§ 3716. — Critical industries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC3716]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 63--TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
Sec. 3716. Critical industries
(a) Identification of industries and development of plan
The Secretary shall--
(1) identify those civilian industries in the United States that
are necessary to support a robust manufacturing infrastructure and
critical to the economic security of the United States; and
(2) list the major research and development initiatives being
undertaken, and the substantial investments being made, by the
Federal Government, including its research laboratories, in each of
the critical industries identified under paragraph (1).
(b) Initial report
The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress within 1 year
after February 14, 1992, on the actions taken under subsection (a) of
this section.
(Pub. L. 102-245, title V, Sec. 504, Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 24.)
Codification
Subsec. (c) of this section, which required the Secretary to
annually submit to Congress an update of the report submitted under
subsec. (b) of this section, terminated, effective May 15, 2000,
pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a
note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page
52 of House Document No. 103-7.
Section was enacted as part of the American Technology Preeminence
Act of 1991, and not as part of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.
