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 90 STAT. 3032

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 21, 1976

May 21, 1976 [ S. Con. Res. 100]

CONGRESSIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS—CONGRESSIONAL APPRECIATION Whereas the Congress increasingly deals with issues with scientific and technological components; and Whereas the Congress increasingly requires a better understanding of science and technology, and finds it important to maintain liaison and exchange with the scientific and engineering communities; and Whereas the Congress increasingly requires the services of persons who have an understanding of science and technology as well as of governmental policymaking processes, in order to better to serve the public; and Whereas scientific and engineering societies within the United States have, on their own initiative, instituted Congressional Fellowship Programs designed to contribute to the Congress professionally trained scientists and engineers, as well as to contribute to the scientific and engineering communities a better understanding of governmental processes; and Whereas these Congressional Fellowship Programs are now in their third year of operation, and have furnished a total of thirty-seven scientists and engineers to work on Senate and House Committee staffs, on personal staffs of Members, and on the staff of the Office of Technology Assessment; and Whereas these scientists and engineers have made significant contributions to the legislative activities of the Congress, and have provided a valuable pool of scientists and engineers from which permanent staff positions have been filled: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate {the House of Representatives concurring) ^ That the Congress of the United States expresses its appreciation to the following scientific and engineering societies for their Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Programs: The American Association for the Advancement of Science; The American Physical Society; The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; The American Society of Mechanical Engineers; The American Psychological Association; The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; The Optical Society of America; and The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, and additionally thanks The American Association for the Advancement of Science for its role in coordinating the fellowship programs of the various societies; and be it further Resolved, That because of its valuable contributions to the legislative process, the Congress strongly encourages the scientific and engineering communities to continue and expand this vital public service activity. Agreed to May 21, 1976.

May 24, 1976 "COURT PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIONS OF VITAL INTEREST TO THE [H. Con. Res. 305] CONGRESS, FINAL REPORT FOR THE 93d CONGRESS, DECEMBER 1974" Resolved by the House of Representatives {the Senate concurring), That there shall be printed for the use of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, five hundred additional copies of the committee print entitled, "Court Proceedings and Actions of Vital Interest to the Congress, Final Report for the 93d Congress, December 1974". Passed May 24, 1976.

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