ment for Community Planning and Develop-
ment, and the Assistant Attorney General for
Office of Justice Programs (or the designees of
such officers); and
‘‘(B) such additional officers or employees
of the United States as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary for the advisory council to ef-
fectively carry out its functions.
‘‘(3) APPOINTED
MEMBERS.—The Secretary
shall appoint not to exceed 18 individuals to the ad-
visory council, of which—
‘‘(A) not more than two-thirds of such in-
dividual shall be appointed from among the
leading representatives of the health and sci-
entific disciplines (including public health and
the behavioral or social sciences) relevant to the
activities of the Center, and at least 7 such in-
dividuals shall be professional social workers
who are recognized experts in the area of clin-
ical practice, education, policy, or research; and
‘‘(B) not more than one-third of such indi-
viduals shall be appointed from the general
public and shall include leaders in fields of pub-
lic policy, law, health policy, economics, and
management.
The Secretary shall make appointments to the advi-
sory council in such a manner as to ensure that the
terms of the members do not all expire in the same
year.
‘‘(4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the advi-
sory council who are officers or employees of the
United States shall not receive any compensation for
service on the advisory council. The remaining mem-
bers shall receive, for each day (including travel
time) they are engaged in the performance of the
functions of the advisory council, compensation at
rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual
rate in effect for an individual at grade GS–18 of
the General Schedule.
‘‘(c) TERMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term of office of an in-
dividual appointed to the advisory council under sub-
section (b)(3) shall be 4 years, except that any indi-
vidual appointed to fill a vacancy on the advisory
council shall serve for the remainder of the unex-
pired term. A member may serve after the expiration
of the member’s term until a successor has been ap-
pointed.
‘‘(2) REAPPOINTMENTS.—A member of the ad-
visory council who has been appointed under sub-
section (b)(3) for a term of 4 years may not be re-
appointed to the advisory council prior to the expira-
tion of the 2-year period beginning on the date on
which the prior term expired.
‘‘(3) VACANCY.—If a vacancy occurs on the ad-
visory council among the members under subsection
(b)(3), the Secretary shall make an appointment to
fill that vacancy not later than 90 days after the
date on which the vacancy occurs.
‘‘(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the advi-
sory council shall be selected by the Secretary from among
the members appointed under subsection (b)(3), except
that the Secretary may select the Director of the Center
to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term
of office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—The advisory council shall meet at
the call of the chairperson or upon the request of the Di-
rector of the Center, but not less than 3 times each fiscal
year. The location of the meetings of the advisory council
shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the Cen-
ter.
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The Director of
the Center shall designate a member of the staff of the
Center to serve as the executive secretary of the advisory
council. The Director of the Center shall make available
to the advisory council such staff, information, and other
assistance as the council may require to carry out its func-
tions. The Director of the Center shall provide orientation
and training for new members of the advisory council to
provide such members with such information and training
as may be appropriate for their effective participation in
the functions of the advisory council.
‘‘(g) COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The ad-
visory council may prepare, for inclusion in the biennial
report under section 485M—
‘‘(1) comments with respect to the activities of
the advisory council in the fiscal years for which the
report is prepared;
‘‘(2) comments on the progress of the Center in
meeting its objectives; and
‘‘(3) recommendations with respect to the fu-
ture direction and program and policy emphasis of
the center.
The advisory council may prepare such additional reports
as it may determine appropriate.
‘‘SEC. 485M. BIENNIAL REPORT.
‘‘The Director of the Center, after consultation with
the advisory council for the Center, shall prepare for inclu-
sion in the biennial report under section 403, a biennial
report that shall consist of a description of the activities
of the Center and program policies of the Director of the
Center in the fiscal years for which the report is prepared.
The Director of the Center may prepare such additional
reports as the Director determines appropriate. The Di-
rector of the Center shall provide the advisory council of
the Center an opportunity for the submission of the writ-
ten comments described in section 485L(g).
‘‘SEC. 485N. QUARTERLY REPORT.
‘‘The Director of the Center shall prepare a quarterly
report to Congress with a summary of findings and policy
implications from research conducted or supported
through the Center.
‘‘SEC. 485O. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there
is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.’’.
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