10 C.F.R. § 7.20

The DFO or alternate DFO for each NRC advisory committee and the General Counsel or designee shall review the interests and affiliations of each member of the DFO's advisory committee annually, and upon the commencement of the member's appointment to the committee, for the purpose of ensuring that such appointment is consistent with conflict of interest laws and Federal ethics requirements applicable to that member and that the advice or recommendations of the committee will not be inappropriately influenced by the appointing authority or by any special interest, but will instead be the result of the advisory committee's independent judgment.