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§4108 Arctic Research Plan

Title 15 › Chapter 67— ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY › § 4108

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Interagency Committee must work with the Commission, the Governor of Alaska, Arctic residents, the private sector, and public interest groups to make a comprehensive 5-year program plan for federal Arctic research. The Committee must give the plan to the President to send to Congress within one year after July 31, 1984, and must update the plan every two years after that. The plan must describe national needs and the research to meet them; state the Committee’s goals; list all federal Arctic research programs with their goals, the funds now spent, and funding levels for each of the next 5 fiscal years; recommend program changes to meet those goals; and explain how the Committee coordinated budget reviews to ensure agencies work together and avoid duplicate efforts.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §4108

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(a)The Interagency Committee, in consultation with the Commission, the Governor of the State of Alaska, the residents of the Arctic, the private sector, and public interest groups, shall prepare a comprehensive 5-year program plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”) for the overall Federal effort in Arctic research. The Plan shall be prepared and submitted to the President for transmittal to the Congress within one year after July 31, 1984, and shall be revised biennially thereafter.
(b)The Plan shall contain but need not be limited to the following elements:
(1)an assessment of national needs and problems regarding the Arctic and the research necessary to address those needs or problems;
(2)a statement of the goals and objectives of the Interagency Committee for national Arctic research;
(3)a detailed listing of all existing Federal programs relating to Arctic research, including the existing goals, funding levels for each of the 5 following fiscal years, and the funds currently being expended to conduct the programs;
(4)recommendations for necessary program changes and other proposals to meet the requirements of the policy and goals as set forth by the Commission and in the Plan as currently in effect; and
(5)a description of the actions taken by the Interagency Committee to coordinate the budget review process in order to ensure interagency coordination and cooperation in (A) carrying out Federal Arctic research programs, and (B) eliminating unnecessary duplication of effort among these programs.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the biennial revision required under subsec. (a) of this section is listed on page 174), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, and section 1(a)(4) [div. A, § 1402] of Pub. L. 106–554, set out as notes under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Functions of President under subsec. (a) delegated to Director of the National Science Foundation, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Feb. 17, 2005, 70 F.R. 9841, set out as a note under section 4107 of this title.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 4108

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60