[extropy-chat] Smalley, Drexler and the monster in Lake Michigan

[Robert J. Bradbury]

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:

> But in the early versions of the bill (S. 189 (es)) it was in Section 5b
> and it isn't in S 189 (is or rs) (where Section 5 became Section 4).
> You can search on "Self-Assembly".
>
> This would make a great detective story...

The above is wrong!  I had the order of the bills incorrect.

If you start at http://thomas.loc.gov/ and search on "S189" you
will get the 4 versions in the correct order with explanations.
The text appears in S.189(es).  Then go to the es/enr versions
and go to "Bill Summary & Status file" to get a list of the pages
in the Congressional Record.

In section 5b it says "the National Research Council shall conduct
a one-time study to determine the technical feasibility of molecular
self-assembly for the manufacture of materials and devices at the
molecular scale."

The text shows up in the debate on the floor on November the 18th.
Documents S15101/S15102 in the Congressional Record. The changes
appear to be coming into the version of the bill from Senators
Allen (VA) and Wyden (OR). The text is not in earlier versions
of the bill.

Sorry for the confusion.
Robert