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PUBLIC LAW 93-426-SEPT. 30, 1974

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the Commission to make reports to the President and to the Congress gress. with respect to— "(1) the existence or possibility of any long- or short-term contents. shortages; employment, price or business practices; or market adversities affecting the supply of any natural resources, raw agriculture commodities, materials, manufactured products (including any possible impairment of productive capacity which may result from shortages in materials, resources, commodities, manufactured products, plant or equipment, or capital investment, and the causes of such shortages, practices, or adversities); "(2) the adverse impact or possible adverse impact of such shortages, practices, or adversities upon consumers, in terms of price and lack of availability of desired goods; "(3) the need for, and the assessment of, alternative actions necessary to increase the availability of the items referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, to correct the adversity or practice affecting the availability of any such items, or otherwise to mitigate the adverse impact or possible adverse impact of shortages, practices, or adversities upon consumers referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection; "(4) existing policies and practices of Government which may tend to affect the supply of natural resources and other commodities; "(5) necessary legislative and administrative actions to develop a comprehensive strategic and economic stockpiling and inventories policies which facilitates the availability of essential resources; "(6) the means by which information with respect to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) of this subsection can be most effectively and economically gathered and coordinated. " (h) REPORTS OF THE COMMISSION.—The Commission shall report not later than March 1, 1975, to the President and the Congress on specific recommendations with respect to institutional adjustments, including the advisability of establishing an independent agency to provide for a comprehensive data collection and storage system, to aid in examination and analysis of the supplies and shortages in the economy of the United States and in relation to the rest of the world. The Commission may, until June 30, 1975, prepare, publish and transmit to the President and the Congress such other reports and recommendations as it deems appropriate. " (i) ADVISORY COMMITTP:E.— (1) The Commission is authorized to Establishment. establish such advisory committees as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out any specific analytical or investigative undertakings on behalf of the Commission. Any such committee shall be subject to the relevant provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. s use app. i. "(2) The Commission shall establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations as to the establishment of a policy making process and structure within the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government as a means to integrate the study of supplies and shortages of resources and commodities into the total problem of balanced national growth and development, and a system for coordinating these efforts with appropriate multi-State, regional and State governmental jurisdictions. For the purpose of carrying out the pro- Appropriation. vision of this paragraph there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $75,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.

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