IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 153
Commending the Council for Chemical Research for publishing a new study,
entitled ‘‘Measuring Up: Research & Development Counts in the Chemical
Industry’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2001
Mr. MANZULLO submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Science
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the Council for Chemical Research for pub-
lishing a new study, entitled ‘‘Measuring Up: Research
& Development Counts in the Chemical Industry’’.
Whereas the Council for Chemical Research is a membership
organization representing industry, academia, and gov-
ernment, formed in 1979;
Whereas the council’s mission is to encourage high-quality
education in the chemical sciences and engineering, and
to promote research in chemistry-based sciences, engi-
neering, and technology that benefits the Nation, through
productive interactions among the industrial, academic,
and governmental research sectors;
Whereas in May 2001, the council published a new study, en-
titled ‘‘Measuring Up: Research & Development Counts
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in the Chemical Industry’’, which, for the first time,
quantifies the return on investment in chemical research
and development;
Whereas according to the study, chemical research and devel-
opment plays a critical role in the United States economy
and generates a strong return on investment for Amer-
ican institutions;
Whereas 
in 
1998 
the 
chemical 
industry 
generated
$68,000,000,000 in exports, which comprised 10 percent
of all United States exports;
Whereas the United States’ recent economic growth resulted
largely from increases in ‘‘knowledge capital’’ in a variety
of industries;
Whereas research and development is the catalyst for eco-
nomic growth in the chemical industry and other indus-
tries;
Whereas the chemical industry is a major building block of
the United States economy, having grown steadily and
become a world leader in scientific advances even in the
face of increasing global competition;
Whereas a substantial number of globally beneficial, break-
through advances have emerged from United States
chemical laboratories;
Whereas these breakthrough advances in chemical research
have established the foundation for advances in agri-
culture, transportation, housing, electronics, communica-
tions, biochemistry, national defense, environmental pro-
tection, and other fields;
Whereas none of these fields can alone sustain the research
and development necessary to achieve scientific advances
for the economic and social well-being of the Nation;
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Whereas on average, every dollar invested in chemical re-
search and development produces $2 in corporate oper-
ating income over a period of 6 years—an average annual
return of 17 percent after taxes;
Whereas chemical patents in the United States have a higher
incidence of linkage to scientific papers than other pat-
ents—roughly 6 science references per chemical patent,
the high end of the range for patents of all industries;
and
Whereas sustained research and development investments will
provide the technological base for the Nation’s bright fu-
ture: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress commends the Council for
Chemical Research for publishing a new study, entitled
‘‘Measuring Up: Research & Development Counts in the
Chemical Industry’’, which, for the first time, quantifies
the return on investment in chemical research and devel-
opment.
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