I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5473
To grant the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and 
Development Compact. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. 
CASTLE, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. COYNE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
EHRLICH, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. FRELING-
HUYSEN, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. GREENWOOD, Ms. HART, Mr. 
HOEFFEL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. LOBIONDO, 
Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. PITTS, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. SAXTON, 
Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. TOOMEY, 
and Mr. WYNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To grant the consent of the Congress to the SMART 
Research and Development Compact.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSENT TO COMPACT. 
The Congress consents to the SMART Research and 
Development Compact if that compact is entered into by 
the State of Delaware, the State of Maryland, the State 
of New Jersey, and the State of Pennsylvania. The com-
pact reads substantially as follows: 
‘‘SMART RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMPACT 
‘‘ARTICLE I. 
‘‘The purpose of this compact is to promote the con-
tribution of the Mid-Atlantic region to the Nation’s re-
search and development in science and technology, and to 
create an organization for Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic 
Region for Tomorrow (hereinafter in this compact referred 
to as the ‘Organization’). The purpose of the Organization 
is to oversee and help facilitate the acquisition of research 
and development funding, and to enhance the cooperation, 
formation of partnerships, and sharing of information 
among businesses, academic institutions, laboratories, and 
nonprofit entities, within Delaware, Maryland, New Jer-
sey, and Pennsylvania. 
‘‘ARTICLE II. 
‘‘This compact takes effect upon ratification by the 
States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsyl-
vania, pursuant to the consent of Congress.
‘‘ARTICLE III. 
‘‘The States, which are parties to this compact (here-
inafter referred to as ‘party States’) do hereby establish 
and create the Organization as a joint organization which 
shall be known as the SMART Organization. The leader-
ship of the Organization shall consist of a representative 
from each party State, appointed as provided by the law 
of that State. The leadership shall appoint a Blue Ribbon 
Commission comprised of a representative from each party 
State from each technological class described in article IV 
to advise the leadership. The participants in the organiza-
tion may include any business, academic institution, non-
profit agency or laboratory. 
‘‘The leadership of the Organization shall oversee and 
direct the projects, administration, and policies of the 
SMART Organization. The Blue Ribbon Commission shall 
identify goals and new technological developments for the 
region to pursue and facilitate cooperation among partici-
pants. The leadership, Blue Ribbon Commission, and par-
ticipants in the Organization shall serve without com-
pensation or reimbursement of expenses. The leadership 
of the Organization shall hold regular quarterly meetings 
and such special meetings as its business may require. 
‘‘The Organization shall adopt such rules and regula-
tions as may be needed. The Organization may hold hear-
ings and conduct studies and surveys to carry out its pur-
pose. The Organization may acquire by gift or otherwise 
and hold and dispose of such money and property as may 
be provided for the proper performance of its functions, 
may cooperate with other public or private groups, wheth-
er local, State, regional or national, having an interest in 
economic development, and may exercise such other pow-
ers as may be appropriate to accomplish its functions and 
duties in connection with the development of the Organiza-
tion and to carry out the purpose of this compact. 
‘‘ARTICLE IV. 
‘‘The Organization participants may, and the Blue 
Ribbon Commission shall, represent and originate from 
the following technological classes: information technology, 
sensors, rotorcraft technology, manufacturing technology, 
nanotechnology, electronics, telecommunications, chemical 
and biological, biomedical, opto-electric, Materials/Aero-
space, and defense systems including directed energy, mis-
sile defense, future combat systems, and unmanned aerial 
vehicles. The SMART Organization may at any time, upon 
approval by the Organization leadership, designate and as-
sign new representatives for additional technological class-
es and may at any time remove an existing class from the 
Organization’s activities.
‘‘ARTICLE V. 
‘‘The leadership of the Organization shall appoint a 
full-time paid executive director, who shall be a person fa-
miliar with the nature of the procedures and the signifi-
cance of scientific funding, research and development, eco-
nomic development, and the informational, educational, 
and publicity methods of stimulating general interest in 
such developments. The executive director may appoint 
the other employees of the Organization and shall be the 
administrative head of the Organization. The executive di-
rector’s term of office shall be at the pleasure of the lead-
ership of the Organization. 
‘‘ARTICLE VI. 
‘‘This compact shall continue in force and remain 
binding upon each party State until 6 months after the 
party State gives notice of its intent to withdraw to the 
other party States.’’. 
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL. 
The Congress expressly reserves the right to alter, 
amend, or repeal this Act. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
SMART Organization such sums as may be necessary to 
assist the Organization in carrying out its activities, in-