F2000 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION BUDGET REQUEST:DR. RITA R. COLWELL

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: April 28, 1999 | Copyright information

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Testimony of Dr. Rita Colwell, Director National Science Foundation Before the House Basic Research Subcommittee

April 28,1999

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Johnson, members of the Subcommittee, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to testify on the budget request for Fiscal Year 2000 for the National Science Foundation.

Before I turn to details of the NSF budget request, I'd like to say a few words about how NSF fits into the overall R&D environment of our country.

My good friend and colleague Dr. Eamon Kelly - Chairman of the National Science Board - has ...

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