§2656c Responsibilities of President

Summary

The President must work with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and others to handle big science and technology matters with other countries. He must make sure the Secretary of State is told and asked before any U.S. agency takes a major science- or tech-related action involving a foreign government or international group. He must also find and review U.S. science and technology programs that affect other countries, track foreign science and technology developments that affect U.S. programs, and look at and start international science and technology projects that grow out of U.S. work and help the United States and other countries. Subsection (b) was repealed. The law does not force public release of sensitive intelligence information about sources, methods, or people watching science or tech for intelligence. Information and recommendations about international developments must be given to the United States Trade Representative for use in trade consultations about science and technology transfer, and the President must use information from federal departments, agencies, or interagency groups as needed.