Sec. 203. Board of Advisors
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The head of the Office shall establish within the Office a Board of Advisors, which shall provide such scientific advice as may be requested by— the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; the head of the Office; a Director; or a member or committee of Congress. Members of the Board of Advisors shall be appointed by the head of the Office, on the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office such sums as are necessary for the National Academy of Sciences to make recommendations under subparagraph (A).
The head of the Office shall transfer to the National Academy of Sciences any amounts appropriated under clause (i). Subject to subparagraph (B), the Board of Advisors shall be composed of not less than 10 members that provide diverse and fair representation of frontline communities and allies of frontline communities, 1 of whom shall be designated chairperson. At the discretion of the head of the Office, on the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences, additional members representing frontline communities or allies of frontline communities may be added to the Board of Advisors on an interim or permanent basis.
Each member of the Board of Advisors shall be— a representative of a frontline community; or an ally of a frontline community; and qualified by education, training, and experience to evaluate information on matters referred to the Board of Advisors under this Act. A member of the Board of Advisors shall serve for a term of 3 years, which may be renewed for 1 additional term of 3 years on the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences. Members of the Board of Advisors may be compensated at a rate to be fixed by the President but not to exceed the maximum amount of compensation payable to a member of the Senior Executive Service under subsection
(b)of section 5382 of title 5, United States Code. The Board of Advisors shall make every effort, consistent with applicable law, including section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act ), and section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974 ), to maximize public participation and transparency, including making the advice of the Board of Advisors publicly available in electronic form, including video streaming, on the website of the Office.