7 U.S.C. § 5332 — Functions of Council

The Council^* must— (1) provide scientific and technical advice on the development and implementation of all components of the coordinated program^* and the comprehensive plan^*; (2) evaluate the scientific and technical quality of the comprehensive plan and the effectiveness of the coordinated program; (3) recommend to the Secretaries^*, on an annual basis, means of enhancing the comprehensive plan and the coordinated program; and (4) submit to the Secretaries annual reports that— (A) must contain the components specified in paragraphs (2) and (3); and (B) must be included in full in the biennial reports of the Secretaries to the President for transmittal to Congress under section 5312(b) of this title .