Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 86.djvu/1272

 PUBLIC LAW 92-573-OCT. 27, 1972

1230, Establishment; membership.

Compensation; travel pay.

5 USC 5332 note.

80 Stat. 499; 83 Stat. 190.

[86 STAT.

PRODUCT SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL

SEC. 28. (a) The Commission shall establish a Product Safety Advisory Council which it may consult before prescribing a consumer product safety rule or taking other action under this Act. The Council shall be appointed by the Commission and shall be composed of fifteen members, each of whom shall be qualified by training and experience in one or more of the fields applicable to the safety of products within the jurisdiction of the Commission. The Council shall be constituted as follows: (1) five members shall be selected from governmental agencies including Federal, State, and local governments; (2) five members shall be selected from consumer product industries including at least one representative of small business; and (3) five members shall be selected from among consumer organizations, community organizations, and recognized consumer leaders. (b) The Council shall meet at the call of the Commission, but not less often than four times during each calendar year. (c) The Council may propose consumer product safety rules to the Commission for its consideration and may function through subcommittees of its members. All proceedings of the Council shall be public, and a record of each proceeding shall be available for public inspection. (d) Members of the Council who are not officers or employees of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of the Council or while otherwise engaged in the business of the Council, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Commission, not exceeding the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule, including traveltlme, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expense, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. Payments under this subsection shall not render members of the Council officers or employees of the United States for any purpose. COOPERATION W I T H STATES A N D W I T H OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

Separate State and local consolidation a g e n c i e s.

SEC. 29. (a) The Commission shall establish a program to promote Federal-State cooperation for the purposes of carrying out this Act. In implementing such program the Commission may— (1) accept from any State or local authorities engaged in activities relating to health, safety, or consumer protection assistance in such functions as injury data collection, investigation, and educational programs, as well as other assistance in the adminis|;ration and enforcement of this Act which such States or localities may be able and willing to provide and, if so agreed, may pay in advance or otherwise for the reasonable cost of such assistance, and (2) commission any qualified officer or employee of any State or local agency as an officer of the Commission for the purpose of conducting examinations, investigations, and inspections. (b) In determining whether such proposed State and local programs are appropriate in implementing the purposes of this Act, the Commission shall give favorable consideration to programs which establish separate State and local agencies to consolidate functions relating to product safety and other consumer protection activities.

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