3.0.0 5055 2025-12-05T09:00:53Z 2025-12-05T09:00:53Z House H HR 2023-07-27 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5055 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 5055.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.The single subject of this legislation is:To rename and revise the functions and duties of the Officeof Technology Assessment.[Page H4146]</pre> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred To 2023-07-27T14:05:20Z 118 2618 S 2023-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2023-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2023-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] Mark Takano D CA 39 N F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2023-07-27 True C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2023-07-27 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2023-07-27 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2023-09-28 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2023-09-28 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] Judy Chu D CA 28 2023-10-03 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] Ted Lieu D CA 36 2023-10-03 False S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2023-10-03 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2023-10-03 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] Adam Schiff D CA B. 28 2024-04-15 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] John Larson D CT B. 1 2024-10-01 False Congress Congress 2023-09-20T17:30:27Z

00 2023-07-27 Introduced in House 2024-01-18T22:51:22Z <p><b>Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act</b></p> <p>This bill renames and revises the functions and duties of the Office of Technology Assessment which, composed of a Technology Assessment Board and a director, provides Congress with assessments of probable technology application impacts. (The office has not been funded since FY1996.)</p> <p>Specifically, the bill renames the office the Congressional Office of Technology, and it requires the office to undertake additional duties, such as providing to Members of Congress (1) certain information without the need for board review, (2) certain technical assistance on legislation related to science and technology without the need for board review, and (3) objective policy options on how Members may achieve goals with respect to science and technology policy.</p> <p>The bill authorizes individual Members of Congress to submit to the board a request that the office undertake an assessment activity. Additionally, the bill requires the Congressional Research Service and the Government Accountability Office to coordinate technology assessment activities with the office to avoid duplication or overlapping of research activities.</p> <p>The bill also (1) allows the office to temporarily appoint specified technical and professional personnel to work for the office, (2) requires the office to make the findings of completed analyses publicly available, (3) revises the appointment of board members, (4) requires the board to hold an annual meeting at which Members of Congress may appear and present information regarding technology assessment activities, and (5) requires the board to report annually on the activities of the office. <br /></p> <p />

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