COMMITTEE PRINT 105-B
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I. Background and Introduction
II. Ensuring the Flow of New Ideas
1. The basic research investment
2. Making choices in the face of limited federal resources
3. The role of the individual investigator in the research enterprise
III. The Private Sector's Role in the Scientific Enterprise
IV. Ensuring that Technical Decisions Made by Government Bodies are Founded in Sound Science
A. Bringing Legitimacy to Technical Policy Decisions
B. Protecting the Integrity of Science Performed in Support of Decision-making
C. Accepting Scientific Uncertainty
F. Addressing the Fractured Nature of Science Policy Decision-making at the Federal Level
V. Sustaining the Research Enterprise -- the Importance of Education and Communication
A. Improving Science and Math Education at the K-12 Level
B. College and Graduate Math, Science and Engineering Programs
Letter from the Chairman of the Committee on Science to Committee Members
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