30 U.S.C. § 1603 : US Code - Section 1603: Implementation of policies

Search 30 U.S.C. § 1603 : US Code - Section 1603: Implementation of policies

For the purpose of implementing the policies set forth in section
1602 of this title and the provisions of section 1604 of this
title, the Congress declares that the President shall, through the
Executive Office of the President, coordinate the responsible
departments and agencies, and shall -
(1) direct that the responsible departments and agencies
identify, assist, and make recommendations for carrying out
appropriate policies and programs to ensure adequate, stable, and
economical materials supplies essential to national security,
economic well-being, and industrial production;
(2) support basic and applied research and development to
provide for, among other objectives -
(A) advanced science and technology for the exploration,
discovery, and recovery of nonfuel materials;
(B) enhanced methods or processes for the more efficient
production and use of renewable and nonrenewable resources;
(C) improved methods for the extraction, processing, use,
recovery, and recycling of materials which encourage the
conservation of materials, energy, and the environment; and
(D) improved understanding of current and new materials
performance, processing, substitution, and adaptability in
engineering designs;
(3) provide for improved collection, analysis, and
dissemination of scientific, technical and economic materials
information and data from Federal, State, and local governments
and other sources as appropriate;
(4) assess the need for and make recommendations concerning the
availability and adequacy of supply of technically trained
personnel necessary for materials research, development,
extraction, harvest and industrial practice, paying particular
regard to the problem of attracting and maintaining high quality
materials professionals in the Federal service;
(5) establish early warning systems for materials supply
problems;
(6) recommend to the Congress appropriate measures to promote
industrial innovation in materials and materials technologies;
(7) encourage cooperative materials research and problem-
solving by -
(A) private corporations performing the same or related
activities in materials industries; and
(B) Federal and State institutions having shared interests or
objectives;
(8) assess Federal policies which adversely or positively
affect all stages of the materials cycle, from exploration to
final product recycling and disposal including but not limited
to, financial assistance and tax policies for recycled and virgin
sources of materials and make recommendations for equalizing any
existing imbalances, or removing any impediments, which may be
created by the application of Federal law and regulations to the
market for materials; and
(9) assess the opportunities for the United States to promote
cooperative multilateral and bilateral agreements for materials
development in foreign nations for the purpose of increasing the
reliability of materials supplies to the Nation.