction; (2) install any such weapon or any celestial body; or (3) station any such weapon in space in any other manner. Permits this civil space station to be used only for peaceful purposes. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that it is in the national interest that consideration be given to geographical distribution of Federal research funds whenever feasible, and that NASA should explore ways of doing so. Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for FY 1988 to carry out such Act. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to rename the National Aeronautics and Space Council as the National Space Council.  Revises provisions for Council membership, meetings, and functions.  Directs the Council to establish a Users' Advisory Group composed of nine non-Federal representatives of industries and other persons involved in space activities. Permits the Administrator to accept gifts and donations for the construction of a space shuttle orbiter.  Provides that all gifts and donations not needed for such construction be used in tribute to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger and in furtherance of the exploration of space. Directs the Administrator to select the name of the space shuttle orbiter from among suggestions from elementary and secondary school students. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States must promptly restore its space transportation capabilities, without deemphasizing other space programs. Directs the Administrator to return safely the space shuttle fleet to flight status. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for such purpose. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts for expendable launch vehicle services for multiyear periods and to provide for contingent liability payments and advance payments under such contracts.  Allows limiting such contracts to sources within the United States when the Administrator determines it is in the public interest. Provides for payment of contract costs if funds are not available to continue a contract and it is terminated for the convenience of the Government. Title II:  National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act - Establishes within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a national space grant college and fellowship program. Requires such program to advise the Administrator of NASA and coordinate Federal efforts. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts to assist any space grant and fellowship program for up to 66 percent of total cost. Authorizes the Administrator to make special grants for up to 100 percent of the cost of specified projects. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts for up to 100 percent of costs for identified specific national needs and problems relating to space. Authorizes the Administrator to designate any institution of higher education as a space grant college if it maintains a balanced program in fields related to space and meets other qualifications. Authorizes the Administrator to designate an association or alliance as a space grant regional consortium if it is established to share research and facilities in any field related to space and meets other qualifications. Directs the Administrator to support a space grant fellowship program for educational and training assistance to graduate students in fields related to space. Directs the Administrator to establish the space grant review panel as an independent committee to advise the Administrator on implementing the program. Requires interagency cooperation among all Federal agencies with authority over matters relating to space, authorizing the sharing of personnel and facilities and requiring the sharing of information. Directs the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress and the President on the activities of the program, subject to the review of the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title III:  Amendments to the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 - Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 (the Act) to exempt contractors from a requirement to fully reimburse the Federal Government under certain circumstances in the case of research and development agreements. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, following the completion of a contract under provisions for data continuity after the Landsat system, and upon 30 days' advance notice to specified congressional committees, to dispose of any Government assets (other than real property) so as to ensure continuation of the contractor's commercial activity. Revises provisions concerning the use of experimental data from Federal research and development programs. Adds provisions relating to the use of non-Federal data from the research and development activities of system operators or marketing entities. Authorizes system operators to require that unenhanced data not be reproduced or disseminated by a foreign or domestic purchaser.",2025-08-28T20:08:58Z,
100-hr-2191,100,hr,2191,National Advisory Committee on Semiconductor Research and Development Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-04-28,1987-07-08,"Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials.",House,"Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2]",NC,D,V000006,16,National Advisory Committee on Semiconductor Research and Development Act of 1987 - Establishes the National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors to monitor the competitiveness of U.S. semiconductor technology and develop strategies and make recommendations to enhance such competitiveness. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Congress and the President on its past and planned activities.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.,2025-08-28T20:07:18Z,
100-hr-2159,100,hr,2159,National Technical Information Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-04-23,1987-07-15,Subcommittee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]",PA,D,W000044,0,"National Technical Information Act of 1987 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish the National Technical Information Corporation as a wholly-owned Government corporation under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce.  Establishes the Advisory Board of the National Technical Information Corporation to review the general policies and operations of the Corporation.  Requires an annual audit and report to the Congress on the Corporation's activities. Requires the Corporation to:  (1) establish and maintain a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of nonclassified scientific, technical, and engineering information; (2) effect removal of restrictions on such dissemination; (3) acquire and license federally owned patents; and (4) perform functions previously exercised by the National Technical Information Service.",2025-08-28T20:08:45Z,
100-hr-2160,100,hr,2160,National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1988,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-04-23,1988-09-20,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.,House,"Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]",PA,D,W000044,1,"(Measure passed House, amended) National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for FY 1988 to carry out the following activities of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS): (1) measurement research and standards; (2) materials science and engineering; (3) engineering measurements and standards; (4) computer science and technology; (5) research support activities; and (6) the Cold Neutron Source Facility. Authorizes specified amounts from such funds for:  (1) steel technology; (2) the Center for Building Technology; (3) the Center for Fire Research; and (4) the technical competence fund.  Permits transfers of funds among such activities under specified conditions.  Prohibits the merger of the Center for Building Technology and the Center for Fire Research. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1988 for:  (1) the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation; (2) the patent licensing activities of the National Technical Information Service; (3) the purposes of the Japanese Technical Literature Act of 1986; (4) the Cold Neutron Source Facility; and (5) salary adjustments. Adds to the functions of the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Bureau of Standards, the performance of research to develop standards and test methods to:  (1) advance the effective use of computers and related systems and other equipment, procedures, and systems for automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, display, and transmission of information and its use to control machinery and processes; and (2) protect the information stored, processed, and transmitted by those systems. Requires the Director of NBS to keep specified congressional committees fully and currently informed with regard to all of the activities of NBS. Prohibits NBS from implementing a policy of charging fees to research associates in the absence of express statutory authority to do so. Requires the Director of NBS to justify in writing all proposed changes in fees for currently offered standard reference materials and calibration services, including a description of the anticipated impact of any proposed changes on demand for and anticipated revenues from the materials and services. Requires the Board of Assessment of NBS programs to include, as part of its annual review, an assessment of energy technologies which are expected to require research in metrology to keep NBS abreast of its mission. Requires the Directors of NBS to prepare a plan detailing how NBS  will:  (1) make small businesses more aware of NBS activities and research; and (2) seek to increase the application by small businesses of NBS research, particularly in manufacturing. Requires such plan to be submitted to specified congressional committees by October 1, 1987. Prohibits any activities or functions of the National Technical Information Service not currently performed by contractors from being contracted out or otherwise transferred from the Federal Government unless such transfer is expressly authorized by statute.  Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report recommendations for improvements in the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), and any statutory changes required to make those improvements, to specified congressional committees by December 31, 1987. States that nothing precludes the NTIS and its contractors from procuring quality printing services at the most cost-effective rate. Establishes within the Department of Commerce a Commerce, Science, and Technology Fellowship Program to provide a select group of employees of the executive branch with the opportunity of learning how the legislative branch and other parts of the executive branch function through work experiences of up to one year. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress within six months after the date of enactment of this Act on the Department's plan for implementing the Program in FY 1988.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-2165,100,hr,2165,National Policy and Technology Foundation Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-04-23,1987-05-01,"Referred to Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology.",House,"Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]",CA,D,B000918,54,"National Policy and Technology Foundation Act of 1987 - Establishes, as an independent agency, the National Policy and Technology Foundation to develop and coordinate the collection, analysis, and dissemination through existing information systems of information as it relates to national and international economies, economic and industrial trends, technological advances, and related matters. Requires the Foundation to become a repository of such information and to provide a full array of informational and statistical services as well as monitor the quality of U.S. life through economic and other indicators. Establishes in the Foundation, in order to facilitate its purposes:  (1) a National Policy and Technology Board; (2) an Office of Director of the Foundation; (3) a National Information Office; (4) an Office of National Policy, Analysis, and Assessment; (5) an Office of National Programs; (6) an Office of the Professions; (7) an Office of Institutional and Human Resource Development; (8) an Office of Small Business; and (9) an Office of Intergovernmental Technology and Professions Delivery Systems. Transfers to the Foundation:  (1) the National Bureau of Standards; (2) the Patent and Trademark Office; (3) the National Technical Information Service; (4) the Office of Small Business Research and Development; (5) the Directorate for Engineering; (6) the Division of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation (exclusive of the nonengineering programs of the industry/university cooperative research projects program element) of the National Science Foundation; (7) the Intergovernmental Programs section of the National Science Foundation; (8) the Office of Industrial Technology; (9) the Center for the Utilization of Federal Technology; (10) the Division of Policy Research and Analysis of the National Science Foundation; and (11) functions of the Departments of Energy and Defense, of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and of the Public Printer which relate to the sale of Government information to the public. Transfers to the Foundation all the functions and authorities of the National Science Foundation and the Secretary of Commerce under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. Requires the Foundation to monitor and assess such information, developing indicators and evaluating the impact of such information on current or proposed policy and the impact of policy upon economic indicators.  Requires the Foundation to support research and professional development. States that advisory councils covering the full range of Foundation responsibilities shall be appointed by the Director. Requires the Director to coordinate Foundation programs with other government and private programs. States that a National Foundation Coordinating Board shall be appointed. Authorizes the Foundation to award scholarships and graduate scholarships. Requires the foundation to report biennially to the Congress and the President on the activities, issues, and recommendations of the Council. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987.",2025-08-28T20:08:50Z,
100-hr-2069,100,hr,2069,Superconductivity Competition Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-04-09,1987-05-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development.,House,"Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]",PA,R,R000277,6,"Superconductivity Competition Act of 1987 - Directs the President to appoint a National Commission on Commercial and National Defense Applications of Superconductors to report to the Congress and the President on recommendations to enhance the development of improved superconductors and commercial and national defense applications of superconductors.  Requires the Commission to address several issues, including:  (1) U.S. competitiveness in superconductor development; (2) methods to improve and coordinate information, funding, and applications; (3) private sector incentives to develop superconductors; and (4) the impact on U.S. security of relying on foreign producers.",2025-08-28T20:07:35Z,
100-hr-1964,100,hr,1964,Metric Usage Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-04-07,1987-04-14,"Referred to Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology.",House,"Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]",CA,D,B000918,1,"Metric Usage Act of 1987 - Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to make the metric system the preferred system of weights and measures for U.S. trade and commerce, requiring its use for Federal business purposes. Requires Federal agencies to report annually to the Congress on their implementation of the metric system.  Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress at the end of FY 1992 on the implementation of this Act.",2025-08-28T20:05:18Z,
100-s-907,100,s,907,Technology Competitiveness Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-04-03,1988-09-20,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.,Senate,"Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]",SC,D,H000725,7,"(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate) Technology Competitiveness Act of 1987 - Title I: National Institute of Technology - Amends specified Federal law (known as the National Bureau of Standards Act) to establish in the Department of Commerce the National Institute of Technology (the Institute), a science, engineering, and technology laboratory to replace the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology).  Provides that the Institute shall: (1) continue the Bureau's traditional function of providing measurements, calibrations, and quality control techniques for industry; and (2) assist industry with the development of new generic technologies necessary to improve manufacturing and overcome scientific and technical barriers to the rapid commercialization of scientific discoveries and innovations.  Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary), through the Institute, to undertake: (1) a range of functions, particularly in research and information dissemination; and (2) specified activities to carry out such functions, including research on all of the telecommunications sciences. Repeals specified provisions of other Federal laws relating to the Bureau. Requires the Director of the Institute (the Director) to:  (1) keep specified congressional committees fully and currently informed with regard to all Institute activities; and (2) report on all changes in policies regarding fees for currently offered standard reference materials and calibration services. Authorizes the Director periodically to contract with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences for advice and studies. Title II:  Technology Extension Activities - Establishes within the Institute an Office of Extension Services to:  (1) act as a point of contact for State and local governments and for private sector business, particularly small business; (2) work with specified Federal agencies to ensure that State and local governments and U.S. businesses have information about Federal research and development programs and results; and (3) administer the program of the Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology and the Pilot State Technology Extension Program. Directs the Secretary, through the Director, to provide assistance for the creation and support of regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology.  Provides that the objective of the Centers is to enhance productivity and technological performance in U.S. manufacturing through specified means, including the transfer to the Centers of new basic manufacturing technology and techniques developed at the Institute and, through the Centers, to manufacturing companies throughout the United States. Limits Federal support of any such Center to 50 percent of annual costs for a six-year period. Permits nonprofit institutions to apply for such support.  Directs the Secretary to submit each application to merit review, peer review, or other similar process, taking specified factors into consideration.  Requires each Center that receives a grant to be evaluated during its third year of operation by an evaluation panel appointed by the Secretary.  Prohibits the Secretary from providing further funding to a Center unless the evaluation is positive. Applies to the promotion of technology from Center research specified Federal law entitling nonprofit organizations to keep the legal rights to inventions which may result from federally funded research. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for the Centers program. Directs the Secretary, through the Director, to establish a three-year Pilot State Technology Extension Program to assist State-operated activities that demonstrate innovative methods by which the Federal Government and the States can work together to help improve the technology and competitiveness of American business. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to States that propose innovative new State activities to transfer federally funded research, technology, and expertise to businesses within those States.  Sets forth application requirements. Directs the Secretary to select and approve, using specified criteria, not more than 15 States (or regional consortia of States) to receive Program grants.  Permits grants for periods of one to three years, beginning in FY 1988. Sets forth grant conditions, including a required State contribution. Requires annual State reports on the Program.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the Program at the end of FY 1990. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 to carry out the Program. Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Commerce a Clearinghouse on State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation.  Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on these initiatives. Title III:  Advanced Technology Program - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary, through the Director of the Institute and with the advice of the Assistant Secretary for Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, to establish an Advanced Technology Program to assist U.S. industry in creating the generic technology necessary to:  (1) commercialize economically significant new scientific discoveries and technologies rapidly; and (2) refine advanced manufacturing technologies. Directs the Secretary, for such purposes and subject to specified limitations, to enter into contracts with small businesses and to aid the creation and operation of joint research and development ventures by U.S. companies.  Sets forth provisions for advisory mechanisms. Title IV:  Reports on Semiconductors, Superconductors, and Advanced Manufacturing Technology - Directs the President, at the time of the FY 1989 budget request, to report to the Congress on the President's policies and budget proposals regarding research in semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology, fiber optics and optical-electronic technologies generally, and superconducting materials. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts with the National Academies of Engineering and Sciences for a thorough review of all major policy issues regarding U.S. semiconductor technology and commercial and national defense applications of superconductors.  Provides for a semiconductor review panel and a superconductor review panel.  Requires the panels to report to the President and the Congress. Title V:  Authorization of Appropriations - Amends the National Bureau of Standards Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 for the National Institute of Technology (the Institute) for:  (1) measurement research and technology; (2) engineering materials and manufacturing; (3) materials science and engineering; (4) computer science and technology; (5) research support activities; and (6) research facilities.  Reserves specified amounts of such funds for specified activities under these categories.  Allows transfers of funds among  line items. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 from certain sums authorized but not appropriated for the Cold Neutron Source Facility for FY 1987.  Authorizes the Secretary to accept contributions for such Facility. Authorizes necessary appropriations for FY 1988 to make adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee benefits.  Authorizes an additional 440 full-time positions for the Institute. Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for FY 1988 for:  (1) the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation; (2) the Japanese technical literature program; and (3) patent licensing activities of the National Technical Information Service. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1988 through 1990 for the Clearinghouse on State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1988 for the Advanced Technology Program. Title VI:  Miscellaneous Amendments - Establishes within the Department of Commerce the Office of Barter and Countertrade.  Directs the Secretary to appoint a Director and provide necessary staff for the Office.  Sets forth Office functions, including organizing and disseminating international barter and countertrade information in a manner useful to businesses, educational institutions, and export-related Federal and State governmental agencies. Amends the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974 to shorten from 180 days to 90 days after the receipt of a complaint, the period after which the Secretary of Transportation must take action in response to a complaint about unjustifiable or unreasonable discriminatory, predatory, or anticompetitive practices of foreign governments. Directs the Secretary, in considering any such complaint, to:  (1) solicit the views of the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, in addition to those of the State Department; and (2) provide any affected air carrier or foreign air carrier with reasonable notice and opportunity to file written evidence and argument. Directs the Secretary, within 120 days after receiving a complaint, to report to specified congressional committees on actions taken. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to investigate the effects on national security, or essential commerce affecting national security, of:  (1) certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers by or with foreign persons which involve persons engaged in interstate commerce in the United States; and (2) efforts by or with foreign persons to gain control of persons engaged in U.S. interstate commerce.  Requires that all relevant information be provided to the Secretary.  Provides for the confidentiality of such information.  Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate Federal officers. Authorizes the Secretary to hold public hearings and to apply in U.S. district courts for all necessary injunctive relief and compliance orders as to foreign persons. Directs the Secretary, within 45 days after beginning such an investigation, to report findings and recommendations to the President.  Authorizes the President, subject to provisions for congressional disapproval, to restrict, suspend, or prohibit such acquisition, merger, takeover, or other attempt to gain control of a person engaged in interstate commerce in the United States so that such control will not threaten to impair the national security or essential commerce affecting national security. Authorizes the President to seek appropriate relief in U.S. district courts.  Sets forth considerations which the Secretary and the President must make.  Requires the President to submit to the Congress a report of the intended action and the Secretary's report.  Directs the President to commence the action unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval within 15 calendar days after receipt of such report. Title VII:  Conforming and Further Miscellaneous Amendments - Prohibits the National Institute of Technology from implementing a policy of charging fees to research associates in the absence of express statutory authority to do so. Directs the Board of Assessment of the Institute to assess emerging technologies expected to require metrology research by the Institute. Requires the Director of the Institute to submit to specified congressional committees a plan detailing how the Institute will:  (1) make small businesses more aware of the Institute's activities and research; and (2) seek to increase application of its research by small businesses, especially in manufacturing. Prohibits contracting out, or otherwise transferring from the Federal Government, activities or functions of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) that are not currently performed by contractors, unless the transfer is expressly authorized by statute. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report recommendations for improvements in NTIS to specified congressional committees by December 31, 1987. Establishes within the Department of Commerce a Commerce, Science, and Technology Fellowship Program to provide a select group of executive branch employees with an opportunity to learn how the legislative and executive branches function through work experiences of up to one year.  Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within six months after the enactment of this Act on the Department's plans for implementing such Program in FY 1988.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-hr-1905,100,hr,1905,University Research Facilities Revitalization Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-04-01,1987-06-25,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,56,"University Research Facilities Revitalization Act of 1987 - Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish and carry out a new university research laboratory modernization program, making awards to institutions of higher education for the repair, renovation, or replacement of such institutions' laboratories and research facilities.  Grants awards in response to specific proposals on the basis of the quality of the research and how such research relates to the future research mission of the NSF and the institution. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1997.",2025-08-28T20:05:24Z,
100-s-880,100,s,880,Superconductivity Competition Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-30,1987-03-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,13,"Superconductivity Competition Act of 1987 - Directs the President to appoint a National Commission on Commercial and National Defense Applications of Superconductors to report to the Congress and the President on recommendations to enhance the development of improved superconductors and commercial and national defense applications of superconductors.  Requires the Commission to address several issues, including:  (1) U.S. competitiveness in superconductor development; (2) methods to improve and coordinate information, funding, and applications; (3) private sector incentives to develop superconductors; and (4) the impact on U.S. security of relying on foreign producers.",2025-08-28T20:06:41Z,
100-hr-1733,100,hr,1733,A bill to make it clear that the space station being planned and developed by NASA is to be used for civilian purposes only.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-19,1987-03-31,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications.,House,"Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13]",CA,D,M000794,22,Requires that the permanently manned space station being planned and developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration be used exclusively for civilian purposes.  Prohibits its use in connection with any national defense function.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-1739,100,hr,1739,A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out the National Climate Program for fiscal years 1988 and 1989.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-19,1987-03-24,"Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment.",House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,Amends the National Climate Program Act to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1988 and 1989.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-1740,100,hr,1740,A bill to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1988 and 1989 for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation of the Department of Transportation.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-19,1987-03-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-1741,100,hr,1741,"National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1988","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-19,1987-05-12,Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,"National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1988 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for specified activities relating to:  (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; and (4) research and program management. Permits appropriations for research and development and for space flight, control, and data communications to be used for any items of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) which may be required at locations other than NASA installations for the performance of research and development contracts, and for grants to nonprofit institutions of higher education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase or construction of additional research facilities.  Requires the Administrator of NASA to notify specified congressional officers and committees whenever the cost of a facility exceeds a specified amount. Permits funds appropriated for research and development, for space flight, control, and data communications, or for construction of facilities to remain available without fiscal year limitation. Permits appropriations for research and program management to be used for scientific consultations or extraordinary expenses upon the approval of the Administrator. Permits the funds for construction of any specified facilities:  (1) in the discretion of the Administrator, to be varied upward ten percent; or (2) following a report by the Administrator to specified congressional committees, to be varied upward 25 percent to meet unusual cost variations. Permits one-half of one percent of the funds appropriated for research and development or for space flight, control, and data communications to be transferred to the appropriation for construction of facilities.  Authorizes the expenditure of such transferred funds, together with a specified amount of the funds appropriated for construction of facilities, to construct, expand, or modify laboratories and other installations.  Requires the Administrator, 30 days before expending such funds, to notify specified congressional officers and committees of the nature, cost, and necessity of such construction. Prohibits, until 30 days pass after congressional receipt of a full explanation by the Administrator, the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for any program:  (1) deleted by the Congress; (2) in excess of the amount actually authorized for the particular program under provisions for research and development, space flight, control, and data communications, and research and program management; or (3) which has not been presented to either of the specified congressional committees. Permits the Administrator to prohibit the public disclosure of technical data which requires an export license under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the Arms Export Control Act. Authorizes the Administrator to appoint up to 15 retired military officers and civil servants for two years. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that it is in the national interest that consideration be given to geographical distribution of Federal research funds whenever feasible, and that NASA should explore ways of doing so. Authorizes additional appropriations.",2025-08-28T20:07:49Z,
100-sjres-100,100,sjres,100,A joint resolution to affirm the national policy of metric conversion benefiting the United States.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-19,1987-03-19,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]",RI,D,P000193,3,Reaffirms the national policy of metric conversion set forth in the Metric Conversion Act of 1975.,2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-hr-1633,100,hr,1633,National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-17,1987-03-23,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications.,House,"Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25]",TX,D,A000209,35,"National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act-Establishes within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a national space grant college and fellowship program to provide financial and other assistance for the exploration and development of space resources.  Requires such program to advise the Administrator of NASA and coordinate Federal efforts.  Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts to assist any space grant and fellowship program, for up to 66 percent of total cost, except for special grants. Directs the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts for up to 100 percent of costs for identified specific national needs and problems relating to space. Authorizes the Administrator to designate any institution of higher education as a space grant college if it maintains a balanced program in fields related to space and meets other qualifications. Authorizes the Administrator to designate an association or alliance as a space grant regional consortium if it is established to share research and facilities in any field related to space and meets other qualifications. Directs the Administrator to support a space grant fellowship program for educational and training assistance to graduate students in fields related to space. Directs the Administrator to establish the space grant review panel as an independent committee to advise the Administrator on implementing the program. Requires interagency cooperation among all Federal agencies with authority over matters relating to space, authorizing the sharing of personnel and facilities and requiring the sharing of information. Directs the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress and the President on the activities of the program, subject to the review of the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991.",2025-08-28T20:05:37Z,
100-s-752,100,s,752,National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-17,1987-03-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]",TX,D,B000401,23,"National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act - Establishes within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a national space grant college and fellowship program to provide financial and other assistance for the exploration and development of space resources.  Requires such program to advise the Administrator of NASA and coordinate Federal efforts.  Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts to assist any space grant and fellowship program for up to 66 percent of total cost except for special grants. Directs the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts for up to 100 percent of costs for identified specific national needs and problems relating to space. Authorizes the Administrator to designate any institution of higher education as a space grant college if it maintains a balanced program in fields related to space and meets other qualifications. Authorizes the Administrator to designate an association or alliance as a space grant regional consortium if it is established to share research and facilities in any field related to space and meets other qualifications. Directs the Administrator to support a space grant fellowship program for educational and training assistance to graduate students in fields related to space. Directs the Administrator to establish the space grant review panel as an independent committee to advise the Administrator on implementing the program. Requires interagency cooperation among all Federal agencies with authority over matters relating to space, authorizing the sharing of personnel and facilities and requiring the sharing of information. Directs the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress and the President on the activities of the program, subject to the review of the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991.",2025-08-28T20:05:40Z,
100-hconres-69,100,hconres,69,"A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that procurement of the new United States weather radar system, NEXRAD, continue on schedule and according to the established minimum requirements agreed to by the National Weather Service, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense.","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-10,1987-03-10,"Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.",House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,1,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that procurement of the new U.S.  weather radar system, NEXRAD, continue on schedule and according to the established minimum requirements agreed to by the National Weather Service, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hconres-71,100,hconres,71,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government take immediate steps to support a National STORM Program.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-03-10,1987-03-10,"Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.",House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should take immediate steps to support funding for a National Storm-Scale Operational and Research Meteorology Program (STORM) under the leadership of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with the cooperation of other Federal agencies. Provides that, on or before August 1, 1988, and each fifth year thereafter, the President shall transmit to the Congress a plan for the National STORM Program and its budgetary requirements, specifying the activities to be conducted and the Federal agency which will conduct them. Directs the President, on or about January 1, 1989, to transmit to the Congress a progress report on implementing the National STORM Program. Directs the Administration to:  (1) place a high priority on reinstating the two geostationary operational environmental satellite (GOES) system; (2) compensate for the absence of a second GOES satellite by taking actions such as increasing hurricane reconnaissance flights; and (3) undertake an immediate analysis of how best to maintain a two GOES system.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-s-502,100,s,502,Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act Amendments of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-02-05,1987-02-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,6,"Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 (the Act) to exempt contractors from a requirement to fully reimburse the Federal Government under certain circumstances in the case of research and development agreements. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, following the completion of a contract under provisions for data continuity after the Landsat system, and upon 30 days' advance notice to specified congressional committees, to dispose of any Government assets (other than real property) so as to ensure continuation of the contractor's commercial activity. Revises provisions concerning the use of experimental data from Federal research and development programs. Adds provisions relating to the use of non-Federal data from the research and development activities of system operators or marketing entities. Authorizes system operators to require that unenhanced data not be reproduced or disseminated by a foreign or domestic purchaser.",2025-08-28T20:08:04Z,
100-s-503,100,s,503,"A bill to amend the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize the acceptance of certain gifts and donations, and for other purposes.","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-02-05,1987-02-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,8,Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accept gifts or donations for the construction of a space shuttle orbiter.  Terminates such authority five years after enactment of this Act. Provides that all such gifts and donations which are not needed for such construction shall be used in tribute to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger and in furtherance of the exploration of space. Provides that the Administrator shall select the name of such space shuttle orbiter from suggestions by elementary and secondary school students.,2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-s-504,100,s,504,A bill to amend the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 regarding the National Aeronautics and Space Council established by that Act.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-02-05,1987-02-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,7,"Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to reestablish the National Aeronautics and Space Council as the National Space Council. Revises Council membership provisions. Provides that, in the absence of the Vice President, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall preside over Council meetings. Directs the Council to advise the President with respect to the following functions:  (1) survey of ongoing civilian space activities; (2) review of long-range goals for civilian space activities; (3) coordination of civilian space activities among civilian agencies and with agencies involved in national security space activities; and (4) interagency cooperation in civilian space activities. Directs the Council to establish a Users' Advisory Group composed of nine non-Federal representatives of industries and other persons involved in space activities.  Directs the Vice President to name a Chairman of the Users' Advisory Group.  Requires the Council to meet at least once a year with the Users' Advisory Group, whose function it is to ensure that the interests of non-Federal entities involved in space activities, including in particular commercial entities, are adequately represented in the Council.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
100-hr-942,100,hr,942,A bill to prohibit further launches of the space shuttle until improved safety features have been developed and installed.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-02-03,1987-02-06,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science Applications.,House,"Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]",OH,D,T000350,0,Prohibits launching any space shuttle orbiter unless it is equipped with an escape mechanism which assures that the astronauts aboard will have a realistic chance of survival and recovery should problems arise during the flight as a result of equipment malfunction or hardware defects. Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to:  (1) proceed expeditiously with the development and testing of an escape mechanism to achieve such purpose; and (2) periodically report to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress being made.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-839,100,hr,839,A bill to rescind budget authority for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-01-29,1987-01-29,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]",IL,R,M000692,0,"Rescinds budget authority for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for operations, research, and facilities (R87-19).",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
100-hr-889,100,hr,889,"A bill to rescind budget authority for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development (rescission numbered R87-69) proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on January 5, 1987, in accordance with section 1012 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-01-29,1987-01-29,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]",IL,R,M000692,0,Rescinds budget authority for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development (R87-69).,2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
100-hr-790,100,hr,790,"A bill entitled the ""National Space Policy Act of 1987"".","Science, Technology, Communications",1987-01-28,1987-02-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science Applications.,House,"Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]",CA,R,D000435,6,"Title I:  Declaration of Policy - Sets forth findings and declarations regarding the United States' space and aeronautical policy.  Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to establish a comprehensive national civilian space and aeronautics policy that will provide the framework for a world information system, an orbital civilization, exploration of the solar system, and the development of other space and aeronautical activities in order to preserve and expand the leadership of the United States in the movement of mankind's civilization into space. Title II:  National Space and Aeronautics Policy - Declares that the United States is committed to the expansion of the peaceful civilization of the space and atmospheric environments for the benefit of the Nation and all of mankind.  Establishes national space and aeronautics principles. Title III:  Program - Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in cooperation with appropriate private, governmental, and international groups, to pursue aggressive research and systems development in space and aeronautics science and technology. Includes the following programs among NASA's activities:  (1) the creation of an operational world information system by the year 1990; (2) the development of the basic facilities and capabilities by the year 2000 necessary to create an orbital civilization in near-Earth space; (3) the development of the capabilities by the year 2010 to undertake further solar system exploration by mankind; (4) the development of economical and reliable space technology necessary to carry out such programs; (5) the establishment and maintenance of research and application programs; and (6) the establishment and maintenance of aeronautical technology programs. Directs the Administrator of NASA, together with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to develop and submit to the Congress, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, a preliminary 30-day plan, including proposed annual funding requirements and a detailed research and development schedule.  Directs the Administrator to submit a final 30-year plan within one year after enactment of this Act.  Requires that status reports and revisions to the plan be submitted on an annual basis in conjunction with the submission of the budget request beginning with the third fiscal year enactment of this Act. Provides that, beginning with the third fiscal year after enactment of this Act, the provisions of this Act shall be the general basis for authorizations of funds for NASA, consistent with the provisions of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hjres-113,100,hjres,113,A joint resolution to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-01-27,1987-01-27,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5]",NY,R,M000458,35,Directs the Postmaster General to issue a postage stamp commemorating the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.  Requires that the design for the stamp be selected from among designs submitted by elementary and secondary school students.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
100-hres-55,100,hres,55,A resolution in memorium of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-01-26,1987-01-28,Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,2,"Expresses the resolve that:  (1) the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, the Congress, the administration, and the Nation commit themselves to using the lessons learned in inquiries into the space shuttle Challenger accident in order to get the space program back into operation on a strong and stable foundation; (2) the United States is dedicated to its goal to continuously explore and exploit space for the benefit of all mankind; and (3) the United States is committed to advancing its leadership in space through manpower, technology, and missions.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-173,100,hr,173,A bill to allow the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accept restricted gifts.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-01-06,1987-02-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science Applications.,House,"Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]",CA,R,L000020,1,Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to allow the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accept restricted gifts.,2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
100-hr-393,100,hr,393,National Biotechnology Information Act of 1987,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-01-06,1988-02-22,Subcommittee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]",FL,D,P000218,24,"National Biotechnology Information Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Biotechnology Information (the Center) in the National Library of Medicine in the Department of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), through the Center, to:  (1) design, develop, implement, and manage automated systems for the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and dissemination of knowledge concerning human molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics; (2) perform research into advanced methods of computer-based information processing capable of representing and analyzing the vast number of biologically important molecules and compounds; (3) enable persons engaged in biotechnology research and medical care to use such systems and methods; and (4) coordinate efforts to gather biotechnology information on an international basis. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1988 through 1992.",2025-08-28T20:05:35Z,
100-s-52,100,s,52,Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",1987-01-06,1988-09-22,Became Public Law No: 100-441.,Senate,"Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD]",SD,R,P000513,12,"(Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey, and the Director of the National Science Foundation to implement the policies of the proposed Continental Scientific Drilling Program of the United States relating to earth science research and technological development.  Prescribes guidelines for such implementation, including:  (1) taking action to assure an effective cooperative effort in furtherance of the Program; (2) taking administrative and financial measures to assure the effective functioning of the Interagency Accord on Continental Scientific Drilling; (3) assuring the continuing operation of the Interagency Coordinating Group; and (4) assuring that the Interagency Coordinating Group receives appropriate Federal agency cooperation.  Requires a report to the Congress within 180 days of enactment describing:  (1) policy objectives; (2) projected schedules of scientific and engineering events that would advance Program objectives; (3) resources and funding levels for FY 1989 that would be required by each participating Federal agency to implement projected schedules of events and Program policy objectives; and (4) cooperation with the international community. Requires the Interagency Coordinating Group to submit annually a report describing the resources and funding levels needed for the next fiscal year (beginning one year after submission of the policy objectives report).",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,