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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 · Sec. 3203

Sec. 3203. MEMBERSHIP OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

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## SEC. 3203 MEMBERSHIP OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD ###
(a)List of Candidates for Nomination Subsection
(b)of section 311 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > The President shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy shall maintain a list of individuals who meet the qualifications described in paragraph
(1)to assist the President in selecting individuals to nominate for positions as members of the Board.” > . ###
(b)Terms of Members ####
(1)In general Subsection
(d)of such section is amended— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence and inserting the following new sentences: “A member may be reappointed for a second term only if the member was confirmed by the Senate more than two years into the member’s first term. A member may not be reappointed for a third term.”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)by striking “Any member” and inserting “(A) Any member”; ######
(ii)by striking the second sentence; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(B) > > A member may not serve after the expiration of the member’s term, unless the departure of the member would result in the loss of a quorum for the Board. If more than one member is serving after the expiration of the member’s term and a new member is appointed to the Board so that one of the members serving after the expiration of the member’s term is no longer necessary to maintain a quorum, the member whose term expired first may no longer serve on the Board.” > . ####
(2)Effective date **[**[42 U.S.C. 2286 note](/us/usc/t42/s2286)**]** The amendments made by paragraph
(1)shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(c)Filling Vacancies Such subsection is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > > #####
(A)> > Not later than 180 days after the expiration of the term of a member of the Board, the President shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > submit to the Senate the nomination of an individual to fill the vacancy; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that includes— > > > ###### “(I) > > a description of the reasons the President did not submit such a nomination; and > > > ###### “(II) > > a plan for submitting such a nomination during the 90-day period following the submission of the report. > > > ##### “(B) > > If the President does not submit to the Senate the nomination of an individual to fill a vacancy during the 90-day period described in subclause
(II)of subparagraph (A)(ii), the President shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services a report described in that subparagraph not less frequently than every 90 days until the President submits such a nomination.” > . # TITLE XXXIV NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
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