§ 1808. — Responsibilities and duties of Director.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1808]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 30--NATIONAL CRITICAL MATERIALS COUNCIL
Sec. 1808. Responsibilities and duties of Director
In carrying out his functions the Director shall assist and advise
the Council on policies and programs of the Federal Government affecting
critical and advanced materials by--
(1) providing the professional and administrative staff and
support for the Council;
(2) assisting the Federal agencies and departments in appraising
the effectiveness of existing and proposed facilities, programs,
policies, and activities of the Federal Government, including
research and development, which affect critical materials
availability and needs;
(3) cataloging, as fully as possible, research and development
activities of the Government, private industry, and public and
private institutions; and
(4) initiating Government and private studies and analyses,
including those to be conducted by or under the auspices of the
Council, designed to advance knowledge of critical or advanced
materials issues and develop alternative proposals, including
research and development, to resolve national critical materials
problems.
(Pub. L. 98-373, title II, Sec. 209, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1253.)