1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 95-738 SPRUpdated January 17, 1997The Difference Between DOD Programs ThatDevelop Dual-Use Technologies and DODsDual-Use Technology Development Programs A Fact Sheet-na-e redacted-Spec
2、ialist in Science and TechnologyScience Policy Research DivisionThis fact sheet makes a distinction between DOD programs that develop dual-usetechnologies and DODs dual-use technology development programs. The distinctionis more than semantic and is worth noting as Congress considers non-defense exp
3、endituresin DODs budget. Many of the technologies and much of the knowledge generated byDODs traditional Science and Technology (S&T) programs could be considered dual-use(e.g., programs in the sciences, materials, electronics, computers, design methods,manufacturing methods, software engineering).
4、DOD has been supporting many of theseprograms for decades. Dual-use programs, on the other hand, are those S&T programsthat explicitly attempt to leverage the commercial sectors investment in those sametechnologies. These programs are relatively new, initiated at the behest of Congress. Aprogram tha
