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[CITE: 42USC12407]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
 CHAPTER 128--HYDROGEN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
 
Sec. 12407. Technical panel


(a) Establishment

    There is hereby established the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel 
(the ``technical panel''), to advise the Secretary on the programs under 
this chapter.

(b) Membership

    The technical panel shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall be 
comprised of such representatives from domestic industry, universities, 
professional societies, Government laboratories, financial, 
environmental, and other organizations as the Secretary deems 
appropriate based on his assessment of the technical and other 
qualifications of such representatives. Appointments to the technical 
panel shall be made within 90 days after November 15, 1990. The 
technical panel shall have a chairman, who shall be elected by the 
members from among their number.

(c) Cooperation

    The heads of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the 
Executive branch of the Federal Government shall cooperate with the 
technical panel in carrying out the requirements of this section and 
shall furnish to the technical panel such information as the technical 
panel deems necessary to carry out this section.

(d) Review

    The technical panel shall review and make any necessary 
recommendations to the Secretary on the following items--
        (1) the implementation and conduct of programs under this 
    chapter; and
        (2) the economic, technological, and environmental consequences 
    of the deployment of hydrogen production and use systems.

(e) Support

    The Secretary shall provide such staff, funds and other support as 
may be necessary to enable the technical panel to carry out the 
functions described in this section.

(Pub. L. 101-566, Sec. 108, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2800; Pub. L. 104-
271, title I, Sec. 102(b), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3305.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 104-271 struck out par. (3) which read 
as follows: ``comments on and recommendations for improvements in the 
comprehensive 5-year program management plan required under section 
12402 of this title.''


                     Termination of Advisory Panels

    Advisory panels established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment, unless, in the case of a panel established by the 
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such panel is renewed 
by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or 
in the case of a panel established by Congress, its duration is 
otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-
463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 
5, Government Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 12402, 12405, 12406 of this 
title.
