PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4287 the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference and the National Marine Fisheries Service. (2) The Committee shall— (A) identify priorities for achieving the purpose of the Program; (B) review and recommend approval or disapproval of Program work plans and plans of operation; (C) review and comment on all subcontracts and grants to be awarded under the Program; (D) receive and review progress reports from the Consortiimi and program subcontractors and grantees; and (E) provide such other advice on the Program as is appropriate. (3) The Committee shall consist of at least ten members and shall include— (A) three members representing agencies having authority under State law to regulate the shellfish industry, of whom one shall represent each of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico shellfish growing regions; (B) three membc^rs representing persons engaged in the shellfish industry in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico shellfish growing regions (who shall be appointed from among at least six recommendations by the industry members of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference Executive Board), of whom one shall represent the shellfish industry in each region; (C) three members, of whom one shall represent each of the following Federal agencies: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Food and Drug Administration; and (D) one member representing the Shellfish Institute of North America. (4) The Chairman of the Committee shall be selected from among the Committee members described in paragraph (3)(A). (5) The Committee shall establish and maintain a subcommittee Establishment, of scientific experts to provide advice, assistance, and information relevant to research funded under the Program, except that no individual who is awarded, or whose application is being considered for, a grant or subcontract under the Program may serve on such subcommittee. The membership of the subcommittee shall, to the extent practicable, be regionally balanced with experts who have scientific knowledge concerning each of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico shellfish growing regions. Scientists from the National Academy of Sciences and appropriate Federal agencies (including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, and National Science Foundation) shall be considered for membership on the subcommittee. (6) Members of the Committee and its scientific subcommittee established under this subsection shall not be paid for serving on the Committee or subcommittee, but shall receive travel expenses as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (c) CONTRACT WITH CONSORTIUM. —Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall seek to enter into a cooiierative agreement or contract with the Consortium under which the Consortium will—
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