(a) Composition; appointment The Committee shall consist of
(1) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy established under subchapter II of this chapter; and
(2) not less than eight nor more than fourteen other members appointed by the President not more than sixty days after the Director has assumed office (as provided in section
6612 of this title).
(b) Qualifications Members of the Committee appointed by the President pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section shall
(1) be qualified and distinguished in one or more of the following areas: science, engineering, technology, information dissemination, education, management, labor, or public affairs;
(2) be capable of critically assessing the policies, priorities, programs, and activities of the Nation, with respect to the findings, policies, and purposes set forth in subchapter I of this chapter; and
(3) shall collectively constitute a balanced composition with respect to
(A) fields of science and engineering,
(B) academic, industrial, and government experience, and
(C) business, labor, consumer, and public interest points of view.
(d) Compensation Each member of the Committee who is not an officer of the Federal Government shall, while serving on business of the Committee, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily rate prescribed for GS18 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of title
5, including traveltime, and while so serving away from his home or regular place of business he may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as the expenses authorized by section
5703 (b)1 of title
5 for persons in Government service employed intermittently.
