S. 929--the Department of Commerce Dismantling Act: Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 929, to Abolish the Department of Commerce, July 25 and 27, 1995U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 263 pages |
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... Centers , along with the private sector . The MBDA would be terminated and its 98 field offices closed . Estimated Savings : $ 183 million United States Travel and Tourism Administration This Administration seeks to promote travel and ...
... Centers , along with the private sector . The MBDA would be terminated and its 98 field offices closed . Estimated Savings : $ 183 million United States Travel and Tourism Administration This Administration seeks to promote travel and ...
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... centers would be privatized . Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research - Because many of its activities are duplicative of other federal agencies or could be better served by the private sec- tor , this office is terminated . The labs ...
... centers would be privatized . Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research - Because many of its activities are duplicative of other federal agencies or could be better served by the private sec- tor , this office is terminated . The labs ...
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... Centers , begun under the Reagan Administration , have helped over 15,000 small firms to im- prove their operations and profits , leading the firms themselves to calculate that each dollar of DOC investment leads to eight dollars in ...
... Centers , begun under the Reagan Administration , have helped over 15,000 small firms to im- prove their operations and profits , leading the firms themselves to calculate that each dollar of DOC investment leads to eight dollars in ...
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... center , which is something new , if you came to see it , it looks like the floor of an investment banking firm , the trading floor , where there are clocks on the wall with the times around the world , where individuals are tracking ...
... center , which is something new , if you came to see it , it looks like the floor of an investment banking firm , the trading floor , where there are clocks on the wall with the times around the world , where individuals are tracking ...
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... Centers around the country , which are in place to help small companies get into the export marketplace . They need some hand holding . A lot of them are afraid of it . They have never done it before . I do not know who is going to help ...
... Centers around the country , which are in place to help small companies get into the export marketplace . They need some hand holding . A lot of them are afraid of it . They have never done it before . I do not know who is going to help ...
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Page 104 - ... international financial institutions (such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) in resolving the crisis; and the distributional implications of alternative ways out of the crisis.
Page 95 - International agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), have gradually lowered trade barriers, such as tariffs and import quotas.
Page 105 - Department of State Department of the Treasury Department of Defense Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force...
Page 151 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my testimony. I would be glad to answer any questions you or other members of the Committee may have.
Page 104 - OPIC is mandated to mobilize and facilitate the participation of US private capital and skills in the economic and social development of developing countries and emerging economies.
Page 19 - The oceans and the atmosphere are interacting parts of the total environmental system upon which we depend not only for the quality of our lives, but for life itself.
Page 130 - Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee. I am very pleased to be here today to...
Page 86 - NIST is to promote US. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards This mission is accomplished through four major programs • Measurements and Standards Laboratories focused on "infrastructural technologies...
Page 48 - Programs (§206). The bill proposes to abolish the Technology Administration, the only Federal agency whose primary concern is the competitiveness of the Nation's technology base.
Page 98 - Export Promotion: Federal Programs Lack Organizational and Funding Cohesiveness (GAO/NSIAD-92-49, Jan. 10, 1992); and our August 1992 testimony, Export Promotion: Federal Approach Is Fragmented (GAO/GGD-92-68, Aug.