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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... critical activities , be spread among 14 agencies ? These are important questions , but Commerce is only our start- ing point . We must expand our inquiry in the days ahead to de- velop an organization for the Federal Government of the ...
... critical activities , be spread among 14 agencies ? These are important questions , but Commerce is only our start- ing point . We must expand our inquiry in the days ahead to de- velop an organization for the Federal Government of the ...
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... critical functions . With minimal savings in federal appropriations , we will see the results when American manufacturers lose their support for technology development and commercialization . The cost will be in jobs and a decline in ...
... critical functions . With minimal savings in federal appropriations , we will see the results when American manufacturers lose their support for technology development and commercialization . The cost will be in jobs and a decline in ...
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... critical functions that help create American jobs . I look forward to hearing from today's witnesses as to how we can do that at the Commerce Department . Chairman ROTH . Thank you , Senator Dorgan . We have a number of distinguished ...
... critical functions that help create American jobs . I look forward to hearing from today's witnesses as to how we can do that at the Commerce Department . Chairman ROTH . Thank you , Senator Dorgan . We have a number of distinguished ...
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... critical role in forcing government users to become more efficient in their use of spectrum radio frequency and overseeing the governmental uses of the spec- trum . NTIA has played a critical role in identifying frequency bands for ...
... critical role in forcing government users to become more efficient in their use of spectrum radio frequency and overseeing the governmental uses of the spec- trum . NTIA has played a critical role in identifying frequency bands for ...
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... critical technologies that are the battleground of the 21st Century , it's the Commerce Department that is leading the way in developing and commercializing new and emerging technologies . While the Commerce Department is at the cutting ...
... critical technologies that are the battleground of the 21st Century , it's the Commerce Department that is leading the way in developing and commercializing new and emerging technologies . While the Commerce Department is at the cutting ...
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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.