14. Sci 2·92-1 NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS 92-1 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS GEORGE P. MILLER, California, Chairman OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas JAMES W. SYMINGTON, Missouri JAMES G. FULTON, Pennsylvania CHARLES A. MOSHER, Ohio LOUIS FREY, JR., Florida BARRY M. GOLDWATER, JR., California R. LAWRENCE COUGHLIN, Pennsylvania CHARLES F. DUCANDER, Executive Director and Chief Counsel PHILIP B. YEAGER, Counsel FRANK R. HAMMILL, Jr., Counsel JOE DEL RIEGO, Minority Staff ELIZABETH S. KERNAN, Scientific Research Assistant DENIS C. QUIGLEY, Publications Clerk A. PATRICK NUCCIARONE, Assistant Publications Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT JOHN W. DAVIS, Georgia, Chairman EARLE CABELL, Texas ALPHONZO BELL, California R. LAWRENCE COUGHLIN, Pennsylvania (II) CONTENTS WITNESSES Dr. James H. Wakelin, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Dr. Lewis M. Branscomb, Director, National Bureau of Standards-- Statement submitted by Mr. Robert S. Walleigh, Director for Admin- Dr. Allen V. Astin, Director Emeritus, National Bureau of Standards_ Prepared statement submitted by Dr. Ruth M. Davis... Dr. Ruth M. Davis, Director, the Center for Computer Sciences and Technology, National Bureau of Standards. Prepared statement submitted by Mr. Vico E. Henriques-. Mr. Vico E. Henriques, Director of Standards, Business Equipment Bernard M. Oliver, vice president of research and development, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif C. Sutton Mullen, Jr., chief fire marshal, Bureau of Insurance, Virginia Dr. N. Bruce Hannay, executive director of research, materials science and engineering, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, Michael M. Schoor, legislative assistant, American Dental Associa- Harold B. Finger, Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, Dr. John E. Mock, Georgia Science and Technology Commission and National Governor's Council on Science and Technology, Atlanta, Dr. Arthur M. Bueche, vice president, research and development, NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS OVERSIGHT HEARINGS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1971 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m. in room 2325, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Earle Cabell (acting chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. CABELL. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The meeting and hearing of this subcommittee will be in order. This morning we are opening a series of hearings designed to give the committee and the Congress a complete overview and review of the activities of the National Bureau of Standards. This committee, by House rule, is charged with legislative jurisdiction of the Bureau-and from time to time-we have concerned ourselves with legislation affecting the Bureau. Some examples include our past consideration of new Bureau programs such as fire research and safety, standard reference data, and the visting scientists program. We have also had occasional informative sessions or briefings from Bureau officials, both here on the Hill and at the Bureau facilities. We have not previously, however, had the opportunity to inquire in depth into the organization, operations, functions, and most importantly effects of this extremely important agency. We regret that we have not been able to do so earlier, but we are nonetheless happy that we are now able to work this into the committee's schedule. I want to call attention to the background study on the Bureau which has been prepared for this committee and which has been distributed here this morning. It is an excellent document containing extremely valuable factual information about the Bureau, and it will be of particular assistance to us as we go about these hearings. The National Bureau of Standards, which has been in existence and operating for almost 70 years, is perhaps not as well known to the general public as many other agencies of Government-but its influence and its effect, as I am sure these hearings will bring out, have been of immense utility to the daily life of Americans. All the signs point to the fact that its role in the next several decades is likely to be even more critical. We welcome the representatives of the Bureau who are here today and who will be here on other days and I thank them in advance for the great efforts to which they have gone in preparing for these hearings. (1) |