advisory committees

advisory committees Sec. 102. (a)(1) The Secretary shall appoint an advisory committee on coal mine safety research composed of— (A) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology, or his delegate, with the consent of the Director; (B) the Director of the National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, or his delegate, with the consent of the Director; 83 Stat. 748 (C) the Director of the National Science Foundation, or his delegate, with the consent of the Director; and (D) such other persons as the Secretary may appoint who are knowledgeable in the field of coal mine safety research. The Secretary shall designate the chairman of the committee. (2) The advisory committee shall consult with, and make recommendations to, the Secretary on matters involving or relating to coal mine safety research. The Secretary shall consult with, and consider the recommendations of, such committee in the conduct of such research, the making of any grant, and the entering into of contracts for such research. (3) The chairman of the committee and a majority of the persons appointed by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection shall he individuals who have no economic interests in the coal mining industry, and who are not operators, miners, or officers or employees of the Federal Government or any State or local government. (b)(1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall appoint an advisory committee on coal mine health research composed of— (A) the Director, Bureau of Mines, or his delegate, with the consent of the Director; (B) the Director of the National Science Foundation, or his delegate, with the consent of the Director; (C) the Director of the National Institutes of Health, or his delegate, with the consent of the Director; and (D) such other persons as the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may appoint who are knowledgeable in the field of coal mine health research. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall designate the chairman of the committee. (2) The advisory committee shall consult with, and make recommendations to, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on matters involving or relating to coal mine health research. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall consult with, and consider the recommendations of, such committee in the conduct of such research, the making of any grant, and the entering into of contracts for such research. (3) The chairman of the committee and a majority of the persons appointed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection shall be individuals who have no economic interests in the coal mining industry, and who are not operators, miners, or officers or employees of the Federal Government or any State or local government. (c) The Secretary or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may appoint other advisory committees as he deems appropriate to advise him in carrying out the provisions of this Act. The Secretary or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, as the case may be, shall appoint the chairman of each such committee, who shall be an individual who has no economic interest in the coal mining industry, and who is not an operator, miner, or an officer or employee of the Federal Government or any State or local government. A majority of the members of any such advisory committee appointed pursuant to this subsection shall be composed of individuals who have no economic 83 Stat. 749interests in the coal mining industry, and who are not operators, miners, or officers or employees of the Federal Government or any State or local government. (d) Advisory committee members, other than officers or employees of Federal, State, or local governments, shall be, for each clay (including traveltime) during which they are performing committee business, entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the appropriate Secretary but not in excess of the maximum rate of pay for grade GS–18 as provided in the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5 of the United States Code, and shall, notwithstanding the limitations of sections 5703 and 5704 of title 5 of the United States Code, be fully reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and related expenses.