Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/1250

 92 STAT. 2530

42 USC 3181. Joint Commission on Guayule Research and Commercialization, 7 USC 178b.

Functions.

Report to Congress.

PUBLIC LAW 95-592—NOV. 4, 1978 (c) The term "commercialization" means the stage in the development or advancement of a technology at which point private enterprise is willing to invest in a full-scale production facility. (d) The term "native" means-hydrocarbon-containing plants which may be cultured in North America, especially members of the genus Parthenium known as Guayule. (e) "Regional Commissions" means the Regional Action Planning Commissions established pursuant to title V of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. SEC. 4. (a) There is hereby established a Joint Commission on Guayule Research and Commercialization, hereinafter referred to as the Joint Commission. The function of the Joint Commission shall be to assist the Secretarias in carrying out the purposes of this Act. (b) The Joint Commission shall consist of the following members: Three individuals designated by the Secretary of Agriculture from among the staff of his Department; three individuals designated by the Secretary of Commerce at least two of whom shall be Federal Cochairmen of Regional Commissions engaged in the support of nati"\^o latex research, development, demonstration, or commercialization activities and one of whom shall be selected from among the members of his Department; a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior; and a representative of the National Science Foundation. (c) The Joint Commission shall be headed by a Chairman. The Secretary of Agriculture shall designate one of the two members from his Department to serve as Joint Commission Chairman during the first two-year period following the enactment of this Act, and the Secretary of Commerce shall designate one of the two members froni his Department as Joint Commission Chairman during the second two-year period following the enactment of this Act. And the same process of designating Joint Commission Chairmen shall be followed in ensuing years. (d) The Secretaries may delegate to the Joint Commission one or more of their responsibilities under this Act and transfer to the Joint Commission funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act as they deem appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Act, and the Joint Commission is authorized to carry out such functions and expend such funds to achieve the purposes of the Act. (e) The Joint Commission shall— (1) develop a plan establishing goals, timetables, and tasks to be undertaken in carrying out the purposes of this Act; (2) establish broad policy for implementing the plan carrying out the purposes of this Act; (3) establish criteria for evaluating and awarding contracts for research, development, and demonstration projects; and (4) review and advise the Secretaries with respect to grants, contracts, and other project expenditures. (f) The Secretaries are authorized to provide without reimbursement such administrative support services, including the detail of staff personnel not to exceed a total of five persons from each Department, as the Joint Commission may need to carry out its functions. (g) One year after the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Joint Commission shall provide to the Congress a report on the implementation of the Act. Such report shall (1) recommend specific directions for further research, development, and other work, and (2) recommend funding levels for various elements of the overall project.

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