    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 1999]
    [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        Neal Lane
            Technology, and Director
    Associate Director for Environment                Rosina Bierbaum
    Associate Director for National Security and      (vacancy)
            International Affairs
    Associate Director for Science                    Arthur Bienenstock
    Associate Director for Technology                 Duncan Moore
    Executive Secretary for the National Science and  Joan Porter
            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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