30 U.S.C. § 1804 : US Code - Section 1804: Program and policy for advanced materials research and technology

Search 30 U.S.C. § 1804 : US Code - Section 1804: Program and policy for advanced materials research and technology

(a) Functions of Council
In addition to the responsibilities described in section 1803 of
this title, the Council shall be responsible for coordination with
appropriate agencies and departments of the Federal Government
relative to Federal materials research and development policies and
programs. Such policies and programs shall be consistent with the
policies and goals described in the National Materials and Minerals
Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 [30 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.]. In carrying out this responsibility the Council shall -
(1)(A) establish a national Federal program plan for advanced
materials research and development, recommend the designation of
the key responsibilities for carrying out such research, and to
provide (!1) for coordination of this plan with the Office of
Science and Technology Policy, the Office of Management and
Budget, and such other Federal offices and agencies as may be
deemed appropriate, and (B) annually review such plan and report
thereon to the Congress;
(2) review annually the materials research, development, and
technology authorization requests and budgets of all Federal
agencies and departments; and in this activity the Council shall
make recommendations, in cooperation with the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Office of Management and Budget, and
all other Federal offices and agencies deemed appropriate, to
ensure close coordination of the goals and directions of such
programs with the policies determined by the Council; and
(3) assist the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the
preparation of such long-range materials assessments and reports
as may be required by the National Materials and Minerals Policy,
Research and Development Act of 1980, and assist other Federal
entities in the preparation of analyses and reporting relating to
critical and advanced materials.
(b) Review by Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget, in reviewing the materials
research, development, and technology authorization requests of the
various Federal departments and agencies for any fiscal year, and
the recommendations of the Council, shall consider all of such
requests and recommendations as an integrated, coherent,
multiagency request which shall be reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget for its adherence to the national Federal
materials program plan in effect for such fiscal year under
subsection (a) of this section.