§ 633. ADVISORY BOARD ON RESEARCH RELATING TO HEALTH CONDITIONS OF DESCENDANTS OF VETERANS WITH TOXIC EXPOSURE WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES.
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Establishment .— Unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies under section 632(d) that the results of the assessment and determination under section 632(c) indicate that it is not feasible to conduct further research regarding health conditions of descendants of veterans with toxic exposure, not later than 180 days after receiving such results and determination, the Secretary shall establish an advisory board (in this section referred to as the ‘Advisory Board’) to advise the Secretary in the selection of a research entity or entities under section 634, advise such entity or entities in conducting research under such section, and advise the Secretary with respect to the activities of such entity or entities under such section.
Membership.— Composition .— The Secretary, in consultation with the National Academy of Medicine, the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and such other heads of Federal agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate— shall select not more than 13 voting members of the Advisory Board, of whom— not less than two shall be members of organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [ 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(19) ]; not less than two shall be descendants of veterans with toxic exposure while serving as members of the Armed Forces; and not less than seven shall be health professionals, scientists, or academics who are not employees of the Federal Government and have expertise in— birth defects; developmental disabilities; epigenetics; public health; the science of environmental exposure or environmental exposure assessment; the science of toxic substances; or medical and research ethics; and may select not more than two nonvoting members who are employees of the Federal Government and who are otherwise described in subparagraph (A)(iii).
Chair .— The Secretary shall select a Chair from among the members of the Advisory Board selected under paragraph (1)(A). Terms.— In general .— Each member of the Advisory Board shall serve a term of 2 or 3 years as determined by the Secretary. Reappointment .— At the end of the term of a member of the Advisory Board, the Secretary may reselect the member for another term, except that no member may serve more than 4 consecutive terms. Duties .— The Advisory Board shall— advise the Secretary in the selection of a research entity or entities to conduct research under section 634 from among those identified under section 632(b)(6); advise such entity or entities and assess the activities of such entity or entities in conducting such research; develop a research strategy for such entity or entities based on, but not limited to, the results of the assessment conducted under section 632; advise the Secretary with respect to the activities of such entity or entities under section 634; submit recommendations to be included by such entity or entities in the report under section 634(d)(2)(C); and not less frequently than semiannually, meet with the Secretary and representatives of such entity or entities on the research conducted by such entity or entities under section 634.
Meetings .— The Advisory Board shall meet at the call of the Chair, but not less frequently than semiannually. Compensation .— The members of the Advisory Board shall serve without compensation. Expenses .— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall determine the appropriate expenses of the Advisory Board. Personnel.— In general .— The Chair may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint an executive director of the Advisory Board, who shall be a civilian employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Advisory Board to perform its duties.
Approval .— The appointment of an executive director under paragraph
(1)shall be subject to approval by the Advisory Board. Compensation .— The Chair may fix the compensation of the executive director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
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§ 633
ADVISORY BOARD ON RESEARCH RELATING TO HEALTH CONDITIONS OF DESCENDANTS OF VETERANS WITH TOXIC EXPOSURE WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES.
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