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[CITE: 42USC6617]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
 CHAPTER 79--SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ORGANIZATION AND PRIORITIES
 
         SUBCHAPTER II--OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
 
Sec. 6617. Coordination with other organizations


(a) Consultation and cooperation with Federal departments and agencies; 
        utilization of consultants; establishment of advisory panels; 
        consultation with State and local agencies, professional groups, 
        and representatives of industry, etc.; hearings; utilization of 
        services, personnel, equipment, etc., of public and private 
        agencies and organizations, and individuals

    In exercising his functions under this chapter, the Director shall--
        (1) work in close consultation and cooperation with the Domestic 
    Council, the National Security Council, the Council on Environmental 
    Quality, the Council of Economic Advisers, the Office of Management 
    and Budget, the National Science Board, and the Federal departments 
    and agencies;
        (2) utilize the services of consultants, establish such advisory 
    panels, and, to the extent practicable, consult with State and local 
    governmental agencies, with appropriate professional groups, and 
    with such representatives of industry, the universities, 
    agriculture, labor, consumers, conservation organizations, and such 
    other public interest groups, organizations, and individuals as he 
    deems advisable;
        (3) hold such hearings in various parts of the Nation as he 
    deems necessary, to determine the views of the agencies, groups, and 
    organizations referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection and of 
    the general public, concerning national needs and trends in science 
    and technology; and
        (4) utilize with their consent to the fullest extent possible 
    the services, personnel, equipment, facilities, and information 
    (including statistical information) of public and private agencies 
    and organizations, and individuals, in order to avoid duplication of 
    effort and expense, and may transfer funds made available pursuant 
    to this chapter to other Federal agencies as reimbursement for the 
    utilization of such personnel, services, facilities, equipment, and 
    information.

(b) Information from Executive departments, agencies, and 
        instrumentalities

    Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the Executive Branch 
of the Government, including any independent agency, is authorized to 
furnish the Director such information as the Director deems necessary to 
carry out his functions under this chapter.

(c) Assistance from Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration

    Upon request, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration is authorized to assist the Director with respect 
to carrying out his activities conducted under paragraph (5) of section 
6614(a) of this title.

(Pub. L. 94-282, title II, Sec. 208, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 467.)
