PUBLIC LAW 95-87—AUG. 3, 1977 without regard to the provisions of section 3684 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529) when, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, advance payments of initial expense are necessary to facilitate such work: Provided, That authority to make payments under this subsection shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts. (d)- Xo research, demonstration, or experiment shall be carried out under this Act by an institute financed by grants under this Act, unless all uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting therefrom, with such exception or limitation, if any, as the Secretary may find necessary in the public interest, 'be available promptly to the general public. Nothing contained in this section shall deprive the owner of any background patent relating to any such activities of any rights which that owner may have under that patent. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the printing and publishing of the results of activities carried out by institutes under the provisions of this Act and for administrative planning and direction, but such appropriations shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year: Provided, That no new budget authority is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1977.
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Research, results available to public.
Appropriation authorization.
CENTER FOR CATALOGING
SEC. 307. The Secretary shall establish a center for cataloging 30 USC 1227. current and projected scientific research in all fields of mining and mineral resources. Each Federal agency doing mining and mineral resources research shall cooperate by providing the cataloging center with information on work underway or scheduled by it. The cataloging center shall classify and maintain for public use a catalog of mining and mineral resources research and investigation projects in progress or scheduled by all Federal agencies and by such non-Federal agencies of government, colleges, universities, private institutions, firms, and individuals as may make such information available. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
SEC. 308. The President shall, by such means as he deems appropri- 30 USC 1228. ate, clarify agency responsibility for Federal mining and mineral resources research and provide for interagency coordination of such research, including the research authorized by this title. Such coordination shall include— (a) continuing review of the adequacy of the Government-wide program in mining and mineral resources research; (b) identification and elimination of duplication and overlap between two or more agency programs;
(c) identification of technical needs in various mining and mineral resources research categories; (d) recommendations with respect to allocation of technical effort among Federal agencies; (e) review of technical manpower needs and findings concerning management policies to improve the quality of the Government-wide research effort; and (f) actions to facilitate interagency communication at management levels. ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SEC. 309. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall appoint an Advisory Qommittee on Mining and Mineral Research composed of—
Advisory Committee on Mining and Mineral Research, appointment. 30 USC 1229.
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