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 PUBLIC LAW 102-245—FEB. 14, 1992 106 STAT. 23 ness in this area, and provide advice and guidance for such cooperative efforts; (3) provide guidance on what Federal policies and practices, particularly in such areas as procurement and the transfer of federally-funded research, are necessary to help establish United States-based high-resolution information systems industries; (4) provide advice on the coordination of Federal defense and civilian activities to maximize and assist with the transfer of technologies in the field of high-resolution information systems into commercial products; and (5) generally develop recommendations for gfuiding Federal agency activities related to the development of United Statesbased high-resolution information systems industries. (d) MEMBERSHIP AND PROCEDURES. —(1)(A) The Board shall be composed of 13 members, 7 of whom shall constitute a quorum. (B) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or their designees, shall serve as members of the Board. (C) The President, acting through the Director of the Office of President. Science and Technology Policy, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall appoint as additional members of the Board— (i) 5 members from the private electronics manufacturing sector, drawn from such sectors as semiconductors, display equipment, computers, consimier electronics, and telecommunications, with 1 member also representing labor; (ii) 3 members from the private nonmaniifacturing sector, including 1 representative from the transmission delivery systems sector and 2 representatives drawn from such areas as the software industry, the entertainment industry, and the investment community; and (iii) 1 member from academia. At least 1 member appointed under this subparagraph shall be from small business. (2) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy or the Director's designee shall chair the Board. (3) The chairmgm shall call the first meeting of the Board within 30 days after the appointment of members is completed. (4) The Board may use such personnel detailed from Federal agencies as may be necessEuy to enable it to perform its functions. (5) Members of the Board, other than full-time employees of the Federal Government, while attending meetings of the Board or otherwise performing duties of the Board while away from their homes or regiilar places of business, shall be allowed travel expenses in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (6) The Board shall submit a report of its activities once every year gifter its establishment to the President, the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (e) LIMITATION ON FUNCTIONS. —Nothing in this section or any other provision of this Act shall be construed— (1) to authorize the Board to investigate or provide advice or g^dance with respect to standards or other reg^ations

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