(3) State, local, and community government 
bodies; 
(4) State and local public health and safety 
bodies; and 
(5) the Administrator shall call a meeting of 
representatives from the nominating bodies, who will 
select or elect a Board from the nominees. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) ADVISORY ROLE.—The Board shall provide 
advice and recommendations to the Administrator 
for the purposes of carrying out this Act. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Board shall select a 
Chairperson, who shall vote only in the event of a 
tie. 
(3) PERIODIC REVIEW.—The IARB shall issue 
periodic reports no less frequently than quarterly, 
assessing the progress of the CESTAP, with specific 
reference to— 
(A) previous or on-going threats to public 
health that the CESTAP failed to identify or to 
adequately address; 
(B) the effectiveness of efforts under 
CESTAP to protect residents, responders and 
clean-up workers through providing informa-
tion, training and safety equipment; and
(C) implementation of the CESTAP in co-
ordination with State, local, and community 
government and nongovermental bodies, includ-
ing suggestions for further improvement. 
(4) ANNUAL REVIEW.—No later than 1 year 
from the date this Act open hearings before Con-
gress shall be held to review the progress of the 
CESTAP, inviting members of the IARB to report 
their findings, as well as the Administrator and offi-
cials involved in carrying out the CESTAP to 
present their findings. Subsequent hearings shall be 
held annually until the expiration of this Act. 
(d) RESTRICTIONS.—No person may sit on the IARB 
who by holding real estate investments in the regions af-
fected by this Act and would thereby stand to profit from 
actions taken under this Act or who is directly employed 
in the administering of the CESTAP. 
(e) POWERS OF THE BOARD.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Board may hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take 
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the 
Board considers advisable to carry out this section. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Board may secure directly from any Federal de-
partment or agency such information as the Board
considers necessary to carry out this section. Upon 
request of the Chairperson of the Board, the head 
of such department or agency shall furnish such in-
formation to the Board. 
(3) POSTAL
SERVICES.—The Board may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government. 
(4) GIFTS.—The Board may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 
(f) BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem-
ber of the Board who is not an officer or employee 
of the Federal Government shall be compensated at 
a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which such member is engaged in the per-
formance of the duties of the Board. All members of 
the Board who are officers or employees of the 
United States shall serve without compensation in 
addition to that received for their services as officers 
or employees of the United States.