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 PUBLIC LAW 99-158—NOV. 20, 1985 entities and health professions personnel and scientists and for the information of the general public; and "(C) may appoint subcommittees and convene workshops and conferences. "(b)(1) Each advisory council shall consist of ex officio members and not more than eighteen members appointed by the Secretary. "(2) The ex officio members of an advisory council shall consist of— "(A) the Secretary, the Director of NIH, the Director of the national research institute for which the council is established, the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration or the Chief Dental Director of the Veterans' Administration, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (or the designees of such officers), and "(B) such additional officers or employees of the United States as the Secretary determines necessary for the advisory council to effectively carry out its functions. "(3) The members of an advisory council who are not ex officio members shall be appointed as follows: "(A) Two-thirds of the members shall be appointed by the Secretary from among the leading representatives of the health and scientific disciplines (including public health and the behavioral or social sciences) relevant to the activities of the national research institute for which the advisory council is established, "(B) One-third of the members shall be appointed by the Secretary from the general public and shall include leaders in fields of public policy, law, health policy, economics, and management. "(4) Members of an advisory council who are officers or employees of the United States shall not receive any compensation for service on the advisory council. The other members of an advisory council shall receive, for each day (including traveltime) they are engaged in the performance of the functions of the advisory council, compensation at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule. "(c) The term of office of an appointed member of an advisory council is four years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of such term and the Secretary shall make appointments to an advisory council in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members do not all expire in the same year. A member may serve after the expiration of the member's term until a successor has taken office. A member who has been appointed for a term of four years may not be reappointed to an advisory council before two years from the date of expiration of such term of office. If a vacancy occurs in the advisory council among the appointed members, the Secretary shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy within 90 days from the date the vacancy occurs. (d) The chairman of an advisory council shall be selected by the Secretary from among the appointed members, except that the Secretary may select the Director of the national research institute for which the advisory council is established to be the chairman of the advisory council. The term of office of the chairman shall be two years. "(e) The advisory council shall meet at the call of the chairman or upon the request of the Director of the national research institute for which it was established, but at least three times each fiscal

99 STAT. 829

Government organization and employees. Prohibition.

5 USC 5332 note.

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