Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/488

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104 STAT. 1840 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 ification of Fissile Material and Nuclear Warhead Controls, to be composed of preeminent government and nongovernment experts in the fields of radiation detection, nondestructive examination, nuclear safeguards, nuclear materials production, and nuclear warhead dismantlement. Such committee, which shall be established not later than December 31, 1990, shall advise the President on the availability, use, and further development of techniques which could be applied to the verification of the prospective actions described in paragraph (2). (4) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted to Congress not later than April 30, 1991. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form with such classified appendices as may be necessary. SEC. 3152. DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF MEANS FOR WAR- HEAD DISMANTLEMENT VERIFICATION The Secretary of Energy may use funds available to the Secretary for national security programs of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1991 to carry out a program to develop and demonstrate a means for verifiable dismantlement of nuclear warheads. Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act. 42 USC 7381 note. 42 USC 7381. PART E—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SEC. 3161. SHORT TITLE This part may be cited as the "Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act". SEC. 3162. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds the following: (1) Scientific, technical, and engineering competence is essential to the Nation's future well-being. (2) The scientific, technical, and engineering capability at the Federal laboratories is unmatched throughout the world. (3) Superb research, development, testing, and evaluation occur in Department of Energy research and development facilities. (4) Department of Energy research and development facilities will play an increasing role in assuring that the United States remains competitive in world markets. (5) Improvements in mathematics, science, and engineering education are needed desperately to provide the trained and educated citizenry essential to the future competitiveness of the United States. (6) The future health and vitality of the economy of the United States is predicated on the availability of an adequate supply of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to provide for growing needs and to replenish the workforce. (7) United States college and university enrollment in science, mathematics, and engineering programs is sharply declining at undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels. (8) The Federal Government is the largest United States employer of research scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, and the Department of Energy has a growing need for scientists, mathematicians, and engineers at a time when these enrollments are declining. (9) Women and minorities are grossly underrepresented in science and mathematics fields, and this group represents more