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34. National Commission on Materials Policy 

 Pub. L. 91-512 §§ 201-206; 42 U.S.C. 3251 note 



Sections 210-206 of Pub L. 91-512 provided that: 

 "Sec. 201. (Short Title) This title may be cited as the 

 •National Materials Policy Act of 1970'. 



"Sec. 202. (Declaration of purpose) It Is the purpose 

 of this title to enhance environmental quality and con- 

 serve materials by developing a national materials policy 

 to utilize present resources and technology more effi- 

 ciently, to anticipate the future materials requirements of 

 the Nation and the world, and to make recommendations 

 on the supply, use. recovery, and disposal of materials 



"Sec. 203. . [Establishment: composition; Chairman: 

 compensation) (a) There Is hereby created the National 

 Commission on Materials Policy (hereafter referred to as 

 the ('Commission') which shall be composed of seven 

 members chosen from Government service and the private 

 sector for their outstanding qualifications and demon- 

 strated competence with regard to matters related to 

 materials policy, to be appointed by the President with the 

 advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom he shall 

 designate as Chalrm.an 



"(b) The members of the Commission shall serve 

 without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, 

 subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by 

 them In carrying out the duties of the Commission 



"Sec. 204. [Duties and powers; report; termination) 

 The Commission shall make a full and complete inves- 

 tigation and study for the purpose of developing a na- 

 tional materials policy which shall include, without being 

 limited to, a determination of — 



"(1) national and International materials require- 

 ments, priorities, and objectives, both current and 

 future, including economic projections; 



"(2) the relationship of materials policy to (A) na- 

 tional and International population size and (B) the 

 enhancement of environmental quality; 



"'(3) recommended means for the extraction, devel- 

 opment, and use of matertala which are susceptible to 

 recycling, reuse, or self-destruction. In order to enhance 

 environmental quality and conserve materials; 



"(4) means of exploiting existing scientific knowledge 

 In the supply, use. recovery, and disposal of materials 

 and encouraging further research and education In this 

 field; 



"(5) means to enhance coordination and cooperation 

 among Federal departments and agencies In materials 

 usage so that such usage might best serve the national 

 materials policy; 



"(6) the feasibility and desirability of establishing 

 computer Inventories of national and International 

 materials requirements, supplies, and alternatives; and 

 "(7) which Federal agency or agencies shall be as- 

 signed continuing responsibility for the Implementation 

 of the national materials policy 



"(b) In order to carry out the purposes of this title, 

 the Commission Is authorized — 



"( 1 ) to request the cooperation and assistance of such 

 other Federal departments and agencies as may be 

 appropriate; 



'(2) to appoint and fix the compensation of such 

 staff personnel as may be necessary, without regard to 

 the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 

 appointments In the competitive service, and without 

 regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 

 III of such title relating to classification and General 

 Schedule pay rates; and 



■ ( 3 ) to obtain the services of experts and consultants. 

 In accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of 

 title 5. United States Code, at rates for Individuals not 

 to exceed $100 per diem 



"(c) The Commission shall submit to the President and 

 to the Congress a report with respect to Its flnd.ngs and 

 recommendations no later than June 30. 1973. and shall 

 terminate not later than ninety days after submission of 

 such report. 



"(d) Upon request by the Commission, each Federal 

 department and agency Is authorized and directed to 

 furnish, to the greatest extent practicable, such Infor- 

 mation and assistance as the Commission may request. 

 "Sec. 205 [Definition) When used In this title, the term 

 materials' means natural resources Intended to be util- 

 ized by Industry for the production of goods, with the 

 exclusion of* food. 



"Sec 206 [Authorization of appropriations) There Is 

 hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of 

 $2,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this title " 



35. National Commission on Supplies and Shortages 

 50 U.S.C. App. 2169 



§2169. National Commission on Supplies and Short- 

 ages. 



(a) Short title. 



This section may be cited as the "National Com- 

 mission on Supplies and Shortages Act of 1974". 



(b) Congressional findings. 



(1) The United States is increasingly dependent 

 on the importation from foreign nations of certain 

 natural resources vital to commerce and the national 

 defense. 



(2) Nations that export such resources can alone 

 or in association with other nations arbitrarily raise 

 the prices of such resources to levels which are un- 

 reasonable and disruptive of domestic and foreign 

 economies. 



(3) Shortages of resources and commodities are 

 becoming increasingly frequent in the United States, 

 and such shortages cause undue inconvenience and 

 expense to consumers and a burden on interstate 



commerce and the Nation's economy. 



(4) Existing institutions do not adequately iden- 

 tify and anticipate such shortages and do not ade- 

 quately monitor, study, and analyze other market 

 adversities involving specific industries and specific 

 sectors of the economy. 



(5) Data with respect to such shortages and ad- 

 versities is collected in various agencies of the Gov- 

 ernment for various purposes, but is not systemat- 

 ically coordinated and disseminated to the appro- 

 priate agencies and to the Congress. 



(c) Statement of purposes. 



It is the purpose of this Act to establish a national 

 commission to facilitate more effective and informed 

 responses to resource and commodity shortages and 

 to report to the President and the Congress on 

 needed institutional adjustments for examining and 

 predicting shortages and on the existence or possi- 



