3.0.0 4670 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z House H HR 2004-06-23 108 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-06-23T14:02:45Z 2004-12-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2168-2169) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5139) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on Science. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2004-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 N H000814 Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-29] AMO HOUGHTON R NY 29 2004-06-23 True B000586 Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] SHERWOOD BOEHLERT R NY L. 24 2004-06-23 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2004-06-23 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2004-06-23 True G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2004-06-23 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2004-06-23 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2004-06-23 True O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2004-06-23 True G000439 Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] JAMES GREENWOOD R PA C. 8 2004-06-23 True C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2004-06-23 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2004-06-23 True F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2004-06-23 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2004-06-23 True R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2004-06-23 True E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2004-06-23 True B000403 Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] DOUGLAS BEREUTER R NE K. 1 2004-07-20 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2004-09-07 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2004-09-08 False Science, Technology, Communications Communication in science Congress Congressional agencies Congressional information resources Congressional publicity Congressional reorganization Congressional reporting requirements Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Policy sciences Technology assessment Science, Technology, Communications 00 2004-06-23 Introduced in House 2004-10-04T16:13:59Z Establishes: (1) a Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment to provide timely advice to Congress on scientific and technical aspects of public policy issues, administered by a Director; and (2) a Technical Assessment Board to provide guidance to the Director to ensure that the Center provides timely and useful responses to congressional requests.

Authorizes the Director to appoint, with the approval of the Comptroller General, a Deputy Director. Prohibits the Director and Deputy Director from engaging in any other business, vocation, or employment, or (except with the Comptroller General's approval) holding any office in, or acting in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Center makes any contract or other arrangement under this Act.

Permits: (1) any Member of Congress to make requests to the Board that the Center conduct an investigation and report to the requester, within a specified time period, on any matter relating to scientific and technical assessment (and sets priorities for requests); and (2) the Director to establish an advisory panel as necessary to support each technical assessment report.

Requires each report to be subject to peer review before delivery to the committee or Member requesting it. Provides for public release of unclassified reports, subject to a delay of up to two weeks at the request of the Board or a Member.

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