[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 87 (Tuesday, June 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H3756-H3757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE RULES
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AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND
TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS
Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on June 18, 2013, the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology adopted the attached amendment to its
Committee Rules:
Rule VI (b) of the Rules of the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology is amended to read as follows:
(b) Subcommittees and Jurisdiction. There shall be five
standing Subcommittees of the Committee on Science, Sp-ace;
and Technology, with jurisdictions as follows:
The Subcommittee on Energy hall have jurisdiction over the
following subject matters:
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all matters relating to energy research, development, and
demonstration projects therefor; commercial application of
energy technology; Department of Energy research,
development, and demonstration programs; Department of Energy
laboratories; Department of Energy science activities; energy
supply activities; nuclear, solar, and renewable energy, and
other advanced energy technologies; uranium supply and
enrichment, and Department of Energy waste management; fossil
energy research and development; clean coal technology;
energy conservation research and development, including
building performance, alternate fuels, distributed power
systems, and industrial process improvements; pipeline
research, development, and demonstration projects; energy
standards; other appropriate matters as referred by the
Chairman; and relevant oversight.
The Subcommittee on Environment shall have jurisdiction
over the following subject matters: all matters relating to
environmental research; Environmental Protection Agency
research and development; environmental standards; climate
change research and development; the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, including all activities related
to weather, weather services, climate, the atmosphere, marine
fisheries, and oceanic research; risk assessment activities;
scientific issues related to environmental policy, including
climate change; remote sensing data related to climate change
at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
earth science activities conducted by the NASA; other
appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman; and relevant
oversight.
The Subcommittee on Research and Technology shall have
jurisdiction over the following subject matters: all matters
relating to science policy and science education; the Office
of Science and Technology Policy; all scientific research,
and scientific and engineering resources (including human
resources); all matters relating to science, technology,
engineering and mathematics education; intergovernmental
mechanisms for research, development, and demonstration and
cross-cutting programs; international scientific cooperation;
National Science Foundation, university research policy,
including infrastructure and overhead; university research
partnerships, including those with industry; science
scholarships; computing, communications, networking, and
information technology; research and development relating to
health, biomedical, and nutritional programs; research,
development, and demonstration relating to nanoscience,
nanoengineering, and nanotechnology; agricultural,
geological, biological and life sciences research; materials
research, development, demonstration, and policy; all matters
relating to competitiveness, technology, standards, and
innovation; standardization of weights and measures,
including technical standards, standardization, and
conformity assessment; measurement, including the metric
system of measurement; the Technology Administration of the
Department of Commerce; the National Institute of Standards
and Technology; the National Technical Information Service;
competitiveness, including small business competitiveness;
tax, antitrust, regulatory and other legal and governmental
policies related to technological development and
commercialization; technology transfer, including civilian
use of defense technologies; patent and intellectual property
policy; international technology trade; research,
development, and demonstration activities of the Department
of Transportation; surface and water transportation research,
development, and demonstration programs; earthquake programs
and fire research programs, including those related to
wildfire proliferation research and prevention; biotechnology
policy; research, development, demonstration, and standards-
related activities of the Department of Homeland Security;
Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer;
voting technologies and standards; other appropriate matters
as referred by the Chairman; and relevant oversight.
The Subcommittee on Space shall have jurisdiction over the
following subject matters: all matters relating to
astronautical and aeronautical research and development;
national space policy, including access to space; sub-orbital
access and applications; National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and its contractor and government-operated
labs; space commercialization, including commercial space
activities relating to the Department of Transportation and
the Department of Commerce; exploration and use of outer
space; international space cooperation; the National Space
Council; space applications, space communications and related
matters; Earth remote sensing policy; civil aviation
research, development, and demonstration; research,
development, and demonstration programs of the Federal
Aviation Administration; space law; her appropriate matters
as referred by the Chairman; and relevant oversight.
The Subcommittee on Oversight shall have general and
special investigative authority on all matters within the
jurisdiction of the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology.
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