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“The Secretary of the Department of Energy, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior through the United States Geological Survey, and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall implement the policies of section 323 of the joint resolution entitled ‘Joint Resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes’, approved October 12, 1984 (Public Law 98–473; 98 Stat. 1875) [set out below] by—“(1) taking such action as necessary to assure an effective, cooperative effort in furtherance of the Continental Scientific Drilling Program of the United States; “(2) taking all reasonable administrative and financial measures to assure that the Interagency Accord on Continental Scientific Drilling continues to function effectively in support of such program; “(3) assuring the continuing effective operation of the Interagency Coordinating Group to further the objectives of such program; “(4) taking such action to assure that the Interagency Coordinating Group receives appropriate cooperation from any Federal agency that can contribute to the objectives of such program, without adversely affecting any program or activity of such agency; “(5) acting through the Interagency Coordinating Group, preparing and submitting to the Congress, within one hundred and eighty days after the enactment of this Act [Sept. 22, 1988] a report describing—“(A) long and short-term policy objectives and goals of the United States Continental Scientific Drilling Program; “(B) projected schedules of desirable scientific and engineering events that would advance United States objectives in the Continental Scientific Drilling Program; “(C) the levels of resources and funding for fiscal year 1989 that would be required by each participating Federal agency to carry out events pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B); “(D) the scientific, economic, technological, and social benefits expected to be realized through the implementation of such program at each level described in subparagraph (C); “(E) a recommended course for interaction with the international community in a cooperative effort to achieve the goals and purposes of this Act; “(F) the extent of participation or interest shown to date in the Continental Scientific Drilling Program by—“(i) any other governmental agency; “(ii) any academic institution; “(iii) any organization in the private sector; and “(iv) any governmental or other entity in the international community; “(G) a plan to develop beneficial cooperative relationships among the entities mentioned in subparagraph (F), to the extent that the Interagency Coordinating Group deems practicable; and “(H) any other information or recommendations that the Interagency Coordinating Group deems appropriate; and “(6) submitting to the Congress annually, beginning one year after the submission of a report under paragraph (5), a report describing the levels of resources and funding that would be required by each participating Federal agency for the next fiscal year to carry out events pursuant to paragraph (5)(A) and (B).”

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