= Office of Science and Technology Policy = The '''Office of Science and Technology Policy''' ('''OSTP''') is an [[UnitedStates/ExecutiveOfficeOfThePresident|executive office]]. <> ---- == Composition == The office is led by a '''director''', who simultaneously serves as the '''assistant to the president for science and technology'''. This position is appointed by the [[UnitedStates/Presidents|president]] with [[UnitedStates/Congress|Senate]] approval. ---- == History == The predecessor to this office was the '''President's Science Advisory Committee''' ('''PSAC'''), which [[UnitedStates/RichardNixon|Nixon]] dissolved following several resignations in 1973. In 1976, following discussions with the new [[UnitedStates/GeraldFord|Ford]] administration, the '''National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act''' established the office. ---- CategoryRicottone