[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 125 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 125

          To reestablish the Office of Technology Assessment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

 Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
   DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
 Markey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kind, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following 
          bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science

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                                 A BILL


 
          To reestablish the Office of Technology Assessment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AMENDMENT.

     The first section of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (2 
U.S.C. 471 note) is amended by striking ``Technology Assessment Act of 
1972'' and inserting ``Office of Technology Assessment Reestablishment 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     Section 12(a) of the Office of Technology Assessment 
Reestablishment Act of 2003 (as so renamed by section 1 of this Act) (2 
U.S.C. 481(a)) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000 in the aggregate for 
the two fiscal years ending June 30, 1973, and June 30, 1974, and 
thereafter such sums as may be necessary'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2009''.
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