Jun 26 1974
From The Space Library
The House passed, by a roll call vote of 407 to 7, H.R. 15572, the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development-Space-Science-Veterans FY 1975 appropriations bill. The bill-passed as recommended to the House by its Committee on Appropriations 21 June-appropriated $3.203 billion to NASA, $44.1 million below the FY 1975 budget request and $63.9 million below the FY 1975 authorization.
Research and development funds totaled $2.327 billion, construction of facilities $135.67 million, and research and program management $740 million. An additional $4.435 million had been provided in the Special Energy Bill.
The House cut $6.2 million authorized as planning funds for the Large Space Telescope, noting that the LST was not among the top four priority telescope projects selected by the National Academy of Sciences. Also the House deferred the $8.0 million requested to initiate SEASAT and recommended that the satellite be configured to fly on an early mission of the space shuttle. The Committee urged NASA to reprogram funds to begin work on ERTS-C as soon as possible but directed the agency not to reprogram any funds for cost overruns on the Viking project without requesting additional funds from Congress. Other cuts from the authorization included $15.8 million for the construction of facilities and $9.6 million for research and program management. (CR, 26 June 74, 115746- 73 ; Com Rpt 93-1139)
Dr. Noel W. Hinners appointment as NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science became effective. He succeeded Dr. John E. Naugle, who had become Deputy Associate Administrator. Dr. Hinners, Director of Lunar Programs in the Office of Space Science before his appointment, had joined NASA in 1972 as Deputy Director and Chief Scientist of Apollo Lunar Exploration in the Office of Manned Space Eight. (NASA Ann, 26 June 74)
A National Academy of Sciences panel report to President Nixon recom-mended that the White House create a Council for Science and Tech-nology. The Council would recommend how science and technology could be most effectively incorporated into the policy-making process. Three full-time members-drawn from the sciences, engineering, and related fields-would be appointed by the President with the advice and con-sent of the Senate. A Chairman, who would also serve as a member of the Domestic Council, would report to the President, and a staff of 25-30 experts would attack special problems. NAS also recommended that the Council actively participate in the work of the National Security Council and play a role in areas of foreign policy affected by science and tech-nology. (Dr. H. Guyford Stever, National Science Foundation Director, had been assigned the role of Science Adviser to the President following the abolishment of the Office of Science and Technology by President Nixon in mid-1973.) (Sullivan, NYT, 27 June 74)
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