§9306. Technical panel on magnetic fusion

(a) Establishment

A technical panel on magnetic fusion of the Energy Research Advisory Board shall be established to review the conduct of the national magnetic fusion energy program.

(b) Membership

(1) The technical panel shall be comprised of such representatives from domestic industry, universities, government laboratories, and other scientific and technical organizations as the Chairman of the Energy Research Advisory Board deems appropriate based on his assessment of the technical qualifications of each such representative.

(2) Members of the technical panel need not be members of the full Energy Research Advisory Board.

(c) Compliance guidelines

The activities of the technical panel shall be in compliance with any laws and regulations guiding the activities of technical and fact-finding groups reporting to the Energy Research Advisory Board.

(d) Duties

The technical panel shall review and may make recommendations on the following items, among others:

(1) the preparation of the five-year program plan prepared pursuant to section 9304 of this title;

(2) the type of future facilities needed to meet the goals of this chapter along with their projected completion dates;

(3) the adequacy of participation by universities and industry in the program;

(4) the adequacy of international cooperation in magnetic fusion and any problems associated therewith; and

(5) institutional, environmental, and economic factors limiting, or prospectively limiting, efforts to achieve commercial application of magnetic fusion energy systems.

(e) Report to Energy Research Advisory Board

The technical board shall submit to the Energy Research Advisory Board on at least a triennial basis a written report of its findings and recommendations with regard to the magnetic fusion program.

(f) Submission of report by Energy Research Advisory Board to Secretary

After consideration of the technical panel report, the Energy Research Advisory Board shall submit such report, together with any comments such Board deems appropriate, to the Secretary.

( Pub. L. 96–386, §7, Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1542 .)

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 the 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.