2 U.S.C. § 476 — Technology Assessment Advisory Council

Page 155 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 476 (3) make advance, progress, and other pay- ments which relate to technology assessment without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31; (4) accept and utilize the services of vol- untary and uncompensated personnel nec- essary for the conduct of the work of the Of- fice and provide transportation and subsist- ence as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, for persons serving without compensation; (5) acquire by purchase, lease, loan, or gift, and hold and dispose of by sale, lease, or loan, real and personal property of all kinds nec- essary for or resulting from the exercise of au- thority granted by this chapter; and (6) prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary governing the operation and organization of the Office. (b) Recordkeeping by contractors and other par- ties entering into contracts and other ar- rangements with Office; availability of books and records to Office and Comptroller Gen- eral for audit and examination Contractors and other parties entering into contracts and other arrangements under this section which involve costs to the Government shall maintain such books and related records as will facilitate an effective audit in such detail and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Office, and such books and records (and related documents and papers) shall be available to the Office and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, for the purpose of audit and ex- amination. (c) Operation of laboratories, pilot plants, or test facilities The Office, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall not, itself, operate any lab- oratories, pilot plants, or test facilities. (d) Requests to executive departments or agen- cies for information, suggestions, estimates, statistics, and technical assistance; duty of executive departments and agencies to fur- nish information, etc. The Office is authorized to secure directly from any executive department or agency infor- mation, suggestions, estimates, statistics, and technical assistance for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this chapter. Each such executive department or agency shall furnish the information, suggestions, estimates, statis- tics, and technical assistance directly to the Of- fice upon its request. (e) Requests to heads of executive departments or agencies for detail of personnel; reim- bursement On request of the Office, the head of any exec- utive department or agency may detail, with or without reimbursement, any of its personnel to assist the Office in carrying out its functions under this chapter. (f) Appointment and compensation of personnel The Director shall, in accordance with such policies as the Board shall prescribe, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Pub. L. 92–484, § 6, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 799.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION In subsec. (a)(2), ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Con- tracts. In subsec. (a)(3), ‘‘section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance. § 476. Technology Assessment Advisory Council (a) Establishment; composition The Office shall establish a Technology As- sessment Advisory Council (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). The Council shall be com- posed of the following twelve members: (1) ten members from the public, to be ap- pointed by the Board, who shall be persons eminent in one or more fields of the physical, biological, or social sciences or engineering or experienced in the administration of techno- logical activities, or who may be judged quali- fied on the basis of contributions made to edu- cational or public activities; (2) the Comptroller General; and (3) the Director of the Congressional Re- search Service of the Library of Congress. (b) Duties The Council, upon request by the Board, shall— (1) review and make recommendations to the Board on activities undertaken by the Office or on the initiation thereof in accordance with section 472(d) of this title; (2) review and make recommendations to the Board on the findings of any assessment made by or for the Office; and (3) undertake such additional related tasks as the Board may direct. (c) Chairman and Vice Chairman; election by Council from members appointed from pub- lic; terms and conditions of service The Council by majority vote, shall elect from its members appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, who shall serve for such time and under such conditions as the Council may prescribe. In the absence of the Chairman, or in the event of his incapacity, the Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman. (d) Terms of office of members appointed from public; reappointment The term of office of each member of the Council appointed under subsection (a)(1) shall be four years except that any such member ap- pointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remain- der of such term. No person shall be appointed a member of the Council under subsection (a)(1) more than twice. Terms of the members ap- pointed under subsection (a)(1) shall be stag- gered so as to establish a rotating membership Page 156 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 477 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘section’’. according to such method as the Board may de- vise. (e) Payment to Comptroller General and Direc- tor of Congressional Research Service of travel and other necessary expenses; pay- ment to members appointed from public of compensation and reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses (1) The members of the Council other than those appointed under subsection (a)(1) shall re- ceive no pay for their services as members of the Council, but shall be allowed necessary travel expenses (or, in the alternative, mileage for use of privately owned vehicles and payments when traveling on official business at not to exceed the payment prescribed in regulations imple- menting section 5702 and in 1 5704 of title 5), and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of duties vested in the Council, without regard to the provisions of subchapter 1 of chapter 57 and section 5731 of title 5, and regu- lations promulgated thereunder. (2) The members of the Council appointed under subsection (a)(1) shall receive compensa- tion for each day engaged in the actual perform- ance of duties vested in the Council at rates of pay not in excess of the daily equivalent of the highest rate of basic pay set forth in the General Schedule of section 5332(a) of title 5, and in addi- tion shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses in the manner pro- vided for other members of the Council under paragraph (1) of this subsection. (Pub. L. 92–484, § 7, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 800; Pub. L. 99–234, title I, § 107(a), Jan. 2, 1986, 99 Stat. 1759.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1986—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 99–234 substituted ‘‘pay- ments when traveling on official business at not to ex- ceed the payment prescribed in regulations imple- menting section 5702 and in’’ for ‘‘a per diem in lieu of subsistence at not to exceed the rate prescribed in sec- tions 5702 and’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–234 effective on effective date of regulations to be promulgated not later than 150 days after Jan. 2, 1986, or 180 days after Jan. 2, 1986, whichever occurs first, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 99–234, set out as a note under section 5701 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COUNCILS Advisory councils in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to ter- minate not later than the expiration of the 2-year pe- riod following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a coun- cil established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appro- priate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year pe- riod, or in the case of a council established by the Con- gress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees. 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. § 477. Utilization of services of Library of Con- gress (a) Authority of Librarian to make available services and assistance of Congressional Re- search Service To carry out the objectives of this chapter, the Librarian of Congress is authorized to make available to the Office such services and assist- ance of the Congressional Research Service as may be appropriate and feasible. (b) Scope of services and assistance Such services and assistance made available to the Office shall include, but not be limited to, all of the services and assistance which the Con- gressional Research Service is otherwise author- ized to provide to the Congress. (c) Services or responsibilities performed by Congressional Research Service for Congress not altered or modified; authority of Librar- ian to establish within Congressional Re- search Service additional divisions, etc. Nothing in this section shall alter or modify any services or responsibilities, other than those performed for the Office, which the Congres- sional Research Service under law performs for or on behalf of the Congress. The Librarian is, however, authorized to establish within the Con- gressional Research Service such additional di- visions, groups, or other organizational entities as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter. (d) Reimbursement for services and assistance Services and assistance made available to the Office by the Congressional Research Service in accordance with this section may be provided with or without reimbursement from funds of the Office, as agreed upon by the Board and the Librarian of Congress. (Pub. L. 92–484, § 8, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 801.) § 478. Utilization of the Government Account- ability Office (a) Authority of Government Accountability Of- fice to furnish financial and administrative services Financial and administrative services (includ- ing those related to budgeting, accounting, fi- nancial reporting, personnel, and procurement) and such other services as may be appropriate shall be provided the Office by the Government Accountability Office. (b) Scope of services and assistance Such services and assistance to the Office shall include, but not be limited to, all of the services and assistance which the Government Accountability Office is otherwise authorized to provide to the Congress. (c) Services or responsibilities performed by Government Accountability Office for Con- gress not altered or modified Nothing in this section shall alter or modify any services or responsibilities, other than those