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U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
For Immediate Release
February 25th, 2008		  
COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW FY 2009 BUDGET PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT U.S. BASIC RESEARCH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee hearing titled The FY 2009 Budget Proposal to Support U.S. Basic Research.

At this hearing, the Committee will explore the importance of basic research to U.S. competitiveness. The hearing will examine research and development budgets at agencies in the Committee’s jurisdiction, particularly the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as interagency science programs addressing climate change, nanotechnology, and information technology.


The FY 2009 Budget Proposal to Support U.S. Basic Research

Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee

Date:  Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Time:  10:00 a.m.

Location:  Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building


 

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