30 U.S.C. § 1224 — Duties of Secretary

(a) Consulting with other agencies; prescribing rules and regulations; furnishing advice and assistance; coordinating research The Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Bureau of Mines, must administer this subchapter and, after full consultation with other interested Federal agencies, must prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its provisions. The Secretary must furnish such advice and assistance as will best promote the purposes of this subchapter, must participate in coordinating research initiated under this subchapter by the institutes, must indicate to them such lines of inquiry that seem most important, and must encourage and assist in the establishment and maintenance of cooperation by and between the institutes and between them and other research organizations, the United States Department of the Interior, and other Federal establishments.

(b) Annual ascertainment of compliance On or before the first day of July in each year beginning after August 29, 1984 , the Secretary must ascertain whether the requirements of section 1223(a) of this title have been met as to each institute and State.