S 2766 · 94th Congress · Social Sciences and History
Social Research and Development Oversight Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.(1975-12-10)
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Social Research and Development Oversight Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to establish oversight procedures and to coordinate and reduce duplication of social research and development by Federal agencies. Defines "social research and development" as research, experimentation, demonstration, program evaluation, policy analysis, statistical data gathering and analysis, or synthesis and dissemination of any of the above involving primarily the application of one or more of the social sciences of economics, sociology, education, psychology, statistics, political science and public administration. Forbids the obligation by any agency of $25,000 or more for any such activity unless: (1) the agency has submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a statement describing any such activity, including such information as the Director may request; and (2) the Director has informed the agency in writing that he does not disapprove. Requires, under the Budget and Accounting Act, inclusion of information regarding all such planned social research and development in the budget. Prescribes that such information shall include: (1) total estimated outlays for all s…
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