42 U.S.C. § 6651 — Establishment, membership, and func-

Page 6873 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6651 (13) long-range study, analysis, and planning in regard to the application of science and technology to major national problems or con- cerns. (b)(1) Within twelve months from the time the Committee is activated in accordance with sec- tion 6632(a) of this title, the Committee shall issue an interim report of its activities and op- erations to date. Not more than twenty-four months from the time the Committee is acti- vated, the Committee shall submit a final report of its activities, findings, conclusions, and rec- ommendations, including such supporting data and material as may be necessary, to the Presi- dent. (2) The President, within sixty days of receipt thereof, shall transmit each such report to each House of Congress together with such com- ments, observations, and recommendations thereon as he deems appropriate. (Pub. L. 94–282, title III, § 303, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 469.) Executive Documents ABOLITION OF PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS See note set out under section 6631 of this title. § 6634. Continuation of Committee (a) Ninety days after submission of the final report prepared under section 6633 of this title, the Committee shall cease to exist, unless the President, before the expiration of the ninety- day period, makes a determination that it is ad- vantageous for the Committee to continue in being. (b) If the President determines that it is ad- vantageous for the Committee to continue in being, (1) the Committee shall exercise such functions as are prescribed by the President; and (2) the members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the President. (Pub. L. 94–282, title III, § 304, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 470.) Executive Documents ABOLITION OF PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS See note set out under section 6631 of this title. § 6635. Staff and consultant support (a) In the performance of its functions under sections 6633 and 6634 of this title, the Com- mittee is authorized— (1) to select, appoint, employ, and fix the compensation of such specialists and other ex- perts as may be necessary for the carrying out of its duties and functions, and to select, ap- point, and employ, subject to the civil service laws, such other officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out its duties and functions; and (2) to provide for participation of such civil- ian and military personnel as may be detailed to the Committee pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for carrying out the functions of the Committee. (b) Upon request of the Committee, the head of any Federal department, agency, or instrumen- tality is authorized (1) to furnish to the Com- mittee such information as may be necessary for carrying out its functions and as may be avail- able to or procurable by such department, agen- cy, or instrumentality, and (2) to detail to tem- porary duty with the Committee on a reimburs- able basis such personnel within his administra- tive jurisdiction as it may need or believe to be useful for carrying out its functions. Each such detail shall be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status, to civilian employees so detailed, and without loss of status, rank, office, or grade, or of any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident thereto to military personnel so detailed. Each such detail shall be made pursuant to an agreement between the Chairman and the head of the relevant depart- ment, agency, or instrumentality, and shall be in accordance with the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 33, title 5. (Pub. L. 94–282, title III, § 305, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 470.) Executive Documents ABOLITION OF PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS See note set out under section 6631 of this title. SUBCHAPTER IV—FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY § 6651. Establishment, membership, and func- tions of Council (a) Designation There is established the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Tech- nology (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Coun- cil’’). (b) Composition The Council shall be composed of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Director of the Office of Pandemic Prepared- ness and Response Policy, and one representa- tive of each of the following Federal agencies: Department of Agriculture, Department of Com- merce, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Af- fairs, National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- tration, National Science Foundation, Environ- mental Protection Agency, and Department of Energy. Each such representative shall be an of- ficial of policy rank designated by the head of the Federal agency concerned. (c) Chairman The Director of the Office of Science and Tech- nology Policy shall serve as Chairman of the Council. The Chairman may designate another member of the Council to act temporarily in the Chairman’s absence as Chairman. (d) Participation of unnamed Federal agencies in meetings; invitations to attend meetings The Chairman may (1) request the head of any Federal agency not named in subsection (b) of Page 6874 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6671 this section to designate a representative to par- ticipate in meetings or parts of meetings of the Council concerned with matters of substantial interest to such agency, and (2) invite other per- sons to attend meetings of the Council. (e) Consideration of problems and developments affecting more than one Federal agency; rec- ommendations The Council shall consider problems and devel- opments in the fields of science, engineering, and technology and related activities affecting more than one Federal agency, and shall rec- ommend policies and other measures designed to— (1) provide more effective planning and ad- ministration of Federal scientific, engineer- ing, and technological programs, (2) identify research needs including areas requiring additional emphasis, (3) achieve more effective utilization of the scientific, engineering, and technological re- sources and facilities of Federal agencies, in- cluding the elimination of unwarranted dupli- cation, and (4) further international cooperation in science, engineering, and technology. (f) Other advisory duties The Council shall perform such other related advisory duties as shall be assigned by the President or by the Chairman. (g) Assistance to Council by agency represented thereon For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, each Federal agency represented on the Council shall furnish necessary assist- ance to the Council. Such assistance may in- clude— (1) detailing employees to the Council to perform such functions, consistent with the purposes of this section, as the Chairman may assign to them, and (2) undertaking, upon request of the Chair- man, such special studies for the Council as come within the functions herein assigned. (h) Establishment of subcommittees and panels For the purpose of conducting studies and making reports as directed by the Chairman, standing subcommittees and panels of the Coun- cil may be established. (Pub. L. 94–282, title IV, § 401, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 471; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 606, 607; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1406, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1406(a), (b), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1298; Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(q)(11), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 851, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1171; Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2104(k)(3)(B), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5720.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–328 inserted ‘‘, the Di- rector of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Re- sponse Policy,’’ after ‘‘Technology Policy’’. 1996—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104–127 struck out after first sentence ‘‘Among such standing subcommittees and panels of the Council shall be the Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research. This sub- committee shall review Federal research and develop- ment programs relevant to domestic and world food and fiber production and distribution, promote plan- ning and coordination of this research in the Federal Government, and recommend policies and other meas- ures concerning the food and agricultural sciences for the consideration of the Council. The subcommittee shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of each of the following departments or agencies; the De- partment of Agriculture, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Na- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Energy, the National Science Founda- tion, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The principal representa- tives of the Department of Agriculture shall serve as the chairman of the subcommittee.’’ 1991—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–54 substituted ‘‘Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs’’ for ‘‘Veterans’ Administra- tion’’. 1981—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 97–98 substituted ‘‘Sub- committee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Re- search’’ for ‘‘Subcommittee on Food and Renewable Re- sources’’, ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’ for ‘‘Department of Health, Education, and Welfare’’, and ‘‘Department of Energy’’ for ‘‘Energy Research and Development Administration’’. 1977—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95–113 inserted provisions relating to Subcommittee on Food and Renewable Re- sources. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of Title 7, Agriculture. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as a note under section 1307 of Title 7, Agriculture. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Department of Energy’’ substituted for ‘‘Energy Re- search and Development Administration’’ in subsec. (b) pursuant to sections 301(a), 703, and 707 of Pub. L. 95–91, which are classified to sections 7151(a), 7293, and 7297 of this title and which terminated Energy Research and Development Administration and transferred its func- tions (with certain exceptions) to Secretary of Energy. Executive Documents ABOLITION OF FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY; TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engi- neering, and Technology, established pursuant to this section, was abolished and its functions transferred to the President by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, § 5A, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, effective Feb. 26, 1978, as provided by section 1(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12039, Feb. 24, 1978, 43 F.R. 8095, set out under section 6601 of this title. SUBCHAPTER V—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 6671. Authorization of appropriations (a) For the purpose of carrying out subchapter II of this chapter, there are authorized to be ap- propriated— (1) $750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976;