[United States Government Manual]
[June 02, 1998]
[Pages 105-106]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Office of Science and Technology Policy

Old Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20502

Phone, 202-395-7347. Fax, 202-456-6022. Internet, http://
www.whitehouse.gov/ostp.html.
Assistant to the President for Science and        John H. Gibbons
        Technology, and Director
Associate Director for Environment                Rosina Bierbaum, 
                                                          Acting
Associate Director for National Security and      Kerri-Ann Jones
        International Affairs
Associate Director for Science                    Arthur Bienenstock
Associate Director for Technology                 Duncan Moore
Executive Secretary for the National Science and  (vacancy)
        Technology Council and the President's 
        Committee of Advisors on Science and 
        Technology

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The Office of Science and Technology Policy was established within the 
Executive Office of the President by the National Science and Technology 
Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6611).
    The Office serves as a source of scientific, engineering, and 
technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to 
major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government. In 
carrying out this

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mission, the Office advises the President of scientific and 
technological considerations involved in areas of national concern, 
including the economy, national security, health, foreign relations, and 
the environment; evaluates the scale, quality, and effectiveness of the 
Federal effort in science and technology; provides advice and assistance 
to the President, the Office of Management and Budget, and Federal 
agencies throughout the Federal budget development process; and assists 
the President in providing leadership and coordination for the research 
and development programs of the Federal Government.

For further information, contact the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, Old Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20502. Phone, 202-
395-7347. Fax, 202-456-6022. Internet, http://www.whitehouse.gov/
ostp.html.

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