• negotiating legislative requests to the National Academies;

• monitoring current legislation and relevant congressional activities;

• coordinating briefings to Congress for the National Academies;

• responding to inquiries from congressional offices;

• reviewing and advising on the congressional testimony of representatives of the National Academies;

• distributing National Research Council reports to interested members of Congress and federal officials;

• preparing an annual Report to Congress in conjunction with the Office of News and Public Information.