在上届美国国会休会前的最后时刻,一大批科技立法得以顺利通过。在联邦政府的代表忙于与有关国会议员进行预算谈判的同时,一些有关科学技术的重要计划被国会悄悄塞入1991财年国防授权法——国会唯一能对联邦政府的研究与开发政策及优先领城发挥重要影响的工具。在这一范围很宽而內容丰富的授权法 At the last moment before the parliamentary recess, a large number of science and technology legislation passed smoothly. While representatives of the federal government are busy negotiating budget with the relevant MPs, some important plans for science and technology are silently plunged by Congress into FY1991 defense authorization law - the only parliamentary policy and priority for research and development of the federal government City play a major impact tool. In this very broad and informative licensing law