Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/342

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106 STAT. 3078 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 Termination date. Contracts. effects of electric and magnetic fields, experts in the measurement and characterization of electric and magnetic fields, experts in the assessment and msuiagement of electric and magnetic fields, State regulatory agencies, State health agencies, electric utilities, electric equipment manufacturers, labor unions and the public. Five members shall be chosen by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Director, and 5 members shall be chosen by the Secretary. (4) The Advisory Committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members who shall be responsible for ensuring that the duties of the Advisory Committee are carried out. (5) The Advisory Committee shall terminate not later than December 31, 1997. (f) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— (1) The Secretary and the Director may provide financial assistance and enter into contracts to conduct activities under the program. (2) The Secretary shall solicit contributionsfi:t)mnon-Federal sources to offset at least 50 percent of the total funding for all activities under the program. The Secretary shall adopt procedures, including a medianism for collecting contributions, that ensures that no contributor of non-Federal funds may influence the program. (3) The Secretary may not obligate funds under this section in any fiscal year unless funds received from non-Federal sources under paragraph (2) are available to offset at least 50 percent of the appropriations made under subsection (j) for suchfiscalyear. (4) SOUCITATION AND SELECTION OF PROPOSALS. — (A) IN GENERAL.—Within 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and as ofi^en thereafi;er as appropriate, the Secretary and the Director shall, in consultation with the Interagency Committee, solicit and select proposals to conduct activities under the program. (B) CONSULTATION WITH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. — In preparing solicitations for proposals to conduct activities, the Secretary and the Director shall consult with the AdvisoryCommittee. (C) PEER REVIEW PANELS. — Before a proposal to conduct activities under the program may be selected by the Secretary or the Director, such proposal must be submitted to, and evaluated by, at least one scientific and technical peer review panel. (g) REPORTS.— (1) REPORT UPON COMPLETION OF ACTIVITY. — Any person who conducts activities under the program shall, upon completion of the activity, submit to the National Academy of Sciences, the Interagency Committee, and the Advisory Committee a report summarizing the activities and results thereof. (2) REPORT TO INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. —The Secretary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall periodically submit to the Interagency Committee and the Advisory Committee a report that evaluates the research activities under the program. The report shall include recommendations to promote uie effective transfer of information derivedfiromsuch research projects, including the