HR 14242 · 93th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

International Science and Technology Transfer Act

Introduced 1974-04-11· Sponsored by Rep. Hanna, Richard T. [D-CA-34]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Science and Astronautics.(1974-04-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] International Science and Technology Transfer Act - States that the purpose of the Act is to facilitate the transfer of developments in science and technology from the United States to projects in cooperation with less developed countries and from such countries to the United States. Establishes an institute to be known as the International Science and Technology Transfer Institute. States that the Council of the Institute shall be composed of specified representatives from within the government. Directs the Council to establish standards and procedures concerning: (1) the translation of information transmitted by the Institute pursuant to this Act; (2) the hours of operation of the Institute's communication center; (3) encouraging countries which have a communication center established under this Act to establish an entity similar to the Institute to permit greater coordination with the Institute; (4) using the Institute's communication center and the communication center of any less developed country to provide support for and encourage the transfer of science, technology, culture, and our information from such less developed country to researchers and institutions in the United …

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