(3) NON-VOTING MEMBERS.—A Host Institution 
Director who is elected by the various Host Institu-
tion Directors shall serve as a non-voting member of 
the Committee. No individual is eligible to be a voting 
member of the Committee if the individual is— 
(A) a Host Institution Director; 
(B) a full-time officer or employee of the 
United States; or 
(C) a voting member of the Committee who 
is an applicant for or beneficiary of any grant 
or contract under this Act shall abstain from 
voting when there is a conflict of interest. 
(4) CHAIR.—The Director of the United States 
Geological Survey shall appoint a Committee Chair 
from among the members of the Committee. 
(5) VICE CHAIR.—The Committee shall select one 
voting member to serve as the Vice Chair, who shall 
act as Chair in the absence or incapacity of the 
Chair. 
(6) NOMINATIONS.—Not less than once each year, 
the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal 
Register soliciting nominations for membership on the 
Committee. 
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(7) TERM OF OFFICE.—(A) The term of office of 
a voting member of the Committee shall be not more 
than 3 years. 
(B) No individual may serve more than two con-
secutive terms as a voting member of the Committee. 
(C) The Chair may extend the term of office of 
a voting member of the Committee by up to 1 year. 
(D) Any individual appointed to a partial or 
full term may be reappointed for one additional full 
term. 
(8) DUTIES.—The Committee shall identify and 
recommend priorities for ongoing research needs on 
the issues described in section 3(e) to inform the re-
search priorities of the National Center. 
(9) ESTIMATED
NUMBER
AND
FREQUENCY
OF 
MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet approximately 
one to two times annually, and at such other times 
as designated by the Director of the United States Ge-
ological Survey. 
(c) COMMITTEES; WORKING GROUPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the direction of the Sec-
retary, the Chief of the National Center may establish 
committees or working groups to provide input on the 
science priorities, implementation of science pro-
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grams, review of competitive proposals, and evalua-
tion of the National Center and the regional centers. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The committees or working 
groups shall, to the extent practicable, include mem-
bers from Federal and State government, universities, 
private sector, nongovernmental organizations, In-
dian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Ha-
waiian organizations. 
(3) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary may 
establish procedures to facilitate public participation 
in the advisory process, including providing advance 
notice of meetings, providing adequate opportunity 
for public input and comment, maintaining appro-
priate records, and making a record of the pro-
ceedings of meetings available for public inspection. 
(4) 
IMPLEMENTATION; 
AVAILABILITY
OF 
RECORDS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the proce-
dures described in paragraph (3) are adopted and im-
plemented and that the records described in para-
graph (3) are accurately maintained and available 
for public inspection. 
(5) FACA.—(A) The committees or working 
groups shall not be considered advisory committees 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
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(B) Seeking advice and input under subpara-
graph (A) shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
to carry out this Act not less than— 
(1) $84,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(2) $94,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(3) $104,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(4) $114,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(5) $124,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. 
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Union Calendar No. 435 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6654 
[Report No. 117–602] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
a National Climate Adaptation Science Center 
and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Cen-
ters to respond to the effects of extreme weather 
events and climate trends, and for other pur-
poses. 
DECEMBER 7, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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