United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-06-15 monographic deposited born digital 125 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-624 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-624 P0b002ee18038629b f:d06624 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-624 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-624 GAO-06-624 Interagency relations Natural resource management Natural resources Research and development Technology transfer Wood Wood products Other Written Product A55661

More wood is consumed every year in the United States than all metals, plastics, and masonry cement combined. To maximize their use of wood, forest product companies rely on research into new methods for using wood. At least 12 federal agencies have provided support to wood utilization research and product development activities, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)-funded wood utilization research centers, which historically have specifically targeted support to these activities. GAO was asked to identify (1) the types of wood utilization research and product development activities federal agencies support and how these activities are coordinated; (2) the level of support federal agencies made available for these activities in fiscal years 2004 and 2005, and changes in the level of support at the Forest Service and at the CSREES-funded wood utilization research centers for fiscal years 1995 through 2005; and (3) how the federal government transfers the technologies and products from its wood utilization research and product development activities to industry. GAO provided a draft of this report to the 12 federal agencies for review and comment. Some of the agencies provided technical comments, which were incorporated as appropriate. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-624/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-624.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-624/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-624.pdf GAO-06-624 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-624 Other Written Product GAO-06-624; Wood Utilization: Federal Research and Product Development Activities, Support, and Technology Transfer; Interagency relations Natural resource management Natural resources Research and development Technology transfer Wood Wood products Title 23 Section 144 23 U.S.C. 144 Title 49 Section 112 49 U.S.C. 112 Volume 24 Page 440 24 Stat. 440 Volume 79 Page 431 79 Stat. 431 Volume 117 Page 1901 117 Stat. 1901 Volume 119 Page 875-76 119 Stat. 875-76 Public Law 81-507 Public Law 89-106 Public Law 91-609 Public Law 102-240 Public Law 102-564 Public Law 106-224 Public Law 106-404 Public Law 107-87