Authorization of the Standard Reference Data Act and Review of the National Bureau of Standards: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2615 ... February 15 and April 6, 1978U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - 258 pages |
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... need by enacting an Organic Act establishing a National Bureau of Standards . The first and second questions asked ... needs and demands of our clients . The Bureau has , since shortly after its founding , functioned in two major roles ...
... need by enacting an Organic Act establishing a National Bureau of Standards . The first and second questions asked ... needs and demands of our clients . The Bureau has , since shortly after its founding , functioned in two major roles ...
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... need for credible technical in- formation , there is a need for a central focus , and that central focus- made clear in the Organic Act - is the NBS . To describe the evolving role of the National Bureau of Standards , let me first ...
... need for credible technical in- formation , there is a need for a central focus , and that central focus- made clear in the Organic Act - is the NBS . To describe the evolving role of the National Bureau of Standards , let me first ...
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... need for NBS to respond to what I expect will be an in- creasing national concern - namely , the catalytic role the Federal Gov- ernment can play in providing for a healthy environment for technological innovation and the development ...
... need for NBS to respond to what I expect will be an in- creasing national concern - namely , the catalytic role the Federal Gov- ernment can play in providing for a healthy environment for technological innovation and the development ...
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... needs . In summary , I see in the coming years the opportunity to strengthen a fine institution that applies re- sources for public benefits . Thank you very much , Mr. Chairman . Senator STEVENSON . Thank you , Dr. Ambler . [ The ...
... needs . In summary , I see in the coming years the opportunity to strengthen a fine institution that applies re- sources for public benefits . Thank you very much , Mr. Chairman . Senator STEVENSON . Thank you , Dr. Ambler . [ The ...
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... need for more complex measurements in commerce . As a consequence , at the end of the 19th century , central reference ... needs have influenced our programs . NBS competence has been drawn upon by other Federal agencies since the Bureau ...
... need for more complex measurements in commerce . As a consequence , at the end of the 19th century , central reference ... needs have influenced our programs . NBS competence has been drawn upon by other Federal agencies since the Bureau ...
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A03 NTIS ACTIVITY BY FISCAL ADP systems aircraft AMBLER analysis Development/issue Maintenance applications areas assessment Cost/benefit analysis Atomic BARUCH Brooks Act budget Bureau of Standards carbon fibers Chairman Chemical Chemical Kinetics Compilation composite materials Computer Sciences cooperative technology corrosion cost Cost/benefit analysis Development Cost/benefit analysis Development/issue data base data centers Director effects electrical electronic energy equipment evaluation FAMILY & PRODUCTS Federal agencies FISCAL YEAR 1979 funds Government graphite composites graphite fiber impact improved Institute Magnetic Tape Maintenance Review Maintenance Standard million NASA National Bureau National Engineering Laboratory National Measurement Laboratory NBS Spec needs NSRDS NSRDS-NBS NTIS PB organization Particle Data Group performance physical priorities problems projects radiation response role Science and Technology scientific Senator STEVENSON specific Spectra Standard Reference Data technical Technology assessment Cost/benefit tion users W. H. Evans
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Page 3 - The Bureau is authorized to exercise its functions for the Government of the United States, for any State or municipal government within the United States, or for any scientific society, educational institution, firm, corporation, or individual within the United States engaged in manufacturing or other pursuits requiring the use of standards or standard measuring instruments.
Page 190 - department' means the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the...
Page 23 - ... materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; provides advisory and research services to other Government Agencies; develops, produces, and distributes Standard Reference Materials; and provides calibration services. The Laboratory consists of the following centers: Absolute Physical Quantities...
Page 45 - Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and Production Act...
Page 26 - Secretary is authorized to conduct, directly or through contracts or grants, a fire research program, including — "(1) basic and applied fire research for the purpose of arriving at an understanding of the fundamental processes underlying all aspects of fire.
Page 211 - Cumulations for the previous year are available on a subscription basis from the: Radiation Chemistry Data Center Radiation Laboratory University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 Subscription Information: Biweekly List only (Vol.
Page 16 - ... that the metric system of measurement is included in the curriculum of the Nation's educational institutions, and (ii) that teachers and other appropriate personnel are properly trained to teach the metric system of measurement ; (C) consultation by the Secretary of Commerce...
Page 15 - The commission shall: (1) make a study of the data banks, automated data processing programs, and information systems of governmental, regional, and private organizations in order to determine the standards and procedures in force for the protection of personal information...
Page 204 - Selected Specific Rates of Reactions of Transients from Water in Aqueous Solution.
Page 51 - To provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, maintenance, operation, and utilization of automatic data processing equipment by Federal departments and agencies.