The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) was established in the US by Executive Order 12881 on November 23, 1993.

History

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) was established in the US by Executive Order on November 23, 1993. This Cabinet-level council is the principal means within the executive branch to coordinate science and technology policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and development enterprise. Chaired by the President and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the membership of the NSTC is made up of the Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries and Agency Heads with significant science and technology responsibilities, and other White House

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 officials where necessary.

Mission

A primary objective of the NSTC is the establishment of clear national goals for Federal science and technology investments in a broad array of areas spanning virtually all the mission areas of the executive branch. The Council prepares research and development strategies that are coordinated across Federal agencies to form investment packages aimed at accomplishing multiple national goals.

The work of the NSTC is organized under four primary committees; Science, Technology, Environment and Natural Resources and Homeland and National Security. Each of these committees oversees subcommittees and working groups focused on different aspects of science and technology and working to coordinate across the federal government.

Key Staff and Committees

• Co-Chair: President Barack Obama
• Co-Chair: John Holdren
  • Executive Director: Christyl C. Johnson

Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR)

• Co-Chair: Shere Abbott, Office of Science and Technology Policy
  Office of Science and Technology Policy
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• Co-Chair: Jane Lubchenco, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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• Co-Chair: George Gray, Environmental Protection Agency

Committee on Homeland and National Security (CHNS)

• Co-Chair: Vacant, Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Co-Chair: Jay Cohen, Department of Homeland Security
• Co-Chair: John Young, Department of Defense
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Committee on Science (CoS)

• Co-Chair: Vacant, Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Co-Chair: Arden Bement, National Science Foundation
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  The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
  
  
• Co-Chair: Francis Collins, National Institute of Health

Committee on Technology (CoT)

• Co-Chair: Aneesh Chopra
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  , Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Co-Chair: Vivek Kundra, Office of Management and Budget

External links

• National Science and Technology Council