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 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3077 (1) The President shall, within 2 months after the date Establishment. of the enactment of this Act, establish the Electric and Magnetic Fields Interagency Committee to— (A) develop within 8 months aft«r the date of the enactment of this Act a comprehensive agenda for conducting research, development, and demonstration under the program, with particular emphasis on electric and magnetic nelds of the 60 nertz frequency; (B) develop recommendations, within 8 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, for guidelines for the coordination of activities of Federal agencies engaged in research on human health effects of electric and magnetic fields that ensure that such research advances the agenda under subparagraph (A) and is not unnecessarily duplicative of other research activities; (C) develop recommendations, within 8 months after the date of the enactment of tlus Act, for mechanisms for communication of the results of the program to the public, including recommendations on the scope and nature of Uie information to be disseminated; and (D) monitor, review and periodically evaluate the program. r2XA) The Interagency Committee shall be composed of 9 members with 1 member to be appointed from eacn of the following: (i) The Department of Energy. (ii) The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (iii) The Environmental Protection Agency. (iv) The Department of Defense. (v) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (vi) The National Institute of Standards and Technology. (vii) The Department of Transportation. (viii) The Rural Electrification Administration. (ix) The Federal Energy Regulatoiy Commission. (B) The Interagency Committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members who shall be responsible for ensuring that the duties of the Interagency Committee are carried out. (C) Agencies that have members on the Interagency Committee shall provide appropriate staff to carry out the duties of the Interagency Committee. (e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— (1) Not later than 2 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secret£ury shall establish the National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee in accordance with the Federal AdvisoryCommittee Act and this section. (2) The Advisory Committee shall make recommendations to the Interagency Committee with respect to the duties of the Interagency Committee under subsection (d)(1) and advise the Secretary and the Director with respect to the design and implementation of the program, including preparation of soUcitations for proposals to conduct research under the program. (3) The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 10 members, chosen from among experts in possible human health

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