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 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1757 "(c) A member of the Advisory Board who is not otherwise employewl by the Federal Government shall not be considered to be a Federal employee, except for the purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation for work-related injuries) and chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort claims). "(d) The Advisory Board shall prescribe procedures for carrying out its responsibilities. Such procedures shall define a quorum as a majority of the members, provide for annual election of the Chairman by the members of the Advisory Board, and require at least four meetings of the Advisory Board each year. "(e) The Council shall refer to the Advisory Board, and the Advisory Board shall review, each proposed research project including its estimated cost, for research in and development of technologies related to environmental activities in excess of $1,000,000. The Advisory Board shall make any recommendations to the (Council that the Advisory Board considers appropriate regarding such project or proposal. "(f) The Advisory Board may make recommendations to the Council regarding technologies, research, projects, programs, activities, and, if appropriate, funding within the scope of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. "(g) The Advisory Board shall assist and advise the Council in identifying the environmental data and analytical assistance activities that should be covered by the policies and procedures prescribed pursuant to section 2902(d)(1) of this title. "(h) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Advisory Board Reports, shall submit to the Congress an annual report setting forth its actions during the year preceding the year in which the report is submitted and any recommendations, including recommendations on projects, programs, and information exchange and recommendations for legislation, that the Advisory Board considers appropriate regarding the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. "(i) Each member of the Advisory Board shall be required to file a financial disclosure report under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).". (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and at the beginning of part IV of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 171 the following: "172. strategic Environmental Research and Development Program 2901". (b) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS OF ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. —(1) The 10 USC 2904 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall make the ^°^- appointments required by section 2904(a) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(D), not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Up to one-half of the members originally appointed to the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board established under section 2904 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(l), may be appointed for terms of not more than six and not less than two years in order to provide for staggered expiration of the terms of members. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall designate the members appointed for terms authorized under this paragraph and shall specify the terms for which such members are appointed.

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