15 U.S.C. § 2077 : US Code - Section 2077: Chronic Hazard Advisory Panels

Search 15 U.S.C. § 2077 : US Code - Section 2077: Chronic Hazard Advisory Panels

(a) Appointment; purposes
The Commission shall appoint Chronic Hazard Advisory Panels
(hereinafter referred to as the Panel or Panels) to advise the
Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 2080(b) of
this title respecting the chronic hazards of cancer, birth defects,
and gene mutations associated with consumer products.
(b) Composition; membership
Each Panel shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Commission
from a list of nominees who shall be nominated by the President of
the National Academy of Sciences from scientists -
(1) who are not officers or employees of the United States
(other than employees of the National Institutes of Health, the
National Toxicology Program, or the National Center for
Toxicological Research), and who do not receive compensation from
or have any substantial financial interest in any manufacturer,
distributor, or retailer of a consumer product; and
(2) who have demonstrated the ability to critically assess
chronic hazards and risks to human health presented by the
exposure of humans to toxic substances or as demonstrated by the
exposure of animals to such substances.
The President of the National Academy of Sciences shall nominate
for each Panel a number of individuals equal to three times the
number of members to be appointed to the Panel.
(c) Chairman and Vice Chairman; election; term
The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Panel shall be elected from
among the members and shall serve for the duration of the Panel.
(d) Majority vote
Decisions of the Panel shall be made by a majority of the Panel.
(e) Administrative support services
The Commission shall provide each Panel with such administrative
support services as it may require to carry out its duties under
section 2080 of this title.
(f) Compensation
A member of a Panel appointed under subsection (a) of this
section shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the
General Schedule for each day (including traveltime) during which
the member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of
the Panel.
(g) Requests for and disclosures of information
Each Panel shall request information and disclose information to
the public, as provided in subsection (h) of this section, only
through the Commission.
(h) Information from other Federal departments and agencies
(1) Notwithstanding any statutory restriction on the authority of
agencies and departments of the Federal Government to share
information, such agencies and departments shall provide the Panel
with such information and data as each Panel, through the
Commission, may request to carry out its duties under section 2080
of this title. Each Panel may request information, through the
Commission, from States, industry and other private sources as it
may require to carry out its responsibilities.
(2) Section 2055 of this title shall apply to the disclosure of
information by the Panel but shall not apply to the disclosure of
information to the Panel.