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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 55— NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY · SUBCHAPTER II— COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY · § 4342

§ 4342. Establishment; membership; Chairman; appointments

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There is created in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Environmental Quality (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”). The Council shall be composed of three members who shall be appointed by the President to serve at his pleasure, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President shall designate one of the members of the Council to serve as Chairman. Each member shall be a person who, as a result of his training, experience, and attainments, is exceptionally well qualified to analyze and interpret environmental trends and information of all kinds; to appraise programs and activities of the Federal Government in the light of the policy set forth in subchapter I of this chapter; to be conscious of and responsive to the scientific, economic, social, esthetic, and cultural needs and interests of the Nation; and to formulate and recommend national policies to promote the improvement of the quality of the environment.
(Pub. L. 91–190, title II, § 202, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 854.)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–190, title II, § 202
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