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HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIEN< I AND TECHNOLOGY 



EUROPEAN OVERSIGHT TRIP IN 1979 



Between June 6 and 12, 1979, five members of the Science Com- 

 mittee, accompanied by five members of other House committees and 

 staff, visited England, France, and Germany. Fuqua, Wydler, Gold- 

 water, Mrs. Bouquard, and Young made the trip. 



In submitting Robert C. Ketcham's report on the trip, Colonel 

 Gould remarked: 



The committee developed a plan to conduct a rigorous review of as many key 

 energy, space aviation and transportation facilities, and technology and environ- 

 mental R. & D. as time permitted. The schedule and oversight activities were designed 

 to give Members and staff a firsthand opportunity to assess the status and performance 

 of our European allies in developing energy technologies, competing with the United 

 States in aircraft production and cooperation with the United States in space. 



Among the agencies and installations visited were the following: 

 National Coal Board, International Energy Agency pressurized fluid- 

 ized bed combustion facility, advanced flight deck development simu- 

 lator, Culham Laboratory (magnetic fusion) and United Kingdom 

 Atomic Energy Authority in England; Nuclear Research Center, 

 Rheinbraun Co. (open pit coal mining), and International Transport 

 Exposition in Germany; Phenix breeder reactor and waste manage- 

 ment facilities, airbus production facilities, and Heads-Up display 

 evaluation flight and Paris Air Show in France. 



Representative Robert A. Young (Democrat of Missouri), left, shown here with then 

 Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams (a former committee member). Congressman 

 Young was among those who participated in productive European tour of space and energy 

 facilities during June, 1979. 



