[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S7168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPORT ENTITLED ``SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS--1998''--MESSAGE 
                       FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 141

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by 42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1), I am pleased to submit to the 
Congress a report of the National Science Board entitled Science and 
Engineering Indicators--1998. This report represents the thirteenth in 
a series examining key aspects of the status of American science and 
engineering in a global environment.
  Investments in science and engineering research and education have 
enjoyed bipartisan support. They are critical to America's ability to 
maintain world leadership and fulfill our potential as a Nation as we 
begin the transition into the 21st century.
  This report provides a broad base of quantitative information about 
U.S. science, engineering, and technology in an international context. 
I commend Science and Engineering Indicators--1998 to the attention of 
the Congress and those in the scientific and technology communities. It 
will assist us in better understanding the new developments and trends 
in what is rapidly becoming a global knowledge-based economy.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 25, 1998.

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