Section 32Sec./Art. 32

Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Open Access in Data Transmission. - There shall be created a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Open Access in Data Transmission (JCOCOADT) which shall monitor and ensure the effective implementation of this Act.

The JCOCOADT shall be composed of five (5) members from the Senate and five (5) members from the House of Representatives, including the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology and the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Information and Communications Technology: Provided, That two (2) members from each chamber shall come from the minority.

The Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology and the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Information and Communications Technology shall act as co-Chairperson of the JCOCOADT.

The ranking minority members nominated by both the Senate and the House of Representatives shall act as co-Vice Chairpersons. The Secretariat personnel of the Committee on Science and Technology of the Senate and the Committee on Information and Communications Technology of the House of Representatives, The JCOCOADT shall have its own independent counsel.

The JCOCOADT shall exist for a period not exceeding five (5) years from the effectivity of this Act. Thereafter, its oversight functions shall be exercised by the Senate Committee on Science and Technology and the House of Representatives Committee on Information and Communication Technology, acting separately.