COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.

SEC. 6106. COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a) Use of Federal Programs.— In carrying out this chapter, the Director shall utilize, to the fullest possible extent, all existing Federal programs to promote the identification, conversion, and transfer of knowledge and education and training software in accordance with this chapter. (b) Education and Training Software Transfer Officer.— The head of each Federal agency which develops knowledge for or uses education and training software shall designate, from the officers and employees of the agency, an education and training software transfer officer. The education and training software transfer officer of an agency shall— (1) supply information to the Office of Education Software Transfer for inclusion in the clearinghouse; (2) receive and process inquiries and requests from prospective users of knowledge and education and training software employed by such agency; 102 STAT. 1504 (3) promote direct contact between prospective users of knowledge and education and training software and personnel of the agency; (4) facilitate the prompt transfer for knowledge and education and training software to public interest users; and (5) refer requests for education and training software from commercial users to the Office of Training Software Transfer for the negotiation of the purchase or lease of such software. (c) Cooperation of Federal Agencies.— (1) In general.— All Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Director in the implementation of this chapter. If the head of a Federal agency finds that such agency is unable to cooperate with the Director for reasons of national security, or for any other reason, such agency head shall report such finding to the Secretary. The Secretary shall report to the Congress by July 1 of each year all such findings received by the Secretary during the preceding 12-month period. (2) Cooperation with exchange center.—The Director shall cooperate with the Federal Software Exchange Center of the National Technical Information Service to facilitate the transfer of education and training software between Federal agencies. (3) Availability of federal services, equipment, personnel, and facilities.—Upon request of the Director, the head of each Federal agency shall promptly make the services, equipment, personnel, facilities, and information of the agency (including suggestions, estimates, and statistics) available to the Office to the greatest extent practicable. (d) Equity Rule.— In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Director shall consider special equity concerns, including psychological, physiological, sociological, and socioeconomic factors, which could prevent some persons from benefiting from new technological developments, and shall, to the extent possible, ensure that such persons benefit from software transfer activities under this chapter.