15 U.S.C. § 4802 — Council established

Page 2173 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 4803 (3) the decline of United States economic competitiveness endangers the ability of the United States to maintain the defense indus- trial base which is necessary to the national security of the United States; (4) the world is moving rapidly toward the creation of an integrated and interdependent economy, a world economy in which the poli- cies of one nation have a major impact on other nations; (5) integrated solutions to such issues as trade and investment research, science, and technology, education, and labor retraining and adjustments help the United States com- pete more effectively in the world economy; and (6) government, business, labor, academia, and public interest groups shall cooperate to develop and coordinate long-range strategies to help assure the international competitive- ness of the United States economy. (b) Purpose It is the purpose of this chapter— (1) to develop recommendations for long- range strategies for promoting the inter- national competitiveness of the United States industries; and (2) to establish the Competitiveness Policy Council which shall— (A) analyze information regarding the competitiveness of United States industries and business and trade policy; (B) create an institutional forum where national leaders with experience and back- ground in business, labor, government, aca- demia, and public interest activities shall— (i) identify economic problems inhibiting the competitiveness of United States agri- culture, business, and industry; (ii) develop long-term strategies to ad- dress such problem; and (C) make recommendations on issues cru- cial to the development of coordinated com- petitiveness strategies; (D) publish analysis in the form of periodic reports and recommendations concerning the United States business and trade policy. (Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5202, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1455.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5201, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1454, provided that: ‘‘This subtitle [subtitle C (§§ 5201–5210) of title V of Pub. L. 100–418, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Competitiveness Policy Council Act’.’’ § 4802. Council established There is established the Competitiveness Pol- icy Council (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘‘Council’’), an advisory committee under the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5. (Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5203, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1456; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(73), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4313.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5.’’ for ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COUNCILS Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the Presi- dent or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is oth- erwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 4803. Duties of Council The Council shall— (1) develop recommendations for national strategies and on specific policies intended to enhance the productivity and international competitiveness of United States industries; (2) provide comments, when appropriate, and through any existing comment procedure, on— (A) private sector requests for govern- mental assistance or relief, specifically as to whether the applicant is likely, by receiving the assistance or relief, to become inter- nationally competitive; and (B) what actions should be taken by the applicant as a condition of such assistance or relief to ensure that the applicant is like- ly to become internationally competitive; (3) analyze information concerning current and future United States economic competi- tiveness useful to decision making in govern- ment and industry; (4) create a forum where national leaders with experience and background in business, labor, academia, public interest activities, and government shall identify and develop rec- ommendations to address problems affecting the economic competitiveness of the United States; (5) evaluate Federal policies, regulations, and unclassified international agreement on trade, science, and technology to which the United States is a party with respect to the impact on United States competitiveness; (6) provide policy recommendations to the Congress, the President, and the Federal de- partments and agencies regarding specific issues concerning competitiveness strategies; (7) monitor the changing nature of research, science, and technology in the United States and the changing nature of the United States economy and its capacity— (A) to provide marketable, high quality goods and services in domestic and inter- national markets; and (B) to respond to international competi- tion; (8) identify— (A) Federal and private sector resources devoted to increased competitiveness; and (B) State and local government programs devised to enhance competitiveness, includ-