7 USC 5331 - Structure of Council

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 03, 2024

§ 5331.

Structure of Council

(a)

In general

(1)

Establishment

(2)

Membership

The Council shall consist of nine voting members, of whom—

(A)

five members shall be appointed by the President based upon recommendations from the Secretaries; and

(B)

four members shall be appointed by Congress, of whom—

(i)

one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(ii)

one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;

(iii)

one shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate; and

(iv)

one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.

(3)

Ex officio members

(b)

Selection criteria

Each person appointed to the Council shall be selected solely on the basis of an established record of distinguished service and shall be eminent in one of the following fields:

(1)

public health, including clinical dietetics, public health nutrition, epidemiology, clinical medicine, health education, or nutrition education;

(2)

nutrition monitoring research, including nutrition monitoring and surveillance, food consumption patterns, nutritional anthropology, community nutrition research, nutritional biochemistry, food composition analysis, survey statistics, dietary-intake methodology, or nutrition status methodology; or

(3)

food production and distribution, including agriculture, biotechnology, food technology, food engineering, economics, consumer psychology or sociology, food-system management, or food assistance.

(c)

Particular representation requirements

(d)

Chairperson

(e)

Term of office

(f)

Initial appointment

(g)

Meetings

(h)

Limitation on Federal employment

(i)

Executive Secretary

(j)

Termination

(Pub. L. 101–445, title II, § 201, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1041.)

cite as: 7 USC 5331