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should include attention to arrangements for further productive use.

(8) The full use of the contributions of science and technology to support State and local government goals should be encouraged.

(9) Formal recognition should be accorded those persons whose scientific and technological achievements have contributed significantly to the national welfare. (10) The Federal Government should support applied scientific research in proportion to its probability of being useful, insofar as this probability can be determined; but while maximizing the beneficial consequences

of technology, the Government must act appropriately
to minimize foreseeable injurious consequences.

TITLE II-SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVICE IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT

CREATION OF COUNCIL OF ADVISERS

SEC. 201. There is created in the Executive Office of the President a Council of Advisers on Science and 21 Technology (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 22 "Council"). The Council shall be composed of five members. 23 who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and serve at the

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1 pleasure of the President. Each member shall be excep2 tionally qualified and distinguished in science, engineering, 3 or closely related fields, or in public administration or 4 affairs, and shall be capable of rendering accurate and 5 comprehensive analysis and critical examination of the 6 programs and activities of the Government in the light 7 of the findings and policies set forth in title I of this Act. 8 The Council shall include members with experience in 9 industry, in academia, and in government. The President 10 shall designate one of the members of the Council as Chair11 man; and the Chairman shall also serve as a member of the 12 National Security Council.

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DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF COUNCIL

SEC. 202. It shall be the duty and function of the 15 Council—

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(1) to formulate and to submit to the President and to the Congress detailed recommendations on national science and technology policy, priorities, programs, and activities in the light of the findings and policies set forth in title I of this Act;

(2) to submit to the President and the Congress an annual report concerning the status, dispersion, and rate of progress of scientific and technological knowledge

in this country in relation to the present and potential

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use of such knowledge in specific areas of national concern, and in relation to the status, dispersion, and rate of

progress of such knowledge in other countries;

(3) to maintain a liaison with the interagency Federal Council for Science and Technology, with the National Science Board, and with all councils and officies of the Executive Office of the President, and develop a close working relationship with the National Security Council;

(4) to conduct or have conducted long-range study,

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(5) to evaluate the productivity and effectiveness of the scientific and technological research, development, and technological assessment programs of all Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and to submit such evaluations to the President together with recommendations for remedial action;

(6) to develop, and to periodically review and revise, a set of standards or criteria for determining the optimum level of science and technology research and development effort by the Federal Government, and of Federal support for science and technology research and

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development activities, in accordance with the policies set

forth in sections 102 (a) (1) and 102 (b) (5) of title I

of this Act; and

(7) to undertake such additional duties and func

tions as the President may direct.

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF CHAIRMAN

SEC. 203. (a) In addition to his duties and functions

8 under section 202 (and as a member of the National Security

9 Council), the Chairman of the Council shall be available to serve as personal adviser to the President. In this capacity 11 he may

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(1) advise the President with regard to the methodology and operation of specific governmental scientific or technological programs or endeavors;

(2) analyze and examine the relative merits of the scientific and technological alternatives involved in such programs or endeavors;

(3) prepare, or cause to be prepared, and to submit, briefs, memoranda, or other documents or presentations of such scientific, technical, political, or other data as may be useful to the President in making both long

term and short-term or immediate decisions; and

(4) undertake such additional duties and functions as the President may direct.

(b) When called upon to advise the President with

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1 respect to a subject or area within the jurisdiction of the 2 Council as specified in section 202 of this title, the Chairman 3 shall consult with the Council prior to rendering such advice, 4 and shall inform the President of the Council's views with 5 respect to such subject or area.

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(c) Upon request of the Chairman of the Council, the 7 head of any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality 8 (including the head of the Department of the Army, Navy, 9 or Air Force) is authorized (1) to furnish to the Chairman 10 such information as may be necessary for carrying out his 11 functions and as may be available to or procurable by such 12 department, agency, or instrumentality, and (2) to detail to temporary duty with the Chairman on a reimbursable basis 14 such personnel within his administrative jurisdiction as he 15 may need or believe to be useful for carrying out his func16 tions. Each such detail shall be without loss of seniority, pay, 17

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or other employee status, to civilian employees so detailed, 18 and without loss of status, rank, office, or grade, or of any 19 emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident 20 thereto, to military personnel so detailed. Each such detail 21 shall be pursuant to a cooperative agreement of the Chair22 man with the head of relevant department, agency, or 23 instrumentality.

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STAFFING

SEC. 204. The Chairman is authorized to select, appoint,

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