Impacts of U.S. Export Control Policies on Science and Technology Activities and Competitiveness

Rayburn 2318 - Committee on Science, Space, and Technology - 2009-02-25 - On Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 10:00 am in room 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, the Committee

on Science and Technology will hold a hearing to review the impacts of current export control policies on U.S. science and technology activities and competitiveness and to examine the findings and recommendations of the National Academies study, Beyond "Fortress America": National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World.

Witnesses:

• Lt. General Brent Scowcroft (Ret.) Co-chair, National Academies Committee on Science, Security and Prosperity, and President and Founder, The Scowcroft Group
• Mr. A. Thomas Young Co-chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies Working Group on the Health of the U.S. Space Industrial Base and the Impact of Export Controls, and Lockheed Martin Corporation (Ret.)
• Dr. Claude R. Canizares Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Maj. General Robert Dickman (Ret.) Executive Director, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Video provided by U.S. House of Representatives.