§40308 Space grant review panel

Summary

The Administrator must create an independent group called the space grant review panel. It does not follow the rules in chapter 10 of title 5. The panel must review and advise the Administrator on grant and contract applications and performance under sections 40304 and 40305, the space grant fellowship program, how space grant colleges and regional consortia are designated and run, the planning guidelines and priorities under subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 40303, and any other matters the Administrator sends to it. The Administrator must give the panel reasonable information, staff, and help. The Administrator appoints voting members. Most must be experts in space fields; others must be experts in or represent education, extension services, State government, industry, economics, planning, or similar activities related to space resources. The Administrator must consider conflicts of interest. One voting member is Chairman and one is Vice Chairman; the Vice Chairman acts when the Chairman is absent. Non‑Federal voting members get reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses. The panel meets twice a year and more often if called by the Chairman, a majority of voting members, or the Administrator, and may use the powers needed to do its job.