Programs: Science and Policy
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Archives, 10/96 - 5/98 (html format)
October 1996
- FY1997 Appropriations Summary and a table of science and technology related appropriations.
- Administration proposes new plan to loosen export restrictions on encryption software.
- Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing to consider legislation reforming the Patent and Trademark Office.
- At a hearing on the global climate change negotiations, the House Commerce Committee urges the Administration to come up with a plan.
February 1997
- 105th Congress Settles In
- New House Rule Requires Disclosure of Federal Grant Funding
- From Key Escrow to Key Recovery: The Clinton Administration Issues Its Fourth Encryption Plan
- Space Summit to Tackle NASA Funding
March 1997
- President Proposes $75.5 Billion for R&D in the FY 1998 Budget
- Gramm Introduces Bill to Double R&D Funding
- Science Committee Looks Into Delay in Russian Component of Space Station
- Domenici Proposes Biennial Budget Legislation
April 1997
- Cloning Raises Tough Policy Questions for Congress
- Balanced Budget Discussions Continue: Rep. Brown Rolls Out New Balanced Budget Plan
- The Outlook for Federal R&D to FY 2002
- PTO Reform Bill Clears Judiciary Committee
- Congress Examines EPA's Revised Air Standards
May 1997
- Science Committee Sends Authorizing Legislation to the House Floor
- NASA Announces Delay of Space Station
- Legislative Initiatives Tackle Encryption
- Brown Budget Gathers Support
- Patent System Reform Bill Passed by House
June 1997
- FY 1998 Budget Resolution Approved
- Sensenbrenner Gives Nod to a New Plan for the LHC
- Clinton Speaks Out on Science: Anounces AIDS Vaccine Research Center
- Debate Over Air Quality Standards Intensifies
July 1997
- President's Commission Issues Cloning Recommendations
- Defense Bills Would Increase R&D Funding
- Science Committee Passes Commercial Space Bill
- GOP Leaders Seek to Ban Census Sampling
- Tax Relief Spells Trouble for Grad Students
August 1997
- House and Senate Endorse Large Increases for Federal R&D
- Climate Change Conference Looms: Policy-Makers Struggle to Define U.S. Position
- Congress Undecided Over Data Encryption Technology Issues
- White House Endorses EPA's Clean Air Rules
October 1997
- New Plan for Next Generation Internet: Is it Too Little Too Late?
- Congress Prepares to Put Intellectual Property Treaty Into Effect
- Domestic Encryption Controls Rejected By House Panel
- D'Amato Calls for Permanent Closure of Reactor
- El Niño Is Coming: Stormy Predictions Arouse Congressional Concern
December 1997
- 105th Congress Adjourns After Productive Year: Science & Technology Issues Pervade First Session
- Congress Passes FY 1998 Appropriations
February 1998
- President Announces Plan to Increase Science Funding
- Human Cloning Debate Reignites
- Tobacco Settlement May Result in Health Research Dollars
- House Kicks Off New Science Policy Study
April 1998
- International Science Education Survey Gets Mixed Reception
- Congress Considers Women in Science
- Senate Caps Space Station Funding
- Encryption Bills Gain Momentum
May 1998
- Countdown on Patient Privacy: Congress Heeds Calls for Action
- Congress Takes a Hard Look at Health Research Priority Setting
- Science Funding at the Millennial Threshold: Prospects Still Unclear
- Agriculture Research Bill Faces Budget Crunch
