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In
1972, Congress established the Office of
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Technology
Assessment as an analytic arm of
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Congress.
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In
1976, the NIH initiated consensus conferences
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synthesize
information, bring judgment of
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professionals
and nonprofessionals to bear on
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technology
assessment issues
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