Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 1.djvu/890

 99 STAT. 868

PUBLIC LAW 99-158—NOV. 20, 1985

"(b)(1) The advisory council shall consist of ex officio members and not more than eighteen members appointed by the Secretary. "(2) The ex officio members of the advisory council shall consist of— "(A) the Secretary, the Director of NIH, the Director of the Center, the Chief Nursing Officer of the Veterans' Administration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Director of the Division of Nursing of the Health Resources and Services Administration (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 the 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 Center. Of the members appointed pursuant to this subparagraph, at least seven shall be professional nurses who are recognized experts in the area of clinical practice, education, or research. "(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. Government "(4) Members of the advisory council who are officers or employorganization and ees of the United States shall not receive any compensation for employees. service on the advisory council. The other members of the 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 5 USC 5332 note, annual rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule. "(c) The term of office of an appointed member of the 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 the advisory council shall be selected by the Secretary from among the appointed members, except that the Secretary may select the Director of the Center 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 Center, but at least three times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the advisory council is subject to the approval of the Director of the Center, "(f) The Director of the Center shall designate a member of the staff of the Center to serve as the executive secretary of the advisory council. The Director of the Center shall make available to the

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