30 U.S.C. § 1803 : US Code - Section 1803: Responsibilities and authorities of Council

Search 30 U.S.C. § 1803 : US Code - Section 1803: Responsibilities and authorities of Council

(a) Primary responsibilities of Council
It shall be the primary responsibility of the Council -
(1) to assist and advise the President in establishing coherent
national materials policies consistent with other Federal
policies, and making recommendations necessary to implement such
policies;
(2) to assist in establishing responsibilities for, and to
coordinate, Federal materials-related policies, programs, and
research and technology activities, as well as recommending to
the Office of Management and Budget budget priorities for
materials activities in each of the Federal departments and
agencies;
(3) to review and appraise the various programs and activities
of the Federal Government in accordance with the policy and
directions given in the National Materials and Minerals Policy,
Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601) [30 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.], and to determine the extent to which such programs
and activities are contributing to the achievement of such policy
and directions;
(4) to monitor and evaluate the critical materials needs of
basic and advanced technology industries and the Government,
including the critical materials research and development needs
of the private and public sectors;
(5) to advise the President of mineral and material (!1)
trends, both domestic and foreign, the implications thereof for
the United States and world economies and the national security,
and the probable effects of such trends on domestic industries;
(6) to assess through consultation with the materials academic
community the adequacy and quality of materials-related
educational institutions and the supply of materials scientists
and engineers;
(7) to make or furnish such studies, analyses, reports, and
recommendations with respect to matters of materials-related
policy and legislation as the President may request;
(8)(A) to prepare a report providing a domestic inventory of
critical materials with projections on the prospective needs of
Government and industry for these materials, including a long-
range assessment, prepared in conjunction with the Office of
Science and Technology Policy in accordance with the National
Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of
1980, and in conjunction with such other Government departments
or agencies as may be considered necessary, of the prospective
major critical materials problems which the United States is
likely to confront in the immediate years ahead and providing
advice as to how these problems may best be addressed, with the
first such report being due on April 1, 1985, and (B) review and
update such report and assessment as appropriate and report
thereon to the Congress at least biennially; and
(9) to recommend to the Congress such changes in current
policies, activities, and regulations of the Federal Government,
and such legislation, as may be considered necessary to carry out
the intent of this chapter and the National Materials and
Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980.
(b) Specific authorities of Council
In carrying out its responsibilities under this section the
Council shall have the authority -
(1) to establish such special advisory panels as it considers
necessary, with each such panel consisting of representatives of
industry, academia, and other members of the private sector, not
to exceed ten members, and being limited in scope of subject and
duration; and
(2) to establish and convene such Federal interagency
committees as it considers necessary in carrying out the intent
of this chapter.
(c) Collaboration and cooperation of Council and Federal agencies
with responsibilities related to materials
In seeking to achieve the goals of this chapter and related Acts,
the Council and other Federal departments and agencies with
responsibilities or jurisdiction related to materials or materials
policy, including the National Security Council, the Council on
Environmental Quality, the Office of Management and Budget, and the
Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall work collaboratively
and in close cooperation.