104 STAT. 1754
PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990
Department of Defense contracts and recommend changes to
such specifications; and
"(10) to ensure that the research and development programs
identified for support pursuant to the policies and procedures
prescribed by the Council are closely coordinated with, and do
not duplicate, ongoing activities sponsored by the Department
of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, or other Federal agencies.
"(f)(1) To assist the Council in preparing the five-year strategic
environmental research and development plan under subsection
(d)(3), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy may
each submit to the Council a proposal for conducting environmental
research under this chapter. The Secretary of each department shall
ensure that the environmental research proposal of the department
includes—
"(A) short- and long-term, cooperative, basic, and applied
research systems engineering and development programs in
environmental research;
"(B) short- and long-term, basic research in environmental
restoration at the respective laboratories of each department;
and
"(C) participation by industry and institutions of higher education.
"(2) The Secretary of each department shall ensure that, in the
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development of its environmental research proposal, consideration
is given to—
"(A) the need for increased research in basic science, including basic materials, physics, molecular structures, chemistry,
and biology related to environmental research at that Department's defense operations, production, research, and maintenance facilities; and
"(B) ways to identify and conduct research and development
on technologies for environmental restoration, remediation and
waste cleanup activities, waste minimization, and hazardous
and toxic materials substitution potential in defense production
and maintenance activities.
"(3) The Secretary of each department shall transmit the proposal
to the Council not later than July 1 of each year.
"(g) The Council shall be subject to the authority, direction, and
control of the Secretary of Defense in prescribing policies and
procedures under subsection (d)(1).
Reports.
"(h)(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Council shall
submit to the Secretary of Defense an annual report on the annual
five-year strategic environmental research and development plan
prepared pursuant to subsection (d)(3).
"(2) The report shall contain the following:
"(A) A description of the actions to be taken during the fiveyear period covered by the plan in order to prevent duplication
of research and development activities referred to in the policies
and procedures prescribed pursuant to subsection (d)(1).
"(B) A description of the involvement with Federal interagency coordinating entities such as the Federal Coordinating
Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology.
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