42 U.S.C. § 6632 | Membership of Committee

(a)

Composition; appointment

The Committee shall consist of—

(1)

the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy established under subchapter II of this chapter; and

(2)

section 6612 of this title not less than eight nor more than fourteen other members appointed by the President not more than sixty days after the Director has assumed office (as provided in ).

(b)

Qualifications

Members of the Committee appointed by the President pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section shall—

(1)

be qualified and distinguished in one or more of the following areas: science, engineering, technology, information dissemination, education, management, labor, or public affairs;

(2)

be capable of critically assessing the policies, priorities, programs, and activities of the Nation, with respect to the findings, policies, and purposes set forth in subchapter I; and

(3)

shall collectively constitute a balanced composition with respect to (A) fields of science and engineering, (B) academic, industrial, and government experience, and (C) business, labor, consumer, and public interest points of view.

(c)

Chairman; Vice Chairman

The President shall appoint one member of the Committee to serve as Chairman and another member to serve as Vice Chairman for such periods as the President may determine.

(d)

Compensation

section 5332 of title 5 1

1 See References in Text note below.

Each member of the Committee who is not an officer of the Federal Government shall, while serving on business of the Committee, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily rate prescribed for GS–18 of the General Schedule under , including traveltime, and while so serving away from his home or regular place of business he may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as the expenses authorized by section 5703(b)  of title 5 for persons in Government service employed intermittently.

Pub. L. 94–282, title III, § 302May 11, 197690 Stat. 468(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 5703 of title 5 Pub. L. 94–22, § 4May 19, 197589 Stat. 95, referred to in subsec. (d), was amended generally by , , , and, as so amended, does not contain a subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

Pub. L. 101–509 section 5376 of Title 5References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of , set out in a note under .

Executive Documents

Abolition of President’s Committee on Science and Technology; Transfer of Functions

section 6631 of this titleSee note set out under .