30 U.S.C. § 16 : US Code - Section 16: Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment

Search 30 U.S.C. § 16 : US Code - Section 16: Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States
Bureau of Mines, may, in his discretion, create and establish an
advisory committee composed of not more than six members to
exercise consultative functions, when required by the Secretary, in
connection with the administration of sections 13 to 16 of this
title. The said committee shall be composed of representatives of
anthracite coal mine owners, of representatives of anthracite coal
mine workers and the public in equal number. The members of said
committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior
without regard to the civil-service laws.