Union Calendar No. 265

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3476

[Report No. 103–473]

A BILL

To amend the National Science and Technology

and for other purposes.Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976,

APRIL 12, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 265

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3476

[Report No. 103–473]

To amend the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and

Priorities Act of 1976, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 9, 1993

Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. BROWN of California, and Mr. BOEHLERT)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Science, Space, and Technology

APRIL 12, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 9, 1993]

A BILL

To amend the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976, and for other

purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Science and

3 Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act

4 Amendments of 1994’’.

5 SEC. 2. POLICY AND PRIORITIES.

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 101 of the National Science

7 and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of

8 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601) is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘manpower’’

10 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘human resource’’; and

11 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘man and

12 his universe’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘humans

13 and their universe’’.

14 (b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 102 of the Na15 tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and

16 Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6602) is amended—

17 (1) in subsection (a)—

18 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2)

19 through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re20 spectively; and

21 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol22 lowing new paragraph:

23 ‘‘(2) The United States should be among the

24 world leaders in all major areas of science, and

25 should maintain clear leadership in selected major

26 areas of science. The decision to select a field for clear
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1 leadership should be based on the societal goals identi2 fied under section 205(b)(2).’’;

3 (2) in subsection (b)—

4 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2)

5 through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re6 spectively;

7 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol8 lowing new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(2) The Federal Government should cooperate

10 with the private sector to ensure that technological

11 leadership exists within the United States in those

12 technologies that promise to have a major and con13 tinuing impact on the growth and future vitality of

14 the United States economy.’’; and

15 (C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated by

16 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking

17 ‘‘It is further an appropriate Federal function to

18 support’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The Fed19 eral Government has a responsibility to support

20 key’’; and

21 (3) in subsection (c)—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘coordinate procedures are

23 of paramount importance’’ and inserting in lieu

24 thereof ‘‘steps should be taken’’; and
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1 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘devel2 opment and’’ after ‘‘policy should encourage

3 the’’.

4 SEC. 3. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.

5 (a) FUNCTIONS.—Section 204 of the National Science

6 and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of

7 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6613) is amended to read as follows:

8 ‘‘FUNCTIONS

9 ‘‘SEC. 204. (a) The primary functions of the Office and

10 the Director are to—

11 ‘‘(1) recommend to the President those science

12 and technology priorities which will best contribute to

13 achieving the societal goals identified under section

14 205(b)(2);

15 ‘‘(2) ensure the development of a coordinated

16 Federal research and development budget to imple17 ment the President’s science and technology priorities

18 in accordance with section 205;

19 ‘‘(3) provide, within the Executive Office of the

20 President, advice on the scientific, engineering, and

21 technological aspects of issues that require attention

22 at the highest levels of Government; and

23 ‘‘(4) perform analyses of the adequacy of the

24 science and technology base and the health of the re25 search enterprise of the Nation.
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1 ‘‘(b) In addition to such other functions and activities

2 as the President may assign, the Director shall—

3 ‘‘(1) advise and make policy recommendations to

4 the President, and various components of the Execu5 tive Office of the President that formulate national

6 policy, on scientific and technological considerations

7 involved in areas of national concern including, but

8 not limited to, the economy, national security, health,

9 foreign relations and international scientific and

10 technological cooperation, the environment, and the

11 technological recovery and use of resources;

12 ‘‘(2) evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness

13 of the Federal effort in science and technology and ad14 vise on appropriate actions;

15 ‘‘(3) assist the President in providing general

16 leadership and coordination of the research and devel17 opment programs of the Federal Government; and

18 ‘‘(4) cooperate with the States in carrying out

19 responsibilities under this section.

20 ‘‘(c) Executive departments and agencies shall to the

21 extent practicable provide, upon the request of the Director,

22 such services, personnel, equipment, facilities, and informa23 tion (including estimates, statistics, and technical assist24 ance) as may be necessary for carrying out the functions

25 of the Office, and as may be available to or procurable by
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1 such department or agency from public or private agencies

2 and organizations and individuals, in order to avoid dupli3 cation of effort and expense. The Director may transfer

4 funds made available pursuant to this Act to other Federal

5 agencies as reimbursement for the utilization of such serv6 ices, personnel, equipment, and facilities.’’.

7 (b) SETTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUDGET PRI8 ORITIES.—The National Science and Technology Policy,

9 Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 is amended—

10 (1) by striking section 206;

11 (2) by redesignating section 205 as section 206;

12 and

13 (3) by inserting after section 204 the following

14 new section:

15 ‘‘SETTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUDGET PRIORITIES

16 ‘‘SEC. 205. (a) The Director, in conjunction with the

17 National Science and Technology Council established under

18 title IV, shall ensure that the Federal research and develop19 ment budget conforms to the President’s overall science and

20 technology priorities. In carrying out this function, the Di21 rector shall—

22 ‘‘(1) at the beginning of each Executive Branch

23 budget formulation cycle, work with the Office of

24 Management and Budget to develop and issue guid25 ance to the Federal departments and agencies as to
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1 the science and technology priorities to be included in

2 the President’s budget;

3 ‘‘(2) review department and agency budget sub4 missions received from the Office of Management and

5 Budget for compliance with the initial guidance on

6 science and technology priorities provided in para7 graph (1) and assist the Director of the Office of

8 Management and Budget in developing the budget de9 terminations provided by the Office of Management

10 and Budget to each Federal department and agency;

11 and

12 ‘‘(3) provide other assistance to the Office of

13 Management and Budget and the departments and

14 agencies throughout the budget development process as

15 appropriate.

16 The Office of Management and Budget shall work with the

17 Director as described in paragraph (1), and shall provide

18 to the Director, at the time of submission, the research and

19 development budget request of each Federal department and

20 agency to enable the Director to conduct the review de21 scribed in paragraph (2).

22 ‘‘(b) The President, in consultation with the Director

23 of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Di24 rector of the Office of Management and Budget, shall pre25 pare an analysis of research and development in the Federal
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1 budget to accompany the budget submission to the Congress

2 each year. The analysis shall—

3 ‘‘(1) identify the President’s priorities for science

4 and technology;

5 ‘‘(2) identify the societal goals the priorities

6 identified under paragraph (1) are designed to ad7 dress;

8 ‘‘(3) present a consolidated research and develop9 ment budget, identifying the funding levels for re10 search and development in each department and

11 agency;

12 ‘‘(4) identify the major categories of research and

13 development funded by Federal departments and

14 agencies and any multi-agency research initiatives,

15 and identify the funding levels for each of those cat16 egories and initiatives in each participating depart17 ment and agency; and

18 ‘‘(5) provide an explanation of any proposed

19 changes in research and development funding from

20 the previous fiscal year’s appropriation levels, includ21 ing a statement of how any proposed changes reflect

22 the priorities identified under paragraph (1).’’.

23 (c) POLICY PLANNING, ANALYSIS, AND ADVICE.—Sec24 tion 206 of the National Science and Technology Policy,

25 Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6614),
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1 as so redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this section, is

2 amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Office shall

4 serve’’;

5 (2) by striking subsection (b);

6 (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘national’’ and

7 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘regional, national,’’;

8 (4) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Science

9 and Technology Report, in accordance with section

10 209 of’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘reports required

11 by’’;

12 (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘national’’ and

13 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘regional, national,’’;

14 (6) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘, pursuant

15 to section 206 of this Act’’; and

16 (7) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘section

17 102(a)(6)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section

18 102(a)(7)’’.

19 (d) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR; AD20 MINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 207 of the National

21 Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Prior22 ities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6616) is amended—

23 (1) by striking subsection (a);

24 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as

25 subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and
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1 (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated by para2 graph (2) of this subsection—

3 (A) by striking ‘‘his functions’’ and insert4 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘functions’’;

5 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and

6 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;

7 (C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting

8 in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs:

9 ‘‘(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such

10 officers and employees as are necessary to perform the

11 functions vested in the Director without regard to the

12 provisions of title 5 of the United States Code govern13 ing appointments and compensation in the Federal

14 service, at rates not to exceed the rate of pay for level

15 IV of the Executive Schedule as provided pursuant to

16 section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, and to

17 prescribe their duties;

18 ‘‘(2) provide for participation of such civilian

19 and military personnel as may be detailed to the Of20 fice as the Director may need or believe to be useful

21 for carrying out the functions of the Director;’’;

22 (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para23 graph (3), as so redesignated by subparagraph

24 (B) of this paragraph;
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1 (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated by

2 subparagraph (B) of this paragraph—

3 (i) by striking ‘‘he deems’’ and insert4 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘are’’; and

5 (ii) by striking the period at the end

6 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’; and

7 (F) by adding at the end the following new

8 paragraph:

9 ‘‘(5) accept voluntary and uncompensated serv10 ices, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of

11 title 31, United States Code.’’.

12 (e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.—

13 Section 208 of the National Science and Technology Policy,

14 Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6617)

15 is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘his’’;

17 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Domestic

18 Council, the National Security Council, the Council

19 on Environmental Quality,’’ and inserting in lieu

20 thereof ‘‘various components of the Executive Office of

21 the President that formulate national policy, includ22 ing the National Security Council,’’;

23 (3) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘he deems’’

24 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘are’’;
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1 (4) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘he deems’’

2 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘are’’;

3 (5) by amending subsection (a)(4) to read as fol4 lows:

5 ‘‘(4) solicit the advice of the National Science

6 Board on science and technology issues of broad na7 tional importance.’’; and

8 (6) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in9 serting in lieu thereof the following:

10 ‘‘(b) The Director shall make scientific and techno11 logical cooperation with the States a priority. The Director

12 shall—

13 ‘‘(1) on matters affecting the States, ensure the

14 representation of the States in Federal policy develop15 ment and encourage State representation on key pol16 icy bodies and program initiatives; and

17 ‘‘(2) periodically convene meetings with State

18 government representatives and Federal and other

19 leaders to assess the effectiveness of Federal-State co20 operation.’’.

21 SEC. 4. PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE OF ADVISORS ON

22 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

23 Title III of the National Science and Technology Pol24 icy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.

25 6631 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘TITLE III—PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE OF

2 ADVISORS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

3 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT

4 ‘‘SEC. 301. (a) The President shall establish within the

5 Executive Office of the President the President’s Committee

6 of Advisors on Science and Technology (hereinafter referred

7 to as the ‘Committee of Advisors’).

8 ‘‘(b) The President shall appoint members of the Com9 mittee of Advisors not later than 90 days after the date of

10 enactment of the National Science and Technology Policy,

11 Organization, and Priorities Act Amendments of 1994.

12 ‘‘MEMBERSHIP

13 ‘‘SEC. 302. The Committee of Advisors shall consist

14 of—

15 ‘‘(1) the Director of the Office of Science and

16 Technology Policy, or another official of the Executive

17 Office of the President, to be designated by the Presi18 dent, who performs similar functions;

19 ‘‘(2) not more than 14 other members appointed

20 by the President, for such periods as the President

21 may determine; and

22 ‘‘(3) one member of the National Science Board,

23 who shall be selected by the President from among the

24 members of that Board.
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1 ‘‘QUALIFICATIONS

2 ‘‘SEC. 303. (a) Members of the Committee of Advisors

3 appointed by the President pursuant to section 302(2)

4 shall—

5 ‘‘(1) be eminent in one or more areas of science,

6 engineering, technology, information dissemination,

7 education, or public affairs;

8 ‘‘(2) be acknowledged experts in their respective

9 fields of expertise and be selected solely on the basis

10 of established records of distinguished service;

11 ‘‘(3) collectively constitute a balanced composi12 tion with respect to—

13 ‘‘(A) fields of science, engineering, and tech14 nology; and

15 ‘‘(B) academic, industrial, and government

16 experience; and

17 ‘‘(4) be so selected as to provide the views of sci18 entific and engineering leaders in all regions of the

19 Nation.

20 ‘‘(b) In making nominations under this section, the

21 President shall give due regard to equitable representation

22 of scientists and engineers who are women or members of

23 minority groups.

24 ‘‘(c) The member described in section 302(1) shall

25 chair the Committee of Advisors and a non-Federal sector
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1 member selected by the Committee of Advisors shall serve

2 as Vice Chair.

3 ‘‘DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

4 ‘‘SEC. 304. The Committee of Advisors shall—

5 ‘‘(1) upon request, critically assess and provide

6 advice and recommendations to the President on

7 science and technology policies, priorities, programs,

8 and issues confronting the Nation;

9 ‘‘(2) assist the National Science and Technology

10 Council in securing private sector involvement in the

11 development of advice and recommendations on

12 science and technology policies, priorities, programs,

13 and issues confronting the Nation; and

14 ‘‘(3) perform other duties as requested by the

15 President.

16 ‘‘ADMINISTRATION

17 ‘‘SEC. 305. (a) The Office of Science and Technology

18 Policy shall provide such administrative services to the

19 Committee of Advisors as may be required.

20 ‘‘(b) The heads of Federal departments and agencies

21 shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Committee

22 of Advisors such information with respect to scientific and

23 technological matters as is required for the purpose of carry24 ing out its functions.

25 ‘‘(c) Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act

26 shall not apply to the Committee of Advisors.’’.
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1 SEC. 5. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the National Science

3 and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of

4 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6651 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘TITLE IV—NATIONAL SCIENCE AND

6 TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

7 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT

8 ‘‘SEC. 401. There is established in the Executive Office

9 of the President the National Science and Technology Coun10 cil (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’).

11 ‘‘MEMBERSHIP

12 ‘‘SEC. 402. The Council shall be composed of—

13 ‘‘(1) the President, who shall serve as Chair;

14 ‘‘(2) the Vice-President;

15 ‘‘(3) the Director of the Office of Science and

16 Technology Policy, or another official of the Executive

17 Office of the President, to be designated by the Presi18 dent, who performs similar functions;

19 ‘‘(4) the Secretary of Agriculture;

20 ‘‘(5) the Secretary of Commerce;

21 ‘‘(6) the Secretary of Defense;

22 ‘‘(7) the Secretary of Education;

23 ‘‘(8) the Secretary of Energy;

24 ‘‘(9) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv25 ices;

26 ‘‘(10) the Secretary of the Interior;
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1 ‘‘(11) the Secretary of State;

2 ‘‘(12) the Administrator of the National Aero3 nautics and Space Administration;

4 ‘‘(13) the Director of the National Science Foun5 dation;

6 ‘‘(14) the Director of the National Institutes of

7 Health;

8 ‘‘(15) the Administrator of the Environmental

9 Protection Agency;

10 ‘‘(16) the Chair of the Council of Economic Ad11 visers;

12 ‘‘(17) the Director of the Office of Management

13 and Budget;

14 ‘‘(18) the National Security Adviser; and

15 ‘‘(19) such other officials of executive depart16 ments and agencies as the President may, from time

17 to time, designate.

18 ‘‘MEETINGS

19 ‘‘SEC. 403. The President, or upon his direction, the

20 member described in section 402(3), may convene meetings

21 of the Council. The President shall preside over the meetings

22 of the Council, except that in his absence the Vice President

23 and in his absence the member described in section 402(3),

24 shall preside.
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1 ‘‘DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

2 ‘‘SEC. 404. (a) The Council shall consider problems

3 and developments in the fields of science, engineering, and

4 technology, and related activities affecting more than one

5 Federal agency, and shall develop policies and other meas6 ures designed to—

7 ‘‘(1) provide more effective planning and admin8 istration of Federal scientific, engineering, and tech9 nological programs;

10 ‘‘(2) ensure that science and technology policy

11 decisions and programs are consistent with the Presi12 dent’s stated goals;

13 ‘‘(3) ensure the adequacy of and achieve effective

14 utilization of the scientific, engineering, and techno15 logical resources and facilities of Federal agencies, in16 cluding the elimination of unwarranted duplication;

17 and

18 ‘‘(4) further international cooperation in science,

19 engineering, and technology.

20 ‘‘(b) The Council shall assume the responsibilities and

21 authorities of the National Critical Materials Council and

22 the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering,

23 and Technology. The Council shall coordinate as necessary

24 with the National Security Council in carrying out the
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1 former responsibilities of the National Critical Materials

2 Council.

3 ‘‘(c) The Council shall perform such other related du4 ties as shall be assigned by the President.

5 ‘‘(d) In exercising its duties and functions the Coun6 cil—

7 ‘‘(1) shall work closely with the heads of all rel8 evant Federal departments and agencies;

9 ‘‘(2) may utilize consultants and representatives

10 of industry, academia, and State and local govern11 ments;

12 ‘‘(3) shall hold hearings in various parts of the

13 Nation as necessary; and

14 ‘‘(4) shall avoid duplication of effort and ex15 pense.

16 ‘‘RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET COORDINATION

17 ‘‘SEC. 405. (a) In coordinating science and technology

18 policy, including research and development budget requests,

19 the Council shall—

20 ‘‘(1) appraise progress in science and technology

21 in relation to the societal goals identified under sec22 tion 205(b)(2), and determine the desired level of Fed23 eral investment in science and technology;

24 ‘‘(2) identify priorities for allocating Federal

25 funds among expenditure areas in science and tech26 nology in order to address the societal goals identified
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1 under section 205(b)(2), including the selection of

2 multi-agency research and development initiatives;

3 ‘‘(3) consider the ways in which scientific and

4 technical knowledge and principles can be applied to

5 achieving the societal goals identified under section

6 205(b)(2); and

7 ‘‘(4) ensure the coordination of Federal science

8 and technology programs and eliminate unnecessary

9 duplication of effort among these programs.

10 ‘‘(b) Executive departments and agencies shall to the

11 extent practicable make resources, including personnel, of12 fice support, and printing, available to the Council. Such

13 assistance may include—

14 ‘‘(1) detailing employees to the Council to per15 form such functions, consistent with the purposes of

16 this title, as the President may assign to them; and

17 ‘‘(2) undertaking, upon request of the President,

18 special studies.

19 ‘‘INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUPS

20 ‘‘SEC. 406. (a) The Council is authorized to establish,

21 for the purpose of conducting studies and making reports

22 as directed by the President, Interagency Working Groups

23 of the Council, and shall designate the subject areas and

24 membership of the Interagency Working Groups and oversee

25 their work.
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1 ‘‘(b) The Interagency Working Groups shall assist the

2 Council in carrying out its duties and functions by—

3 ‘‘(1) developing detailed plans, including fund4 ing requirements for multi-agency research and devel5 opment initiatives, and serve as a forum for coordi6 nating agency activities in implementing such initia7 tives;

8 ‘‘(2) defining a coherent approach for applying

9 science and technology to specific emerging national

10 problems;

11 ‘‘(3) gathering timely and authoritative informa12 tion on developments in science and technology to de13 termine how such developments are affecting the

14 achievement of the policy set forth in section 102 of

15 this Act;

16 ‘‘(4) initiating studies to determine which of the

17 scientific and technological alternatives available will

18 best contribute to achieving the societal goals identi19 fied under section 205(b)(2);

20 ‘‘(5) reviewing and appraising various science

21 and technology related activities of the Federal Gov22 ernment to determine the extent to which such activi23 ties are contributing to the achievement of the societal

24 goals identified under section 205(b)(2), and make
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1 recommendations to the President as appropriate;

2 and

3 ‘‘(6) performing other duties as requested by the

4 President or the Council.’’.

5 (b) REPEALS.—Sections 202(b), 203, 207, 208, 209,

6 210, and 211 of the National Critical Materials Act of 1984

7 are repealed.

8 SEC. 6. NATIONAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES ASSESS9 MENT PANEL.

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 601 of the National

11 Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Prior12 ities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6681) is amended to read as

13 follows:

14 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT

15 ‘‘SEC. 601. The Director of the Office of Science and

16 Technology Policy shall establish within that office a Na17 tional Sciences and Technologies Assessment Panel (here18 after in this title referred to as the ‘panel’). The panel shall

19 prepare the biennial national critical technologies report re20 quired under section 603, and the annual assessment re21 quired under section 604.’’.

22 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 602 of the National

23 Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Prior24 ities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6682) is amended—

25 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘13 members’’

26 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Director of the Of-
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1 fice of Science and Technology Policy, who shall serve

2 as Chairman, and 14 other’’;

3 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘nine mem4 bers’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall be ap5 pointed’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘8 members’’;

6 (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol7 lowing new paragraphs:

8 ‘‘(6) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv9 ices shall appoint one member, who shall be an offi10 cial of the National Institutes of Health.

11 ‘‘(7) The Director of the National Science Foun12 dation shall appoint one member, who shall be an of13 ficial of that agency.’’;

14 (4) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘(a)(1)(B)’’

15 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(a)(1)’’; and

16 (5) by striking subsection (c).

17 (c) NATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR RE18 SEARCH.—The National Science and Technology Policy,

19 Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 is amended—

20 (1) by striking section 605;

21 (2) by redesignating section 604 as section 605;

22 and

23 (3) by inserting after section 603 the following

24 new section:
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1 ‘‘NATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR RESEARCH

2 ‘‘SEC. 604. (a) The panel shall submit to the President

3 an annual report on the Nation’s performance in selected

4 major fields of research, incorporating the results of con5 sultation described in subsection (d).

6 ‘‘(b) Each such report shall include, with respect to

7 each selected major field of research—

8 ‘‘(1) a review of the relative performance of the

9 United States as compared to that of other nations;

10 ‘‘(2) an estimate of the trend in relative perform11 ance during the next five years;

12 ‘‘(3) an assessment of the contribution of Federal

13 research and development programs to the progress

14 made in that field of research;

15 ‘‘(4) the factors that are likely to affect the Na16 tion’s performance in the next five years, with par17 ticular attention to those factors that may adversely

18 affect relative performance; and

19 ‘‘(5) recommendations for any Federal policy

20 changes necessary to improve the Nation’s research

21 performance, and a review of the implementation of

22 any recommendations made in previous reports under

23 this paragraph.
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1 ‘‘(c) Each major field of research shall be treated in

2 an annual assessment report at least once in each five year

3 period.

4 ‘‘(d) In preparing the report the panel shall consult

5 extensively with appropriate public and private organiza6 tions and individuals capable of providing independent and

7 knowledgeable assessments. Such organizations and indi8 viduals shall include researchers in the subject field who re9 side in the United States and in other nations, researchers

10 in related fields, and those who apply research to solve prac11 tical problems.

12 ‘‘(e) Not later than 30 days after the date on which

13 a report is submitted to the President under this section,

14 the President shall transmit the report, together with any

15 comments that the President considers appropriate, to Con16 gress.’’.

17 (d) ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF THE PANEL.—

18 Section 605 of the National Science and Technology Policy,

19 Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6684)

20 as so redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section, is

21 amended by striking ‘‘Funds for’’ and all that follows

22 through ‘‘for that Office.’’.
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1 SEC. 7. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Science and Tech3 nology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 is

4 amended by adding at the end the following new title:

5 ‘‘TITLE VII—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

6 INSTITUTE

7 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT

8 ‘‘SEC. 701. There shall be established a federally fund9 ed research and development center to be known as the

10 Science and Technology Policy Institute (hereafter in this

11 title referred to as the ‘Institute’). The Critical Technologies

12 Institute, the authority for which is repealed by section 7(b)

13 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organiza14 tion, and Priorities Act Amendments of 1994, may be used

15 as a basis for the establishment of the Institute.

16 ‘‘OPERATING COMMITTEE

17 ‘‘SEC. 702. (a) The Institute shall have an Operating

18 Committee, which shall provide oversight for the Institute,

19 composed of 6 members as follows:

20 ‘‘(1) The Director of the Office of Science and

21 Technology Policy, who shall be Chair of the Operat22 ing Committee.

23 ‘‘(2) The Director of the National Institutes of

24 Health.

25 ‘‘(3) The Director of the Advanced Research

26 Projects Agency.
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1 ‘‘(4) The Under Secretary of Commerce for Tech2 nology.

3 ‘‘(5) The Director of the National Science Foun4 dation.

5 ‘‘(6) The Under Secretary of Energy having re6 sponsibility for science and technology matters.

7 ‘‘(b) The Operating Committee shall meet not less than

8 four times a year.

9 ‘‘FUNCTIONS

10 ‘‘SEC. 703. The functions of the Institute shall include

11 the following:

12 ‘‘(1) Provision, upon the request of the Director

13 of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, of

14 technical support and assistance to the National

15 Science and Technology Council and its Interagency

16 Working Groups.

17 ‘‘(2) Initiation of studies and analyses with the

18 approval of the Director of the Office of Science and

19 Technology Policy (including science and technology

20 assessments and systems analyses) of alternatives

21 available for ensuring long-term leadership by the

22 United States in the research, development, produc23 tion capability, and application of the technologies

24 identified in the most recent biennial report submit25 ted to Congress by the President pursuant to section

26 603 of this Act, including appropriate strategies and
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1 roles for the Federal Government, State governments,

2 private industry, and institutions of higher edu3 cation.

4 ‘‘(3) The assembly of timely and authoritative

5 information regarding significant developments and

6 trends in science and technology in the United States

7 and abroad, with particular emphasis on information

8 relating to the fields of science and the technologies

9 identified in the most recent biennial report submit10 ted to Congress by the President pursuant to section

11 603 of this Act.

12 ‘‘(4) Analysis and interpretation of the informa13 tion referred to in paragraph (3) to determine wheth14 er such developments and trends are likely to affect

15 United States science and technology policies.

16 ‘‘CONSULTATION ON INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES

17 ‘‘SEC. 704. In carrying out the functions referred to

18 in section 703, personnel of the Institute shall—

19 ‘‘(1) consult widely with representatives from

20 private industry, institutions of higher education,

21 nonprofit institutions, and Federal and State agen22 cies; and

23 ‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, incor24 porate information and perspectives derived from

25 such consultations in carrying out such functions.
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1 ‘‘SPONSORSHIP

2 ‘‘SEC. 705. The Director of the National Science Foun3 dation, in consultation with the Chair of the Operating

4 Committee, shall enter into a sponsoring agreement with

5 respect to the Institute. The sponsoring agreement shall re6 quire that the Institute carry out the functions specified in

7 section 703 and such functions as the Operating Committee

8 may specify, consistent with section 703. The sponsoring

9 agreement shall be consistent with the general requirements

10 prescribed for such a sponsoring agreement by the Adminis11 trator for Federal Procurement Policy. Beginning in fiscal

12 year 1996, and in each fiscal year thereafter, only funds

13 appropriated to the Office of Science and Technology Policy

14 may be used to fund the sponsoring agreement.’’.

15 (b) REPEAL.—Section 822 of the National Defense Au16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 6686), and

17 the table of contents relating thereto, are repealed.

18 SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

19 The Director of the Office of Science and Technology

20 Policy shall transmit to the Congress, at the time of the

21 President’s budget request for fiscal year 1996 and annually

22 thereafter, a report providing for the most recently ended

23 fiscal year—

24 (1) a listing, for each individual detailed to the

25 Office of Science and Technology Policy or the Na-
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1 tional Science and Technology Council from other

2 Federal agencies, the pay grade and position of such

3 individual at the agency from which it is detailed

4 and the pay grade and position of such individual at

5 the Office of Science and Technology Policy or the

6 National Science and Technology Council;

7 (2) the number of non-Federal personnel working

8 for the Office of Science and Technology Policy or the

9 National Science and Technology Council, and the

10 names of the organizations sponsoring such personnel;

11 and

12 (3) a listing of the amounts contributed, in cash

13 or in kind, by all Federal agencies to the operation

14 of the Office of Science and Technology Policy or the

15 National Science and Technology Council, other than

16 amounts described in paragraph (1).

17 SEC. 9. SECURITY ACCESS.

18 No permanent employee or detailee at the Office of

19 Science and Technology Policy who has failed to provide,

20 within 30 days after beginning such employment or detail,

21 all information required for obtaining an Executive Office

22 of the President Access Pass or other appropriate security

23 clearance may be permitted access to the offices of the Exec24 utive Office of the President until such information is pro25 vided.
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