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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 · Sec. 805

Sec. 805. advisory council on coal research

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## Sec. 805 advisory council on coal research ###
(a)There is established an Advisory Council on Coal Research which shall be composed of— ####
(1)the Secretary of Energy, who shall be Chairman; ####
(2)the Director of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of the Interior; ####
(3)the President of the National Academy of Sciences; ####
(4)the President of the National Academy of Engineering; ####
(5)the Director of the United States Geological Survey; and ####
(6)six members appointed by the Secretary of Energy from among individuals who, by virtue of experience or training, are knowledgeable in the field of coal research and mining, and who are representatives of institutions of higher education, industrial users of coal and coal-derived fuels, the coal industry, mine workers, nonindustrial consumer groups, and institutions concerned with preservation of the environment. ###
(b)The Advisory Council shall advise the Secretary of Energy with respect to the general administration of this title, and furnish such additional advice as he may request. ###
(c)The Advisory Council shall make an annual report of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for changes in the provisions of this title) to the President not later than December 31 of each calendar year. The President shall transmit each such report to the Congress. ###
(d)####
(1)Members of the Council who are not regular officers or employees of the United States Government shall, while serving on business of the Council, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary of Energy but not exceeding the daily rate prescribed for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. ####
(2)Members of the Council who are officers or employees of the Government shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out their duties on the Council. ###
(e)Whenever a member of the Council appointed under clauses
(1)through
(5)is unable to attend a meeting, that members shall appoint an appropriate alternate to represent him for that meeting. **[**[30 U.S.C. 1315](/us/usc/t30/s1315)**]**
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