Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 67 — Arctic Research and Policy
§ 4107. Duties of Interagency Committee; report to Congress
Statutory text
The Interagency Committee shall—
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;
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;
consult with the Commission on—
the development of the national Arctic research policy and the 5-year plan implementing the policy;
Arctic research programs of Federal agencies;
recommendations of the Commission on future Arctic research; and
guidelines for Federal agencies for awarding and administering Arctic research grants;
develop a 5-year plan to implement the national policy, as provided for in section 4108 of this title;
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;
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;
coordinate and promote cooperative Arctic scientific research programs with other nations, subject to the foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of State;
cooperate with the Governor of the State of Alaska in fulfilling its responsibilities under this chapter;
promote Federal interagency coordination of all Arctic research activities, including—
logistical planning and coordination; and
the sharing of data and information associated with Arctic research, subject to section 552 of title 5; and
provide public notice of its meetings and an opportunity for the public to participate in the development and implementation of national Arctic research policy.
Not later than , and biennially thereafter, the Interagency Committee shall submit to the Congress through the President, a brief, concise report containing—
a statement of the activities and accomplishments of the Interagency Committee since its last report; and
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.
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 § 108 · 98 Stat. 1242
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 4107
Pub. L. 98–373, title I, § 108, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1246
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 98–373, title I, § 108, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1246Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 108. duties of the interagency committee (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 109; (5) provide the necessary coordination, data, and assistance for the preparation of a single integrated, coherent, and multi-agency budget request for Arctic research as provided for in section 110; (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 title; (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 title; (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, United States Code; and (10) provide public notice of its meetings and an opportunity Public information. 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 Report. 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 description of the activities of the Commission, detailing with particularity the recommendations of the Commission with respect to Federal activities in Arctic research.Pub. L. 101–609 § 6 · 104 Stat. 3125
Amended · 15 U.S.C. § 4107(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.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
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.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 6. Subsection (b)(2) of section 108 (15 U.S.C. 4107(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: “(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.”.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
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.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective , of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the requirement, under subsec. (b) of this section, to submit a biennial report to Congress is listed on page 174), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, and section 1(a)(4) [div. A, § 1402] of Pub. L. 106–554, set out as notes under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under this section delegated to the National Science and Technology Council, see Memorandum of President of the United States, , 75 F.R. 44063, set out as a note under section 4106 of this title.
Delegation of Reporting Authority
Memorandum of President of the United States, , 70 F.R. 9841, provided:
Memorandum for the Director of the National Science Foundation
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to you the functions and authority conferred upon the President by Public Law 98–373 (15 U.S.C. 4107(b) and 4108(a)), to provide the specified report and plan to the Congress.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
George W. Bush.
Credits
1984–1990 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 98–373, title I, § 108, , 98 Stat. 1246; Pub. L. 101–609, § 6, , 104 Stat. 3126.)