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From Washington: Will the proposed trade department include NBS?

Last June President Reagan proposed the creation of a new Cabinet-level Department of International Trade and Industry. The proposal was supported in a joint statement issued by Secretary of Commerce Baldrige, U.S. Trade Representative William Brock, and Senator William Roth. chairman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. The President urged Congress to enact the plan into law in order to achieve a more coordinated approach to international trade. The key objective: to expand U.S. exports by aiding and encouraging the private sector to compete in foreign markets more effectively. The new Department of International Trade and Industry would provide the focus for making international trade a top policy priority, with a single Cabinet Department responsible for both policy making and policy implementation. Perhaps incidental to the main proposal was a plan to merge the National Bureau of Standards with the National Science Foundation, a matter of concern to the computing community. Under the plan. the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative would be absorbed by the proposed new Department. Moving from Commerce to the new Department would be the International Trade Administration, the functions of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs (except the Bureau of Census), the National Telecommunications and Information administration , the Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration. Commerce's remaining components would be transferred to other areas of government: • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would become a separate agency. • The Economic Development Administration would become a part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. • The Minority Business Administration would be placed in a department other than the Department of International Trade and Industry. • The National Bureau of Standards would be placed within the National Science Foundation. NBS was established in 1901 to support industry, commerce, scientific institutions, and all branches of government. With a total operating budget of $188 million (FY83), it is a laboratory-based research institution which provides measurement methods , standards, and scientific data. NBS holds over 100 conferences and workshops each year. Its programs involve guest workers, industrial research associates, visiting faculty, and students. Three percent of its appropriation is used for grants. it is primarily a grants agency (75 percent of budget) supporting research in universities and colleges. Its principal interests include the mathematical and physical sciences; engineering; biological, behavioral, and social sciences ; and science and …