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| 102-s-3382 | 102 | s | 3382 | Civilian Technology Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | Civilian Technology Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish as an independent instrumentality the Civilian Technology Corporation (CTC). States that the CTC shall: (1) assist industry to develop and commercialize within the United States new critical civilian technologies; (2) assist industry-led technology development proposals; and (3) ensure project cost-sharing between itself and industry. Provides assistance in the forms of: (1) technology development grants; (2) loans, guarantees, and equity investments; (3) financial support for venture capital firms (critical technology investment companies) that would invest in the development of critical civilian technologies; and (4) assistance to State technology development programs. Sets forth criminal provisions. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:44Z | |
| 102-s-3385 | 102 | s | 3385 | Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to require: (1) any non-Federal entity that operated a laboratory pursuant to a contract with a Federal agency to submit to the agency any cooperative research and development agreement that the entity proposes to enter into with a small business firm and the joint work statement (JWS) required with respect to that agreement; (2) a Federal agency that receives such a proposed agreement and JWS to review and approve, request specific modifications to, or disapprove the proposed agreement and JWS within 30 days after submission (and prohibits an agreement from being entered into by a Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory before both approval of the agreement and JWS); and (3) an agency which has contracted with such an entity that disapproves or requests the modification of an agreement or JWS to transmit a written explanation of such disapproval or modification to the head of the laboratory concerned. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to facilitate and encourage the transfer of technology to small businesses and issue guidelines relating to the program by May 1, 1993. Makes funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy and made available for laboratory directed research and development available for agreements or other arrangements for technology transfer. | 2025-08-26T15:15:51Z | |
| 102-hr-6133 | 102 | hr | 6133 | Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 102-555. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 2 | Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 - Repeals the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984. Title I: Landsat - Makes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA Administrator) and the Secretary of Defense jointly responsible for management of the Landsat program. (Currently such program is managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce.) Requires establishment of an integrated program management structure for the Landsat system. Directs the NASA Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, and any other Federal official the President designates as responsible for part of the Landsat system, to establish through a management plan the roles, responsibilities, and funding expectations for the Landsat program of the appropriate Federal agencies. Requires the management plan to specify that the fundamental goal of Landsat Program Management (LPM) is continuity of unenhanced Landsat data through acquisition and opearation of a Landsat 7 satellite, as quickly as possible, which is at least functionally equivalent to the Landsat 6 satellite, with the addition of a tracking and data relay satellite communications capability. Requires the management plan to include a baseline funding profile and to specify that any improvements over Landsat 6 capability be funded by a specific sponsoring agency if the required funding exceeds such profile. Requires the plan to provide for a technology demonstration program. Sets forth LPM responsibilities for various functions, including authority to contract. Establishes a Landsat advisory process and LPM reporting requirements. Requires LPM to contract expeditiously with a U.S. private sector entity to develop and deliver Landsat 7 (subject to appropriations and only under the existing contract authority of the Federal Agencies that compose LPM). Sets forth development and delivery considerations for LPM in negotiating such contract. Requires LPM to notify the Congress promptly of any significan… | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-6135 | 102 | hr | 6135 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-10-05 | 1992-11-04 | Became Public Law No: 102-588. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes FY 1993 appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; (4) research and program management; and (5) the Inspector General. Requires the Administrator of NASA (Administrator) to: (1) report to the Congress on a New Launch System and expendable launch vehicles; and (2) carry out an Earth Observing System program. Title II: General Provisions - Permits the use of appropriations for research and development and space flight, control, and data communications 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 for construction or purchase of additional research facilities. Prohibits the use of these funds for the construction of any major facility whose estimated cost exceeds a specified amount, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional committees. Authorizes the use of certain funds, subject to limitations, for: (1) facilities construction, repair, or modification; (2) unforeseen programmatic facility project needs; (3) repair or modification of facilities controlled by the General Services Administration; and (4) scientific consultations or extraordinary expenses. Authorizes reprogramming of certain funds for: (1) transatmospheric research and technology; and (2) construction of facilities. Permits upward variances of funds for facilities construction under circumstances outlined in this Act. Makes available specified funds for the construction and modification of facilities. Requires the Administrator to notify specified congressional committees of the nature, cost, and reasons for such construction before expending the funds in question. Prohibits, until 30 … | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-6039 | 102 | hr | 6039 | Wind Engineering Research Program Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. | House | Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | L000295 | 8 | Wind Engineering Research Program Act of 1992 - Establishes within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Institute) a Wind Engineering Program which shall: (1) provide for wind engineering research; (2) serve as an information clearinghouse; and (3) improve interagency coordination on wind engineering research. Authorizes Institute appropriations for purposes of this Act, of which at least 50 percent shall be used for interagency wind research cooperative agreements. | 2025-08-26T15:14:05Z | |
| 102-s-3273 | 102 | s | 3273 | Wind Engineering Program Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 6 | Wind Engineering Program Act of 1992 - Establishes within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Institute) a Wind Engineering Program which shall: (1) provide for wind engineering research; (2) serve as an information clearinghouse; and (3) improve interagency coordination on wind engineering research. Authorizes Institute appropriations for purposes of this Act, of which at least 50 percent shall be used for interagency wind research cooperative agreements. | 2025-08-26T15:13:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5992 | 102 | hr | 5992 | Weather Service Modernization Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 0 | Weather Service Modernization Act of 1992 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to include as part of the Department of Commerce's annual budget request justification material a National Implementation Plan (National Plan) of actions needed to accomplish the objectives of the ten-year Strategic Plan currently required under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (NASA Act) for modernization of the National Weather Service (NWS). Specifies national plan contents. Requires the Secretary to: (1) transmit a copy of each annual national plan to the Modernization Transition Committee (established by this Act); and (2) consult with it in developing such plan. Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with the National Research Council (NRC) for a review of the scientific and technical modernization criteria by which the Secretary proposes to certify action to close, consolidate, automate, or relocate NWS field offices; and (2) publish in the Federal Register final modernization criteria based on such NRC review. Changes requirements for certification that the closing, consolidation, automation, or relocation of any field office will not result in service degradation. Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) changing operations at an NWS field office pursuant to implementation of the Strategic Plan unless the Secretary has provided appropriate notification; (2) removing or permanently decommissioning any NWS radar until the Secretary has prepared radar commissioning and decommissioning reports documenting that such action would be consistent with the final modernization criteria established above; (3) commissioning an automated surface observing system located at an airport unless the weather services provided after commissioning will continue to be in full compliance with applicable flight aviation rules; (4) closing, before January 1, 1996, any NWS field office pursuant to implementation of the Strategic Plan; (5) closing or relocating any NWS field office located at… | 2025-08-26T15:14:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5759 | 102 | hr | 5759 | Information Infrastructure and Technology Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-08-04 | 1992-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Science. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | Information Infrastructure and Technology Act of 1992 - Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, to establish an Information Infrastructure Program and five-year implementation plan that shall provide a coordinated interagency effort to develop technologies needed to apply high-performance computing and high-speed networking in education, libraries, health care, manufacturing, and other appropriate fields. Requires the plan to take into consideration the activities of the Library of Congress. Directs the establishment of an advisory committee, consisting of qualified industry and academia representatives, on high-performance computing and high-speed networking communications to independently assess plan progress. Requires Federal agency plan participants to report annually on high-performance computing activities. Directs the National Science Foundation and other appropriate agencies to provide for the development of advanced technologies for use in education, including pilot projects connecting primary and secondary schools to the Internet and the National Research and Education Network. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Networking Project to create a collaborative multiyear technology development program. Directs the National Institutes of Health to develop technologies for applications in the health care sector, including application of testbed networks linking medical facilities and schools for the sharing of medical data and imagery. Calls for the development of technologies for digital libraries of electronic information, including the development of advanced data storage systems. Directs the National Science Foundation, working with the supercomputer centers it supports, to develop prototype digital libraries of scientific data,… | 2025-08-26T15:17:15Z | |
| 102-s-3078 | 102 | s | 3078 | Biomedical Research in Space Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-07-27 | 1992-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Biomedical Research in Space Act of 1992 - Mandates establishment of: (1) a working group to coordinate space-based biomedical research; (2) microgravity biomedical research grants; and (3) graduate research fellowships. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a plan for joint biomedical research with the republics of the former Soviet Union. Provides for a national electronic data archive for space-based biomedical research data. Authorizes appropriations. Mandates an international telemedicine satellite consultation capability to support emergency medical services in disaster areas. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:59Z | |
| 102-hconres-349 | 102 | hconres | 349 | To express the sense of the Congress that Federal spending on civilian research and development should comprise 70 percent of total Federal research and development spending by fiscal year 1997. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-07-21 | 1992-07-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4] | IL | D | S000056 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Federal civilian research and development spending should comprise 70 percent of total Federal research and development spending by FY 1997; and (2) by the year 2000, the United States should be unsurpassed in civilian research and development spending as a percentage of gross national product and should be the world leader in industrial and leading-edge technology development. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hjres-527 | 102 | hjres | 527 | To designate the week beginning on July 19 and ending on July 26, 1992, as "National Invent America Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41] | CA | R | L000479 | 3 | Designates July 19 through 26, 1992, as National Invent America! Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-s-2930 | 102 | s | 2930 | Deficit Reduction Through Space Station Freedom Termination Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 1 | Deficit Reduction Through Space Station Freedom Termination Act of 1992 - Prohibits funds appropriated to or for the use of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the Space Station Freedom program from being expended for that purpose unless such funds were appropriated and made available for such purpose before the date of enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:18:25Z | |
| 102-s-2937 | 102 | s | 2937 | Information Infrastructure and Technology Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 8 | Information Infrastructure and Technology Act of 1992 - Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, to establish an Information Infrastructure Program and five-year implementation plan that shall provide a coordinated interagency effort to develop technologies needed to apply high-performance computing and high-speed networking in education, libraries, health care, manufacturing, and other appropriate fields. Requires the plan to take into consideration the activities of the Library of Congress. Directs the establishment of an advisory committee, consisting of qualified industry and academia representatives, on high-performance computing and high-speed networking communications to independently assess plan progress. Requires Federal agency plan participants to report annually on high-performance computing activities. Directs the National Science Foundation and other appropriate agencies to provide for the development of advanced technologies for use in education, including pilot projects connecting primary and secondary schools to the Internet and the National Research and Education Network. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Networking Project to create a collaborative multiyear technology development program. Directs the National Institutes of Health to develop technologies for applications in the health care sector, including application of testbed networks linking medical facilities and schools for the sharing of medical data and imagery. Calls for the development of technologies for digital libraries of electronic information, including the development of advanced data storage systems. Directs the National Science Foundation, working with the supercomputer centers it supports, to develop prototype digital libraries of scientific data,… | 2025-08-26T15:13:32Z | |
| 102-sjres-324 | 102 | sjres | 324 | A joint resolution to commend the NASA Langley Research Center on the celebration of its 75th Anniversary on July 17, 1992. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-06-26 | 1992-07-20 | Became Public Law No: 102-323. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 1 | Commends the NASA Langley Research Center as it celebrates its 75th anniversary on July 17, 1992. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-5389 | 102 | hr | 5389 | National Biological Resources Research and Development Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-06-11 | 1992-06-26 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, DOD, DOE, Interior, NSF, Smithsonian. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 20 | National Biological Resources Research and Development Act - Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution a National Center for Biological Resources (Research and Development) to facilitate the collection, synthesis, and dissemination of information relating to the sustainable use, research, development, and conservation of biological resources. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:20Z | |
| 102-hr-5393 | 102 | hr | 5393 | To terminate the Space Station Freedom program. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-06-11 | 1992-06-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. | House | Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | Z000008 | 2 | Terminates the Space Station Freedom program. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-5343 | 102 | hr | 5343 | To make technical amendments to the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act with respect to their treatment of the SI metric system. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-06-09 | 1992-08-03 | Became Public Law No: 102-329. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | Amends the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act with regard to consumer commodities to: (1) refer to "weight or mass" (currently, only "weight") for quantity of contents labeling requirements; (2) permit labeling of contents in either inch-pound or SI metric measures (currently, SI metric is primary measure); (3) exempt foods packaged at the retail store level from the requirement that the statement of net quantity of contents include the SI metric measure; and (4) permit inch-pound or SI metric measurements to be carried out to three decimal places (currently, two decimal places for pound measures). Repeals section 107 of the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991. Makes the labeling amendments under this Act effective as of February 14, 1994. (This was the effective date under section 107 of the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991.) States that such amendments shall not: (1) apply to products with labels printed prior to such date; (2) apply to unit pricing, advertising, recipe programs, nutrition labeling, or other general pricing information; and (3) be construed to require package size changes. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5344 | 102 | hr | 5344 | To authorize the National Science Foundation to foster and support the development and use of certain computer networks. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-06-09 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 9 | Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to authorize the National Science Foundation to foster the development and use of computer networks related to science and engineering research and education. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 102-hr-5324 | 102 | hr | 5324 | NOAA Fleet Modernization Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-06-04 | 1992-09-23 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513. | House | Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | H000547 | 7 | NOAA Fleet Modernization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to implement a 15-year program to replace and modernize the fleet of research vessels owned or operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mandates a plan for the program and preparation of requirements for each class of vessels to be constructed or converted. Authorizes, subject to conditions, multiyear contracts for: (1) acquisition of the vessels; and (2) oceanographic research, fisheries research, and mapping and charting services to assist in fulfilling NOAA missions. Prohibits awarding a contract for the construction, repair, or alteration of any NOAA vessel in a foreign shipyard if the foreign shipyard benefits from excessive subsidies. Requires, for the fleet replacement and modernization program, use of excess capacity of University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System vessels. Mandates consultation regarding interoperability of NOAA and Navy vessels. Authorizes appropriations. Requires unobligated amounts appropriated for fleet modernization, shipbuilding, and conversion under the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 to be obligated in accordance with this Act. | 2021-06-02T14:57:20Z | |
| 102-hr-5231 | 102 | hr | 5231 | National Competitiveness Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-05-21 | 1992-09-23 | Laid on the table. See S. 1330 for further action. | House | Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] | NC | D | V000006 | 44 | Title I: General Provisions - National Competitiveness Act of 1992 - Sets forth the purposes and goals of this Act. Title II: Manufacturing - Manufacturing Technology and Extension Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to designate the Department of Commerce (Department) as the lead civilian Federal agency to work with U.S. industry, State and local governments, and private entities to enhance U.S. manufacturing capabilities. Establishes the Commerce Technology Advisory Board. Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to establish in the Department an Advanced Manufacturing Program which shall include advanced manufacturing systems and networking projects. States that the Program's goal shall be to create U.S. technology development programs in order to develop design and manufacturing technologies and associated applications, including advanced computer integration and electronic networks. States that the Program shall include: (1) the advanced manufacturing research and development activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Institute); and (2) one or more technology development testbeds. Establishes the National Manufacturing Outreach Network to assist U.S. manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized firms, to expand the use of technology and modern manufacturing processes. Provides for: (1) a related communications infrastructure; (2) an information clearinghouse; and (3) manufacturing outreach centers. Authorizes the Secretary to make American workforce quality partnership grants to create workforce training consortia between industry and institutions of higher education. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize the Institute to establish local manufacturing offices. Eliminates the requirement that a Manufacturing Technology Center be financially self-supporting after six years of operation. Establishes within the Institute a State Technology Extension Program. Requires the Director of the National Sc… | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-s-2774 | 102 | s | 2774 | Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research on Space and Aeronautics Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 18 | Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research on Space and Aeronautics Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), using the National Science Foundation infrastructure, to make grants (and supplemental grants) to eligible States in areas of research important to NASA. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:18:25Z | |
| 102-s-2789 | 102 | s | 2789 | Commercial Space Competitiveness Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 3 | Commercial Space Competitiveness Act of 1992 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth findings and definitions for this Act. Title II: Space Transportation - Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to extend certain provisions relating to payment by the United States against a licensee under the Act. Amends the Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990 to include suborbital payloads in the requirement to purchase launch services from commercial providers. Modifies requirements regarding use of non-commercial providers. Mandates a report on use of commercial services for suborbital launch programs. Applies such provisions, as well as those regarding launch service contracts, to the Federal Government. (Current law refers to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).) Establishes a demonstration program to award vouchers to researchers for the payment of commercial launch services and payload integration services for small scientific payloads. Authorizes grants for projects relating to the development or improvement of space transportation infrastructure. Establishes in the Treasury the Commercial Space Transportation Trust Fund, to consist of revenues from any fees assessed by the Department of Transportation for the licensing of commercial launch activities and to be used for projects that directly benefit the U.S. space transportation industry. Requires that projects be selected by an Industry Selection Committee representing fee payors. Requires an inventory to identify federally-owned launch support facilities: (1) not needed for public use; or (2) which could be made available for non-Federal use on a reimbursable basis without interfering with Federal activities. Title III: Miscellaneous - Authorizes the Administrator of NASA to enter into contracts in which the Government agrees to procure sufficient quantities of a commercial space product or service needed to meet Government mission requirements so that a commercial venture is made viable (anchor tenancy contracts) in order to increas… | 2025-08-26T15:14:41Z | |
| 102-hr-5211 | 102 | hr | 5211 | To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to provide for making Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to units of Federal, State, or local government and nonprofit organizations. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-05-20 | 1992-05-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 12 | Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to create Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award categories for: (1) units of Federal, State, or local government; and (2) nonprofit organizations. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-5206 | 102 | hr | 5206 | Amending the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to make improvements in the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and for other purposes. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-05-19 | 1992-05-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3] | IN | D | R000385 | 12 | Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to create a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award category for educational institutions. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress regarding award and application criteria for such category. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-sres-296 | 102 | sres | 296 | A resolution to commend and congratulate the crew of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration STS-49 mission for their magnificent rescue of the INTELSAT VI satellite and a memorable maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-05-14 | 1992-05-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 4 | Commends and congratulates the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour for the magnificent rescue of the INTELSAT VI satellite and for the successful maiden voyage. | 2021-06-02T15:14:47Z | |
| 102-s-2705 | 102 | s | 2705 | National Technology Agency Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-05-13 | 1992-05-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] | CA | R | S000269 | 0 | National Technology Agency Act of 1992 - Establishes in the executive branch the National Technology Agency to be headed by a Director (who shall also serve as the President's Adviser for Science and Technology). Sets forth as the responsibilities of the Agency to: (1) establish and coordinate a comprehensive Government technology, research, and development policy that will particularly assist the U.S. industries negatively affected by reductions in the national defense budget in the cultivation of new product markets; (2) expand the integration of military and commercial research and development; (3) conduct research into advanced, generic, precompetitive technologies to improve U.S. manufacturing and production processes; (4) enter into partnerships with private sector representatives to establish specific research, development, and technological policy goals; (5) plan and manage research and development with other appropriate Federal agencies; (6) plan and manage all Federal technology assistance programs for private businesses and State governments; (7) implement all Federal research, development, and technological policies in areas not under the jurisdiction of other departments and agencies; and (8) carry out functions transferred to the Agency by this Act. Authorizes the Agency to: (1) guarantee in whole or in part any public or private financing institution (including any Federal Reserve bank) against the loss of principal or interest on any loan, discount, or advance, or on any commitment in connection therewith, which may be made by such institution for the purpose of financing the conversion of businesses critical to the defense industrial base of the United States that are likely to be closed as a result of projected reductions in Government spending under the national security budget function (critical businesses) from the production of goods primarily for defense-related purposes to the production of goods for other commercial purposes, with priority given to commercially viable environmental tech… | 2025-08-26T15:16:08Z | |
| 102-s-2665 | 102 | s | 2665 | Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-05-06 | 1992-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 3 | Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Act of 1992 - Directs the National Science Foundation to establish the Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Program aimed at increasing science and technology cooperation between the United States and Latin America. Requires the Program to identify and cooperate with private and governmental funding bodies. Authorizes the use of a limited amount of funds authorized under specified Acts to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:16:40Z | |
| 102-hr-4947 | 102 | hr | 4947 | Technology Transfer Committee Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-04-09 | 1992-05-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 0 | Technology Transfer Committee Act of 1992 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a committee to: (1) support the commercial adaption of research and development in the civilian technology area; (2) place a heavy emphasis on critical technologies that will ensure the long-term superiority of U.S. technology; (3) be specifically designed to address the constructive advancement of civilian technology; (4) identify technological needs, problems, and opportunities within and across industrial sectors that, if addressed, could make a significant contribution to the U.S. economy; (5) support projects that range from idea exploration to prototype development and address long-term, high risk areas of technology research, development, and application that are not otherwise being adequately developed by the private sector, but are likely to yield important benefits to the Nation; (6) identify emerging national technology problems and support research pertinent to those problems; (7) support development of solutions to applied research programs; (8) determine the relationships of technological developments and international technology transfers to the output, employment, productivity, and world trade performance of the United States and foreign industrial sectors; (9) investigate the potential of advancing U.S. technological innovation and exploiting innovations of foreign origin; (10) secure the translation of technology into timely, cost competitive, high quality manufactured products and provide an efficient technological infrastructure; (11) support applied research and development that falls outside the purview of other Federal agencies that should be supported in the national interest; (12) generally promote and assist in the development of advanced technologies and the generic application of such technologies of civilian products, processes, and services; (13) assess whether the capital, technical, and other resources available to domestic industrial sectors which are likely to generate new technolog… | 2025-08-26T15:16:39Z | |
| 102-s-2558 | 102 | s | 2558 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1993 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 0 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1993 - Title I: Fiscal Year 1993 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for: (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; (4) research and program management; and (5) the Inspector General. Sets forth limits and requirements including, in certain circumstances, requiring notice to specified congressional committees and limiting reprogramming of funds. Title II: Amendment to the Space Act on Protection of Information Developed Under Space Act Agreements - Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to exempt from public disclosure requirements, for up to five years, trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential that was obtained from a non-Federal party. | 2025-08-26T15:15:50Z | |
| 102-s-2566 | 102 | s | 2566 | Department of Energy Laboratory Technology Partnership Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-04-09 | 1992-08-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 9 | Department of Energy Laboratory Technology Partnership Act of 1992 - Establishes the Department of Energy (DOE) partnership program under which the Secretary of Energy must ensure that departmental laboratories enter into research partnerships with industry, educational institutions, and other Federal agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to establish Secretary of Energy Partnerships to develop research and demonstration activities listed in the biennial National Critical Technologies Report or in other specified areas. Grants such partnerships the same preference they would receive under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (whereby they agree that products embodying inventions made under a cooperative research and development agreement will be manufactured substantially in the United States). Directs the Secretary to encourage research partnerships with minority educational institutions, and private sector entities owned or controlled by disadvantaged individuals. Cites the technology research and demonstration areas which such partnerships may target. Directs the Secretary to: (1) encourage the exchange of scientists and engineers among departmental laboratories, educational institutions, industry, and other Federal agencies; (2) provide fellowships to facilitate personnel exchanges from such areas; (3) provide education and training; (4) develop evaluation mechanisms; (5) develop a management plan for implementation of this Act; and (6) report biennially to the Congress on its implementation. Directs the Secretary to establish the Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board to provide guidance on the implementation of this Act. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to: (1) increase the number of DOE Under Secretaries from one to three and the number of Assistant Secretaries from eight to 11; and (2) establish the position of General Counsel. Requires the Secretary to make recommendations to the Congress regarding establishment of an Office of Technology Research within DOE. Directs the … | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-4726 | 102 | hr | 4726 | Opportunities in Science and Technology Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-04-01 | 1992-06-23 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 2 | Opportunities in Science and Technology Act of 1992 - Establishes a joint program by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy of annual competitive, merit-reviewed awards to provide and upgrade facilities and equipment at institutions engaged in fostering knowledge of science and technology. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:48Z | |
| 102-hjres-452 | 102 | hjres | 452 | Designating the week of September 14 through September 20, 1992, as "National Small Independent Telephone Company Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-03-26 | 1992-03-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Grandy, Fred [R-IA-6] | IA | R | G000371 | 83 | Designates September 14 through 20, 1992, as National Small Independent Telephone Company Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-sjres-281 | 102 | sjres | 281 | A joint resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 20, 1992, as "National Rural Telecommunications Service Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-03-26 | 1992-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 52 | Designates September 14 through 20, 1992, as National Rural Telecommunications Services Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-4550 | 102 | hr | 4550 | AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-03-24 | 1992-05-19 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 29 | AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development Act of 1992 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish the AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development as an endowed, nongovernmental, nonprofit foundation to: (1) promote and support joint research for peaceful purposes between scientists and engineers in the United States and former Soviet states; (2) establish joint nondefense industrial research and development through private sector linkages which may involve the academic sectors and shall include some contribution from industrial participants; and (3) ensure equal distribution of Foundation funding. Authorizes the Foundation to accept funding from governmental appropriations, private donations, debt conversions, and local foreign currencies generated by U.S. assistance programs as available. Requires a specified percentage of royalty revenues on patents resulting from Foundation projects to be returned to the Foundation. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:47Z | |
| 102-s-2401 | 102 | s | 2401 | AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-03-24 | 1992-03-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 0 | AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development Act of 1992 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish the AmeRus Foundation for Research and Development as an endowed, nongovernmental, nonprofit foundation to: (1) promote and support joint research for peaceful purposes between scientists and engineers in the United States and former Soviet states; (2) establish joint nondefense industrial research and development through private sector linkages which may involve the academic sectors and shall include some contribution from industrial participants; and (3) ensure equal distribution of Foundation funding. Authorizes the Foundation to accept funding from governmental appropriations, private donations, debt conversions, and local foreign currencies generated by U.S. assistance programs as available. Requires a specified percentage of royalty revenues on patents resulting from Foundation projects to be returned to the Foundation. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:56Z | |
| 102-hr-4436 | 102 | hr | 4436 | To establish a loan program at the Department of Commerce to promote the development and commercialization of advanced technologies and products. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-03-11 | 1992-03-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13] | CA | D | M000794 | 20 | Authorizes loans under specified provisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to small and medium sized businesses for development and commercialization of advanced technologies and products and research and development on, and demonstration of the commercial feasibility of, advanced technologies and products in specified fields. Regulates the loan interest rate. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-4447 | 102 | hr | 4447 | To provide for National Aeronautics and Space Administration negotiations with former Soviet republics regarding the acquisition by the United States of Soviet civil space hardware and technology for integration into United States civil space projects. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-03-11 | 1992-04-09 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | Z000008 | 15 | Requires that representatives of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) negotiate with the Governments of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, or the Commonwealth of Independent States regarding acquisition by the United States of civil space hardware and related technology for integration into U.S. civil space projects authorized by the Congress, with emphasis on the acquisition of prototypes and technology so that the actual hardware can be manufactured in the United States. Allows limited exemption, during the negotiations, from laws regarding the exporting of technical data. Provides for NASA approval of NASA contractors as NASA representatives. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-s-2336 | 102 | s | 2336 | A bill to establish a loan program at the Department of Commerce to promote the development and commercialization of advanced technologies and products. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-03-11 | 1992-03-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 3 | Authorizes loans under specified provisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to small and medium sized businesses for development and commercialization of advanced technologies and products and research and development on, and demonstration of the commercial feasibility of, advanced technologies and products in specified fields. Regulates the loan interest rate. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-4364 | 102 | hr | 4364 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-03-03 | 1992-08-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 - Title I: Fiscal Year 1993 Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; (4) research and program management; and (5) the Inspector General. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991 to repeal the authorization of appropriations for the Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby/Cassini mission. Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to authorize appropriations for the Secretary of Transportation. Authorizes appropriations for the National Space Council. Title II: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research on Space and Aeronautics - Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research on Space and Aeronautics Act - Directs the Administrator of NASA to establish an Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research on Space and Aeronautics among eligible States. Obligates funds for program grants. Title III: General Provisions - Permits appropriations for the first two numbered categories of titles I and II 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 for purchase or construction of additional research facilities. Prohibits the use of these funds for the construction of any major facility whose estimated cost exceeds a specified amount, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional committees. Authorizes use of certain funds, subject to limitations, for: (1) facilities construction, repair, or modification; (2) unforeseen programmatic facility project needs; and (3) repair or modification of General Services Administration facilities. Permits upward variances of funds for facilities construction … | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-4330 | 102 | hr | 4330 | Superconducting Super Collider Buy American Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-02-27 | 1992-03-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] | TX | D | H000067 | 6 | Superconducting Super Collider Buy American Act of 1992 - Prohibits awarding any contract or making payments for the site preparation, construction, or outfitting of the Superconducting Super Collider project to any foreign firm unless the foreign firm's host country has committed substantial participation to the project. | 2025-08-26T15:14:37Z | |
| 102-hr-4352 | 102 | hr | 4352 | Advanced Technologies Capital Consortium Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-02-27 | 1992-03-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 2 | Advanced Technologies Capital Consortium Act of 1992 - Mandates: (1) grants and loans to the Advanced Technologies Capital Consortium (ATCC) for research, development, application, and commercialization of critical technologies through grants, loans, and investments made by the ATCC to enterprises engaged in such activities; and (2) designation of a consortium of at least four private sector enterprises, academic institutions, foundations, and State and local governments as the ATCC. Establishes the Advisory Committee on Federal Participation in the Advanced Technology Capital Consortium. Limits to a specified percentage of the total asset value of a company the aggregate amount of loans and investments by the ATCC to that company. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:07Z | |
| 102-s-2271 | 102 | s | 2271 | Federal Research and Development Commercialization Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-02-27 | 1992-03-12 | Subcommittee on Government Info. And Regulation. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 0 | Federal Research and Development Commercialization Act - Amends Federal law to require the head of each agency to include in any appropriation request relating to research and development funding a competitiveness impact statement. Requires the President to include in the budget a statement for each such request. | 2025-08-26T15:15:06Z | |
| 102-s-2286 | 102 | s | 2286 | Advanced Technologies Capital Consortium Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-02-27 | 1992-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 4 | Advanced Technologies Capital Consortium Act of 1992 - Mandates: (1) grants and loans to the Advanced Technologies Capital Consortium (ATCC) for research, development, application, and commercialization of critical technologies through grants, loans, and investments made by the ATCC to enterprises engaged in such activities; and (2) designation of a consortium of at least four private sector enterprises, academic institutions, foundations, and State and local governments as the ATCC. Establishes the Advisory Committee on Federal Participation in the Advanced Technology Capital Consortium. Limits to a specified percentage of the total asset value of a company the aggregate amount of loans and investments by the ATCC to that company. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:22Z | |
| 102-s-2297 | 102 | s | 2297 | Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-02-27 | 1992-10-07 | Senate passed companion measure H.R. 3614 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 - Repeals the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984. Title I: Landsat - Makes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA Administrator) and the Secretary of Defense jointly responsible for management of the Landsat program. (Currently such program is managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospherc Administration of the Department of Commerce.) Requires establishment of an integrated program management structure for the Landsat system. Directs the NASA Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, and any other Federal official the President designates as responsible for part of the Landsat system, to establish through a management plan the roles, responsibilities, and funding expectations for the Landsat program of the appropriate Federal agencies. Requires the management plan to specify that the fundamental goal of Landsat Program Management (LMP) is continuity of unenhanced Landsat data through acquisition and operation of a Landsat 7 satellite, which is at least functionally equivalent to the Landsat 6 satellite, with the addition of a tracking and data relay satellite communications capability. Requires the management plan to include a baseline funding profile and to specify that any improvements over Landsat 6 capability be funded by a specific sponsoring agency if the required funding exceeds such profile. Requires the plan to provide for a technology demonstration program. Sets forth LPM responsibilities for various functions, including authority to contract. Establishes a Landsat advisory process and LPM reporting requirements. Requires LPM to contract expeditiously with a U.S. private sector entity to develop and deliver Landsat 7 (subject to appropriations and only under the existing contract authority of the Federal Agencies that compose LPM). Sets forth development and delivery considerations for LPM in negotiating such contract. Requires LPM to notify the Congress promptly of any significant cost or schedule changes… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hjres-420 | 102 | hjres | 420 | Designating February 14, 1993, through February 20, 1993, as "National Engineers Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1992-02-25 | 1992-02-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 0 | Designates the week of February 14 through 20, 1993, as National Engineers Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-3953 | 102 | hr | 3953 | National Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-11-26 | 1992-07-09 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 102-664, Part I. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 37 | National Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Act - Establishes the Electric and Magnetic Fields Interagency Committee, designating the Department of Energy, through the Office of Health, as the Committee's lead agency. Establishes the National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee. Requires the Interagency Committee to submit: (1) to the Advisory Committee a comprehensive agenda for research on the possible human health effects of electric and magnetic fields, with particular emphasis on the electric and magnetic fields produced by electricity of the 60 Hertz frequency; and (2) to the Secretary of Energy recommendations on the scope and nature of research information to be disseminated to the public. Requires the Advisory Committee to establish research priorities consistent with the Interagency's agenda. Directs the Secretary, after receiving the Advisory Committee's priorities, to establish a program to conduct such research. Authorizes grants and contracts for it. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Division of Health Communication and Coordination of the Office of Health, to establish a program to collect, compile, publish, and disseminate to the public information on electric and magnetic fields and their possible human health effects, especially fields produced by the 60 Hertz frequency. Authorizes appropriations. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that remedial action taken by the Government on electric and magnetic fields, if and as necessary, should be based on, and consistent with, the results of the research authorized by this Act and other scientifically valid research. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 102-hr-3922 | 102 | hr | 3922 | Biomedical Research in Space Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-11-25 | 1992-06-10 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] | TX | D | H000067 | 17 | Biomedical Research in Space Act of 1991 - Mandates establishment of: (1) a working group to coordinate space-based biomedical research; (2) microgravity biomedical research grants; and (3) graduate research fellowships. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a plan for joint biomedical research with the Soviet Union or its constituent republics. Provides for a national electronic data archive for space-based biomedical research data. Authorizes appropriations. Mandates an international telemedicine satellite consultation capability to support emergency medical services in disaster areas. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:06Z | |
| 102-hr-3848 | 102 | hr | 3848 | Commercial Space Competitiveness Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-11-21 | 1992-08-11 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] | TX | D | H000067 | 17 | Commercial Space Competitiveness Act of 1992 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth findings and definitions for this Act. Title II: Space Transportation - Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to extend certain provisions relating to payment by the United States against a licensee under the Act until January 1, 2000. Amends the Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990 to require all Federal agencies (currently only the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)) to purchase launch services, including suborbital payloads, from commercial providers, except: (1) if the payload requires the unique capabilities of the space shuttle or serves a national security or foreign policy purpose; (2) if cost effective commercial services are not reasonably available; or (3) if use of commercial launch services poses an unreasonable risk of loss of a unique scientific opportunity. Requires the Administrator of NASA to: (1) report to the appropriate congressional committees any determination not to use commercial launch services; and (2) report to the Congress on NASA plans to increase commercial launch services in its suborbital launch programs. Requires the Federal Government (currently, NASA) to conduct full competitions for launch services contracts, limit requirements for cost or pricing data, and use performance specifications to the maximum extent feasible. Phases in such Federal agency launch services requirements. Establishes a demonstration program to award vouchers to researchers for the payment of commercial launch services and payload integration services for small scientific payloads. Requires the Administrator to submit a program report to the Congress. Authorizes grants for projects relating to the development or improvement of space transportation infrastructure. Establishes in the Treasury the Commercial Space Transportation Trust Fund, to consist of revenues from any fees assessed by the Department of Transportation for the licensing of commercial launch activities and to be used for projects… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-s-1999 | 102 | s | 1999 | Daylight Savings Time Amendments Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-11-20 | 1991-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 3 | Daylight Savings Time Amendments Act of 1991 - Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to extend the period of daylight savings time from the last Sunday of October to the first Sunday in November. | 2025-08-26T15:13:53Z | |
| 102-s-1974 | 102 | s | 1974 | Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-11-15 | 1991-11-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 2 | Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Act of 1991 - Directs the National Science Foundation to establish the Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Program aimed at increasing science and technology cooperation between the United States and Latin America. Requires the Program to identify and cooperate with private and governmental funding bodies. Requires the Program to encourage the use of debt-for-science exchanges to finance cooperative scientific research projects. Requires the Program Director to make funds available, in accordance with the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, to non-Federal organizations for such exchanges. Requires intent by a debtor nation to contribute at least 75 percent of the full face value of the discounted debt, or at least 20 percent over the current market purchase price of the debt. Requires the Director to appoint a Board of Governors for the U.S. side of a United States-Mexico Binational Science Endowment. Requires that the Endowment be an independent, nongovernmental, nonadvocacy, not-for-profit organization operated exclusively for scientific and educational purposes, receiving funds and supporting projects of potential benefit to both nations. Authorizes the use of a limited amount of funds authorized under specified Acts to carry out this Act. Authorizes and encourages the President to provide a specified amount from the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for certain purposes of this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:18:19Z | |
| 102-hr-3704 | 102 | hr | 3704 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-11-04 | 1991-11-20 | For Further Action See H.R.2130. | House | Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | H000547 | 3 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1991 - Title I: National Ocean Service - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for: (1) mapping, charting, and geodesy; (2) observation and assessment; and (3) ocean and coastal management. Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to conduct analyses of samples collected under the National Status and Trends Program until completion of a specified water circulation model for Long Island Sound. Earmarks observation and assessment funds for such a model. Title II: National Marine Fisheries Service - Amends the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act to authorize appropriations to the Department of Commerce for the National Marine Fisheries Service for: (1) information collection and analysis; (2) conservation and management; and (3) State and industry assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with, and provide financial assistance to, State, marine fisheries commissions, regional fishery management councils, and academic institutions for research on marine animals, endangered species, and fisheries conservation and management. Mandates a study in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and a report to specified congressional committees on the effects of feeding of noncaptive dolphins by human beings. Requires establishment in NOAA of the National Shellfish Indicator Study Project to conduct research on pathogenic indicators of contamination of shellfish growing areas, to be conducted in accordance with a specified existing cooperative agreement between NOAA and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to release certain previously-appropriated funds for shellfish water standards research. Authorizes appropriations. Mandates a comprehensive economic study and a report to the Congress to provide baseline information to guide policy decisions on the future of the U… | 2025-08-26T15:15:16Z | |
| 102-hjres-365 | 102 | hjres | 365 | To designate the Provasoli-Guillard Center for the Culture of Marine Phytoplankton as a National Center and Facility. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-10-28 | 1991-11-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf. | House | Rep. Andrews, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] | ME | D | A000211 | 1 | Designates the Provasoli-Guillard Center for the Culture of Marine Phytoplankton in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, as a National Center and Facility. | 2021-06-02T14:03:06Z | |
| 102-sjres-220 | 102 | sjres | 220 | A joint resolution to designate the Provasoli-Guillard Center for the Culture of Marine Phytoplankton as a National Center and Facility. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-10-25 | 1991-10-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 1 | Designates the Provasoli-Guillard Center for the Culture of Marine Phytoplankton in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, as a National Center and Facility. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-3614 | 102 | hr | 3614 | Land Remote Sensing Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-10-23 | 1992-10-08 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | Land Remote Sensing Act of 1992 - Repeals the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984. Title I: Landsat - Makes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA Administrator) and the Secretary of Defense jointly responsible for management of the Landsat program. (Currently such program is managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospherc Administration of the Department of Commerce.) Requires establishment of an integrated program management structure for the Landsat system. Directs the NASA Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, and any other Federal official the President designates as responsible for part of the Landsat system, to establish through a management plan the roles, responsibilities, and funding expectations for the Landsat program of the appropriate Federal agencies. Requires the management plan to specify that the fundamental goal of Landsat Program Management (LMP) is continuity of unenhanced Landsat data through acquisition and operation of a Landsat 7 satellite, which is at least functionally equivalent to the Landsat 6 satellite, with the addition of a tracking and data relay satellite communications capability. Requires the management plan to include a baseline funding profile and to specify that any improvements over Landsat 6 capability be funded by a specific sponsoring agency if the required funding exceeds such profile. Requires the plan to provide for a technology demonstration program. Sets forth LPM responsibilities for various functions, including authority to contract. Establishes a Landsat advisory process and LPM reporting requirements. Requires LPM to contract expeditiously with a U.S. private sector entity to develop and deliver Landsat 7 (subject to appropriations and only under the existing contract authority of the Federal Agencies that compose LPM). Sets forth development and delivery considerations for LPM in negotiating such contract. Requires LPM to notify the Congress promptly of any significant cost or schedule changes. Requ… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-3529 | 102 | hr | 3529 | National Research Facilities Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-10-08 | 1991-10-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | National Research Facilities Act of 1991 - Establishes the National Commission on Research Needs to: (1) study the areas of nondefense related research which require greater amounts of funding and Federal assistance; (2) determine which of the Laboratories (the Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, or Sandia National Laboratory) has the ability to conduct such research; (3) identify research programs being conducted at any such Laboratory that the Commission determines are best suited for nondefense research and that should be transferred to other laboratories operated by the Department of Energy; and (4) report to the President and the Congress one year after the enactment of this Act on its findings and recommendations. Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of such report. | 2025-08-26T15:14:45Z | |
| 102-hr-3416 | 102 | hr | 3416 | Daylight Savings Time Amendments Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-09-25 | 1991-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | T000162 | 0 | Daylight Savings Time Amendments Act of 1991 - Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to extend the period of daylight savings time from the last Sunday of October to the first Sunday in November. | 2025-08-26T15:17:06Z | |
| 102-sjres-203 | 102 | sjres | 203 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning on November 3, 1991, as "American Magazine Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-09-24 | 1991-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Designates the week beginning on November 3, 1991, as American Magazine Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-201 | 102 | sjres | 201 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning on October 6, 1991, as "American Magazine Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-09-23 | 1991-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | Designates the week beginning on November 3, 1991, as American Magazine Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-3215 | 102 | hr | 3215 | Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-08-02 | 1992-10-08 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 29 | Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Act of 1992 - Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Program aimed at increasing science and technology cooperation between the United States and Latin America. Includes in the Program: (1) joint research projects and project development interchanges; (2) establishment of an Inter-American Scientific Exchange; (3) technical and informational exchanges; and (4) promotion of research centers in Latin America. Authorizes the Director (Director) of NSF to make grants to U.S. nongovernmental organizations, including colleges and universities, for the purpose of debt-for-science exchanges (agreements whereby a country's commercial debt burden is exchanged by the holder for a contribution of local currencies or other assets to support scientific and technological research). Requires the Director to report to the Congress with respect to: (1) Binational Science Foundations; and (2) the Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Program. Authorizes appropriations. Wind Engineering Program Act of 1992 - Establishes within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Institute) a Wind Engineering Program which shall: (1) provide for wind engineering research; (2) serve as an information clearinghouse; and (3) improve interagency coordination on wind engineering research. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-23T13:14:35Z | |
| 102-hr-3247 | 102 | hr | 3247 | National Undersea Research Program Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-08-02 | 1992-07-01 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 5 | Title I: National Undersea Research Program - National Undersea Research Program Act of 1992 - Designates as undersea regions ten specified areas, plus any region resulting from an establishment, modification, or merger under specified provisions of this Act. Establishes in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the National Undersea Research Program to enhance scientific understanding of processes in the oceans and large lakes of the world through research and through developing and applying research technology. Establishes in NOAA the Office of Undersea Research to conduct the Program. Mandates appointment of a science advisor to the Program's Director. Establishes the National Undersea Research Steering Committee to advise the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Director. Requires assignment of one or more undersea research regions to each National Undersea Research Center in existence at the time of enactment of this Act. Regulates establishment and merger of Centers. Mandates review of Centers and regions every five years. Requires, if continued operation of a Center is not warranted, establishment of a new Center for the same region. Provides for Center research programs, including annual solicitation of individual research proposals. Authorizes use of amounts appropriated to carry out the Program to make grants and contracts to fund any Center program, subject to terms and conditions. Exempts grants and contracts under the Program from review by the Financial Assistance Review Board. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act and specified provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act relating to the study of underwater diving techniques and equipment. Title II: Miscellaneous - Directs the Under Secretary to establish a Center for the Great Lakes region. Directs the Under Secretary, jointly with the Director of the National Science Foundation and the Secretary of the Navy, to develop procedures for joint review of research proposals. Requires compliance, i… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-3153 | 102 | hr | 3153 | Omnibus Space Commercialization Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-07-31 | 1991-08-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 9 | Omnibus Space Commercialization Act of 1991 - Title I: Space Launch and Launch Support Facilities - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a comprehensive inventory of all space launch and launch support facilities owned by the United States, identifying facilities that are surplus to public and national security needs, and report to the Congress. Requires all facilities identified as surplus to be referred to the General Services Administration for disposition. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish criteria for and designate launch facilities as Commercial Space Centers. Makes all Centers and associated property, services, and products, including such services and activities in space as are launched from a Center, and proceeds from insurance exempt from all Federal corporate income and other taxes and all Federal excises, imports, duties, and all other Federal tariffs. Requires the United States to make available to commercial providers on a fair rental basis, based on the cost to the United States, launch and support facilities not in use for public and national security needs. Title II: Purchase of Space Transportation Services - Space Transportation Services Purchase Act of 1991 - Amends the Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990 to require the Federal Government to purchase space transportation services from commercial providers, unless the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the Secretary of Defense, on a case-by-case basis, determines: (1) the payload requires the unique capabilities of the space shuttle; (2) commercial services are not or would not be available when required; or (3) the use of commercial services poses an unacceptable risk of loss of a unique scientific opportunity. Allows space transportation vehicles to be acquired or owned by the Government only in such circumstances or for research, development, and testing of space transportation technology. Requires the service contracts to be awarded by competitive bidding. Prohibit… | 2025-08-26T15:15:38Z | |
| 102-s-1593 | 102 | s | 1593 | National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act Amendments of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-07-30 | 1991-08-14 | Became Public Law No: 102-95. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 3 | National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act Amendments of 1991 - Amends the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act to revise provisions relating to the powers and functions of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (the Commission). Repeals a requirement that the Secretary of Education provide the Commission with administrative services in return for advance payment or reimbursement from Commission funds. Revises provisions relating to contributions to the Commission. Authorizes the Commission to accept, hold, administer, and use gifts, bequests, and devises, and devises of property, both real and personal, to aid or facilitate its work. Requires that money and sales proceeds of other property received as such gifts, bequests, or devises be deposited in the Treasury and available for disbursement upon the Commission's order. Revises the Commission's functions to include activities relating to international (as well as national) communications and cooperative networks. Provides that a majority of Commission members shall constitute a quorum for conduct of business at its official meetings. Revises provisions for the terms of office of Commission members. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such Act for FY 1992 and succeeding fiscal years. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 102-s-1581 | 102 | s | 1581 | Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-07-29 | 1992-07-31 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 1 | Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1991 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to allow each Federal agency to: (1) secure copyright on behalf of the United States in any computer software prepared in whole or in part by U.S. employees under a cooperative research and development agreement or other authority, notwithstanding provisions of Federal copyright law; (2) grant in advance to a collaborating party licenses or assignments for the copyrights, or options thereto; and (3) when such an assignment is made, retain specified rights. Adds references to software and its author to provisions governing the distribution of royalties received by Federal agencies. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-s-1563 | 102 | s | 1563 | National Sea Grant College Program Authorization Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-07-25 | 1991-12-04 | Became Public Law No: 102-186. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 13 | National Sea Grant College Program Authorization Act of 1991 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act (Sea Grant Act) to require that the National Sea Grant College Program be administered by a National Sea Grant Office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Requires that the Program Director oversee the Office. Empowers the Secretary of Commerce to accept funds from other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to pay for and add to (currently, to pay for) grants and contracts. Authorizes appropriations to carry out specified provisions of the Sea Grant Act. Repeals provisions of the Sea Grant Act authorizing grants and contracts for a sea grant strategic research plan. Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Aquatic Nuisance Act) to generally authorize appropriations for grants under the Sea Grant Act. (Currently, the provisions of the Aquatic Nuisance Act being amended here authorize appropriations only for grants for the sea grant research plan under the Sea Grant Act.) | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 102-hr-3001 | 102 | hr | 3001 | National Advanced Materials Processing and Research and Development Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-07-23 | 1992-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 2 | National Advanced Materials Processing and Research and Development Act of 1991 - Requires the National Critical Materials Council to establish a National Strategic Plan for Advanced Materials Processing, Synthesis, and Research and Development (Strategic Plan). Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish up to ten National Advanced Materials Processing and Synthesis Centers for collaboration among industry, universities, research groups, and government entitles. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish within each of their departments or agencies a competitive grants program of Advanced Materials Principal Investigator Awards to provide funding for research and development by individual investigators on specific topics of interest in the advancement of materials science and engineering. Requires each of such departments and agencies to establish a Graduate Fellowship Program for Materials Processing and Synthesis to enable research and work in affiliation with the awarding department or agency, to be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:55Z | |
| 102-hr-2936 | 102 | hr | 2936 | Scientific and Technical Education Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-07-17 | 1992-08-11 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | House | Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] | NC | D | P000523 | 64 | Scientific and Technical Education Act of 1992 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a program of grants to assist associate-degree-granting colleges (ADCs) and consortia thereof to provide education in advanced technology fields, with an emphasis on the needs of students who have been in the workforce. Requires maintenance of an inventory of programs funded under these provisions. Requires establishment of as many as ten centers of excellence in advanced technical education or undergraduate mathematics and science education. Sets forth the duties of centers, including serving as national and regional clearinghouses and models. Mandates grants to partnerships of one or more ADCs and one or more bachelor-degree-granting institutions (BDIs) to assist students pursuing bachelors degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, or technology to make the transition from ADCs to BDIs. Requires grants to ADCs to strengthen relationships with secondary schools by improving mathematics and science education and encouraging interest and aptitude in science and advanced technology fields. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to authorize the National Science Foundation, in carrying out specified provisions, to support the development and use of computer networks which may be used substantially for purposes in addition to research and education in the sciences and engineering, if the additional uses will tend to increase the overall capabilities of the networks to support such research and education activities. Authorizes FY 1992 and 1993 appropriations. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 102-s-1405 | 102 | s | 1405 | An act to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-06-27 | 1992-08-12 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 284. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 2 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1991 - Title I: NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Programs - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for: (1) operations and research activities of the National Weather Service; (2) public warning and forecast systems, (3) climate and air quality research; (4) atmospheric research activities; (5) satellite observing systems activities; (6) maintaining geostationary environmental satellite coverage for monitoring and prediction of hurricanes and severe storms; and (7) data and information services. Requires submission to specified congressional committees of a strategic plan for development, procurement, and operation of the environmental satellite program of the Department of Commerce. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce to establish a five-year joint program for collecting operational and reconnaissance data, conducting research, and analyzing data on tropical cyclones to assist the forecast and warning program and increase the understanding of the cause and behavior of tropical cyclones. Sets forth the responsibilities of each Secretary. Directs those Secretaries to jointly develop and submit to the Congress management plans for: (1) the program established by this Act; and (2) continued tropical cyclone surveillance and reconnaissance which will adequately protect the citizens of U.S. coastal areas. Mandates that the management plans and programs required by this Act: (1) provide for at least the same degree and quality of protection as currently exists with a combination of satellite technology and manned flights; and (2) in no way allow any reduction in the level, quality, timeliness, sustainability, or area served of both the existing principal and back-up tropical cyclone reconnaissance and tracking systems. Mandates establishment of a United States Weather Research Program to take specified steps, including with regard to moderniz… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-s-1416 | 102 | s | 1416 | A bill to provide adequate authority in the Library of Congress for the provision of fee-based library research and information products and services. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-06-27 | 1991-06-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 0 | Title I: Distribution of Bibliographic Products and Services and Other Technical Publications - Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to sell bibliographic products, services, and other technical publications to institutions and individuals. Repeals provisions of Federal law that authorize the Librarian to sell copies of card indexes and other publications only. Title II: Library of Congress Revolving Fund - Establishes the Library of Congress Revolving Fund to be available to the Librarian, without fiscal year limitation, to carry out library research and information product and service activities. Directs the Librarian of Congress to promulgate regulations to: (1) provide specified fee-based products and services; and (2) make library research and information products and services available to Federal, State, and local agencies, foreign governments, libraries, industry, business, and other organizations and individuals. Requires the Librarian to publish the new Fund-service activities (including cost information) in the Federal Register, with at least a 45-day public comment period. Title III: General Standards and Limitations - Directs the Librarian of Congress to respect and preserve the security classification of any scientific or technical information, data, patents, inventions, or discoveries in, or coming into, the Librarian's possession or control that has been classified by or through the President as being essential in the interest of national defense. Prohibits: (1) the use of Congressional Research Service resources to generate fee-based research and information services; and (2) the marketing or publication of its products without prior approval of specified congressional committees. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 102-hjres-287 | 102 | hjres | 287 | To designate the week of July 27 through August 2, 1991, as "National Invent America Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-06-26 | 1991-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41] | CA | R | L000479 | 70 | Designates July 27 through August 2, 1991, as National Invent America! Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-2763 | 102 | hr | 2763 | National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-06-25 | 1992-05-18 | Became Public Law No: 102-285. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 48 | National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 - Establishes in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. Sets forth program objectives. Requires that the program include Federal, support, State, and education geologic mapping components. Sets forth objectives for each component, including the support component contributing to national paleontologic, geochronologic, geophysical-map, and geochemical-map data bases. Establishes an advisory committee. Mandates preparation of an implementation plan for the program covering specified matters. Establishes a national geologic-map data base to be a national archive that includes all maps and data bases developed under this Act. Declares that geologic maps contributed to the national archives should be standardized so that information can be assimilated, exchanged, and compared efficiently and accurately. Authorizes appropriations for each component. Designates: (1) the Geological Survey established by specified Federal law as the United States Geological Survey; and (2) the Bureau of Mines established by specified Federal law as the United States Bureau of Mines. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-1351 | 102 | s | 1351 | Department of Energy Science and Technology Partnership Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-06-21 | 1991-07-31 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-203. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 14 | Department of Energy Science and Technology Partnership Act - Establishes a program in the Department of Energy (DOE) under which the Secretary of Energy shall encourage departmental laboratories to enter into partnerships for research in: energy efficiency, energy supply, high-performance computing, environmental problems, human health, advanced manufacturing technologies, education and training. Authorizes such partnerships with colleges and universities, industry, and other Federal agencies. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish a career path program for the recruitment of promising and gifted employees of DOE's national laboratories to serve in critical and other positions as a stage in realizing the full potential that such employees contribute to the strategic defense and energy security posture of the United States. Increases the number of Under Secretaries in DOE from one to three, and the number of Assistant Secretaries from eight to 11. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-1327 | 102 | s | 1327 | National Critical Technologies Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-06-19 | 1991-06-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 21 | National Critical Technologies Act of 1991 - Title I: Federal Management of National Critical Technologies - Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to direct the President, through the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, to develop and submit to the Congress, at least once every two years, a strategic road map, covering at least four years after the year in which it is issued, for each national critical technology. Specifies the required contents of each map, including: (1) assessing current U.S. strengths and weaknesses in developing and applying the covered technologies; (2) specifying goals and priorities in enhancing development or application; (3) increasing access to foreign technology; and (4) identifying feasible joint actions of Federal departments and agencies. Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish one or more critical technologies advisory committees to advise the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (Coordinating Council) and review each map. Requires that the Coordinating Council: (1) serve as the lead Federal agency for development of the maps and interagency coordination of map-related activities; (2) review the Federal budget prior to submission and submit review results to the Executive Office of the President. Title II: Federal Support for Development of Critical Technologies - Part A: Department of Defense - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into cooperative arrangements, each known as a Defense Dual-Use Technology Partnership, to encourage and provide for research and development of dual-use critical technologies identified in the annual defense critical technologies plan mandated by current law. Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out advanced research projects through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) or a military department (currently, through DARPA), to enter i… | 2025-08-26T15:16:52Z | |
| 102-s-1329 | 102 | s | 1329 | Federal Technology Strategy Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-06-19 | 1991-06-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 17 | Federal Technology Strategy Act of 1991 - Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to direct the President to develop Federal technology development plans for specified areas of technology and identify national needs in those areas. Requires that the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy serve as the lead Federal official for preparation of the plans. Designates the Department of Commerce as the lead civilian agency and the Department of Defense as the lead defense agency. Requires that the Director review the budget of each department and agency, in the context of the plans, before submission. Requires that the Director summarize Federal funding proposed for each of the critical technologies or groups of technologies identified in the most recent biennial critical technologies report. Requires Federal agencies, as appropriate, to support: (1) industry-led projects to develop new generic enabling technologies; and (2) collaboration with State and industry to accelerate commercialization and use of new advanced technologies. Requires each Federal research and development agency to provide funds to support activities under the Advanced Technology Program. Prohibits Federal departments and agencies and any organization in the United States which receives Federal research and development funding from participating in or assisting any technology development project that is operated by or receives funds from a foreign government with which the U.S. Government has a science and technology agreement unless the participation is approved in advance by the Director or the Secretary of Commerce. Authorizes banning violators from receiving Federal research assistance for two years. Requires, when such approval has been obtained, that any Federal department or agency channel funding through U.S.-based joint research and development ventures. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress on actions that can be taken by private industry, the S… | 2025-08-26T15:14:58Z | |
| 102-hr-2449 | 102 | hr | 2449 | Landsat Continuity Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-23 | 1991-05-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 5 | Landsat Continuity Act - Authorizes appropriations for the procurement of long-lead parts for the development of a follow-on to the Landsat 6 spacecraft. Requires that: (1) to the extent practicable, funds under this authorization be used to procure items which are common to other spacecraft being procured by specified agencies; and (2) if the Government fails to provide additional funding for the development and launch of a follow-on satellite to Landsat 6 during FY 1993, then the long-lead items procured be made available for other U.S. satellite programs. Requires the National Space Council to establish policy recommendations for carrying out the President's commitment to maintaining the continuity of Landsat data. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior to preserve early Landsat data which may be lost due to tape degradation and to make the data accessible for global change research and other purposes. | 2025-08-26T15:16:43Z | |
| 102-s-1179 | 102 | s | 1179 | Geologic Mapping Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-23 | 1992-03-31 | Senate passed companion measure H.R. 2763 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 22 | Geologic Mapping Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish and maintain a comprehensive nationwide geologic mapping program, with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the lead Federal agency. Sets forth program objectives. Requires the program to be carried out by an association of geologic mapping partners consisting of representatives from the USGS, the individual State Geological Surveys, and scientists from the academic community. Establishes a geologic mapping advisory group. Requires that the program include Federal, support, State, and education geologic mapping components. Sets forth objectives for each component, including the support component contributing to national paleontologic, geochronologic, geophysical-map, and geochemical-map data bases. Requires that the USGS prepare an implementation plan covering specified matters. Requires the USGS to establish a national geologic-map data base to be a national archive that includes all maps and data bases developed under this Act. Declares that geologic maps contributed to the National Archives should be standardized so that information can be assimilated, exchanged, and compared efficiently and accurately. Authorizes appropriations for each component. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-1131 | 102 | s | 1131 | American Leadership in Technology Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-22 | 1991-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 0 | American Leadership in Technology Act of 1991 - Title I: Articulation Consortia - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) (the Director) to award competitive matching grants to eligible consortia for programs which: (1) enable greater numbers of students from two-year institutions of higher education to successfully transfer into science and engineering programs at four-year institutions of higher education; (2) maximize acceptance of credits of students who transfer from two-year to four-year institutions; (3) improve instruction in science, mathematics, and engineering programs through faculty development, including exchanges and symposia among consortium partners; and (4) strengthen career counseling services in two-year institutions for students who seek to major in science, mathematics, or pre-engineering. Limits eligible consortia to a four-year institution of higher education in partnership with two or more two-year institutions which serve the same intrastate region. Limits grant awards to eligible consortia: (1) engaging industries in job training programs at two-year institutions to meet the technical needs of the area; and (2) agreeing among the partners to facilitate the transfer of science and mathematics students from two-year to four-year institutions. Requires the Director: (1) to evaluate such program; and (2) to assist eligible consortia in submitting applications for such grants and in seeking assistance under other related NSF undergraduate programs. Allows applications to be for a period of one or three years. Sets Federal and non-Federal share requirements. Title II: Instructional Technologies - Requires the Director to establish a program to promote and support development and dissemination of innovative technologies, including computer hardware and software, for science and technological literacy instruction emphasizing worker training and retraining for technological skills. Requires the Director, under such program, to solicit proposals from associate-degree… | 2025-08-26T15:14:17Z | |
| 102-hjres-253 | 102 | hjres | 253 | Designating the week beginning on October 6, 1991, as "American Magazine Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-14 | 1991-05-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] | IN | D | M000342 | 72 | Designates the week beginning on October 6, 1991, as American Magazine Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-2282 | 102 | hr | 2282 | National Science Foundation Authorization Act Amendments of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-09 | 1991-07-15 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources pursuant to the order of March 3, 1988, with instructions that if and when reported, the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for a period of not to exceed 30 calendar days, not to include days when the Senate is not in session, for the purpose of such committee considering certain matters within its jurisdiction. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 17 | National Science Foundation Authorization Act Amendments of 1991 - Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations to the National Science Foundation (the Foundation) for FY 1992 and 1993 for: (1) research and related activities (including these subcategories: mathematical and physical sciences; engineering; biological, behavioral, and social sciences; geosciences; computer and information science and engineering; and scientific, technological, and international affairs); (2) education and human resources; (3) Antarctic Program; (4) academic research facilities modernization; (5) Academic Research Instrumentation Program; (6) salaries and expenses; and (7) Office of the Inspector General. Prohibits funds authorized under this Act for FY 1992 from being available for construction of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. Permits financial assistance provided by the Foundation to an institution of higher education to provide amounts for administrative indirect costs of the institution and for non-administrative indirect costs of the institution. Requires the chief financial officer of an institution of higher education to certify to the Director of the Foundation that all expenditures reported to substantiate indirect costs were appropriate. Provides for the recovery, by the Foundation, from an institution of improperly spent funds. Instructs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) establish a committee to identify and examine specified costs associated with federally funded projects of institutions of higher education; and (2) make recommendations. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to remove provisions declaring ineffective, after the end of FY 1989, provisions: (1) allowing the National Science Foundation (NSF) Board to delegate authority to the NSF Director to make grants, contracts, and other arrangements, and allowing the Board to impose conditions on such delegation; and (2) limiting any such dele… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 102-s-1031 | 102 | s | 1031 | Behavioral and Social Sciences Directorate Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-09 | 1991-05-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Behavioral and Social Sciences Directorate Act of 1991 - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to establish within the National Science Foundation a Directorate for Behavioral and Social Sciences. Authorizes the Director of the Foundation to establish additional directorates and divisions within directorates. | 2025-08-26T15:15:39Z | |
| 102-s-1034 | 102 | s | 1034 | American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-09 | 1991-11-27 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 232. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 9 | American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 - Title I: Department of Commerce Research and Technology - Technology Administration Authorization Act of 1991 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce, to carry out the activities of the Under Secretary for Technology and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, for the following line items: (1) Office of Under Secretary; (2) Technology Policy; (3) Japanese Technical Literature; (4) Clearinghouse on State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation; and (5) National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Prohibits: (1) transferring funds among such line items; and (2) using funds except for the purpose stated in each item. Requires operating costs for certain NTIS activities to be recovered primarily through fees. Mandates a report by the Secretary to the Congress responding to a specified Inspector General's Report and containing certain information and certifications. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for: (1) Electronics and Electrical Engineering; (2) Manufacturing Engineering; (3) Chemical Science and Technology; (4) Physics; (5) Materials Science and Engineering; (6) Building and Fire Research; (7) Computer Systems; (8) Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing; (9) Technology Assistance; (10) Research Support Activities; (11) Additional Initiatives; and (12) renovation and upgrading of facilities. Earmarks certain amounts. Limits funds transfers among the line items. Declares that, subject to specified exceptions, this Act contains the complete authorizations of appropriations for NIST for a specified fiscal year. Authorizes the Secretary to pay the Federal share of a pilot program under existing provisions to assist nations that have requested U.S. assistance in developing their standards. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (NIST Act) to remove provisions limiting the amount NIST may, without specific appropria… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-sjres-140 | 102 | sjres | 140 | A joint resolution to designate the week of July 27 through August 2, 1991, as "National Invent America! Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-07 | 1991-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 45 | Designates July 27 through August 2, 1991, as National Invent America! Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-2162 | 102 | hr | 2162 | High-Risk Research and Development Contract Administration Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-05-01 | 1991-05-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 1 | High-Risk Research and Development Contract Administration Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from entering into any contract which contains a waiver of negligence liability provisions, unless such official determines that, due to inherent risks in the project, no contractor is likely to bid on the project without such provisions and that the use of such provisions would significantly lower the costs to NASA. Requires NASA to report to the Congress on the use of such provisions. Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) report annually to the Congress, reviewing such determinations by NASA's administrator; and (2) conduct a Government-wide study and report to the Congress on the use of such provisions in saving costs to the Government and on the availability of private insurance for contractor negligence in research and development projects. | 2025-08-26T15:18:11Z | |
| 102-hr-2130 | 102 | hr | 2130 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-30 | 1992-10-29 | Became Public Law No: 102-567. | House | Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | H000547 | 6 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 - Title I: NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Programs - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for: (1) National Weather Service operations and research; (2) certain public warning and weather forecast systems and programs; (3) climate and air quality research, including climate and global changes; (4) atmospheric research; and (5) satellite observing systems. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1992 for deposit into an Emergency Satellite Contingency Fund, to be used by NOAA for satellite coverage and prediction of hurricanes and severe storms. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to jointly develop and submit to specified congressional committees a strategic plan for the development, procurement, and operation of the environmental satellite program of the Department of Commerce (DOC). Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years beginning with 1993 to complete the procurement of specified geostationary operational environmental satellites, as well as the procurement of the launching and supporting ground systems of such satellites. Requires the Secretary to make certain certifications to the Congress prior to such authorization. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary to enable NOAA to carry out its data and information services and activities for FY 1992 and 1993. Earmarks specified funds of such authorization to enable NOAA to modernize its data and information systems in a specified manner. Requires the Secretary, at least biennially, to: (1) complete an assessment of the adequacy of the environmental data and information systems of NOAA; and (2) develop and submit to specified committees a comprehensive plan to modernize and improve such systems. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense to establish a five-year joint program for collecting operatio… | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-s-952 | 102 | s | 952 | A bill to authorize construction of a National Weather Service facility by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-25 | 1991-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] | NV | D | B000993 | 0 | Authorizes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to construct and operate, on land to be leased from the University of Nevada System, Desert Research Institute (or to acquire by lease construction on such land, with a lease term of up to 30 years), a Weather Forecast Office, upper air facility, regional climate center, and associated instruments and site improvements as part of the implementation of the Next Generation Weather Radar and National Weather Service Modernization Program. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-s-979 | 102 | s | 979 | Department of Energy Critical Technologies of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-25 | 1991-06-27 | Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-165. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 3 | Department of Energy Critical Technologies of 1991 - Title I: Department of Energy Critical Technologies Program - Directs the Secretary to establish the Critical Technologies Planning Council and the Critical Technologies Advisory Board within the Department of Energy (DOE). Requires the Secretary to develop biennially and implement a five-year DOE Critical Technologies Plan that: (1) coordinates the research and development activities of the DOE laboratories in support of DOE critical technologies; and (2) coordinates DOE Critical Technologies Partnerships. Sets forth required contents of the Plan. Directs the head of each DOE laboratory to report biennially to the Council and the Advisory Board on the core competencies of such laboratory. Requires the report to: (1) identify the national critical technologies listed in the most recent National Critical Technologies Report; (2) describe each laboratory program of research and development in the identified technologies; and (3) discuss the relevance of such technologies to the laboratory's strategic mission objectives. Directs the Secretary to ensure that core competencies reports are disseminated to the private sector. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the laboratory-directed research and development activities of each DOE laboratory include research and development that extends and maintains the vitality of the laboratory's core competencies. Title II: Department of Energy Critical Technologies Partnerships - Directs the Secretary to establish as many DOE Critical Technologies Partnerships as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. Requires Partnerships to be comprised of DOE laboratories and participants from U.S. firms and institutions of higher education and other participants, as appropriate. Provides for the designation of a lead institution for the Partnership to direct activities. Requires proposals for partnerships to be submitted to the Secretary by the lead institution. Sets forth proposal requirements. Requires Partnersh… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-980 | 102 | s | 980 | Advanced Materials Synthesis, Processing, and Commercialization Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-25 | 1991-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Advanced Materials Synthesis, Processing, and Commercialization Act of 1991 - Title I: National Advanced Materials Processing Plan and Program - Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to direct the President, through the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, at least once every two years, to develop and implement a five-year National Advanced Materials Processing Plan. Requires that the Council: (1) serve as the lead Federal entity responsible for the development of the Plan and for facilitating interagency coordination; and (2) annually review the Federal budget regarding consistency with the Plan. Establishes the Advanced Materials Processing Advisory Panel. Title II: Advanced Materials Processing, Synthesis, and Commercialization Partnerships - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish four or more Advanced Materials Processing, Synthesis, and Commercialization Partnerships, comprised of one or more Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories, U.S. firms, and U.S. higher education institutions, with additional participants allowed. Mandates establishment of specified numbers of similarly-structured Partnerships associated with the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Department of Commerce (through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)), in each case using laboratories of that department or agency instead of DOE laboratories. Requires that each proposal for the establishment of a Partnership be submitted by the lead institution, selected by the proposed participants in the Partnership. Sets forth required contents of proposals. Requires non-Federal cost sharing. Requires Partnerships to be selected through a competitive process. Regulates disclosure of information. Title III: Other Advanced Materials Programs - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a competitive grants program known as the Advanced Materials Synthesis … | 2025-08-26T15:17:40Z | |
| 102-s-916 | 102 | s | 916 | A bill regarding the modernization program of the National Weather Service. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-24 | 1991-04-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from closing, consolidating, automating, or relocating any National Weather Service Office or National Weather Service Forecast Office without certification to specified congressional committees that the action will not result in any degradation of weather services to the affected area and that the affected area will receive complete coverage at 10,000 feet by the NEXRAD doppler network. Prohibits the Secretary from taking such actions regarding either type of office located at an airport without first conducting an air safety appraisal and certifying that the action will not result in a decrease in aircraft safety. Prohibits the Secretary from taking such actions regarding any National Weather Service Office which is the only office in a State without first evaluating the effect on weather services to in-State users and certifying that a comparable level of weather services will remain. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-sres-113 | 102 | sres | 113 | A resolution recognizing, on the bicentennial of his birth, the role of Samuel F. B. Morse in the revolutionary development of electrical communications, and his demonstrations, funded by the Congress, of the practicability of sending telegraph messages by electricity. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-24 | 1991-04-24 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Recognizes, on the bicentennial of his birth, the role of Samuel F. B. Morse in the development of electrical communications. | 2021-06-02T15:14:16Z | |
| 102-hr-1988 | 102 | hr | 1988 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-23 | 1991-12-09 | Became Public Law No: 102-195. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 4 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; (4) research and program management, including scientific consultations; and (5) the Inspector General. Permits appropriations for the first two numbered 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 a specified amount, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional leadership and committees. Authorizes fund use, subject to limitations, for facilities construction, repair, or modification and for unforeseen programmatic facility project needs. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby/Cassini (CRAF/Cassini) mission. Modifies requirements regarding when certain amounts are available for the mission. Authorizes the Administrator to reprogram, after notifying specified congressional committees, up to a specified amount of funds, authorized for research and development, for the research and development subcategory of physics and astronomy. 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 questio… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-1989 | 102 | hr | 1989 | American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-23 | 1992-02-14 | Became Public Law No: 102-245. | House | Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] | NC | D | V000006 | 16 | American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 - Title I: Department of Commerce Research and Technology - Technology Administration Authorization Act of 1991 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce, to carry out the activities of the Under Secretary for Technology and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, for the following line items: (1) Office of Under Secretary; (2) Technology Policy; (3) Japanese Technical Literature; (4) Clearinghouse on State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation; and (5) National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Limits funds transfers among the line items. Requires operating costs for certain NTIS activities to be recovered primarily through fees. Mandates a report by the Secretary to the Congress responding to a specified Inspector General's Report and containing certain information and certifications. Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to change references to the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs to references to the Under Secretary for Technology in provisions relating to: (1) membership on the Advisory Council on Federal Participation in Sematech; and (2) the conduct of a study on Federal participation in Sematech. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for: (1) Electronics and Electrical Measurements; (2) Manufacturing Engineering; (3) Chemical Science and Technology; (4) Physics; (5) Materials Science and Engineering; (6) Building and Fire Research; (7) Computer Systems; (8) Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing; (9) Technology Assistance; (10) Research Support Activities; (11) Pay Raise; and (12) renovation and upgrading of facilities. Earmarks certain amounts. Limits funds transfers among the line items. Declares that, subject to specified exceptions, this Act contains the complete authorizations of appropriations for NIST for specified fiscal years… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-2010 | 102 | hr | 2010 | To authorize appropriations for certain atmospheric and satellite programs and functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-23 | 1991-04-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 0 | Title I: National Weather Service - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the National Weather Service (NWS) for operations and research. Mandates establishment of: (1) an advisory committee on Atlantic tropical cyclone research and reconnaissance; and (2) a five-year program for data collection, research, and analysis on such cyclones. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the NWS for public warning and forecast systems, including systems acquisition. Title II: Atmospheric Research - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for NOAA for climate and air quality research and atmospheric research. Requires the Office of the Chief Scientist of NOAA to submit to the Congress a plan for implementation of a nationwide climate services system and applied climatology program. Title III: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for NOAA for: (1) satellite observing systems; and (2) data and information services. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-2011 | 102 | hr | 2011 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-23 | 1991-11-20 | For Further Action See H.R.2130. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 4 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1991 - Title I: Ocean and Coastal Programs - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for: (1) mapping, charting, and geodesy; (2) observation and assessment; (3) ocean and coastal management; (4) climate and air quality research; and (5) atmospheric research. Requires the Office of the Chief Scientist of NOAA to submit to the Congress a plan for implementation of a nationwide climate services system and applied climatology program. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for NOAA for: (1) ocean and Great Lakes research; (2) executive direction and administrative activities; (3) acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of facilities; (4) marine services; and (5) aircraft services. Requires notice to congressional committees before the Secretary may: (1) reprogram over a certain amount of funds; or (2) obligate any amount for a NOAA program proposed or developed after enactment of this Act. Mandates a report to the Congress by the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology regarding: (1) the most urgent current needs of oceanographic researchers for remote sensing capabilities and remotely sensed data; and (2) the major goals of satellite oceanography for the next ten years. Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to submit to the Congress a report on how current and planned Federal satellite capabilities can aid in the enforcement of Federal fisheries laws and the implementation of international fisheries conservation programs. Authorizes the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to acquire, by exchange or lease-purchase or both, real property and improvements in the area of Newport News-Norfolk, Virginia, for consolidating NOAA facilities. Requires the Comptroller General to submit to the Congress in each of four specified years an au… | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-1695 | 102 | hr | 1695 | To limit the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to close, consolidate, automate, or relocate any National Weather Service Office or National Weather Service Forecast Office, and for other purposes. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-04-10 | 1991-11-20 | See H.R.2130. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from closing, consolidating, automating, or relocating any National Weather Service Office or National Weather Service Forecast Office without certification to specified congressional committees that the action will not result in any degradation of weather services to the affected area and that the affected area will receive complete coverage at 10,000 feet by the NEXRAD doppler network. Prohibits the Secretary from taking such actions regarding either type of office located at an airport without first conducting an air safety appraisal and certifying that the action will not result in a decrease in aircraft safety. Prohibits the Secretary from taking such actions regarding any National Weather Service Office which is the only office in a State without first evaluating the effect on weather services to in-State users and certifying that a comparable level of weather services will remain. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-s-778 | 102 | s | 778 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-03-22 | 1991-03-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1992 - Title I: Fiscal Year 1992 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; (4) research and program management, including scientific consultations; and (5) the Inspector General. Permits appropriations for the first two numbered 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 a specified amount, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional leadership and committees. Authorizes fund use, subject to limitations, for facilities construction, repair, or modification and for unforeseen programmatic facility project needs. 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. Title II: Amendment to the Space Act on Protec… | 2025-08-26T15:15:05Z | |
| 102-hr-1465 | 102 | hr | 1465 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1992 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-03-19 | 1991-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1992 - Title I: Fiscal Year 1992 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) research and development; (2) space flight control and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; (4) research and program management, including scientific consultations; and (5) the Inspector General. Permits appropriations for the first two numbered 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 a specified amount, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional leadership and committees. Authorizes fund use, subject to limitations, for facilities construction, repair, or modification and for unforeseen programmatic facility project needs. 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. Title II: Amendment to the Space Act on Protect… | 2025-08-26T15:14:30Z | |
| 102-hr-1370 | 102 | hr | 1370 | National Sea Grant College Program Authorization Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-03-12 | 1991-05-15 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | H000547 | 50 | National Sea Grant College Program Authorization Act of 1991 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act (Sea Grant Act) to require that the National Sea Grant College Program be administered by a National Sea Grant Office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) program or project grants, including priority oyster disease research; (2) fellowships; and (3) administration of the Act. Repeals provisions of the Sea Grant Act authorizing grants and contracts for a sea grant strategic research plan. Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Aquatic Nuisance Act) to generally authorize appropriations for grants under the Sea Grant Act. (Currently, the provisions of the Aquatic Nuisance Act being amended here authorize appropriations only for grants for the sea grant research plan under the Sea Grant Act.) Repeals provisions authorizing grants relating to marine affairs and resource management. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-1389 | 102 | hr | 1389 | Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-03-12 | 1991-03-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 55 | Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act - Establishes in the National Library of Medicine a National Center for Research Accountability to assist in eliminating duplication of effort in Federal research proposals involving live animals. Prohibits Federal agencies from carrying out or funding any research proposal involving live animals unless the proposal is submitted to the Center following agency approval. Prohibits Federal funding of any proposal the Center determines would duplicate other research completed or in process. Authorizes the Center to contract with private entities to assist in conducting comprehensive full-text literature searches. Directs the Center to report annually to the President and the Congress. Provides for modernization of biomedical information storage and dissemination by the National Library of Medicine. Authorizes the Library to award contracts to the private-sector data recording industry to improve: (1) the development of technologies for storage and dissemination of full-text biomedical information; and (2) dissemination of such information to medical libraries for research use. Requires the Library to report annually to the Congress on its progress. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:59Z | |
| 102-s-343 | 102 | s | 343 | National High-Performance Computing and Networking Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-02-05 | 1992-01-28 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 5 | National High-Performance Computing and Networking Act - Directs the President to: (1) develop a National High-Performance Computing and Communications Program; and (2) establish a high-speed computer network, known as the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Requires NREN to: (1) link Federal departments and agencies, research and educational institutions, industry, and others; and (2) foster competition and private sector investment. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) perform evaluations of high-performance computing systems; (2) conduct or support research; (3) provide for networking infrastructure support for energy-related mission activities; and (4) establish at least two High-Performance Computing Research and Development Collaborative Consortia, with each led by a Department of Energy national laboratory. Requires research and development results to be transferred to the private sector. Exempts from this Act computer systems that process classified information or are used in connection with certain defense purposes. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-sres-30 | 102 | sres | 30 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Willamette Meteorite should be returned to the State of Oregon. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-01-31 | 1991-01-31 | Referred to the Committee on Rules. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 1 | Expresses the Senate's support of the Help End Willamette Meteorite Absence Committee's efforts to have the Willamette Meteorite returned for display to its place of discovery in Oregon. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 102-hr-656 | 102 | hr | 656 | High-Performance Computing and National Research and Education Network Act of 1991 | Science, Technology, Communications | 1991-01-28 | 1991-09-16 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 19 | High-Performance Computing and National Research and Education Network Act of 1991 - Title I: High-Performance Computing and the National Research and Education Network - Directs the President to establish and, through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, coordinate the National High-Performance Computing Program. Sets forth Program requirements, including: (1) setting goals and priorities for Federal high-performance computing research, development, and networking; (2) providing for interagency coordination; (3) providing for oversight of the operation and evolution of the National Research and Education Network provided for in this Act; (4) improving software; (5) acceleration of high-performance computer system development; (6) technical support and research and development of software and hardware needed to address fundamental problems in science and engineering (Grand Challenges); (7) educating undergraduate and graduate students; and (8) providing for security. Establishes an advisory committee on high-performance computing. Requires identifying Program elements in the annual budget requests for each Federal agency and department participating in the Program. Requires participating agencies to support the establishment of a national multi-gigabit-per-second research and education computer network, to be known as the National Research and Education Network, to link research and educational institutions, government, and industry in every State. Charges the National Science Foundation (NSF), to the extent other entities do not do so, with primary responsibility for connecting colleges, universities, and libraries to the Network. Sets forth Network requirements, including: (1) fostering and maintaining competition and private sector investment in high-speed data networking within the telecommunications industry; (2) promoting the development of commercial data communications and telecommunications standards; and (3) purchasing standard commercial transmission and network services fro… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z |
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