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United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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<p>The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is a <a href="/facts/Standing_committee/9RYq7ARm">committee</a> of the <a href="/facts/United_States_House_of_Representatives/cdBPb9pY">United States House of Representatives</a>. It has jurisdiction over non-defense federal scientific <a href="/facts/Research/mo8joeTL">research</a> and development. More specifically, the committee has complete jurisdiction over the following federal agencies: <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a>, <a href="/facts/National_Science_Foundation/FlDT8TbW">NSF</a>, <a href="/facts/National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology/gr9Fnh85">NIST</a>, and the <a href="/facts/White_House_Office_of_Science_and_Technology_Policy/DvPd3WFb">OSTP</a>. The committee also has authority over R&D activities at the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Energy/PRp6Cz8g">Department of Energy</a>, the <a href="/facts/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency/ghI985SI">EPA</a>, <a href="/facts/Federal_Aviation_Administration/PYsXt3YT">FAA</a>, <a href="/facts/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration/IvcuqNJg">NOAA</a>, the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Transportation/qgNCJ1tF">DOT</a>, the <a href="/facts/National_Weather_Service/gcWCQRzr">NWS</a>, the <a href="/facts/Department_of_Homeland_Security/jwz5gLfa">DHS</a> and the <a href="/facts/U.S._Fire_Administration/38W9Hzv2">U.S. Fire Administration</a>. </p>