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An amendment by New Mexico Congressman Ben Ray Luján to the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009 (H.R. 2020) was passed by the House Committee on Science and Technology earlier today.The bill itself also passed the committee by voice vote.
“My amendment promotes collaboration between federal laboratories, higher learning institutions, and industry — so that these laboratories and institutions’ research and development activities can assist industry’s commercial development efforts,” Luján is quoted as saying in a statement. “Our national labs are making tremendous technological advances every day, and we must take advantage of their discoveries and support their innovative research programs to renew America’s economic competitiveness.”
Los Alamos National Labs is a major employer within Luján’s Third Congressional District.
“The NITRD Program involves a collaboration of more than a dozen federal research and development agencies for a current total federal investment of approximately $3.5 billion. To ensure that we make the most effective use of our own resources to remain a leader in these fields, it is critical that these many agencies come together to develop common goals and well defined strategies for networking and information technology R&D,” stated Chairman Bart Gordon, D-Tenn. “Given how rapidly this field evolves, a comprehensive look at the NITRD program by Congress is timely.”
The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act was sponsored by Rep. Gordon.
