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 124 STAT. 3988 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 (1) the specific objectives and public interest identified under (b)(1); (2) any priorities established under subsection (b)(7); (3) the impact the policies described under (a) have had on the science and engineering enterprise and the stakeholders, including the financial impact on research budgets; (4) the status of any Federal science agency policies related to public access to the results of federally funded research; and (5) how any policies developed or being developed by Fed- eral science agencies, as described in subsection (a), incorporate input from the non-Federal stakeholders described in subsection (b)(6). (f) FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCY DEFINED.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000. SEC. 104. FEDERAL SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS. (a) MANAGEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS.—The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall develop policies for the manage- ment and use of Federal scientific collections to improve the quality, organization, access, including online access, and long-term preservation of such collections for the benefit of the scientific enterprise. In developing those policies the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall consult, as appropriate, with— (1) Federal agencies with such collections; and (2) representatives of other organizations, institutions, and other entities not a part of the Federal Government that have a stake in the preservation, maintenance, and accessibility of such collections, including State and local government agen- cies, institutions of higher education, museums, and other enti- ties engaged in the acquisition, holding, management, or use of scientific collections. (b) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, shall ensure the development of an online clearinghouse for information on the contents of and access to Federal scientific collections. (c) DISPOSAL OF COLLECTIONS.—The policies developed under subsection (a) shall— (1) require that, before disposing of a scientific collection, a Federal agency shall— (A) conduct a review of the research value of the collec- tion; and (B) consult with researchers who have used the collec- tion, and other potentially interested parties, concerning— (i) the collection’s value for research purposes; and (ii) possible additional educational uses for the collection; and (2) include procedures for Federal agencies to transfer sci- entific collections they no longer need to researchers at institu- tions or other entities qualified to manage the collections. (d) COST PROJECTIONS.—The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, shall develop a common set of methodologies to be used by Federal agencies for the assessment and projection of costs associated with the management and preservation of their scientific collections. Consultation. Web site. Consultation. 42 USC 6624.