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§1229 Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research

Title 30 › CHAPTER 25 — SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › SUBCHAPTER III — STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES › § 1229

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Appoint a Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research. The Secretary must fill it with specific officials (the Assistant Secretary for minerals and mining, the Directors of the Bureau of Mines and the US Geological Survey, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Presidents of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering, or their delegates) plus up to 7 other experts. Those 7 must include two university administrators from these programs, three people from the mining industry, a working miner, and a conservation representative. The Secretary must talk with interested groups when choosing those appointees. The committee must advise the Secretary on all mining and mineral research matters and the decisions required under the subchapter, and the Secretary must consider its advice. Non‑government members get a daily pay up to the daily equivalent of the maximum rate for GS‑18 under section 5332 of title 5, including travel time, plus travel and subsistence costs. The committee is co‑chaired by the Assistant Secretary for minerals and mining and a member elected from the National Academy leaders or the other appointed experts. The committee must make a national research plan, send it to the Secretary, the President, and Congress by March 1, 1986, and send yearly updates by January 15. Section 1009 of title 5 does not apply to the committee.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §1229

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(a)Appointment; composition
The Secretary shall appoint a Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research composed of— (1)
(2)the Director, United States Bureau of Mines, or his delegate;
(3)the Director, United States Geological Survey, or his delegate;
(4)the Director of the National Science Foundation, or his delegate;
(5)the President, National Academy of Sciences, or his delegate;
(6)the President, National Academy of Engineering, or his delegate; and
(7)not more than 7 other persons who are knowledgeable in the fields of mining and mineral resources research, including two university administrators involved in the conduct of programs authorized by this subchapter, 3 representatives from the mining industry, a working miner, and a representative from the conservation community. In making these 7 appointments, the Secretary shall consult with interested groups.
(b)Consultation and recommendations
The Committee shall consult with, and make recommendations to, the Secretary on all matters relating to mining and mineral resources research and the determinations that are required to be made under this subchapter. The Secretary shall consult with, and consider recommendations of, such Committee in such matters.
(c)Compensation, travel, subsistence and related expenses
Committee members, other than officers or employees of Federal, State, or local governments, shall be, for each day (including traveltime) during which they are performing Committee business, paid at a rate fixed by the Secretary but not excess of the daily equivalent of the maximum rate of pay for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, and shall be fully reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and related expenses.
(d)Chairmanship of Committee
The Committee shall be jointly chaired by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior responsible for minerals and mining and a person to be elected by the Committee from among the members referred to in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) of this section.
(e)National plan for research
The Committee shall develop a national plan for research in mining and mineral resources, considering ongoing efforts in the universities, the Federal Government, and the private sector, and shall formulate and recommend a program to implement the plan utilizing resources provided for under this subchapter. The Committee shall submit such plan to the Secretary, the President, and the Congress on or before March 1, 1986, and shall submit an annual update of such plan by January 15 of each calendar year.
(f)Application of chapter 10 of title 5
Section 1009 of title 5 shall not apply to the Committee.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Mining and Mineral Resources Institutes Act, and not as part of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1229, Pub. L. 95–87, title III, § 309, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 455, contained provisions similar to this section covering fiscal years 1978 through 1984.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Section 1009 of title 5” for “section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”. 1988—Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 100–483, § 8, substituted “7 other persons” for “six other persons”, “this subchapter, 3” for “section 301 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, two”, and “7 appointments” for “six appointments”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–483, § 9, substituted “submit an annual update of such plan by January 15 of each calendar year” for “update the plan annually thereafter”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“United States Bureau of Mines” substituted for “Bureau of Mines” in subsec. (a)(2) pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102–285, set out as a note under section 1 of this title. For provisions relating to closure and

Transfer of Functions

of the United States Bureau of Mines, see

Transfer of Functions

note set out under section 1 of this title. Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (e) of this section relating to the requirement to submit annual updates of the national plan to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 157 of House Document No. 103–7. References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay RatesReferences in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5. Reports Pub. L. 100–483, § 11, Oct. 12, 1988, 102 Stat. 2341, directed Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research to submit a report to Congress by Jan. 15, 1992, on programs established under this subchapter, including reviews of activities of the institutes and generic mineral technology centers established under this subchapter, each institute’s and center’s eligibility pursuant to section 1230 of this title, and recommendations on establishing new generic mineral technology centers, as well as phasing out or consolidating existing centers, and further directed Committee to submit to Congress, by Jan. 15, 1990, a proposal to establish a Generic Mineral Technology Center on Strategic and Critical Minerals.

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Citation

30 U.S.C. § 1229

Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110