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Original publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. [Congressional Sales Office], 2003. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)52983619 Subject: Nanotechnology -- Research -- United States -- Finance. Excerpt: ... 11 OEHLERT Chairman B. Good morning. The hearing will come to order. It is a pleasure to welcome everyone here this morning, and I wanted to give a special welcome to Richard Russell, formerly Deputy Chief of Staff for this committee, who is returning to his old precincts. I am sure he will be able to make it through his testi-mony despite the pangs of nostalgia. I am going to keep my remarks this morning brief, because nanotechnology is the subject on which there is already broad agreement: on this dais, at the witness table, and indeed in the Congress and country at large. We all understand that nanotechnology can be a key to future economic prosperity and might improve our lives and that the Federal Government needs to play a role in making that so. With that in mind, I introduced H.R. 766 with Mr. Honda and with the senior Members of this committee on both sides of the aisle as cosponsors. Our plan is to have another hearing on this subject on April 9, that hearing focusing exclusively on societal con-sequences and then report out the bill in late April or early May. It should be able to move to the House floor swiftly after that. And as the welcome presence today of Senators Wyden and Allen indi-cates, the Senate is extremely interested in this matter and is pro-viding some real leadership. We worked successfully with Senators Allen and Wyden on a wide range of issues last Congress, including cybersecurity, and I am pleased that our partnership continues. The hallmarks of H.R. 766 are three-fold. It aims to increase interdisciplinary research, interagency coordination, and research, excuse me, on societal consequences. It builds on the excellent pro-posed budgets that have been put forward by the Administration for nanotechno
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H.R. 766: Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003: hearing before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives
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