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One of six subcommittees of the US House Committee on Science and Technology
The Science Subcommittee on Technology is one of six subcommittees of the
United States House Committee on Science and Technology .
Jurisdiction
The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to competitiveness, technology, and environmental research, development, and demonstration including:
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 as they relate 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 (except for NSF) 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;
scientific issues related to environmental policy, including
climate change ;
Small Business Innovation Research and
Technology Transfer ; and
voting technologies and standards.
History
Chairs of the subcommittee:
Members, 113th Congress
Majority
Minority
Ex officio
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