National Resources and Materials Information Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Resources and Materials Information Act - States that the purposes of this Act are: (1) to provide for an improved national capability for collection, analysis, and dissemination of resources and materials information; (2) to provide for periodic, standardized, and centralized collection of information by the Federal Government from the resources and materials industries so as to minimize duplication of reporting; and (3) to establish within the Federal Government a centralized National Resources and Materials Information System; (4) to create an independent National Commission on Supplies and Shortages to administer the National Resources and Materials Information System; and (5) to provide for public access to the information gathered pursuant to this Act. Establishes a National Commission on Supplies and Shortages. States that it shall be the function of this Commission to establish and initiate operation of the National Resources and Materials Information System authorized by this Act. Directs the Commission to make a report to the President and the Congress with respect to the existence or possibility of any long-term or short-term shortages affecting the development …