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| 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 C… | 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 appropriat… | 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… | 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 t… | 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… | 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 … | 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, i… | 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… | 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 acquisit… | 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 dis… | 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 P… | 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 und… | 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 Impleme… | 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 Consorti… | 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 ma… | 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 a… | 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 industr… | 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 Se… | 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… | 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 reques… | 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 program… | 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 … | 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 recruitmen… | 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 communicati… | 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 … | 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 th… | 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 Fed… | 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 facili… | 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 de… | 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 |
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