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March 17, 2005

Davis, Lipinski and Johnson Work to Pass Science Legislation

(Washington, DC) Today, the House Science Committee passed bills authorizing high performance computing research, research into energy conservation technologies to support the steel and aluminum industries, and a tribute to the scientific contributions of African-American women.  All three bills enjoyed broad bipartisan support.

H.R. 28, the High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2005, amends the bipartisan High Performance Computing Act of 1991.  The original legislation was instrumental in getting the various Departments of the Executive Branch working together to apply the power of supercomputers to our society’s major challenges.

Representative Lincoln Davis (D-TN), the Democratic lead on this bill, stated, "In order for us to regain our superiority in high-end computing we need to strengthen and streamline our efforts.  With cutting-edge research already under way at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and throughout the country it's more important now than ever before to work together in pursuit of our common goal."

H.R. 1158 reauthorizes the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988.  The program established under this Act led a steel industry technology roadmap that permitted the industry to modernize and better meet the new lighter weight products needed by the auto industry and other industry customers.

"While the US steel industry is much more modern than a decade and a half ago, the pace of technology and the competition from overseas is relentless.  Reauthorization of this bill is essential to preserve American jobs, to keep the customers of the U.S. steel industry strong, and to assure that our defense industry has the secure supply of domestic steel products it needs," said Representative Dan Lipinski, (D-IL), primary Democratic cosponsor of this legislation.

H.Con.Res. 96, Recognizing the significance of African American women in the United States scientific community, was authored and introduced by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D-TX).  The bill recognizes the significant contributions that African American women have made to science.  "Commemorating the achievements of African American women at the very top of the performance curve demonstrates to the world the importance of diversity in the workforce, especially the scientific community," stated Rep. Johnson.

Also approved by the Committee today was H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005.  The Committee anticipates these bills will be brought before the full House of Representatives in the near future.  Further detailed information is available on HR 798, authored by Ranking Member Rep. Bart Gordon, (D-TN).  Please contact the Democratic press office.

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