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into a rendezvous, docking, and crew exchange mission, and with the 

 intervention of the committee a full and useful set of experiments was 

 included in the ASTP program. 



DISPA 1975-76 



When the committee jurisdiction expanded in 1975, the Subcom- 

 mittee on International Cooperation in Science and Space was merged 

 into a new subcommittee called Domestic and International Scientific 

 Planning and Analysis. At the opening of the 94th Congress in 1975, 

 Representative Robert A. Roe (Democrat of New Jersey) was desig- 

 nated as the first chairman of the new subcommittee. 



Roc immediately called an organization meeting for January 29, 

 at which the old and new jurisdiction of the subcommittee was mulled 

 over. Roe told his new subcommittee: 



I am aware that some members of the subcommittee have an interest in particular 

 subjects, and I would like to hear from all the members regarding their individual 

 interests. Within the next several weeks I would hope that we can arrive at an idea 

 of what the subcommittee should give short-range and long-range priority to 



Fate intervened to cut Roe's chairmanship short. Representative 

 John Kluczynski, one of Roe's colleagues on the Public Works and 

 Transportation Committee, died and thus opened up a subcommittee 

 chairmanship for Roe on that committee. 



On February 4, 1975, Roe told Chairman Teague that it might be 

 possible under the Democratic caucus rules for him to retain his Science 

 Subcommittee chairmanship in light of the fact that the latter had 

 oversight and not legislative jurisdiction. Roe referred to the caucus 

 rule precluding any Member from serving as subcommittee chairman 

 of more than one legislative subcommittee. He told Teague that the 

 issue put him "in a possible gray area of interpretation." Finally, 

 Roe wrote Teague in March, formally submitting his resignation as 

 subcommittee chairman: 



Although the propriety of my retaining the chairmanship of this Subcommittee 

 does not appear to be in conflict with the rules of the House, as best we were able to 

 ascertain at this writing, the fact that it has given rise to some evidence of doubt in 

 the first instance prompts me to take this action. 



Two days later, Representative Ray Thornton (Democrat of 

 Arkansas) wrote Teague: 



As we have discussed, I would like to serve .is Chairman of the Subcommittee on 

 Domestic and International Scientific Planning and Analysis. Congressman Roe told 

 me today that he has submitted his letter oi resignation, and I would certainly enjoy 

 the opportunity to serve in this capacity. 



