§ 1603. — Implementation of policies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1603]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 28--MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 1603. Implementation of policies
For the purpose of implementing the policies set forth in section
1602 of this title and the provisions of section 1604 of this title, the
Congress declares that the President shall, through the Executive Office
of the President, coordinate the responsible departments and agencies,
and shall--
(1) direct that the responsible departments and agencies
identify, assist, and make recommendations for carrying out
appropriate policies and programs to ensure adequate, stable, and
economical materials supplies essential to national security,
economic well-being, and industrial production;
(2) support basic and applied research and development to
provide for, among other objectives--
(A) advanced science and technology for the exploration,
discovery, and recovery of nonfuel materials;
(B) enhanced methods or processes for the more efficient
production and use of renewable and nonrenewable resources;
(C) improved methods for the extraction, processing, use,
recovery, and recycling of materials which encourage the
conservation of materials, energy, and the environment; and
(D) improved understanding of current and new materials
performance, processing, substitution, and adaptability in
engineering designs;
(3) provide for improved collection, analysis, and dissemination
of scientific, technical and economic materials information and data
from Federal, State, and local governments and other sources as
appropriate;
(4) assess the need for and make recommendations concerning the
availability and adequacy of supply of technically trained personnel
necessary for materials research, development, extraction, harvest
and industrial practice, paying particular regard to the problem of
attracting and maintaining high quality materials professionals in
the Federal service;
(5) establish early warning systems for materials supply
problems;
(6) recommend to the Congress appropriate measures to promote
industrial innovation in materials and materials technologies;
(7) encourage cooperative materials research and problem-solving
by--
(A) private corporations performing the same or related
activities in materials industries; and
(B) Federal and State institutions having shared interests
or objectives;
(8) assess Federal policies which adversely or positively affect
all stages of the materials cycle, from exploration to final product
recycling and disposal including but not limited to, financial
assistance and tax policies for recycled and virgin sources of
materials and make recommendations for equalizing any existing
imbalances, or removing any impediments, which may be created by the
application of Federal law and regulations to the market for
materials; and
(9) assess the opportunities for the United States to promote
cooperative multilateral and bilateral agreements for materials
development in foreign nations for the purpose of increasing the
reliability of materials supplies to the Nation.
(Pub. L. 96-479, Sec. 4, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2306.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1604 of this title.
