Sec. 503. Review and oversight
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Not less frequently than once every 3 years, each Committee shall review and, as necessary, recommend to the Board updates to the standards and best practices established under section 502 for each forensic science discipline within the responsibility of the Committee. In reviewing, and developing recommended updates to, the standards and best practices under paragraph (1), a Committee shall consider— input from qualified professional organizations; research published after the date on which the standards and best practices were established, including research conducted under title IV; and any changes to relevant law made after the date on which the standards and best practices were established.
Not later than 180 days after the date on which a Committee submits recommended updates to the standards and best practices under subsection (a), the Board shall, in accordance with section 103(f)(2)— consider the recommendations; and recommend to the Director any updates, as necessary, to the standards and best practices established under section 502. After the Director receives recommended updates, if any, under subsection (b), the Director shall, in accordance with section 101(f)(3), update and disseminate the standards and best practices for each forensic science discipline as necessary.
The Director, in consultation with the Board, shall establish procedures to ensure that the process for developing, reviewing, and updating the standards and best practices— is open and transparent to the public; and includes an opportunity for the public to comment on proposed standards with sufficient prior notice.