The hearing reported in this document focused on H.R. 4726, a bill concerned with improving the facilities and instructional equipment available at science-technology centers, two-year colleges, and other non-profit institutions engaged in informal and formal education in science and technology. Witnesses from three agencies (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and Department of Energy) charged with implementing and administering the bill described how the new program relates to their agencies' current educational activities and provided an assessment of the likelihood of the bill achieving its objectives. (PR)