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,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4        
,delaney1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,e/y (   
,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4      
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 
,lewis ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4        
,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,ru%1    
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mrs4      
,watson ,coleman1 & ,ms4 ,l(gr57        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution  ,express+ !
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,(fice ( ,te*nology ,assessm5t %\ld be  
ree/abli%$4  ,:]eas ! ,(fice (          
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to z ,,ota7 0 creat$ 9 #aigb to provide 
,memb]s ( ,congress & congressional     
committees ) objective analysis (       
increas+ly complex sci5tific & te*nical 

issues fac$ by our c\ntry2 ,:]eas = ov] 
#bj ye>s & #aa sessions ( ,congress1 !  
,,ota produc$ tru/wor?y1 nonp>tisan     
te*nical reports on issues z f> rang+ z 
nucle> arms control1 electronic heal?   
records1 & oil & %ale te*nologies2      
,:]eas ! exp]tise provid$ by ! ,,ota    
sav$ taxpay]s billions ( doll>s by      
id5tify+ co/-effective areas = future   
inve/m5t & avoid+ wa/+ money on         
te*nologies & policies t did n & c\ld n 
"w2 ,:]eas ! ,,ota contribut$ to !      
security & economic gr[? ( our ,nation  
by provid+ timely & =w>d look+ analysis 
( te*nological ?reats & opportunities2  
,:]eas x is frequ5tly necess>y = ,memb]s
 ( ,congress to make in=m$ policy       
decisions ab\t rapidly *ang+ te*nologies
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exp]tise2 ,:]eas 9 ! #bj ye>s s9ce      
,congress has susp5d$ appropriations = !
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significant opportunities = reallocat+  
,f$]al sp5d+ to bett] align ) curr5t &  
future te*nological reality2 & ,:]eas   

#ij organizations came toge!r to call = 
! ,,ota to be fund$ once aga9 by        
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s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--    
7#a7 ! legislative process w\ld greatly 
b5efit f once aga9 hav+ an (fice d$icat$
 to giv+ nonp>tisan1 te*nical advice to 
,congress2  7#b7 ! ,(fice ( ,te*nology  
,assessm5t repres5ts a co/-effective    
improvem5t to ! gov]nance ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7#c7 fund+ %\ld be re/or$ = !
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