Section 2
SEC. 2. Section 6 of the same Decree is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. The Academy shall be initially composed of scientists who shall be nominated by different national scientific societies and recognized research and academic institutions of higher learning and screened by a temporary Committee of ten (10) members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Board of Governors of the National Science Development Board. This Committee shall be representative of Five (5) major fields of sciences, including basic and applied biological, physical, mathematical, engineering and social sciences. "The temporary Committee shall screen and evaluate the nominee pursuant to the provisions of Section 2, and may confer membership by a favorable vote of at least eight (8) members. "The temporary screening Committee shall exist for a period of not more than twenty-four (24) months after promulgation of this Decree."