103 STAT. 1512 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 President of U.S. "(c) Each such report shall include, with respect to each tech- nology identified in the report, the following information: "(1) The reasons for the panel's selection of that technology. "(2) The state of the development of that technology in the United States and in other countries. "(3) An estimate of the current and anticipated level of research and development effort in the United States, including anticipated milestones for specific accomplishments, by— "(A) the Federal Government; ., "(B) State and local governments; "(C) private industry; and "(D) colleges and universities. "(d) Not later than 30 days after the date on which a report is submitted to the President under this section, the President shall transmit the report, together with any comments that the President considers appropriate, to Congress. ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF PANEL 42 USC 6684. "SEC. 604. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall provide administrative support for the panel. Funds for necessary expenses of the panel shall be provided for fiscal years after fiscal year 1990 from funds appropriated for that Office. 42 USC 6685. 42 USC 6684 note. Classified information. Public information. ^1- EXPIRATION "SEC. 605. The provisions of this title shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2000, and the panel shall terminate on that date.". (2) The Secretary of Defense shall reimburse the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy for the reasonable expenses, not to exceed $500,000, incurred by the National Critical Tech- nologies Panel during fiscal year 1990. (b) ANNUAL DEFENSE CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES PLAN. —(1) Chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 2508. Annual defense critical technologies plan "(a) ANNUAL PLAN. —(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual plan for developing the technologies considered by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy to be the technologies most critical to ensuring the long-term quali- tative superiority of United States weapon systems. The number of such technologies identified in any plan may not exceed 20. Each such plan shall be developed in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. "(2) In selecting the technologies to be included in the plan for any year, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall consider both product technologies and process technologies, includ- ing the technologies identified in the most recent biennial report submitted to the President by the National Critical Technologies Psinel under title VI of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976. (3) Each such plan shall cover the 15 fiscal years following the year in which the plan is submitted. "(4) Such plan shall be submitted not later than March 15 of each year and shall be submitted in both classified and unclassified form.
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