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 104 STAT. 3746 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (5) The Director of the National Science Foundation. (6) The Secretary of Energy. (7) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (8) Such additional officers and employees of the United States as the Secretary determines are necessary for the advisory council to effectively carry out its functions. (c) APPOINTMENT OF OTHER MEMBERS.—The members of the advisory council who are not ex officio members shall be appointed by the Secretary as follows: (1) Two-thirds of the members shall be appointed from among the leading representatives of the scientific disciplines relevant to the activities of the program, including Eigricultural sciences, environmental sciences, natural resource sciences, health sciences, and nutritional sciences. (2) One-third of the members shall be appointed from the general public and shall include leaders in fields of public policy, trade, international development, law, or management. (d) COMPENSATION.— Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation, if not otherwise officers or employees of the United States, except that they shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the advisory council, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5, United States Code. (e) TERM OF OFFICE OF APPOINTEES; VACANCIES. — (1) TERM. —The term of office of a member appointed under subsection (c) is four years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of such member was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. (2) INITIAL APPOINTMENT. —The Secretary shall make appointments to the advisory council so as to ensure that the terms of the members appointed under subsection (c) do not all expire in the same year. A member may serve after the expiration of the member's term until a successor takes office. (3) REAPPOINTMENT. — A member who is appointed for a term » of four years may not be reappointed to the advisory council before two years after the date of expiration of such term of office. (4) VACANCIES. — If a vacancy occurs in the advisory council among the members appointed under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make an appointment to fill such vacancy within 90 days after the date such vacancy occurs. (f) CHAIR.— The Secretary shall select as the chair of the advisory council one of the members appointed under subsection (c). The term of office of the chair shall be two years. (g) MEETINGS.— The advisory council shall meet at the call of the chair or on the request of the Director, but at least two times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the advisory council shall be subject to the approval of the Director. (h) STAFF. — The Director shall make available to the advisory council such staff, information, and other assistance as it may require to carry out its functions. (i) ORIENTATION AND TRAINING.— The Director shall provide such orientation and trsdning for new members of the advisory council as

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