hicles, nonexclusive licenses and royalties on terms 
that are reasonable under the circumstances; 
(2) for 1 year after a United States patent is 
issued for the invention— 
(A) the patent holder shall not negotiate 
any license or royalty with any entity that is 
not a participant in the Center; and 
(B) the patent holder shall negotiate non-
exclusive licenses and royalties in good faith 
with any interested participant in the Center; 
and 
(3) such other terms are applied as the Sec-
retary determines are required to promote acceler-
ated commercialization of inventions made under 
this section. 
(h) NATIONAL ACADEMY REVIEW.—The Secretary of 
Energy shall enter into an arrangement with the National 
Academy of Sciences to conduct periodic reviews of the 
program under this section. 
SEC. 204. ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Advi-
sory Council on Federal Participation in the New Manhat-
tan Center for High Efficiency Vehicles. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—(1) The Advisory Council shall ad-
vise the Center and the Secretary of Energy on appro-
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priate technology goals for the research and development 
activities of the Center, and shall develop a plan to achieve 
those goals. The plan shall provide for the development 
of high-quality, high-yield high efficiency vehicle manufac-
turing technologies that meet the national energy security 
and commercial needs of the United States. 
(2) The Advisory Council shall— 
(A) conduct an annual review of the activities 
of the Center for the purpose of determining the ex-
tent of the progress made by the Center in carrying 
out the plan referred to in paragraph (1); and 
(B) on the basis of its determinations under 
subparagraph (A), submit to the Center any rec-
ommendations for modification of the plan or the 
technological goals in the plan considered appro-
priate by the Advisory Council. 
(3) The Advisory Council shall review the research 
activities of the Center and shall submit to the Secretary 
of Energy and the Congress an annual report containing 
a description of the extent to which the Center is achieving 
its research and development goals. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall be 
composed of 12 members as follows: 
(1) The Under Secretary for Science of the De-
partment of Energy. 
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(2) The Administrator of the Research and In-
novative Technology Administration. 
(3) The Director of the National Science Foun-
dation. 
(4) The Chairman of the Federal Laboratory 
Consortium for Technology Transfer. 
(5) Eight members appointed by the President 
as follows: 
(A) Three members who are eminent indi-
viduals in the automotive technology and manu-
facturing industry. 
(B) Two members who are eminent indi-
viduals in the fields of alternative fuels tech-
nology. 
(C) Two members who represent organized 
labor in these related manufacturing fields. 
(D) One member who represents consumer 
interests in energy efficiency and conservation. 
(d) TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP.—Each member of the 
Advisory Council appointed under subsection (c)(5) shall 
be appointed for a term of three years, except that of the 
members first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term 
of one year, two shall be appointed for a term of two years, 
and three shall be appointed for a term of three years, 
as designated by the President at the time of appointment. 
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A member of the Advisory Council may serve after the 
expiration of the member’s term until a successor has 
taken office. 
(e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Advisory Council 
shall not affect its powers but, in the case of a member 
appointed under subsection (c)(5), shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment was made. Any 
member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term 
shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. 
(f) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Advisory Coun-
cil shall constitute a quorum. 
(g) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Council shall meet at 
the call of the Chairman or a majority of its members. 
(h) COMPENSATION.—(1) Each member of the Advi-
sory Council shall serve without compensation. 
(2) While away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of duties for the Advisory 
Council, members of the Advisory Council shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
at rates authorized for employees of agencies under sec-
tions 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(i) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Section 
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Council. 
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SEC. 205. RESPONSIBILITIES. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) review the annual reports of the auditor 
submitted to the Comptroller General in accordance 
with section 202(d)(4)(B); and 
(2) transmit to the Congress comments of the 
accuracy and completeness of those reports, and any 
additional comments on the reports that the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate. 
SEC. 206. EXPORT OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY VEHICLE MANU-
FACTURING. 
Any export of materials, equipment, and technology 
developed by the Center in whole or in part with financial 
assistance provided under this title shall be subject to the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 
et seq.), as continued in effect under the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act, and shall not be subject 
to the Arms Export Control Act. 
SEC. 207. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION. 
(a) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.—Section 552 
of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to informa-
tion obtained by the Federal Government on a confidential 
basis under this title. 
(b) INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, intellectual property, trade secrets, and tech-
nical data owned and developed by the Center or any of 
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