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[CITE: 42USC6687]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
 CHAPTER 79--SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ORGANIZATION AND PRIORITIES
 
           SUBCHAPTER VI--NATIONAL CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES PANEL
 
Sec. 6687. Critical technology strategies


(a) Requirement for critical technology strategies

    (1) The President shall develop and revise as needed a multiyear 
strategy for federally supported research and development for each 
critical technology designated by the President. In designating critical 
technologies for the purpose of this section, the President shall begin 
with the national critical technologies listed in a biennial report on 
national critical technologies submitted to Congress by the President 
pursuant to section 6683(d) of this title. A critical technology 
strategy may cover more than one critical technology.
    (2) The President shall assign responsibilities and develop 
procedures for conducting executive branch activities to carry out this 
section.
    (3) During the development of a critical technology strategy, the 
President shall provide for the following:
        (A) The development of goals and objectives for the appropriate 
    Federal role in the development of the critical technology or 
    technologies that the President expects to be covered by the 
    strategy.
        (B) Close consultation with appropriate representatives of 
    United States industries, members of industry associations, 
    representatives of labor organizations in the United States, members 
    of professional and technical societies in the United States and 
    other persons who are qualified to provide advice and assistance in 
    the development of such critical technology or technologies.
        (C) The development of an organizational structure within the 
    Federal Government that is appropriate for coordinating, managing, 
    and reviewing the Federal Government's role in the implementation of 
    the strategy, including allocating roles among Federal departments 
    and agencies.
        (D) The development of policies and procedures for synergistic 
    government, industrial, and university participation in the 
    implementation of the strategy.
        (E) The development of Federal budget estimates for research and 
    development regarding the critical technology or technologies 
    covered by the strategy for the first five fiscal years covered by 
    that strategy.

(b) Report

    Not later than February 15 of each year, beginning in 1993, the 
President shall submit to Congress an annual report describing the 
implementation of subsection (a) of this section. The annual report 
shall include the following:
        (1) For each critical technology designated by the President for 
    the purpose of subsection (a) of this section, a description of the 
    progress made in implementing subsection (a) of this section during 
    the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
    submitted.
        (2) A description of each proposed program, if any, for further 
    implementing subsection (a) of this section with respect to a 
    critical technology through the date for the submission of the next 
    annual report.
        (3) A copy of each strategy, if any, completed or revised 
    pursuant to subsection (a) of this section during the fiscal year 
    covered by the report.

(Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 822(a), (b), Dec. 5, 1991, 
105 Stat. 1432, 1433.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993, and not as part of the National 
Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 
which comprises this chapter.
