§4603a — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

By February 1, 1989, and each year after when federal money is spent on Sematech, the Semiconductor Technology Council must study federal involvement in Sematech and send a report to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the appropriate House committees. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology will direct the study. The report must say where federal funding could come from and how the government could pay (for example, grants, loans, loan guarantees, or in-kind help) and whether the government could get money back. It must review whether the federal government should keep taking part in Sematech (covering research, civilian and defense goals, and moving ideas to market), give the latest plans, milestones, and cost estimates, and note last year’s successes and problems. It must also cover how agencies would work together on funding and decisions and any other issues the Council thinks are important.

Title 15, §4603a

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(a)Not later than February 1, 1989, and annually thereafter for each fiscal year in which appropriated funds are expended for Sematech the Semiconductor Technology Council established under section 4603(a) of this title shall conduct a study and submit a report to the Governmental Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee of the Senate and to appropriate committees of the House of Representatives concerning Federal participation in Sematech. The study and report shall be conducted under the direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology.

(b)The Council shall include in the report submitted under subsection (a) the following:

(1)identification of potential sources of Federal funding from department and agency budgets for Sematech and recommendations concerning methods and terms of Federal financial participation in Sematech, including grants, loans, loan guarantees, and contributions in kind. The feasibility of methods of Federal recoupment shall also be considered;

(2)definition and assessment of continued Federal participation in Sematech including, but not limited to, issues of technology research and development, civilian and defense industrial base objectives and initiatives, and commercialization. The report shall include a summary of the most recent plans, milestones, and cost estimates for Sematech, including any changes and alterations, and shall comment on Sematech’s accomplishments and shortfalls in the preceding fiscal year;

(3)coordination of inter-agency participation, including all matters pertaining to Federal funding and decisionmaking, and other issues regarding Federal participation in Sematech; and

(4)any other issues and questions the Council deems appropriate shall be considered.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, and not as part of part F of title II of division A of Pub. L. 100–180 which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “Semiconductor Technology Council” for “Advisory Council on Federal Participation in Sematech” in section catchline and subsec. (a). 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–245 substituted “Technology” for “Economic Affairs”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of Senate, effective Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Oct. 9, 2004.

§4603a Study and report by Semiconductor Technology Council