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LEADERSHIP AND THE RESEARCH AGENDA 



In guiding federal departments and agencies in theii efforts to protect the 

 environment, the President relics on several entities within the Executive 

 Office to provide analysis and advice — most notably the Qjuncil on Environ- 

 mental Quality (CEQ), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). 

 the Office of Management and Budget, and the Council of Economic Ad- 

 visers. Our recommendations in this chapter focus on the critical roles of 

 White House policymaking offices, and on the means to provide these 

 organizations with the information and analysis they need to advise the Presi- 

 dent on environmental policy issues and to direct federal environmental 

 programs toward national objectives. 



■ The White House apparattis for establishing environmental policy and 

 for guiding federal environmental R&D programs should be strengthened 

 by expianding the responsibilities of existing units in the Executive Office 

 of the President and by establishing a new institutional capability to assess 



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