Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 2.djvu/84

 101 STAT. 1070

PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

(d) FUNDING FOR FY88.—Of the amounts appropriated to the Defense Agencies for fiscal year 1988 for research, development, test, and evaluation, $100,000,000 may be obligated only to make grsuits under this section. 15 USC 4603. SEC. 273. ADVISORY COUNCIL (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Advisory Council on Federal Participation in Sematech. 0)) FUNCTIONS.—(1) The Council shall advise Sematech and the Secretary of Defense on appropriate technology goals for the research and development activities of Sematech and a plan to achieve those goals. The plan shall provide for the development of highquality, high-yiela semiconductor manufacturing technologies that ''"'^' meet the national security and commercial needs of the United States. (2) The Council shall— (A) conduct an annual review of the activities of Sematech for the purpose of determining the extent of the progress made by Sematech in carrying out the plan referred to in paragraph (1); and (B) on the basis of its determinations under subparagraph (A), submit to Sematech any recommendations for modification of the plan or the technological goals in the plan considered appropriate by the Council. Reports. (3) The Council shall review the research activities of Sematech and shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an annual report containing a description of the extent to which Sematech is achieving its research and development goals. (c) MEMBERSHIP.—Tbe Council shall be composed of 12 members as follows: (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, who shall be Ch£urman of the Council. (2) The Director of Energy Research of the Department of rt Energr. (3) The Director of the National Science Foundation. (4) The Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. (5) The Chairman of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer. President of U.S. (6) Seven members appointed by the President as follows: (A) Four members who are eminent individuals in the semiconductor industry and related industries. (B) Two members who are eminent individuals in the fields of technology and defense. (C) One member who represents small businesses. President of U.S. (d) TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP.—Each member of the Council appointed under subsection (c)(6) shall be appointed for a term of three years, except that of the members first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of one year, two shall be appointed for a term of two ^ears, and three shall be appointed for a term of three years, as designated by the President at the time of appointment. A member of the Council may serve after the expiration of the member's term until a successor has taken office. (e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Council shall not affect its powers but, in the case of a member appointed under subsection (c)(6), shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment

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