[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S4299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPORT PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ENTITLED ``SCIENCE AND 
                 ENGINEERING INDICATORS--2004''--PM 75

  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:
  Consistent with 42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1), I transmit herewith a report 
prepared for the Congress and the Administration by the National 
Science Board entitled, ``Science and Engineering Indicators--2004.'' 
This report represents the sixteenth in the series examining key 
aspects of the status of science and engineering in the United States.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, April 22, 2004.

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