Amending Executive Order 13226 To Designate the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology To Serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel
Headline: Designates Science Advisory Council as National Nanotechnology Panel
What it does: The order directs the President's science advisory council to serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel and notes its legal exemptions under the Act.
- Officially assigns President's science advisory council to serve as nanotechnology advisory panel.
- Clarifies the panel is exempt from specified statutory requirements under section 4(f) of the Act.
Summary
This executive order names the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel under the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act. It amends Executive Order 13226 by adding a new section making that designation.
The change directly affects members of the President's science advisory council and the formal National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel. The order also makes clear that the panel is not required to follow any rules from which it is exempted under section 4(f) of the Act.
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