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Reports.

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

(B) cooperation between Federal laboratories and United States companies, including activities under the Technology Share Program created by Executive Order 12591; (C) Federal research and technology transfer arrangements with selected business sectors; (D) Federal encouragement of, and assistance to, private joint research and development ventures; and (E) such other mechanisms of Federal-industry cooperation as may be identified by the Secretary. (4) A report based on the findings and recommendations of the review panel shall be submitted to the Secretary, the President, and Congress within 18 months after the Secretary s i ^ s the contracts with the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering.

Subpart D—Technology Reviews SEC. 5141. REPORT OF PRESIDENT.

The President shall, at the time of submission of the budget request for fiscal year 1990 to Congress, also submit to the Congress a report on— (1) the President's policies and budget proposals regarding Federal research in semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology, including a discussion of the respective roles of the various Federal departments and agencies in such research; (2) the President's policies and budget proposals regarding Federal research and acquisition policies for fiber optics and optical-electronic technologies generally; (3) the President's policies and budget prop<^als, identified by agency, regarding superconducting materials, including descriptions of research priorities, the scientific and technical barriers to commercialization which such research is designed to overcome, steps taken to ensure coordination among Federal agencies conducting research on superconducting materials, and steps taken to consult with private United States industry and to ensure that no unnecessary duplication of research exists and that all important scientific and technical barriers to the commercialization of superconducting materials will be addressed; and (4) the President's policies and budget proposals, identified by agency, regarding Federal research to assist United States industry to develop and apply advanced manufacturing technologies for the production of durable and nondurable goods. National Advisory

SEC. 5142. SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. ^« (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

Committee on Semiconductor

National Advisory Committee on Semiconductor Research and Development

Research and

Act of 1988". (b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—(1) that—

Ac^onSr^ 15 USC 4632.

The Congress finds and declares

(A) semiconductor technology is playing an ever-increasing role in United States industrial and commercial products and processes, making secure domestic sources of state-of-the-£ut semiconductors highly desirable; (B) modern weapons systems are highly dependent on leading edge semiconductor devices, and it is counter to the national

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