Requirements relating to National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Public Administration

An agency may not use any advice or recommendation provided by the National Academy of Sciences or National Academy of Public Administration that was developed by use of a committee created by that academy under an agreement with an agency, unless— in developing the advice or recommendation, the academy complied with— The requirements referred to in subsection (a) are as follows: The Academy shall determine and provide public notice of the names and brief biographies of individuals that the Academy appoints or intends to appoint to serve on the committee. The Academy shall determine and provide a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment on appointments before they are made or, if the Academy determines prior comment is not practicable, in the period immediately following the appointments. The Academy shall require that any individual the Academy appoints (or intends to appoint) to serve on the committee inform the Academy of the individual’s conflicts of interest that are relevant to the functions to be performed. The Academy shall make its best efforts to ensure that—