1984 National Science Foundation Authorization: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science and Technology of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2066, February 23, 25; March 1, 8, 10, 1983U.S. Government Printing Office, 1983 - 742 pages |
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Page 186 - Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution or school system...
Page 396 - The committee is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
Page 182 - Nothing contained in this part shall be deemed (1) to amend any other provision of, or requirement under, this Act; or (2) except to the extent authorized in subsection (b), to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States...
Page 178 - American Association of Community and Junior Colleges American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Council on Education Association of American Universities Association of...
Page 218 - The world that we have made, as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far, creates problems that we cannot solve at the same level at which we created them.
Page 155 - Foundation is authorized and directed to initiate and support basic scientific research and programs to strengthen scientific research potential in the mathematical, physical medical, biological, engineering, • social and other sciences...
Page 187 - States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.
Page 228 - To date, the program has provided the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with the radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) used as the power source for 33 successful space missions.
Page 266 - Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Science and Technology Policy jointly emphasized the administration's policy that even under stringent planning ceilings, long-term defense needs must receive priority consideration.
Page 348 - ... does not reflect its scientific importance but rather its state of technological readiness. The design studies needed before NTT can be constructed are of the highest priority and should be undertaken immediately.* Thus, the Committee emphasized the importance of an immediate start toward the ultimate goal of NTT.