For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 22, 2004

Message to the Congress of the United States

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Consistent with 42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1), I transmit herewith a report prepared for the Congress and the Administration by the National Science Board entitled, "Science and Engineering Indicators -- 2004." This report represents the sixteenth in the series examining key aspects of the status of science and engineering in the United States.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

April 22, 2004.

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