provide an integrated view of, and recommendations for, science and technology policy across the Federal Government, while considering economic and national security and other societal and national challenges;

assess and recommend priorities for research, development, and demonstration programs to maintain United States leadership in science and technology, including in manufacturing and industrial innovation;

assess and recommend priorities for research, development, and demonstration programs to address societal and national challenges;

assess the global competition in science and technology and identify potential threats to the leadership of the United States in science and technology and opportunities for international collaboration;

assess and make recommendations on the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science workforce of the United States;

assess and make recommendations to improve regional innovation across the United States;

identify and assess sectors critical for the long-term resilience of United States innovation leadership across design, manufacturing, supply chains, and markets;

assess and make recommendations to improve translation of basic and applied research and the enhancement of technology transfer of federally funded research;

identify, assess, and make recommendations to address science and technology gaps that would not be met without Federal investment;

review administrative and legislative policies and funding opportunities that affect private sector science and technology activities, and identify and make recommendations regarding policies that maintain and grow the participation and competitiveness of small- and medium-sized businesses;

assess and identify the infrastructure and tools needed to maintain the leadership of the United States in science and technology and address other societal and national challenges; and

review administrative or legislative policies that affect the science and technology enterprise and identify and make recommendations regarding policies that hinder research and development in the United States.