OVERSIGHT OF THE
NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY,

OF THE

U.S. Congress, Houx.COMMITTEE ON

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DON FUQUA, Florida

OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas, Chairman

WALTER FLOWERS, Alabama
ROBERT A. ROE, New Jersey
MIKE MCCORMACK, Washington
GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California
DALE MILFORD, Texas

RAY THORNTON, Arkansas
JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York
RICHARD L. OTTINGER, New York

TOM HARKIN, Iowa

JIM LLOYD, California

JEROME A. AMBRO, New York
ROBERT (BOB) KRUEGER, Texas
MARILYN LLOYD, Tennessee
JAMES J. BLANCHARD, Michigan
TIMOTHY E. WIRTH, Colorado
STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina
THOMAS J. DOWNEY, New York
DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania

RONNIE G. FLIPPO, Alabama
DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas

BOB GAMMAGE, Texas

ANTHONY C. BEILENSON, California

ALBERT GORE, JR., Tennessee

WES WATKINS, Oklahoma

ROBERT A. YOUNG, Missouri

JOHN W. WYDLER, JR., New York
LARRY WINN, JR., Kansas

LOUIS FREY, JR., Florida

BARRY M. GOLDWATER, JR., California
GARY A. MYERS, Pennsylvania
HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York
MANUEL LUJAN, JR., New Mexico
CARL D. PURSELL, Michigan

HAROLD C. HOLLENBECK, New Jersey
ELDON RUDD, Arizona

ROBERT K. DORNAN, California
ROBERT S. WALKER, Pennsylvania
EDWIN B. FORSYTHE, New Jersey

CHARLES A. MOSHER, Executive Director
HAROLD A. GOULD, Deputy Director
PHILIP B. YEAGER, Counsel

JAMES E. WILSON, Technical Consultant
WILLIAM G. WELLS, Jr., Technical Consultant
RALPH N. READ, Technical Consultant
ROBERT C. KETCHAM, Counsel

JOHN P. ANDELIN, Jr., Science Consultant
JAMES W. SPENSLEY, Counsel

REGINA A. DAVIS, Chief Clerk

PAUL A. VAnder Myde, Minority Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY
RAY THORNTON, Arkansas, Chairman

DON FUQUA, Florida
TOM HARKIN, Iowa
ROBERT (BOB) KRUEGER, Texas
RONNIE G. FLIPPO, Alabama
MIKE MCCORMACK, Washington
GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California

HAROLD C. HOLLENBECK, New Jersey
ROBERT K. DORNAN, California
EDWIN B. FORSYTHE, New Jersey

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CONTENTS

WITNESSES

October 25, 1977:

Dr. Jordan Baruch, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and

Technology

Dr. Ernest Ambler, Acting Director, National Bureau of Standards___
Charles "Ted" Peck, Chairman, NBS visiting committee, vice president,
construction group, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Co----

Dr. William O. Baker, Chairman, NBS evaluation panels, president,

Bell Laboratories___

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