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The record will remain open for seven days to complete the re- 

 ceiving of testimony. And members that wish to also supply open- 

 ing comments, we will certainly include those in the record. 



With that, this hearing is adjourned. 



[Whereupon, at 12:15 p.m., the hearing was adjourned.] 



[The following material was received for the record:] 



APPENDIX 



Testimony Submitted to the House Committee on Science 



ON the 



Report of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of 

 Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine 



Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology 



BY 



J. Robert Schrieffer 

 President of The American Physical Society 



AND 



D. Allan Bromley 

 President-Elect of The American Physical Society 



February 28, 1996 



The last decade has witnessed extraordinary changes in global alignments. No 

 longer faced with overt threats from a major adversary, but saddled with mounting 

 deficits, our nation has begun to reexamine federal priorities, the legitimacy of fed- 

 eral activities and the organization of government. Tne 1992 and 1994 elections rep- 

 resented clear calls for change, although the scope and depth of that change are still 

 a matter of some debate. 



In this context, it is entirely appropriate for the manner in which federal funds 

 are allocated for science and technology to come under close scrutiny. The economic 

 future of our nation, which is so closely linked to these activities, demands nothing 

 less. 



In calling upon the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engi- 

 neering, and the Institute of Medicine last year to carry out a thorough study of 

 the issue, the Senate Appropriations Committee deserves great credit for its fore- 

 sight. Dr. Frank Press, who chaired the 18-member panel, and his co-panelists 

 drawn from the fields of science, engineering, economics, and business, also deserve 

 high praise for their efforts that resulted in the report. Allocating Federal Funds 

 for Science and Technology, that was released late last November. 



We wish to thank Science Committee Chairman Robert S. Walker and Ranking 

 Member George E. Brown, Jr., who have devoted many years of service to science 

 and technology policy, for holding a hearing on this important subject. 



The 41,000-member American Physical Society is the largest organization of 

 physicists in the world. As its President and President-Elect, we are grateful for the 

 opportunity to submit a brief statement on the report for the record. 



Dr. Press and his panel members organized tneir collected wisdom into 13 rec- 

 ommendations. We concur with most of them, but find substantial difficulty with 

 several. We will summarize our judgments and expand slightly on the few areas 

 where we disagree with the report. For ease of reading, we highlight these disagree- 

 ments with italics. 



• Recommendations 1-3 — The United States Must Develop a More Coherent 



Budget Process for Science and Technology. 

 We strongly concur. 



• Recommendations 4&5— The United States Should Strive to Continue as 



the World Leader in Science and Technology. 



