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[CITE: 15USC1275]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                    CHAPTER 30--HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
 
Sec. 1275. Toxicological Advisory Board


(a) Establishment; functions; review and recommendations

    (1) Within 180 days after November 10, 1978, the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
``Commission'') shall establish, in accordance with subsection (b) of 
this section, a Toxicological Advisory Board (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the ``Board'') to advise the Commission on 
precautionary labeling for hazardous substances. The Board shall provide 
scientific and technical advice to the Commission concerning--
        (A) proper labeling under sections 1261(p)(1) and 1262(b) of 
    this title, with special attention to--
            (i) the description of precautionary measures required under 
        section 1261(p)(1)(F) of this title;
            (ii) the statement describing the hazards associated with a 
        hazardous substance as required under section 1261(p)(1)(E) of 
        this title; and
            (iii) instructions for first-aid treatment under section 
        1261(p)(1)(G) of this title; and

        (B) the exemption of certain substances from labeling 
    requirements under this chapter as permitted under section 1262(c) 
    of this title.

    (2) In carrying out its duties under paragraph (1)(A), the Board 
shall review any labeling requirements or guidelines which have been 
established by the Commission under section 1261(p)(1) or 1262(b) of 
this title. Based upon its review the Board shall develop and submit to 
the Commission, within one year after the date that the Board is 
established, any recommendations for revisions in such labeling 
requirements or guidelines which the Board considers to be appropriate, 
including any general recommendations which may be of assistance to the 
Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under section 1261(p)(1) 
or 1262(b) of this title. The Board shall periodically review the 
labeling requirements and guidelines established by the Commission under 
such sections to determine whether such requirements and guidelines 
reflect relevant changes in scientific knowledge and shall revise any 
general recommendations submitted to the Commission under this paragraph 
to reflect such changes.

(b) Membership; appointment; qualifications; Chairman; term of office; 
        reappointment; vacancies; meetings; compensation and travel 
        expenses; Federal nonemployee status

    (1) The Board shall be composed of nine members appointed by the 
Commission. Each member of the Board shall be qualified by training and 
experience in one or more fields applicable to the duties of the Board, 
and at least three of the members of the Board shall be members of the 
American Board of Medical Toxicology. The Chairman of the Board shall be 
elected by the Board from among its members.
    (2) The members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of three 
years. Members of the Board may be reappointed.
    (3) Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner in 
which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a 
vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which his 
predecessor was appointed shall serve only for the remainder of such 
term.
    (4) The Board shall meet at such times and places as may be 
designated by the Commission in consultation with the Chairman, but not 
less than two times each year.
    (5) Members of the Board who are not officers or employees of the 
United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of the 
Board or while otherwise engaged in the business of the Board, be 
entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Commission, not 
exceeding the daily equivalent of the annual  rate  of  basic  pay  
payable  for  grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of 
title 5. While away from their homes or regular places of business, such 
members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service are allowed under section 5703(b) \1\ of such 
title. Individuals serving as members on the Board shall not be 
considered officers or employees of the United States by reason of 
receiving payments under this paragraph.
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(c) Termination

    The Board shall terminate on the date six years after the date it is 
established under this section.

(Pub. L. 86-613, Sec. 20, as added Pub. L. 95-631, Sec. 10, Nov. 10, 
1978, 92 Stat. 3747.)

                       References in Text

    Section 5703 of title 5, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), was amended 
generally by Pub. L. 94-22, Sec. 4, May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 85, and, as 
so amended, does not contain a subsec. (b).


         References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

    References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to 
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered 
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 
of Title 5.
