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[CITE: 42USC6683]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
 CHAPTER 79--SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ORGANIZATION AND PRIORITIES
 
           SUBCHAPTER VI--NATIONAL CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES PANEL
 
Sec. 6683. Biennial national critical technologies report


(a) Report to President; identification of critical technologies; time 
        for submission

    The panel shall submit to the President a biennial report on 
national critical technologies. Each such report shall identify those 
product technologies and process technologies that the panel considers 
to be national critical technologies. The number of the such 
technologies identified in any such report may not exceed 30, but shall 
include the most economically important emerging civilian technologies 
during the 10-year period following such report, together with the 
estimated current and future size of domestic and international markets 
for products derived from these technologies. The reports shall be 
submitted not later than October 1 of even-numbered years.

(b) Technologies considered national critical technologies

    For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, a product or process 
technology may be considered to be a national critical technology if the 
panel determines it to be a technology that it is essential for the 
United States to develop to further the long-term national security or 
economic prosperity of the United States.

(c) Contents of report

    Each such report shall include, with respect to each technology 
identified in the report, the following information:
        (1) The reasons for the panel's selection of that technology.
        (2) The state of the development of that technology in the 
    United States and in other countries.
        (3) An estimate of the current and anticipated level of research 
    and development effort in the United States, including anticipated 
    milestones for specific accomplishments, by--
            (A) the Federal Government;
            (B) State and local governments;
            (C) private industry; and
            (D) colleges and universities.

(d) Types of research and development needed; technologies and markets 
        targeted by trading partners

    Each such report shall include--
        (1) an identification of the types of research and development 
    needed to close any significant gaps or deficiencies in the 
    technology base of the United States, as compared with the 
    technology bases of major trading partners; and
        (2) a list of the technologies and markets targeted by major 
    trading partners for development or capture.

(e) Submission to Congress

    Not later than 30 days after the date on which a report is submitted 
to the President under this section, the President shall transmit the 
report, together with any comments that the President considers 
appropriate, to Congress.

(Pub. L. 94-282, title VI, Sec. 603, as added Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, 
title VIII, Sec. 841(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1511; amended Pub. 
L. 102-245, title V, Sec. 503, Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 24.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-245, Sec. 503(1), inserted ``, but 
shall include the most economically important emerging civilian 
technologies during the 10-year period following such report, together 
with the estimated current and future size of domestic and international 
markets for products derived from these technologies'' after ``may not 
exceed 30''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-245, Sec. 503(2), substituted ``national 
security or'' for ``national security and''.
    Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 102-245, Sec. 503(3), (4), added subsec. 
(d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2123, 6681, 6686, 6687 of 
this title; title 10 section 2500; title 15 sections 278n, 638; title 22 
section 3142.
