42 U.S.C. § 5588 : US Code - Section 5588: Solar Photovoltaic Energy Advisory Committee

Search 42 U.S.C. § 5588 : US Code - Section 5588: Solar Photovoltaic Energy Advisory Committee

(a) Establishment; duties
There is hereby established a Solar Photovoltaic Energy Advisory
Committee, which shall study and advise the Secretary on -
(1) the scope and pace of research and development with respect
to solar photovoltaic energy systems;
(2) the need for and timing of solar photovoltaic energy
systems demonstration projects;
(3) the need for change in any research, development, or
demonstration program established under this subchapter; and
(4) the economic, technological, and environmental consequences
of the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems.
(b) Membership; chairman
The Committee shall be composed of thirteen members, including
eleven members appointed by the Secretary from industrial
organizations, academic institutions, professional societies or
institutions, and other sources as he sees fit, and two members of
the public appointed by the President. The Chairman of the
Committee shall be elected from among the members thereof.
(c) Cooperation from executive departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities
The heads of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of
the executive branch of the Federal Government shall cooperate with
the Committee in carrying out the requirements of this section, and
shall furnish to the Committee such information as the Committee
deems necessary to carry out this section.
(d) Application of section 7234 of this title
Section 7234 of this title shall be applicable to the Committee,
except as inconsistent with this section.