102 STAT. 3060 PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

interest in the outcome of such study including, contracts with
the Department of Energy.

Contracts. (2) RELATIONSHIPS.—Contractors that currently are parties to

contracts with the Department of Energy (or who have pre-
viously been parties to such) shall be given consideration pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), except that the Director shall make a
determination in each such circumstance that the relationship
of the contractor with the Department of Energy does not
represent a conflict of interest or the appearance of such a
conflict regarding the conduct of the study required under this
section.

Oregon. (d) REPORT.—Not later than 42 months after the date of enactment

Washington. oŁ fj^ section, the Director shall transmit a report including such

study to the Congress, the chief executive officers of the States of

Oregon and Washington, and the governing officials of the Indian

tribes in the vicinity of Hanford, Washington.

42 USC 241 note. SEC 162. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SLEEP DISORDERS RESEARCH.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(hereafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary"), after
consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health,
shall establish a National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research
(hereafter in this section referred to as the "Commission").

(b) COMPOSITION.—

(1) APPOINTED MEMBERS.—The Commission shall be composed
of 10 members to be appointed as follows:

(A) Six members shall be appointed by the Secretary from
among scientists, physicians, and other health professionals
who are not in the employment of the Federal Government,
and who have primary expertise in sleep disorders research
or medicine.

(B) Two members shall be appointed by the Secretary
from the general public, of whom one of which shall have
personal or close family experience with sleep disorders.

(C) Two members shall be appointed by the Secretary
from among the personnel of the National Institutes of
Health, and such members interest shall be in the field of
sleep disorders research.

(2) Ex OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Director of the National In-
stitutes of Health, the Director of the National Institute of
Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, the
Directors of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the
National Institute on Mental Health, the National Institute on
Aging, the National Institute on Child Health and Human
Development, the Director of the Center for Disease Control, the
Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration, and the
Secretary of Defense shall be ex officio members of the Commis-
sion, or their designers.

(c) CHAIRPERSON.—-The members of the Commission shall select a
Chairperson from among the appointed members of the Commis-
sion.

(d) MEETINGS.—Not later than 60 days after the establishment of
the Commission, the Commission shall meet as directed by the
Secretary, and thereafter shall meet at the call of the Chairperson
of the Commission, but in no event shall the Commission meet less
often than three times during the life of the Commission. The