Technical Information for Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bibliography.

Coal.

Communism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

Summary:

Appendices (pages 895-987) contain:

Committee Serial O. Report, prepared by CRS for the Subcom on Science, Research, and Technology, considers problems involved in the collection and evaluation of scientific information used for congressional decisionmaking on technical issues. Document contains the following parts:

Part I (pages 23-517) describes the following 14 cases involving congressional decisions on technical issues that generally spanned the 1940's through the 1960's:

Part II (pages 519-579) considers the congressional need for technical information and, based upon the previously mentioned cases, examines the function and implication of technical information in political decisionmaking

Part III (pages 581-826) describes the following cases dealing with technical issues assessment by sources other than Congress:

Part III also examines developments, from Apr. 1969 through 1978, in technology assessments serving the legislative branch, focusing on Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) creation, functions, and future challenges

Part IV (pages 827-894) contains bibliographies on technology assessment

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Technical Information for Congress. 79-H702-33

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-SPR-0038

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