National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976

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United States federal law

The National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 is a U.S. federal law that established a coordinated national framework for science and technology policy and created the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
An Act to provide a science and technology policy for the United States; to provide for scientific and technological advice to the President, the Congress, and the Executive Branch; to provide a comprehensive survey and analysis of the impact of Federal science and technology policies, programs, and activities on the Nation; and for other purposes	1
National Science and Technology Policy Act of 1976	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ
branchOfGovernmentAffected	Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ surface form: Executive Office of the President
codifiedIn	Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedSection	42 U.S.C. § 6601 et seq. ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
created	Office of Science and Technology Policy ⓘ surface form: Associate Directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy ⓘ Office of Science and Technology Policy ⓘ
defines	national science and technology policy objectives ⓘ
enactedBy	94th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	mechanisms for coordination of science and technology across Federal agencies ⓘ
establishesAdvisoryFunctionFor	Congress on science and technology matters ⓘ President of the United States on science and technology matters ⓘ
establishesRoleOf	science and technology in achieving national goals ⓘ
focusesOn	linking science and technology to economic and social goals ⓘ long-range planning for science and technology ⓘ
governs	organization of Federal science and technology policy functions in the Executive Office of the President ⓘ
hasComponent	establishment of the Office of Science and Technology Policy ⓘ findings and declaration of policy ⓘ provisions for coordination of Federal science and technology activities ⓘ
historicalContext	post–space race and post–Vietnam War U.S. science policy reforms ⓘ
inForce	true ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
language	English ⓘ
policyArea	research and development policy ⓘ science policy ⓘ technology policy ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 94-282 ⓘ
purpose	to establish a coordinated national policy for science and technology ⓘ to improve coordination of Federal science and technology programs ⓘ to provide scientific and technological advice to the Congress ⓘ to provide scientific and technological advice to the Executive Branch ⓘ to provide scientific and technological advice to the President ⓘ
relatedTo	National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ⓘ Office of Science and Technology Policy Reauthorization Act ⓘ
requires	periodic assessments of Federal science and technology programs ⓘ
shortName	National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Science and Technology Policy Act of 1976
signedBy	Gerald Ford ⓘ
signingDate	1976-05-11 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	90 Stat. 459 ⓘ
subjectOf	United States science and technology policy analyses ⓘ
title	National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: An Act to provide a science and technology policy for the United States; to provide for scientific and technological advice to the President, the Congress, and the Executive Branch; to provide a comprehensive survey and analysis of the impact of Federal science and technology policies, programs, and activities on the Nation; and for other purposes
yearEnacted	1976 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Science and Technology Policy → legalBasis → National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 ⓘ

National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 → shortName → National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Science and Technology Policy Act of 1976

National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 → title → National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Act to provide a science and technology policy for the United States; to provide for scientific and technological advice to the President, the Congress, and the Executive Branch; to provide a comprehensive survey and analysis of the impact of Federal science and technology policies, programs, and activities on the Nation; and for other purposes