(1) DATE ACCRUAL BEGINS.—Interest shall ac-
crue on a civil penalty imposed under this section on
the later of—
(A) the date on which the order of the
Federal land manager becomes final, unless an
action for judicial review is brought in accord-
ance with chapters 5 and 7 of title 5, United
States Code; and
(B) the date on which a final judgment is
entered pursuant to an action referred to in
subparagraph (A).
(2) RATE.—Interest for a period under para-
graph (1) shall be at the rates specified for under-
payments under section 6621 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986.
SEC. 9. NATIONAL FOSSIL COUNCIL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the United
States Geological Survey shall establish a council to be
known as the ‘‘National Fossil Council’’.
(b) DUTIES.—The Council—
(1) during the six-month period beginning on
the date of the appointment of the initial members
under subsection (c)(2)—
(A) shall develop guidelines and param-
eters for determining ‘‘scientifically unique’’;
(B) shall develop procedures for identifying
specimens as scientifically unique, including
procedures for cases in which the determination
is made during the collection process or after
the removal of the specimen from Federal
lands;
(C) shall develop a procedure for advising
the Federal land manager on scientifically
unique fossils upon request of the Federal land
manager;
(D) shall develop guidelines for the Federal
land manager to determine which lands to close
for reconnaissance collecting;
(E) shall develop procedures for processing
appeals of a Federal land manager’s decisions
with respect to the determination of scientif-
ically unique;
(F) shall develop guidelines for the mini-
mum acceptable qualifications of collectors for
each type of permit under section 5;
(G) shall establish the royalty rate re-
quired by section 6; and
(H) may define or provide guidelines for
determining which groups may engage in col-
lecting for educational purposes without a per-
mit under section 5(b)(2);
(2) provide advice to the Federal land managers
in carrying out this Act;
(3) review permit applications rejected pursuant
to section 4(d) on the basis of scientifically unique
fossils;
(4) review the procedures by which this Act is
enforced to ensure uniformity of regulation consist-
ent with this Act among Federal land management
agencies; and
(5) carry out the other duties required by this
Act.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of seven members, as follows:
(A) The Director of the Geological Survey
(or designee), ex officio, who shall serve as the
chair of the Council.
(B) One individual appointed by the Direc-
tor, after considering recommendations made by
the United States National Museum.
(C) One individual appointed by the Direc-
tor, after considering recommendations made by
the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.
(D) One individual appointed by the Direc-
tor, after considering recommendations made by
the Paleontological Society.
(E) One individual who shall be represent-
ative of the Federal land managers, appointed
by the Director after considering recommenda-
tions made by the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(F) One individual appointed by the Direc-
tor, after considering recommendations made by
the American Association of Paleontological
Suppliers.
(G) One individual appointed by the Direc-
tor, after considering recommendations made by
the Mid America Paleontological Societies and
the American Federation of Mineralogical Soci-
eties.
(2) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The Director
shall make the appointments of the initial members
within 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(d) TERMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each member appointed
under subsection (c) shall be appointed for a term
of five years, except as provided in paragraphs (2)
and (3).
(2) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As des-
ignated by the Director at the time of appointment,
of the members first appointed—
(A) two shall be appointed for terms of
three years; and
(B) two shall be appointed for terms of
four years.
(3) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill
a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the
term for which the member’s predecessor was ap-
pointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of
that term. A member may serve after the expiration
of that member’s term until a successor has taken
office. A vacancy in the Council shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was
made.
(e) BASIC PAY.—Members shall serve without pay,
and members who are full-time officers or employees of
the United States may not receive additional pay, allow-
ances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Council.
(f) QUORUM AND VOTE REQUIRED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Five members of the Council
shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may