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Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§5306 Industrial Advisory Board

Title 15 › Chapter 79— METAL CASTING COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCH PROGRAM › § 5306

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must set up an Industrial Advisory Board within 120 days after October 15, 1990, after talking with trade and technical groups in the metal casting industry. The Board has nine members picked by the Secretary. Most must be people from or connected to the metal casting industry. At least one member must come from each of the four census regions. Members serve up to five years and can be reappointed. Within 180 days after October 15, 1990, and every year after, the Board must give the Secretary a list of Metal Casting Research Priorities drawn from the general research areas in section 5304(d). Each year the Board must also review how the Secretary asks for and picks research proposals and suggest improvements, and check each chosen project and its management plan and report findings and recommendations to the Secretary.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §5306

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Within 120 days after October 15, 1990, the Secretary, after consulting with representatives of trade and technical associations of the metal casting industry, shall establish an Industrial Advisory Board (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Board”) to provide guidance and oversight in implementing the selection criteria and operation of the program. The Board shall be composed of nine members who are selected by the Secretary, a majority of whom shall be individuals from the metal casting industry or individuals affiliated with the industry. At least one member of the Board shall be chosen from each of the four census regions of the country. Each Board member shall serve for a term not to exceed five years, but may be reappointed for successive terms.
(b)(1)Within 180 days after October 15, 1990, and annually thereafter, the Board shall develop from the general research areas identified in section 5304(d) of this title and submit to the Secretary a list of Metal Casting Research Priorities. Such list shall, to the greatest extent possible, identify specific areas of research that would be considered of a priority nature to the United States metal casting industry.
(2)On an annual basis the Board shall—
(A)review the Secretary’s solicitation and selection of research proposals and make recommendations as to how each such activity can be altered so as to better achieve the purposes of this chapter; and
(B)review the research activities of each selected applicant, and the selected applicant’s management plan, and report its findings and recommendations to the Secretary.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory BoardsAdvisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 5306

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60