United States House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
- United States House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
The Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation is one of five 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;
* Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer; and
* voting technologies and standards.
History
Chairs of the subcommittee:
*Vern Ehlers, 2005-2007
*David Wu, 2007-present
=Members, 110th Congress=
The Committee is chaired by Democrat David Wu of Oregon, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Phil Gingrey of Georgia.
External links
* [http://science.house.gov/subcommittee/tech.aspx Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation] , official web site
* [http://gop.science.house.gov/ Republican Science Committee web site]
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