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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3476

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

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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

5 Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act

6 Amendments of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. POLICY AND PRIORITIES.

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

3 and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act

4 of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘man6 power’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘human re7 source’’; and

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

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

10 and their universe’’.

11 (b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 102 of the

12 National Science and Technology Policy, Organization,

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

14 (1) in subsection (a)—

15 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2)

16 through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re17 spectively; and

18 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the

19 following new paragraph:

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

21 world leaders in all major areas of science, and

22 should maintain clear leadership in selected major

23 areas of science. The decision to select a field for

24 clear leadership should be based on the societal goals

25 identified under section 205(c)(2).’’;

26 (2) in subsection (b)—
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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2)

2 through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re3 spectively;

4 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the

5 following new paragraph:

6 ‘‘(2) The Federal Government should cooperate

7 with the private sector to ensure that technological

8 leadership exists within the United States in those

9 technologies that promise to have a major and con10 tinuing impact on the growth and future vitality of

11 the United States economy.’’; and

12 (C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated

13 by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by

14 striking ‘‘It is further an appropriate Federal

15 function to support’’ and inserting in lieu there16 of ‘‘The Federal Government has a responsibil17 ity to support key’’; and

18 (3) in subsection (c)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘coordinate procedures are

20 of paramount importance’’ and inserting in lieu

21 thereof ‘‘steps should be taken’’; and

22 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘devel23 opment and’’ after ‘‘policy should encourage

24 the’’.
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1 SEC. 3. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.

2 (a) DIRECTOR; ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS.—Section

3 203 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Orga4 nization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6612) is

5 amended by striking ‘‘level II of the Executive Schedule

6 in section 5313’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘level I of

7 the Executive Schedule in section 5312’’.

8 (b) FUNCTIONS.—Section 204 of the National

9 Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Prior10 ities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6613) is amended to read

11 as follows:

12 ‘‘FUNCTIONS

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

14 and the Director are to—

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

16 and technology priorities which will best contribute

17 to achieving the societal goals identified under sec18 tion 205(c)(2);

19 ‘‘(2) oversee the development of a coordinated

20 Federal research and development budget to imple21 ment the President’s science and technology prior22 ities;

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

24 President, advice on the scientific, engineering, and

25 technological aspects of issues that require attention

26 at the highest levels of Government; and
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1 ‘‘(4) perform analyses of the adequacy of the

2 science and technology base and the health of the re3 search enterprise of the Nation.

4 ‘‘(b) In addition to such other functions and activities

5 as the President may assign, the Director shall—

6 ‘‘(1) advise the President, and various compo7 nents of the Executive Office of the President that

8 formulate national policy, on scientific and techno9 logical considerations involved in areas of national

10 concern including, but not limited to, the economy,

11 national security, health, foreign relations, the envi12 ronment, and the technological recovery and use of

13 resources;

14 ‘‘(2) evaluate the scale, quality, and effective15 ness of the Federal effort in science and technology

16 and advise on appropriate actions;

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

18 leadership and coordination of the research and de19 velopment programs of the Federal Government; and

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

21 responsibilities under this section.

22 ‘‘(c) Executive departments and agencies shall pro23 vide, upon the request of the Director, such services, per24 sonnel, equipment, facilities, and information (including

25 estimates, statistics, and technical assistance) as may be
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1 necessary for carrying out the functions of the Office, and

2 as may be available to or procurable by such department

3 or agency from public or private agencies and organiza4 tions and individuals, in order to avoid duplication of ef5 fort and expense. The Director may transfer funds made

6 available pursuant to this Act to other Federal agencies

7 as reimbursement for the utilization of such services, per8 sonnel, equipment, and facilities.’’.

9 (c) SETTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUDGET

10 PRIORITIES.—The National Science and Technology Pol11 icy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 is amend12 ed—

13 (1) by striking section 206;

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

15 and

16 (3) by inserting after section 204 the following

17 new section:

18 ‘‘SETTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUDGET

19 PRIORITIES

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

21 National Science and Technology Council established

22 under title IV, shall ensure that the Federal research and

23 development budget conforms to the President’s overall

24 science and technology priorities. In carrying out this

25 function, the Director shall—
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1 ‘‘(1) at the beginning of each Executive Branch

2 budget formulation cycle, work with the Office of

3 Management and Budget to develop and issue guid4 ance to the Federal departments and agencies as to

5 the science and technology priorities to be included

6 in the President’s budget;

7 ‘‘(2) review department and agency budget sub8 missions received from the Office of Management

9 and Budget for compliance with the initial guidance

10 on science and technology priorities provided in

11 paragraph (1) and assist the Director of the Office

12 of Management and Budget in developing the budget

13 determinations provided by the Office of Manage14 ment and Budget to each Federal department and

15 agency; and

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

17 Management and Budget and the departments and

18 agencies throughout the budget development process

19 as appropriate.

20 The Office of Management and Budget shall work with

21 the Director as described in paragraph (1), and shall pro22 vide to the Director, at the time of submission, the re23 search and development budget request of each Federal

24 department and agency.
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1 ‘‘(b) The Director of the Office of Management and

2 Budget shall obtain the written concurrence of the Direc3 tor that the budget determinations described in subsection

4 (a)(2) conform to the President’s overall science and tech5 nology priorities prior to the transmittal of such budget

6 determinations to each Federal department and agency.

7 ‘‘(c) The President, in consultation with the Director

8 of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the

9 Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall

10 prepare an analysis of research and development in the

11 Federal budget to accompany the budget submission to

12 the Congress each year. The analysis shall—

13 ‘‘(1) identify the President’s priorities for

14 science and technology;

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

16 identified under paragraph (1) are designed to ad17 dress;

18 ‘‘(3) present a consolidated research and devel19 opment budget, identifying the funding levels for re20 search and development in each department and

21 agency;

22 ‘‘(4) identify the major categories of research

23 and development funded by Federal departments

24 and agencies and any multi-agency research initia25 tives, and identify the funding levels for each of
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1 those categories and initiatives in each participating

2 department and agency; and

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

4 changes in research and development funding from

5 the previous fiscal year’s appropriation levels, includ6 ing a statement of how any proposed changes reflect

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

8 (d) POLICY PLANNING, ANALYSIS, AND ADVICE.—

9 Section 206 of the National Science and Technology Pol10 icy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.

11 6614), as so redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this sec12 tion, is amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 205.’’;

14 (2) by striking subsection (b);

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

16 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘regional, national,’’;

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

18 and Technology Report, in accordance with section

19 209 of’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘reports re20 quired by’’;

21 (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘national’’

22 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘regional, national,’’;

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

24 to section 206 of this Act’’; and
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1 (7) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘section

2 102(a)(6)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section

3 102(a)(7)’’.

4 (e) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR; AD5 MINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 207 of the National

6 Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Prior7 ities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6616) is amended—

8 (1) by striking subsection (a);

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

10 subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and

11 (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated by

12 paragraph (2) of this subsection—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘his functions’’ and insert14 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘functions’’;

15 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and

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

17 (C) by striking paragraph (1) and insert18 ing in lieu thereof the following new para19 graphs:

20 ‘‘(1) appoint such officers and employees as are

21 necessary to perform the functions vested in the Di22 rector without regard to the provisions of title 5 of

23 the United States Code governing appointments in

24 the competitive service, at rates not to exceed the

25 rate of pay for level VI of the Senior Executive Serv-
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1 ice as provided pursuant to section 5382 of title 5,

2 United States Code, and to prescribe their duties;

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

4 and military personnel as may be detailed to the Of5 fice as the Director may need or believe to be useful

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

7 (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para8 graph (3), as so redesignated by subparagraph

9 (B) of this paragraph;

10 (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated

11 by subparagraph (3) of this paragraph—

12 (i) by striking ‘‘he deems’’ and insert13 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘are’’; and

14 (ii) by striking the period at the end

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

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

17 paragraph:

18 ‘‘(5) accept voluntary and uncompensated serv19 ices, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342

20 of title 31, United States Code.’’.

21 (f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.—

22 Section 208 of the National Science and Technology Pol23 icy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.

24 6617) is amended—

25 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘his’’;
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1 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Domestic

2 Council, the National Security Council, the Council

3 on Environmental Quality,’’ and inserting in lieu

4 thereof ‘‘various components of the Executive Office

5 of the President that formulate national policy, in6 cluding the National Security Council,’’;

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

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

9 (4) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘he deems’’

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

11 (5) by amending subsection (a)(4) to read as

12 follows:

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

14 Board on science and technology issues of broad na15 tional importance.’’; and

16 (6) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in17 serting in lieu thereof the following:

18 ‘‘(b) The Director shall make scientific and techno19 logical cooperation with the States a priority. The Director

20 shall—

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

22 representation of the States in Federal policy devel23 opment and encourage State representation on key

24 policy bodies and program initiatives; and
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1 ‘‘(2) periodically convene meetings with State

2 government representatives and Federal and other

3 leaders to assess the effectiveness of Federal-State

4 cooperation.’’.

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

6 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

7 Title III of the National Science and Technology Pol8 icy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.

9 6631 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘TITLE III—PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE OF

11 ADVISORS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

12 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT

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

14 the Executive Office of the President the President’s Com15 mittee of Advisors on Science and Technology (hereinafter

16 referred to as the ‘Committee of Advisors’).

17 ‘‘(b) The President shall appoint members of the

18 Committee of Advisors not later than 90 days after the

19 date of enactment of the National Science and Technology

20 Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act Amendments of

21 1993.

22 ‘‘MEMBERSHIP

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

24 of—

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

26 Technology Policy; and
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1 ‘‘(2) not more than 15 other members ap2 pointed by the President, including at least one rep3 resentative from the National Science Board, for

4 such periods as the President may determine.

5 ‘‘QUALIFICATIONS

6 ‘‘SEC. 303. (a) Members of the Committee of Advi7 sors appointed by the President pursuant to section

8 302(2) shall—

9 ‘‘(1) be eminent in one or more areas of

10 science, engineering, technology, information dis11 semination, education, or public affairs;

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

13 fields of expertise and be selected solely on the basis

14 of established records of distinguished service;

15 ‘‘(3) collectively constitute a balanced composi16 tion with respect to—

17 ‘‘(A) fields of science, engineering, and

18 technology; and

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

20 experience; and

21 ‘‘(4) be so selected as to provide the views of

22 scientific and engineering leaders in all regions of

23 the Nation.

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

25 President shall give due regard to equitable representation
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1 of scientists and engineers who are women or members

2 of minority groups.

3 ‘‘(c) The Director shall chair the Committee of Advi4 sors and a non-Federal sector member selected by the

5 Committee of Advisors shall serve as Vice Chair.

6 ‘‘DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

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

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

9 advice and recommendations to the President on

10 science and technology policies, priorities, programs,

11 and issues confronting the Nation;

12 ‘‘(2) assist the National Science and Tech13 nology Council in securing private sector involvement

14 in the development of advice and recommendations

15 on science and technology policies, priorities, pro16 grams, and issues confronting the Nation; and

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

18 President.

19 ‘‘ADMINISTRATION

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

21 Policy shall provide such administrative services to the

22 Committee of Advisors as may be required.

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

24 shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Commit25 tee of Advisors such information with respect to scientific
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1 and technological matters as is required for the purpose

2 of carrying out its functions.

3 ‘‘(c) Any expenses of the Committee of Advisors shall

4 be paid from the funds available for the expenses of the

5 Office of Science and Technology Policy.

6 ‘‘(d) Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee

7 Act shall not apply to the Committee of Advisors.’’.

8 SEC. 5. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL.

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

10 and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act

11 of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6651 et seq.) is amended to read as

12 follows:

13 ‘‘TITLE IV—NATIONAL SCIENCE AND

14 TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

15 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT

16 ‘‘SEC. 401. There is established in the Executive Of17 fice of the President the National Science and Technology

18 Council (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’).

19 ‘‘MEMBERSHIP

20 ‘‘SEC. 402. The Council shall be composed of the

21 President, who shall serve as Chair, the Vice-President,

22 the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol23 icy, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Com24 merce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Edu25 cation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Health

26 and Human Services, the Secretary of the Interior, the
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1 Secretary of State, the Administrator of the National Aer2 onautics and Space Administration, the Director of the

3 National Science Foundation, the Administrator of the

4 Environmental Protection Agency, the Chair of the Coun5 cil of Economic Advisers, the Director of the Office of

6 Management and Budget, the National Security Adviser,

7 and such other officials of executive departments and

8 agencies as the President may, from time to time, des9 ignate.

10 ‘‘MEETINGS

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

12 Director, may convene meetings of the Council. The Presi13 dent shall preside over the meetings of the Council, except

14 that in his absence the Vice President and in his absence

15 the Director, shall preside.

16 ‘‘DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

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

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

19 technology, and related activities affecting more than one

20 Federal agency, and shall develop policies and other meas21 ures designed to—

22 ‘‘(1) provide more effective planning and ad23 ministration of Federal scientific, engineering, and

24 technological programs;
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1 ‘‘(2) ensure that science and technology policy

2 decisions and programs are consistent with the

3 President’s stated goals;

4 ‘‘(3) ensure the adequacy of and achieve effec5 tive utilization of the scientific, engineering, and

6 technological resources and facilities of Federal

7 agencies, including the elimination of unwarranted

8 duplication; and

9 ‘‘(4) further international cooperation in

10 science, engineering, and technology.

11 ‘‘(b) The Council shall assume the responsibilities

12 and authorities of the National Space Council, the Na13 tional Critical Materials Council, and the Federal Coordi14 nating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology.

15 The Council shall coordinate as necessary with the Na16 tional Security Council in carrying out the former respon17 sibilities of the National Critical Materials Council.

18 ‘‘(c) The Council shall perform such other related du19 ties as shall be assigned by the President.

20 ‘‘(d) In exercising its duties and functions the Coun21 cil—

22 ‘‘(1) shall work closely with the heads of all rel23 evant Federal departments and agencies;
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1 ‘‘(2) may utilize consultants and representatives

2 of industry, academia, and State and local govern3 ments;

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

5 Nation as necessary; and

6 ‘‘(4) shall avoid duplication of effort and ex7 pense.

8 ‘‘RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET COORDINATION

9 ‘‘SEC. 405. (a) In coordinating science and tech10 nology policy, including research and development budget

11 requests, the Council shall—

12 ‘‘(1) appraise progress in science and tech13 nology in relation to the societal goals identified

14 under section 205(c)(2), and through consultation

15 with the Council of Economic Advisers determine the

16 desired level of Federal investment in science and

17 technology;

18 ‘‘(2) determine priorities for allocating Federal

19 funds among expenditure areas in science and tech20 nology in order to address the societal goals identi21 fied under section 205(c)(2), including the selection

22 of multi-agency research and development initiatives;

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

24 technical knowledge and principles can be applied to

25 achieving the societal goals identified under section

26 205(c)(2); and
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1 ‘‘(4) ensure the coordination of Federal science

2 and technology programs and eliminate unnecessary

3 duplication of effort among these programs.

4 ‘‘(b) For the purpose of carrying out this title, all

5 executive departments and agencies, whether or not rep6 resented on the Council, shall furnish necessary assistance

7 to the Council. Such assistance may include—

8 ‘‘(1) detailing employees to the Council to per9 form such functions, consistent with the purposes of

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

11 ‘‘(2) undertaking, upon request of the Presi12 dent, special studies.

13 ‘‘INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUPS

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

15 for the purpose of conducting studies and making reports

16 as directed by the President, Interagency Working Groups

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

18 membership of the Interagency Working Groups and over19 see their work.

20 ‘‘(b) The Interagency Working Groups shall assist

21 the Council in carrying out its duties and functions by—

22 ‘‘(1) developing detailed plans, including fund23 ing requirements for multi-agency research and de24 velopment initiatives, and serve as a forum for co25 ordinating agency activities in implementing such

26 initiatives;
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1 ‘‘(2) defining a coherent approach for applying

2 science and technology to specific emerging national

3 problems;

4 ‘‘(3) gathering timely and authoritative infor5 mation on developments in science and technology to

6 determine if these developments are interfering with

7 the achievement of the policy set forth in section

8 102 of this Act;

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

10 scientific and technological alternatives available will

11 best contribute to achieving the societal goals identi12 fied under section 205(b)(2);

13 ‘‘(5) reviewing and appraising various science

14 and technology related activities of the Federal Gov15 ernment to determine the extent to which such ac16 tivities are contributing to the achievement of the so17 cietal goals identified under section 205(b)(2), and

18 make recommendations to the President as appro19 priate; and

20 ‘‘(6) performing other duties as requested by

21 the President or the Council.’’.

22 (b) REPEALS.—(1) Section 501 of the National Aero23 nautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fis24 cal Year 1989 is repealed.
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1 (2) Sections 202(b), 203, 207, 208, 209, 210, and

2 211 of the National Critical Materials Act of 1984 are

3 repealed.

4 SEC. 6. NATIONAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES ASSESS5 MENT PANEL.

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

7 Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Prior8 ities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6681) is amended to read

9 as follows:

10 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT

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

12 Technology Policy shall establish within that office a Na13 tional Sciences and Technologies Assessment Panel (here14 after in this title referred to as the ‘panel’). The panel

15 shall prepare the biennial national critical technologies re16 port required under section 603, and the annual assess17 ment required under section 604.’’.

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

19 Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Prior20 ities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6682) is amended—

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

22 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Director of the Of23 fice of Science and Technology Policy, who shall

24 serve as Chairman, and 14 other’’;
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1 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘appoint

2 nine’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall be ap3 pointed’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘8 members’’;

4 (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the

5 following new paragraphs:

6 ‘‘(6) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv7 ices shall appoint one member, who shall be an offi8 cial of the National Institutes of Health.

9 ‘‘(7) The Director of the National Science

10 Foundation shall appoint one member, who shall be

11 an official of that agency.’’;

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

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

14 (5) by striking subsection (c).

15 (c) NATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR

16 RESEARCH.—The National Science and Technology Pol17 icy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 is amend18 ed—

19 (1) by striking section 605;

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

21 and

22 (3) by inserting after section 603 the following

23 new section:

24 ‘‘NATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR RESEARCH

25 ‘‘SEC. 604. (a) The panel shall submit to the Presi26 dent an annual report on the Nation’s performance in se-
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1 lected major fields of research, incorporating the results

2 of consultation described in subsection (d).

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

4 each selected major field of research—

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

6 United States as compared to that of other nations;

7 ‘‘(2) an estimate of the trend in relative per8 formance during the next five years;

9 ‘‘(3) an assessment of the contribution of Fed10 eral research and development programs to the

11 progress made in that field of research;

12 ‘‘(4) the factors that are likely to affect the Na13 tion’s performance in the next five years, with par14 ticular attention to those factors that may adversely

15 affect relative performance; and

16 ‘‘(5) recommendations for any Federal policy

17 changes necessary to improve the Nation’s research

18 performance, and a review of the implementation of

19 any recommendations made in previous reports

20 under this paragraph.

21 ‘‘(c) Each major field of research shall be treated in

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

23 period.

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

25 extensively with appropriate public and private organiza-
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1 tions and individuals capable of providing independent and

2 knowledgeable assessments. Such organizations and indi3 viduals shall include researchers in the subject field who

4 reside in the United States and in other nations, research5 ers in related fields, and those who apply research to solve

6 practical problems.

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

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

9 the President shall transmit the report, together with any

10 comments that the President considers appropriate, to

11 Congress.’’.

12 (d) ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF THE

13 PANEL.—Section 605 of the National Science and Tech14 nology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976

15 (42 U.S.C. 6684) as so redesignated by subsection (c)(2)

16 of this section, is amended by striking ‘‘Funds for’’ and

17 all that follows through ‘‘for that Office.’’.

18 SEC. 7. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Science and Tech20 nology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976

21 is amended by adding at the end the following new title:
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1 ‘‘TITLE VII—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2 POLICY INSTITUTE

3 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT

4 ‘‘SEC. 701. The Director of the Office of Science and

5 Technology Policy shall establish a federally funded re6 search and development center to be known as the Science

7 and Technology Policy Institute (hereafter in this title re8 ferred to as the ‘Institute’). The Director may use the

9 Critical Technologies Institute, the authority for which is

10 repealed by section 7(b) of the National Science and Tech11 nology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act Amend12 ments of 1993, as a basis for the establishment of the

13 Institute.

14 ‘‘OPERATING COMMITTEE

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

16 Committee, which shall provide oversight for the Institute,

17 composed of 5 members as follows:

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

19 Technology Policy, who shall be Chair of the Operat20 ing Committee.

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

22 Health.

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

24 Projects Agency.

25 ‘‘(4) The Director of the National Institute of

26 Standards and Technology.
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1 ‘‘(5) The Director of the National Science

2 Foundation.

3 ‘‘(b) The Operating Committee shall meet not less

4 than four times a year.

5 ‘‘FUNCTIONS

6 ‘‘SEC. 703. The functions of the Institute shall in7 clude the following:

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

9 of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, of

10 technical support and assistance to the National

11 Science and Technology Council and its Interagency

12 Working Groups.

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

14 approval of the Director of the Office of Science and

15 Technology Policy (including science and technology

16 assessments and systems analyses) of alternatives

17 available for ensuring long-term leadership by the

18 United States in the research, development, produc19 tion capability, and application of the technologies

20 identified in the most recent biennial report submit21 ted to Congress by the President pursuant to section

22 603 of this title, including appropriate strategies

23 and roles for the Federal Government, State govern24 ments, private industry, and institutions of higher

25 education.
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1 ‘‘(3) The assembly of timely and authoritative

2 information regarding significant developments and

3 trends in science and technology in the United

4 States and abroad, with particular emphasis on in5 formation relating to the fields of science and the

6 technologies identified in the most recent biennial re7 port submitted to Congress by the President pursu8 ant to section 603 of this title.

9 ‘‘(4) Analysis and interpretation of the informa10 tion referred to in paragraph (3) to determine

11 whether such developments and trends are likely to

12 affect United States science and technology policies.

13 ‘‘CONSULTATION ON INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES

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

15 in section 703, personnel of the Institute shall—

16 ‘‘(1) consult widely with representatives from

17 private industry, institutions of higher education,

18 nonprofit institutions, and Federal and State agen19 cies; and

20 ‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, incor21 porate information and perspectives derived from

22 such consultations in carrying out such functions.

23 ‘‘SPONSORSHIP

24 ‘‘SEC. 705. The Director of the Office of Science and

25 Technology Policy shall enter into a sponsoring agreement

26 with respect to the Institute. The sponsoring agreement
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1 shall require that the Institute carry out the functions

2 specified in section 703 and such functions as the Operat3 ing Committee may specify, consistent with section 703.

4 The sponsoring agreement shall be consistent with the

5 general requirements prescribed for such a sponsoring

6 agreement by the Administrator for Federal Procurement

7 Policy.’’.

8 (b) REPEAL.—Section 822 of the National Defense

9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 6686)

10 is repealed.

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