Pre-History: Meeting the Need for Science Advice to the U.S. Congress

Peter D. Blair

Chapter 2 in Congress’s Own Think Tank: Learning from the Legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972–1995), 2013, pp 11-23 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In 1958, in the wake of the 1957 Soviet launch of Sputnik, the House of Representatives formed a new Subcommittee on Science, Research and Development (SRD), which was the first dedicated group in Congress charged specifically with examining the broad implications of science and technology development and related science policies of the U.S. Government. The SRD coined the term technology assessment to describe the means of informing the Congress of the potential undesirable effects of new technology. For over a decade proposals were considered to establish a mechanism for providing science and technology advice to Congress, which ultimately culminated in passage of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972, signed into law by President Nixon on October 13, 1972, creating OTA.

Keywords: Technology Assessment; Science Advice; Legislative Proposal; Legislative Branch; Vice Chair (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137359056_2

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