Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/909

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PUBLIC LAW 101-613—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3225 retary, that specifies that any such scientist shall observe the ethical and procedural standards regulating research and research finding (including publications and patents) that are followed by scientists conducting research as employees of such Institutes, including standards under this Act, the Ethics in Government Act, and the Technology Transfer Act. "(3) ADDITIONAL DUTIES. —The Foundation shall provide for biennial audits of the financial condition of the Foundation. '(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. — "(1) COMPOSITION. — "(A) The Foundation shall have a Board of Directors (hereafter referred to in this section as the 'Board'), which shall be composed of ex officio and appointed members in accordance with this subsection. AH members of the Foundation shall be voting members. "(B) The ex officio members of the Council shall be— "(i) the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment (Committee on Energy and Commerce) or their designees, in the ceise of the House of Representatives; "(ii) the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources or their - designees, in the case of the Senate; and "(iii) the Director of the National Institutes of Health. "(C) The ex officio members of the Board under subparagraph (B) shall appoint to the Council 9 individuals from among a list of candidates to be provided by the National Academy of Science. Of such appointed members— "(i) 4 shall be representative of the general biomedical field; "(ii) 2 shall be representatives of the general biobehavorial field; and "(iii) 3 shall be representatives of the general public. "(2) CHAIR.— The ex officio members of the Board under paragraph (I)(B) shall designate an appointed member of the Board to serve as the Chair of the Board. " (3) TERMS AND VACANCIES. — "(A) The term of office of each member of the Board appointed under paragraph (2)(C) shall be 5 years, except that the terms of offices for the initial appointed members of the Board shall expire as determined by the ex officio members and the Chair. "(B) Any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original position was made and shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the duties of the Board. "(C) If a member of the Board does not serve the full term applicable under subparagraph (A), the individual appointed to fill the resulting vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of the predecessor of the individual. "(D) A member of the Board may continue to serve after the expiration of the term of the member until a successor is appointed. "(4) COMPENSATION. —Members of the Board may not receive compensation for service on the Board. Such members may be