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HISTORY OF TH1 < < iMMlTTI I ON SCIENC1 AND TECHNOLOGY 



mittcc prerogatives. There was a wide divergence of opinion among 

 Science Committee members. Those voting for each of the approaches 

 are listed below: 



Nof voting 



Teague 



Hanna 



SUMARY OF REFORMS 



To summarize the new jurisdiction which the committee received 

 effective at the start of the 94th Congress in January 1975, the following 

 was added: 



Civil aviation research and development. 



Environmental research and development. 



All energy research and development except nuclear research and development 

 (but including nonnuclear R. & D. handled by the Atomic Energy Commission 

 laboratories.) 



National Weather Service (a floor colloquy indicated the intent is to "encourage 

 integration of oceanic and atmospheric research.") 



Special oversight over laws, programs, and Government activities dealing with 

 nonnulitary research and development. 



THE BOAT TRIP 



Just as soon as the House of Representatives had voted the com- 

 mittee reforms in October 1974, Swigert got busy preparing plans 

 and charts in order to weigh the options for staff expansion and 

 subcommittee jurisdictions in the next Congress. Teague faced a 

 major decision in the fall of 1974: How best to capitalize on the ex- 

 panded jurisdiction of the committee and at the same time maintain 

 the leadership and control necessary to carry out a unified policy. 

 He decided to use a thoroughly democratic procedure to ascertain 



