114 STAT. 2722 PUBLIC LAW 106-545—DEC. 19, 2000 (1) increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal agency test method review; (2) eliminate unnecessary duplicative efforts and share experiences between Federal regulatory agencies; (3) optimize utilization of scientific expertise outside the Federal Government; (4) ensure that new and revised test methods are validated to meet the needs of Federal agencies; and (5) reduce, refine, or replace the use of animals in testing, where feasible. (c) COMPOSITION.— The ICCVAM shall be composed of the heads of the following Federal agencies (or their designees): (1) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2) Consumer Product Safety Commission. (3) Department of Agriculture. (4) Department of Defense. (5) Department of Energy. (6) Department of the Interior. (7) Department of Transportation. (8) Environmental Protection Agency. (9) Food and Drug Administration, (10) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (11) Nationgd Institutes of Health. (12) National Cancer Institute. (13) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (14) National Library of Medicine. (15) Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (16) Any other agency that develops, or employs tests or test data using animals, or regulates on the basis of the use of animals in toxicity testing. (d) SciE>mFic ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shall establish a Scientific Advisory Committee (referred to in this Act as the "SAC") to advise ICCVAM and the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods regarding ICCVAM activities. The activities of the SAC shall be subject to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. (2) MEMBERSHIP. — (A) IN GENERAL. — The SAC shall be composed of the following voting members: (i) At least one knowledgeable representative having a history of expertise, development, or evaluation of new or revised or alternative test methods from each of— (I) the personal care, pharmaceutical, industrial chemicals, or agriculture industry; (II) any other industry that is regulated by the Federal agencies specified in subsection (c); and (III) a national animal protection organization established under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (ii) Representatives (selected by the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health
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