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[CITE: 15USC4107]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                 CHAPTER 67--ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY
 
Sec. 4107. Duties of Interagency Committee; report to Congress

    (a) The Interagency Committee shall--
        (1) survey Arctic research conducted by Federal, State, and 
    local agencies, universities, and other public and private 
    institutions to help determine priorities for future Arctic 
    research, including natural resources and materials, physical and 
    biological sciences, and social and behavioral sciences;
        (2) work with the Commission to develop and establish an 
    integrated national Arctic research policy that will guide Federal 
    agencies in developing and implementing their research programs in 
    the Arctic;
        (3) consult with the Commission on--
            (A) the development of the national Arctic research policy 
        and the 5-year plan implementing the policy;
            (B) Arctic research programs of Federal agencies;
            (C) recommendations of the Commission on future Arctic 
        research; and
            (D) guidelines for Federal agencies for awarding and 
        administering Arctic research grants;

        (4) develop a 5-year plan to implement the national policy, as 
    provided for in section 4108 of this title;
        (5) provide the necessary coordination, data, and assistance for 
    the preparation of a single integrated, coherent, and multiagency 
    budget request for Arctic research as provided for in section 4109 
    of this title;
        (6) facilitate cooperation between the Federal Government and 
    State and local governments in Arctic research, and recommend the 
    undertaking of neglected areas of research in accordance with the 
    findings and purposes of this chapter;
        (7) coordinate and promote cooperative Arctic scientific 
    research programs with other nations, subject to the foreign policy 
    guidance of the Secretary of State;
        (8) cooperate with the Governor of the State of Alaska in 
    fulfilling its responsibilities under this chapter;
        (9) promote Federal interagency coordination of all Arctic 
    research activities, including--
            (A) logistical planning and coordination; and
            (B) the sharing of data and information associated with 
        Arctic research, subject to section 552 of title 5; and

        (10) provide public notice of its meetings and an opportunity 
    for the public to participate in the development and implementation 
    of national Arctic research policy.

    (b) Not later than January 31, 1986, and biennially thereafter, the 
Interagency Committee shall submit to the Congress through the 
President, a brief, concise report containing--
        (1) a statement of the activities and accomplishments of the 
    Interagency Committee since its last report; and
        (2) a statement detailing with particularity the recommendations 
    of the Commission with respect to Federal interagency activities in 
    Arctic research and the disposition and responses to those 
    recommendations.

(Pub. L. 98-373, title I, Sec. 108, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1246; Pub. 
L. 101-609, Sec. 6, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3126.)


                               Amendments

    1990--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-609 amended par. (2) generally. 
Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``a description of the 
activities of the Commission, detailing with particularity the 
recommendations of the Commission with respect to Federal activities in 
Arctic research.''


                  Termination of Reporting Requirements

    For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. 
(b) of this section relating to submitting biennial report to Congress, 
see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under 
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 174 of House 
Document No. 103-7.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 4106, 4109 of this title.
