2015 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 149 - National Energy Policy and Programs (Sections 15801 - 16538)
Subchapter VIII - Hydrogen (Sections 16151 - 16165)
Sec. 16156 - Technical Advisory Committee
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER VIII - HYDROGEN Sec. 16156 - Technical Advisory Committee |
| Contains | section 16156 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-58, title VIII, §807, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 849. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 119 Stat. 849 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 109-58 |
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The Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee is established to advise the Secretary on the programs and activities under this subchapter.
(b) Membership(1) MembersThe Technical Advisory Committee shall be comprised of not fewer than 12 nor more than 25 members. The members shall be appointed by the Secretary to represent domestic industry, academia, professional societies, government agencies, Federal laboratories, previous advisory panels, and financial, environmental, and other appropriate organizations based on the Department's assessment of the technical and other qualifications of Technical Advisory Committee members and the needs of the Technical Advisory Committee.
(2) TermsThe term of a member of the Technical Advisory Committee shall not be more than 3 years. The Secretary may appoint members of the Technical Advisory Committee in a manner that allows the terms of the members serving at any time to expire at spaced intervals so as to ensure continuity in the functioning of the Technical Advisory Committee. A member of the Technical Advisory Committee whose term is expiring may be reappointed.
(3) ChairpersonThe Technical Advisory Committee shall have a chairperson, who shall be elected by the members from among their number.
(c) ReviewThe Technical Advisory Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Secretary on—
(1) the implementation of programs and activities under this subchapter;
(2) the safety, economical, and environmental consequences of technologies for the production, distribution, delivery, storage, or use of hydrogen energy and fuel cells; and
(3) the plan under section 16153 of this title.
(d) Response(1) Consideration of recommendationsThe Secretary shall consider, but need not adopt, any recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee under subsection (c).
(2) Biennial reportThe Secretary shall transmit a biennial report to Congress describing any recommendations made by the Technical Advisory Committee since the previous report. The report shall include a description of how the Secretary has implemented or plans to implement the recommendations, or an explanation of the reasons that a recommendation will not be implemented. The report shall be transmitted along with the President's budget proposal.
(e) SupportThe Secretary shall provide resources necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the Technical Advisory Committee to carry out its responsibilities under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title VIII, §807, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 849.)
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