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United States General Accounting Offic 094379
Washington, D. C. 20548
FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
Expected at 10 a.m., EST
Thursday, April 5, 1979
STATEMENT OF
ELMER B. STAATS
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
BEFORE THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ON
THELFEDERAL R&D BUDGET]
/ Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
Of all the congressional committees, this Committee has
the broadest oversight of U.S. science and technology and I
especially appreciate this opportunity to share my views with
you on the Federal budget for R&D and related policy issues.
On June 17, 1975, I appeared before this Committee in
support of H.R. 4461 in hearings which lead to the passage of
the National Science and Technology, Policy, and Priorities
Act of 1976. During that hearing, I stressed the importance
of a better system for examining national priorities in re-
search and development and a better system for assessing such
needs for both specific programs and the overall levels of
Federal and private support for research and development.
In my statement, I indicated that:](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobacuip0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)