PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1513 "(b) PRIORITIES AND FUNDING.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall— "(1) designate priorities for development of the technologies identified in the plan; and "(2) spediy the funding requirements of the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government for the development of the technologies identified in the plan for the five fiscal years following the year in which the plan is submitted. "(c) CONTENT OF PLAN.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each technology identified in the plan, the following: "(1) 'Die reasons for the selection of that technology, includ- ing— "(A) a discussion of the consideration given to the most recent biennial report submitted to the President under title VI of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976; and "(B) the relationship of the technolc^y to the overall science and technology program of the Department of De- fense and the long-term funding strategy associated with that program. "(2) A designation of the lead organization within the Depart- ment of Defense or the Department of Energy r^ponsible for the development of the technology. "(3) A summary description of the lead organization's plan for the development of the technology, including the milestone goals. "(4) The amounts contained in the budgets of the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other departments and agencies for the support of the development of such tech- nology for— "(A) the five preceding fiscal years; and "(B) the fiscal year beginning in the year in which the plan is submitted; and "(O each fiscal year thereafter for which the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Department of Defense, and the Secretary of Ebiergy, with respect to the Department of Energy, has prepared a budget. "(5) A comparison of the positions of the United States and the Soviet Union in the development of that technology. "(6) The potential contributions that the allies of the United States and other industrialized nations can make to meet the needs of the United States and its allies for that technol(^y. "(7) A comparison of the extent to which the United States _ has access to research conducted on such technology in allied nations and other industrialized nations with the extent to which such nations have access to research conducted in the United States on such technology and a discussion of the effects of any imbalance in such access on development of that tech- nology. "(8) With respect to the development of such technology— "(A) a comparison of the relative positions of the United States and other industrialized countries that are promi- nent in the development of such technology;
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