ADVISORY COUNCILS.

SEC. 117. ADVISORY COUNCILS. (a) Voting Status.—Section 406(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 284a(b)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following: “The ex officio members shall be nonvoting members.”. (b) Appointment or Members.—Section 406(b)(3)(a) (42 U S.C. 284a(b)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting after “(including” the following: “not less than two individuals who are leaders in the fields of”. (c) Termination of Memberships.—Section 406(h)(2)(A)(v) (42 U.S.C. 284a(h)(2)(A)(v)) is amended— (1) by inserting “shall be nonvoting members and” after “the Board”; and (2) by striking out “and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Energy Research of the Department of Energy”.