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

Page 6872 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6632 1 See References in Text note below. 1978, as provided by section 1(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12039, Feb. 24, 1978, 43 F.R. 8095, set out under section 6601 of this title. § 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 sub- chapter II of this chapter; and (2) not less than eight nor more than four- teen other members appointed by the Presi- dent not more than sixty days after the Direc- tor has assumed office (as provided in section 6612 of this title). (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, engineer- ing, technology, information dissemination, education, management, labor, or public af- fairs; (2) be capable of critically assessing the poli- cies, 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, indus- trial, and government experience, and (C) busi- ness, 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 peri- ods as the President may determine. (d) Compensation Each member of the Committee who is not an officer of the Federal Government shall, while serving on business of the Committee, be enti- tled to receive compensation at a rate not to ex- ceed the daily rate prescribed for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, 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) 1 of title 5 for persons in Government service em- ployed intermittently. (Pub. L. 94–282, title III, § 302, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 468.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 5703 of title 5, referred to in subsec. (d), was amended generally by Pub. L. 94–22, § 4, May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 95, 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 References 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 Organi- zation and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5. Executive Documents ABOLITION OF PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS See note set out under section 6631 of this title. § 6633. Federal science, engineering, and tech- nology survey; reports (a) The Committee shall survey, examine, and analyze the overall context of the Federal science, engineering, and technology effort in- cluding missions, goals, personnel, funding, or- ganization, facilities, and activities in general, taking adequate account of the interests of indi- viduals and groups that may be affected by Fed- eral scientific, engineering, and technical pro- grams, including, as appropriate, consultation with such individuals and groups. In carrying out its functions under this section, the Com- mittee shall, among other things, consider needs for— (1) organizational reform, including institu- tional realinement designed to place Federal agencies whose missions are primarily or sole- ly devoted to scientific and technological re- search and development, and those agencies primarily or solely concerned with fuels, en- ergy, and materials, within a single cabinet- level department; (2) improvements in existing systems for handling scientific and technical information on a Government-wide basis, including consid- eration of the appropriate role to be played by the private sector in the dissemination of such information; (3) improved technology assessment in the executive branch of the Federal Government; (4) improved methods for effecting tech- nology innovation, transfer, and use; (5) stimulating more effective Federal-State and Federal-industry liaison and cooperation in science and technology, including the for- mation of Federal-State mechanisms for the mutual pursuit of this goal; (6) reduction and simplification of Federal regulations and administrative practices and procedures which may have the effect of re- tarding technological innovation or opportuni- ties for its utilization; (7) a broader base for support of basic re- search; (8) ways of strengthening the Nation’s aca- demic institutions’ capabilities for research and education in science and technology; (9) ways and means of effectively integrating scientific and technological factors into our national and international policies; (10) technology designed to meet community and individual needs; (11) maintenance of adequate scientific and technological manpower with regard to both quality and quantity; (12) improved systems for planning and anal- ysis of the Federal science and technology pro- grams; and