United States House Science Subcommittee on Technology
The Science Subcommittee on Technology is one of six subcommittees of the
United States House Committee on Science and Technology
.
Jurisdiction
The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to competitiveness, technology, and environmental research, development, and demonstration including:
- standardization of weights and measures including technical standards, standardization, and conformity assessment;
- measurement, including the metric system of measurement;
- the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce;
- the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
- the National Technical Information Service;
- competitiveness, including small business competitiveness;
- tax, antitrust, regulatory and other legal and governmental policies as they relate to technological development and commercialization;
- technology transfer, including civilian use of defense technologies;
- patent and intellectual property policy;
- international technology trade;
- research, development, and demonstration activities of the Department of Transportation;
- surface and water transportation research, development, and demonstration programs;
- earthquake programs (except for NSF) and fire research programs including those related to wildfire proliferation research and prevention;
- biotechnology policy;
- research, development, demonstration, and standards related activities of the Department of Homeland Security;
- scientific issues related to environmental policy, including climate change;
- Technology Transfer; and
- voting technologies and standards.
History
Chairs of the subcommittee:
- Thomas Massie, (R), 2013–present
- Ben Quayle (R), 2011–2013
- David Wu (D), 2007-2011
- Vern Ehlers (R), 2005-2007
Members, 113th Congress
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