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§ 3302. Committee on Levee Safety
(a) Establishment
(b) MembershipThe committee shall be composed of 16 members as follows:
(1)Nonvoting members.—The following 2 nonvoting members:
(A) The Secretary (or a designee of the Secretary).
(B) The Administrator (or a designee of the Administrator).
(2) The following 14 voting members appointed by the Secretary:
(A) Eight representatives of State levee safety agencies, one from each of the eight civil works divisions of the Corps of Engineers.
(B) Two representatives of the private sector who have expertise in levee safety.
(C) Two representatives of local and regional governmental agencies who have expertise in levee safety.
(D) Two representatives of Indian tribes who have expertise in levee safety.
(c) Administration
(1) Terms of voting members
(A) In generalA voting member of the committee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that, of the members first appointed—
(i) 5 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year;
(ii) 5 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and
(iii) 4 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
(B) Reappointment
(C) Vacancies
(2) Chairperson
(A) In general
(B) Term
(d) Standing committees
(1) In general
(2) Membership
(e) Duties and powersThe committee—
(1) shall submit to the Secretary and Congress an annual report regarding the effectiveness of the levee safety initiative in accordance with section 3303b of this title; and
(2) may secure from other Federal agencies such services, and enter into such contracts, as the committee determines to be necessary to carry out this subsection.
(f) Task force coordination
(g) Compensation
(1) Federal employeesEach member of the committee who is an officer or employee of the United States—
(A) shall serve without compensation in addition to compensation received for the services of the member as an officer or employee of the United States; but
(B) shall be allowed a per diem allowance for travel expenses, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the committee.
(2) Non-Federal employees
(3) Standing committee members
(h) Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5
(Pub. L. 110–114, title IX, § 9003, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1288; Pub. L. 110–274, § 1, July 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 2493; Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3016(c), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1291; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(207), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4328.)