Contents
- (a) Establishment of Public Advisory Committees.—3 changes
- (b) Basis for Appointments.—
- (c) Meetings.—
- (d) Duties.—
- (e) Compensation.—1 change
- (f) Access to Information.—
- (g) Applicability of Certain Ethics Laws.—1 change
- (h) Inapplicability of Chapter 10 of Title 5.—1 change
- (i) Open Meetings.—1 change
- (j) Inapplicability of Patent Prohibition.—1 change
(a)
(1)The United States Patent and Trademark Office shall have a Patent Public Advisory Committee and a Trademark Public Advisory Committee, each of which shall have nine voting members who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce. In each year, 3 members shall be appointed to each Advisory Committee for 3-year terms that shall begin on December 1 of that year. Any vacancy on an Advisory Committee shall be filled within 90 days after it occurs. A new member who is appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to serve for the remainder of the predecessor’s term.
(2)The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director, shall designate a Chair and Vice Chair of each Advisory Committee from among the members appointed under paragraph (1). If the Chair resigns before the completion of his or her term, or is otherwise unable to exercise the functions of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall exercise the functions of the Chair.
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