B-251181.2: Jan 14, 1994

NRC is advised that such practice is essentially one of contract. Is inconsistent with Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Federal Advisory Committee Act which contemplate an employment arrangement. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is advised that arrangements adopted by NRC in 1993 to pay advisory committee members employed by the National Laboratories directly for their compensation and expenses ar...

B-251181.2: Published: Jan 14, 1994. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 1994.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested a decision as to whether: (1) it could use employees of Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories as advisory committee members and compensate the laboratories for these services directly; and (2) statutory compensation limits apply to direct labor costs or indirect and overhead costs. GAO noted that: (1) NRC may not compensate DOE for natio...