COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

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COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE

F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., Wisconsin, Chairman

SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois
CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland
CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania
DANA ROHRABACHER, California
STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico
JOE BARTON, Texas

KEN CALVERT, California
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan**
DAVE WELDON, Florida

MATT SALMON, Arizona
THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota
MARK FOLEY, Florida

THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois

CHARLES W. "CHIP" PICKERING,
Mississippi

CHRIS CANNON, Utah
KEVIN BRADY, Texas
MERRILL COOK, Utah

PHIL ENGLISH, Pennsylvania
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR.,
Washington

TOM A. COBURN, Oklahoma
PETE SESSIONS, Texas

GEORGE E. BROWN, Jr., California RMM*
RALPH M. HALL, Texas

BART GORDON, Tennessee
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
TIM ROEMER, Indiana
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
PAUL MCHALE, Pennsylvania

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida
LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan
ZOE LOFGREN, California

MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania
SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas
BILL LUTHER, Minnesota
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan

BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon

ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
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April 28, 1998: Technical Barriers to Free Trade

Page

Raymond G. Kammer, Director, National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Samuel E. Tyson, Independent Consultant

Michael L. Turnbow, Former Chairman, American Society for Non-

destructive Testing

25

Charles E. Ford, Vice President and Director, Quality Assurance, Babcock

and Wilcox Power Generation Group

36

Stacy Brovitz, Chief Executive Officer, Dormont Manufacturing Com-

pany

51

June 4, 1998: The Impact of Standards on the Digital Economy

Oliver R. Smoot, Executive Vice President, Information Technology In-

dustry Council'

113

John Major, Executive Vice President, QUALCOMM

131

Jesse E. Russell, Chairman, Wireless Communications Division, Tele-

communications Industry Association

146

Bo Piekarski, Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Mar-

keting, Ericsson, Inc

160

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