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grading of the role that you must now play, by taking this whole function outside 

 of the White House. 



When he remarked that he would have a close working rela- 

 tionship with "the budget examiners who are the OMB people on the 

 firing line," Dr. Stever prompted this colloquy with Symington: 



Mr. Symington. You talk about the members of the Bureau on the firing line. 

 I take it you consider yourself against the wall with them drawing a bead on you? 

 Dr. Stevir. That isn't quite the way 1 meant it, sir. There are lots of different 

 tiring lines. 



Mr. Symington. Sometimes we think of our projects being blindfolded and lined 

 up. 



LONG-RANGE APPROACH OF SCIENCE COMMITTEE 



The 1973 hearings, although precipitated by President Nixon's 

 decision, were not simply an isolated instance of calling out the fire 

 brigade to deal with an immediate emergency. They represented only 

 one small chapter in a long series of activities by the committee, and 

 particularly the Science Subcommittee, to insure that science and 

 technology received due attention in the public policy of the American 

 Government. In an official Washington which had become accustomed 

 to the start-and-stop, at times frenetic treatment of public issues 

 which made the headlines, it was somewhat unusual to see a congres- 

 sional committee develop and apply a truly long-range concept. From 

 the mid-1960's when Daddario and the Science Subcommittee first 

 began to inquire into and advocate a single national science policy, 

 there was a conscious effort to prod both the executive and legislative 

 branches to adopt a realistic, workable, and balanced approach toward 

 science and technology wffiich would enable society to enjoy the fullest 

 benefits. Within the legislative branch, this took the form of such 

 things as the setting up and expansion of the Science Policy Research 

 Division in the Congressional Research Service, the establishment of 

 the Office of Technology Assessment, the expanded use of the General 

 Accounting Office, the increasing attention to energy issues, and the 

 widening focus of the committee's work and jurisdiction in science and 

 energy areas. Toward the executive branch, the committee, working 

 especially through the Science Subcommittee, not only helped upgrade 

 specific scientific programs but more particularly labored to insure 

 that the administrative structure and influence of science and tech- 

 nology were fashioned to utilize their maximum potential. 



A NATIONAL SCIENCE POLICY 



Following up the subcommittee hearings in 1969 on "Centraliza- 

 tion of Federal Science Activities" (see pages 157-159), on June 23, 

 1970, Daddario introduced House Concurrent Resolution 666. The 



