Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 67 — Arctic Research and Policy
§ 4104. Cooperation with Commission
Statutory text
Acquisition of information from Federal agencies; withholding authorization
The Commission may acquire from the head of any Federal agency unclassified data, reports, and other nonproprietary information with respect to Arctic research in the possession of the agency which the Commission considers useful in the discharge of its duties.
Each agency shall cooperate with the Commission and furnish all data, reports, and other information requested by the Commission to the extent permitted by law; except that no agency need furnish any information which it is permitted to withhold under section 552 of title 5.
Utilization of facilities and services; reimbursement; avoidance of duplication
With the consent of the appropriate agency head, the Commission may utilize the facilities and services of any Federal agency to the extent that the facilities and services are needed for the establishment and development of an Arctic research policy, upon reimbursement to be agreed upon by the Commission and the agency head and taking every feasible step to avoid duplication of effort.
Consultations with Commission prior to major Federal actions
All Federal agencies shall consult with the Commission before undertaking major Federal actions relating to Arctic research.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–373 title I § 105 · 98 Stat. 1242
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 4104
(Pub. L. 98–373, title I, § 105, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1245.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 98–373, title I, § 105, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1245.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 105. cooperation with the commission (a) (1) The Commission may acquire from the head of any 15 USC 4104. Federal agency unclassified data, reports, and other nonproprietary information with respect to Arctic research in the possession of the agency which the Commission considers useful in the discharge of its duties. (2) Each agency shall cooperate with the Commission and furnish Confidentiality. all data, reports, and other information requested by the Commission to the extent permitted by law; except that no agency need furnish any information which it is permitted to withhold under section 552 of title 5, United States Code. (b) With the consent of the appropriate agency head, the Commission may utilize the facilities and services of any Federal agency to the extent that the facilities and services are needed for the establishment and development of an Arctic research policy, upon reimbursement to be agreed upon by the Commission and the agency head and taking every feasible step to avoid duplication of effort. (c) All Federal agencies shall consult with the Commission before undertaking major Federal actions relating to Arctic research.
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