SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE.

SEC. 208. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE. (a) Amendment.—Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 6686) is amended— (1) by striking “Critical Technologies Institute” in the section heading and “Critical Technologies Institute” in subsection (a), and inserting “Science and Technology Policy Institute” and “Science and Technology Policy Institute”, respectively; (2) in subsection (b) by striking “As determined by the chairman of the committee referred to in subsection (c), the” and inserting “The”; (3) by striking subsection (c), and redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection— (A) by inserting “science and” after “developments and trends in” in paragraph (1); (B) by striking “with particular emphasis on” in paragraph (1) and inserting “including”; (C) by inserting “and developing and maintaining relevant informational and analytical tools” before the period at the end of paragraph (1); (D) by striking “to determine” and all that follows through “technology policies” in paragraph (2) and inserting “with particular attention to the scope and content of the Federal science and technology research and development portfolio as it affects interagency and national issues”; (E) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:112 STAT. 878 “(3) Initiation of studies and analysis of alternatives available for ensuring the long–term strength of the United States in the development and application of science and technology, including appropriate roles for the Federal Government, State governments, private industry, and institutions of higher education in the development and application of science and technology.”; (F) by inserting “science and” after “Executive branch on” in paragraph (4)(A); and (G) by amending paragraph (4)(B) to read as follows: “(B) to the interagency committees and panels of the Federal Government concerned with science and technology.”; (5) by striking “subsection (d)” in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, and inserting “subsection (c)”; (6) by striking “Committee” in each place it appears in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, and inserting “Institute”; (7) by striking “subsection (d)” in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, and inserting “subsection (c)”; and (8) by striking “Chairman of Committee” each place it appears in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, and inserting “Director of Office of Science and Technology Policy”. (b) Conforming Usage.—All references in Federal law or regulations to the Critical Technologies Institute shall be considered to be references to the Science and Technology Policy Institute.