animal health science research advisory board

animal health science research advisory board Sec. 1432. (a) The Secretary shall establish a board to be known as the Animal Health Science Research Advisory Board which shall have a term of five years, and which shall be composed of the following eleven members— (1) a representative of the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture. (2) a representative of the Cooperative State Research Service of the Department of Agriculture. (3) a representative of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, (4) a representative of the Bureau of Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and (5) seven members appointed by the Secretary— (A) two persons representing accredited colleges of veterinary medicine, (B) two persons representing State agricultural experiment stations, and (C) three persons representing national livestock and poultry organizations. The members shall serve without compensation, if not otherwise officers or employees of the United States, except that they shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Board, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5 of the United States Code. (b) The Board shall meet at the call of the Secretary, but at least once annually, to consult with and advise the Secretary with respect 91 STAT. 1003to the implementation of this subtitle and to recommend immediate priorities for the conduct of research programs authorized under this subtitle, under such rules and procedures for conducting business as the Secretary shall, in the Secretary’s discretion, prescribe.