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Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
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In general, the Subcommittee handles issues
related to civilian aviation and U.S. space activity. This
includes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), commercial space activities within the Department
of Transportation and the Department of Commerce and the
aviation R&D activities
of the Federal Aviation Administration. Recently the Subcommittee
has dealt with the next generation of air traffic control,
NASA aeronautics programs and NASA's
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Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
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The Subcommittee handles issues related
to the technological competitiveness of the U.S. It has jurisdiction
over surface transportation research at the Department of
Transportation, R&D programs at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, R&D
programs at the Department of Homeland Security, and the
legal framework for competitiveness and technology policy.
Recently, the Subcommittee has studied standards for voting
machines, strengthening U.S. manufacturing, transportation
research and border security R&D.
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Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
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The Subcommittee handles issues related to education, basic
research, and the health of the U.S. academic research enterprise.
It oversees National Science Foundation programs and the
Office of Science and Technology Policy. Recently, the Subcommittee
has dealt with science and math education, computer security
and government-wide R&D
initiatives such as information technology and nanotechnology. |
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Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
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The Subcommittee handles investigative and oversight activities
on matters covering the entire jurisdiction of the Committee
on Science and Technology. This Subcommittee is new for the
110th Congress. |
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Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
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The Subcommittee handles issues related to environmental
science and U.S. energy policy. tIt oversees civilian R&D
programs within he Department of Energy (DOE), including
basic energy research, energy R&D,
demonstration and commercialization programs for fossil,
renewable, and nuclear energy, and conservation; R&D programs
at the National Oceanic and AAtmospheric dministration (NOAA);
and research at the Environmental Protection Agency. Recent
issues before the Subcommittee include NOAA satellite programs,
the clean coal program, energy research, technologies to
mitigate climate change and the future of DOE's national
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