§1014 Requirements Relating to National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Public Administration

Summary

An agency must not rely on advice from the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public Administration if that advice came from a committee the academy set up under an agreement with the agency, unless three conditions are met: the committee was not actually controlled by the agency or a federal officer; for committees created after December 17, 1997 the committee members were chosen under the appointment rules below; and the academy followed certain public-meeting and reporting rules (for the National Academy of Sciences, rules 2–6; for the National Academy of Public Administration, rules 2 and 5). Those appointment and process rules say the academy must give public notice of who it plans to appoint and short bios, and let the public comment before or right after appointments. Appointees must report conflicts of interest. The academy should avoid or disclose unavoidable conflicts, make the panel balanced, and keep its report independent. Meetings meant to gather outside data must be open to the public unless they would reveal information the law protects (see section 552(b)). The academy must publicize open meetings, share non‑academy written materials from presenters, publish short summaries of other meetings, release the final report (or a redacted version if needed), and name the main external reviewers. The General Services Administrator may issue rules to carry out these requirements.