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[CITE: 15USC4603]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                   CHAPTER 72--SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH
 
               SUBCHAPTER I--COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
 
Sec. 4603. Semiconductor Technology Council


(a) Establishment

    There is established the Semiconductor Technology Council.

(b) Purposes and functions

    (1) The purposes of the Council are the following:
        (A) To link assessment by the semiconductor industry of future 
    market and national security needs to opportunities for technology 
    development through cooperative public and private investment.
        (B) To seek ways to respond to the technology challenges for 
    semiconductors by fostering precompetitive cooperation among 
    industry, the Federal Government, and institutions of higher 
    education.
        (C) To make available judgments, assessments, insights, and 
    recommendations that relate to the opportunities for new research 
    and development efforts and the potential to better rationalize and 
    align industry and government contributions to semiconductor 
    research and development.

    (2) The Council shall carry out the following functions:
        (A) Advise Sematech and the Secretary of Defense on appropriate 
    technology goals and appropriate level of effort for the research 
    and development activities of Sematech.
        (B) Review the emerging markets, technology developments, and 
    core technology challenges for semiconductor research and 
    development and semiconductor manufacturing and explore 
    opportunities for improved coordination among industry, the Federal 
    Government, and institutions of higher education regarding such 
    developments and challenges.
        (C) Assess the effect on the appropriate role of Sematech of 
    public and private sector international agreements in semiconductor 
    research and development.
        (D) Exchange views regarding the competitiveness of United 
    States semiconductor technology and new or emerging semiconductor 
    technologies that could affect national economic and security 
    interests.
        (E) Exchange and update information and identify overlaps and 
    gaps regarding the efforts of industry, the Federal Government, and 
    institutions of higher education in semiconductor research and 
    development.
        (F) Assess technology progress relative to industry requirements 
    and Federal Government requirements, responding as appropriate to 
    the challenges in the national semiconductor technology roadmap 
    developed by representatives of industry, the Federal Government, 
    and institutions of higher education.
        (G) Make recommendations regarding the semiconductor technology 
    development efforts that should be supported by Federal agencies and 
    industry.
        (H) Appoint subgroups as appropriate in connection with the 
    updating of the semiconductor technology roadmap.
        (I) Publish and submit to Congress by March 31 of each year an 
    annual report addressing the semiconductor technology challenges and 
    developments for industry, government, and institutions of higher 
    education and the relationship among the challenges and developments 
    for each, including an evaluation of the role of Sematech.

(c) Membership

    The Council shall be composed of 16 members as follows:
        (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
    and Logistics who shall be Cochairman of the Council.
        (2) The Under Secretary of Energy responsible for science and 
    technology matters.
        (3) The Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology.
        (4) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
        (5) The Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
        (6) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
        (7) Ten members appointed by the President as follows:
            (A) Four individuals who are eminent in the semiconductor 
        device industry, one of whom shall be Cochairman of the Council.
            (B) Two individuals who are eminent in the semiconductor 
        equipment and materials industry.
            (C) Three individuals who are eminent in the semiconductor 
        user industry, including representatives from the 
        telecommunications and computer industries.
            (D) One individual who is eminent in an academic 
        institution.

(d) Terms of membership

    Each member of the Council appointed under subsection (c)(7) of this 
section shall be appointed for a term of three years, except that of the 
members first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of one year, 
five shall be appointed for a term of two years, and three shall be 
appointed for a term of three years, as designated by the President at 
the time of appointment. A member of the Council may serve after the 
expiration of the member's term until a successor has taken office.

(e) Vacancies

    A vacancy in the Council shall not affect its powers but, in the 
case of a member appointed under subsection (c)(7) of this section, 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. 
Any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall be 
appointed for the remainder of such term.

(f) Quorum

    Eleven members of the Council shall constitute a quorum.

(g) Meetings

    The Council shall meet at the call of a Cochairman.

(h) Compensation

    (1) Each member of the Council shall serve without compensation.
    (2) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the 
performance of duties for the Council, members of the Council shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under sections 5702 and 5703 
of title 5.

(i) Federal Advisory Committee Act

    Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to 
the Council.

(j) Support for Council

    The Council shall use Federal funds made available to Sematech as 
needed for general and administrative support in accomplishing the 
Council's purposes.

(Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title II, Sec. 273, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 
1070; Pub. L. 102-245, title I, Sec. 103(e), Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 9; 
Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title II, Sec. 263(b), (c)(3)-(e), Nov. 30, 
1993, 107 Stat. 1608, 1610; Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title II, Sec. 251, 
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2702; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title IX, 
Sec. 911(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 717.)

                       References in Text

    Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in 
subsec. (i), is section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, which is set out in the 
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted ``Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics'' for ``Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology''.
    1994--Subsec. (b)(2)(I). Pub. L. 103-337 inserted ``and submit to 
Congress by March 31 of each year'' after ``Publish''.
    1993--Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(b), substituted ``Semiconductor 
Technology Council'' for ``Advisory Council'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(b), added subsec. (a) and 
struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: ``There is 
established the Advisory Council on Federal Participation in Sematech.''
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(b), added subsec. (b) and 
struck out former subsec. (b) which related to the functions of the 
Advisory Council of Federal Participation in Sematech.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(b), added subsec. (c) and 
struck out former subsec. (c) which related to the membership of the 
Advisory Council on Federal Participation in Sematech.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(c)(3)(A), substituted 
``subsection (c)(7)'' for ``subsection (c)(6)'' and ``five shall be 
appointed for a term of two years'' for ``two shall be appointed for a 
term of two years''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(c)(3)(B), substituted 
``subsection (c)(7)'' for ``subsection (c)(6)''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(c)(3)(C), substituted 
``Eleven members'' for ``Seven members''.
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(d), substituted ``a 
Cochairman'' for ``the Chairman or a majority of its members''.
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 263(e), added subsec. (j).
    1992--Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 102-245 substituted ``Technology'' for 
``Economic Affairs''.


  Termination of Advisory Council on Federal Participation in Sematech

    Section 263(a) of Pub. L. 103-160 provided that: ``The advisory 
council known as the Advisory Council on Federal Participation in 
Sematech, established by section 273 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (15 U.S.C. 4603), is 
hereby terminated.''


            First Meeting of Semiconductor Technology Council

    Section 263(f) of Pub. L. 103-160 provided that: ``The first meeting 
of the Semiconductor Technology Council shall be held not later than 45 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 1993].''


                    References to Terminated Council

    Section 263(g) of Pub. L. 103-160 provided that: ``A reference in 
any provision of law to the Advisory Council on Federal Participation in 
Sematech shall be deemed to refer to the Semiconductor Technology 
Council established by section 273 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 [15 U.S.C. 4603], as amended by 
subsection (b).''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 4601, 4603a of this title.
