§ 6613. Functions of the Director

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.

1. 1976

   Presidential Science and Technology Advisory Organization Act o f 1976

   Pub. L. 94–282 title II § 204 · 90 Stat. 459

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 6613

   Pub. L. 94–282, title II, § 204, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 463

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 94–282, title II, § 204, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 463

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 204. functions (a) The primary function of the Director is to provide, 42 USC 6613. within the Executive Office of the President, advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of issues that require attention at the highest levels of Government. (b) In addition to such other functions and activities as the President may assign, the Director shall— (1) advise the President of scientific and technological considerations involved in areas of national concern including, but not limited to, the economy, national security, health, foreign relations, the environment, and the technological recovery and use of resources; (2) evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness of the Federal effort in science and technology and advise on appropriate actions; (3) advise the President on scientific and technological considerations with regard to Federal budgets, assist the Office of Management and Budget with an annual review and analysis of funding proposed for research and development, in budgets of all Federal agencies, and aid the Office of Management and Budget and the agencies throughout the budget development process; and (4) assist the President in providing general leadership and coordination of the research and development programs of the Federal Government.

2. 2002

   Homeland Security Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–296 title XVII § 1712(1) · 116 Stat. 2135

   Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 6613(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 107–296 inserted “homeland security,” after “national security,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–296 inserted “homeland security,” after “national security,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in section 204(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 6613(b)(1)), by inserting “homeland security,” after “national security,”; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision