§ 4107. — Duties of Interagency Committee; report to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC4107]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 67--ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY
Sec. 4107. Duties of Interagency Committee; report to Congress
(a) The Interagency Committee shall--
(1) survey Arctic research conducted by Federal, State, and
local agencies, universities, and other public and private
institutions to help determine priorities for future Arctic
research, including natural resources and materials, physical and
biological sciences, and social and behavioral sciences;
(2) work with the Commission to develop and establish an
integrated national Arctic research policy that will guide Federal
agencies in developing and implementing their research programs in
the Arctic;
(3) consult with the Commission on--
(A) the development of the national Arctic research policy
and the 5-year plan implementing the policy;
(B) Arctic research programs of Federal agencies;
(C) recommendations of the Commission on future Arctic
research; and
(D) guidelines for Federal agencies for awarding and
administering Arctic research grants;
(4) develop a 5-year plan to implement the national policy, as
provided for in section 4108 of this title;
(5) provide the necessary coordination, data, and assistance for
the preparation of a single integrated, coherent, and multiagency
budget request for Arctic research as provided for in section 4109
of this title;
(6) facilitate cooperation between the Federal Government and
State and local governments in Arctic research, and recommend the
undertaking of neglected areas of research in accordance with the
findings and purposes of this chapter;
(7) coordinate and promote cooperative Arctic scientific
research programs with other nations, subject to the foreign policy
guidance of the Secretary of State;
(8) cooperate with the Governor of the State of Alaska in
fulfilling its responsibilities under this chapter;
(9) promote Federal interagency coordination of all Arctic
research activities, including--
(A) logistical planning and coordination; and
(B) the sharing of data and information associated with
Arctic research, subject to section 552 of title 5; and
(10) provide public notice of its meetings and an opportunity
for the public to participate in the development and implementation
of national Arctic research policy.
(b) Not later than January 31, 1986, and biennially thereafter, the
Interagency Committee shall submit to the Congress through the
President, a brief, concise report containing--
(1) a statement of the activities and accomplishments of the
Interagency Committee since its last report; and
(2) a statement detailing with particularity the recommendations
of the Commission with respect to Federal interagency activities in
Arctic research and the disposition and responses to those
recommendations.
(Pub. L. 98-373, title I, Sec. 108, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1246; Pub.
L. 101-609, Sec. 6, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3126.)
Amendments
1990--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-609 amended par. (2) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``a description of the
activities of the Commission, detailing with particularity the
recommendations of the Commission with respect to Federal activities in
Arctic research.''
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(b) of this section relating to submitting biennial report to Congress,
see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 174 of House
Document No. 103-7.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 4106, 4109 of this title.
