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National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
President Clinton
established the National Science and Technology Council
on November 23, 1993. This cabinet-level
council is the principal means for the President to coordinate
science, space, and technology policies across the Federal government.
By
Executive Order 12881, President Clinton directed the NSTC to:
- Coordinate the science and technology policy making and
implementation process across federal agencies;
- Ensure that science and technology policy decisions are
consistent with the President's stated goals;
- Ensure that science and technology issues are considered in the
development
and implementation of Federal policies and programs;
- Further international cooperation in science and technology activities.
An important objective of the NSTC is the establishment of clear
national goals for Federal science and technology investments in
areas ranging from information technologies and health research,
to improving transportation systems and strenghtening fundamental
research. The Council prepares research and development
strategies that are coordinated across federal agencies to form
an investment package that is aimed at accomplishing multiple
national goals.
A private sector
President's
Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology
assists the Council to ensure that Federal science and technology
policies reflect the full spectrum of the Nation's needs.
President Clinton establishes the NSTC
NEW:
- NSTC Calendar Year
1995 Accomplishments Report, May 1996
-
Strategy for
National Earthquake Loss Reduction -- by National Science and Technology
Council, National Earthquake Strategy Working Group, April 1996
-
United States Antarctic Program Report -- by National Science
and Technology Council, Committee on Fundamental Science, April 1996
- Interagency
Assessment of Health Risks Associated with Oxygenated Gasoline --
by National Science and Technology Council Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources, Interagency Oxygenated Fuels Assessment Steering
Committee, February 1996
- Meeting the
Challenge: A Research Agenda for America's Health, Safety, and Food -- by
National Science and Technology Council Committee on Health, Safety, and
Food, February 1996
- A
National R&D Strategy for Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Solid Waste
-- by Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Solid Waste Subcommittee, NSTC
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, September 1995
- Setting a
New Course of U.S. Coastal Ocean Science - Final Report of the
Subcommittee on U.S. Coastal Ocean Science, July 1995
Select NSTC Reports