To express the sense of the Congress that Federal spending on civilian research and development should comprise 70 percent of total Federal research and development spending by fiscal year 1997.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Federal civilian research and development spending should comprise 70 percent of total Federal research and development spending by FY 1997; and (2) by the year 2000, the United States should be unsurpassed in civilian research and development spending as a percentage of gross national product and should be the world leader in industrial and leading-edge technology development.