HEAD FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT
MISC1 Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended by Pub. L.
94-409, Sec. 5(c), Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 96-523,
Sec. 2, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3040; Pub. L. 97-375, title II,
Sec. 201(c), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1822
HEAD Sec. 1. Short title
STATUTE This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Advisory Committee Act''.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 1, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770.)
SECREF ACT REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
The Federal Advisory Committee Act is referred to in sections
562, 565 of this title; title 7 sections 87j, 450i, 511d, 1725,
2008, 2020, 2026, 2204b, 2286, 3152, 5872, 6518; title 8 section
1356; title 10 sections 410, 946, 2164, 2837; title 12 sections
1441a, 1708, 1831h, 2246, 4703; title 15 sections 78k-1, 78q-1,
776, 2080, 4802, 4806; title 16 sections 410nn-3, 410pp-4, 410tt-4,
460vv-12, 460ww-5, 463, 470q, 541g, 1386, 1387, 1389, 1421c, 1445a,
1533, 1612, 1852, 3602, 3632, 3862, 4403, 5404; title 18 section
208; title 19 sections 2155, 2605, 3312, 3512; title 20 sections
80q-10, 1098, 1098a, 1213c, 1221e-1, 2403, 2466a, 2831, 6511, 7904;
title 22 sections 290m-2, 2124b, 2194b, 4356, 4833, 5422; title 24
section 225b; title 25 section 166; title 29 section 1302; title 31
section 5135; title 33 sections 2251, 2319; title 38 section 7314;
title 42 sections 282, 285g-4, 300v-3, 903, 2210, 2486h, 3788,
4081, 5816, 6374c, 7234, 7492, 7506a, 10173b, 10248, 12651b, 13478;
title 43 sections 1475a, 1600b, 1739, 1753; title 44 section 2701;
title 45 sections 1116, 1212; title 46 section 4508; title 46 App.
section 1295b; title 47 section 332; title 49 sections 5119, 20133,
31702; title 50 App. section 2158.
HEAD Sec. 2. Findings and purpose
STATUTE (a) The Congress finds that there are numerous committees,
boards, commissions, councils, and similar groups which have been
established to advise officers and agencies in the executive branch
of the Federal Government and that they are frequently a useful and
beneficial means of furnishing expert advice, ideas, and diverse
opinions to the Federal Government.
(b) The Congress further finds and declares that -
(1) the need for many existing advisory committees has not been
adequately reviewed:
(2) new advisory committees should be established only when
they are determined to be essential and their number should be
kept to the minimum necessary;
(3) advisory committees should be terminated when they are no
longer carrying out the purposes for which they were established;
(4) standards and uniform procedures should govern the
establishment, operation, administration, and duration of
advisory committees;
(5) the Congress and the public should be kept informed with
respect to the number, purpose, membership, activities, and cost
of advisory committees; and
(6) the function of advisory committees should be advisory
only, and that all matters under their consideration should be
determined, in accordance with law, by the official, agency, or
officer involved.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 2, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770.)
EXEC EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11686
Ex. Ord. No. 11686, Oct. 7, 1972, 37 F.R. 21421, which related to
committee management, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11769, Feb.
21, 1974, 39 F.R. 7125, formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11769
Ex. Ord. No. 11769, Feb. 21, 1974, 39 F.R. 7125, which related to
committee management, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12024, Dec. 1,
1977, 42 F.R. 61445, set out as a note below.
EX. ORD. NO. 12024. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FUNCTIONS
Ex. Ord. No. 12024, Dec. 1, 1977, 42 F.R. 61445, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
statutes of the United States of America, including the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), Section 301 of
Title 3 of the United States Code, Section 202 of the Budget and
Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c) (31 U.S.C.
1531), and Section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 F.R.
56101 (October 21, 1977)) (set out in this Appendix), and as
President of the United States of America, in accord with the
transfer of advisory committee functions from the Office of
Management and Budget to the General Services Administration
provided by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. The transfer, provided by Section 5F of Reorganization
Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 F.R. 56101) (set out in this Appendix), of
certain functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), from the Office of Management and Budget
and its Director to the Administrator of General Services is hereby
effective.
Sec. 2. There is hereby delegated to the Administrator of General
Services all the functions vested in the President by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except that, the annual report
to the Congress required by Section 6(c) of that Act shall be
prepared by the Administrator for the President's consideration and
transmittal to the Congress.
Sec. 3. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
take all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the
transfer of functions provided in this Order, including the
transfer of funds, personnel and positions, assets, liabilities,
contracts, property, records, and other items related to the
functions transferred.
Sec. 4. Executive Order No. 11769 of February 21, 1974 is hereby
revoked.
Sec. 5. Any rules, regulations, orders, directives, circulars, or
other actions taken pursuant to the functions transferred or
reassigned as provided in this Order from the Office of Management
and Budget to the Administrator of General Services, shall remain
in effect as if issued by the Administrator until amended,
modified, or revoked.
Sec. 6. This Order shall be effective November 20, 1977.
Jimmy Carter.
HEAD Sec. 3. Definitions
STATUTE For the purpose of this Act -
(1) The term ''Administrator'' means the Administrator of
General Services.
(2) The term ''advisory committee'' means any committee, board,
commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other
similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof
(hereafter in this paragraph referred to as ''committee''), which
is -
(A) established by statute or reorganization plan, or
(B) established or utilized by the President, or
(C) established or utilized by one or more agencies,
in the interest of obtaining advice or recommendations for the
President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal
Government, except that such term excludes (i) the Advisory
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, (ii) the Commission on
Government Procurement, and (iii) any committee which is composed
wholly of full-time officers or employees of the Federal
Government.
(3) The term ''agency'' has the same meaning as in section
551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
(4) The term ''Presidential advisory committee'' means an
advisory committee which advises the President.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 3, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770; 1977 Reorg.
Plan No. 1, Sec. 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat.
1634.)
TRANS TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
'' 'Administrator' means the Administrator of General Services''
substituted for '' 'Director' means the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget'' in par. (1) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 1
of 1977, Sec. 5F, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634, set out in this
Appendix, which transferred functions of Office of Management and
Budget and Director thereof relating to Committee Management
Secretariat to Administrator of General Services, effective Nov.
20, 1977, as provided by section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 12024, Dec. 1,
1977, 42 F.R. 61445, set out under section 2 of this Act in this
Appendix.
MISC5 COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Commission on Government Procurement, referred to in par.
(2)(ii), terminated Apr. 30, 1973, pursuant to Pub. L. 91-129, set
out as a note under section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts.
SECREF SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 2 section 1219; title 12
section 1441a.
HEAD Sec. 4. Applicability; restrictions
STATUTE (a) The provisions of this Act or of any rule, order, or
regulation promulgated under this Act shall apply to each advisory
committee except to the extent that any Act of Congress
establishing any such advisory committee specifically provides
otherwise.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to any
advisory committee established or utilized by -
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency; or
(2) the Federal Reserve System.
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to any local
civic group whose primary function is that of rendering a public
service with respect to a Federal program, or any State or local
committee, council, board, commission, or similar group established
to advise or make recommendations to State or local officials or
agencies.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 4, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 771.)
HEAD Sec. 5. Responsibilities of Congressional committees; review;
guidelines
STATUTE (a) In the exercise of its legislative review function, each
standing committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives
shall make a continuing review of the activities of each advisory
committee under its jurisdiction to determine whether such advisory
committee should be abolished or merged with any other advisory
committee, whether the responsibilities of such advisory committee
should be revised, and whether such advisory committee performs a
necessary function not already being performed. Each such standing
committee shall take appropriate action to obtain the enactment of
legislation necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection.
(b) In considering legislation establishing, or authorizing the
establishment of any advisory committee, each standing committee of
the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall determine, and
report such determination to the Senate or to the House of
Representatives, as the case may be, whether the functions of the
proposed advisory committee are being or could be performed by one
or more agencies or by an advisory committee already in existence,
or by enlarging the mandate of an existing advisory committee. Any
such legislation shall -
(1) contain a clearly defined purpose for the advisory
committee;
(2) require the membership of the advisory committee to be
fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and
the functions to be performed by the advisory committee;
(3) contain appropriate provisions to assure that the advice
and recommendations of the advisory 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;
(4) contain provisions dealing with authorization of
appropriations, the date for submission of reports (if any), the
duration of the advisory committee, and the publication of
reports and other materials, to the extent that the standing
committee determines the provisions of section 10 of this Act to
be inadequate; and
(5) contain provisions which will assure that the advisory
committee will have adequate staff (either supplied by an agency
or employed by it), will be provided adequate quarters, and will
have funds available to meet its other necessary expenses.
(c) To the extent they are applicable, the guidelines set out in
subsection (b) of this section shall be followed by the President,
agency heads, or other Federal officials in creating an advisory
committee.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 5, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 771.)
HEAD Sec. 6. Responsibilities of the President; report to Congress;
annual report to Congress; exclusion
STATUTE (a) The President may delegate responsibility for evaluating and
taking action, where appropriate, with respect to all public
recommendations made to him by Presidential advisory committees.
(b) Within one year after a Presidential advisory committee has
submitted a public report to the President, the President or his
delegate shall make a report to the Congress stating either his
proposals for action or his reasons for inaction, with respect to
the recommendations contained in the public report.
(c) The President shall, not later than December 31 of each year,
make an annual report to the Congress on the activities, status,
and changes in the composition of advisory committees in existence
during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall contain the
name of every advisory committee, the date of and authority for its
creation, its termination date or the date it is to make a report,
its functions, a reference to the reports it has submitted, a
statement of whether it is an ad hoc or continuing body, the dates
of its meetings, the names and occupations of its current members,
and the total estimated annual cost to the United States to fund,
service, supply, and maintain such committee. Such report shall
include a list of those advisory committees abolished by the
President, and in the case of advisory committees established by
statute, a list of those advisory committees which the President
recommends be abolished together with his reasons therefor. The
President shall exclude from this report any information which, in
his judgment, should be withheld for reasons of national security,
and he shall include in such report a statement that such
information is excluded.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 6, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 772; Pub. L.
97-375, title II, Sec. 201(c), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1822.)
MISC1 AMENDMENTS
1982 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-375 substituted provision that the
President shall, not later than Dec. 31 of each year, make an
annual report to Congress on the activities, status, and changes in
the composition of advisory committees in existence during the
preceding fiscal year, for provision the President, not later than
March 31 of each calendar year after 1972, make an annual report to
Congress on the activities, status, and changes in the composition
of advisory committees in existence during the preceding calendar
year.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT
Section 210(c) of Pub. L. 97-375 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective July 1, 1983.
SECREF SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 7 section 2284.
HEAD Sec. 7. Responsibilities of the Administrator of General Services;
Committee Management Secretariat, establishment; review;
recommendations to President and Congress; agency cooperation;
performance guidelines; uniform pay guidelines; travel
expenses; expense recommendations
STATUTE (a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain within the
General Services Administration a Committee Management Secretariat,
which shall be responsible for all matters relating to advisory
committees.
(b) The Administrator shall, immediately after October 6, 1972,
institute a comprehensive review of the activities and
responsibilities of each advisory committee to determine -
(1) whether such committee is carrying out its purpose;
(2) whether, consistent with the provisions of applicable
statutes, the responsibilities assigned to it should be revised;
(3) whether it should be merged with other advisory committees;
or
(4) whether it should be abolished.
The Administrator may from time to time request such information as
he deems necessary to carry out his functions under this
subsection. Upon the completion of the Administrator's review he
shall make recommendations to the President and to either the
agency head or the Congress with respect to action he believes
should be taken. Thereafter, the Administrator shall carry out a
similar review annually. Agency heads shall cooperate with the
Administrator in making the reviews required by this subsection.
(c) The Administrator shall prescribe administrative guidelines
and management controls applicable to advisory committees, and, to
the maximum extent feasible, provide advice, assistance, and
guidance to advisory committees to improve their performance. In
carrying out his functions under this subsection, the Administrator
shall consider the recommendations of each agency head with respect
to means of improving the performance of advisory committees whose
duties are related to such agency.
(d)(1) The Administrator, after study and consultation with the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall establish
guidelines with respect to uniform fair rates of pay for comparable
services of members, staffs, and consultants of advisory committees
in a manner which gives appropriate recognition to the
responsibilities and qualifications required and other relevant
factors. Such regulations shall provide that -
(A) no member of any advisory committee or of the staff of any
advisory committee shall receive compensation at a rate in excess
of the rate specified for GS-18 of the General Schedule under
section 5332 of title 5, United States Code;
(B) such members, while engaged in the performance of their
duties away from their homes or regular places of business, may
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United
States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the
Government service; and
(C) such members -
(i) who are blind or deaf or who otherwise qualify as
handicapped individuals (within the meaning of section 501 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794)), and
(ii) who do not otherwise qualify for assistance under
section 3102 of title 5, United States Code, by reason of being
an employee of an agency (within the meaning of section
3102(a)(1) of such title 5),
may be provided services pursuant to section 3102 of such title 5
while in performance of their advisory committee duties.
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall prevent -
(A) an individual who (without regard to his service with an
advisory committee) is a full-time employee of the United States,
or
(B) an individual who immediately before his service with an
advisory committee was such an employee,
from receiving compensation at the rate at which he otherwise would
be compensated (or was compensated) as a full-time employee of the
United States.
(e) The Administrator shall include in budget recommendations a
summary of the amounts he deems necessary for the expenses of
advisory committees, including the expenses for publication of
reports where appropriate.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 7, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 772; 1977 Reorg.
Plan No. 1, Sec. 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat.
1634; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R.
36067, 92 Stat. 3783; Pub. L. 96-523, Sec. 2, Dec. 12, 1980, 94
Stat. 3040.)
REFTEXT REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in
subsec. (d)(1)(C)(i), is classified to section 791 of Title 29,
Labor, rather than to section 794 of Title 29 as shown in text.
MISC2 AMENDMENTS
1980 - Subsec. (d)(1)(C). Pub. L. 96-523 added subpar. (C).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-523 effective sixty days after Dec. 12,
1980, see section 3 of Pub. L. 96-523, set out as a note under
section 3102 of this title.
TRANS TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
''Director of the Office of Personnel Management'' substituted
for ''Civil Service Commission'' in subsec. (d) pursuant to Reorg.
Plan No. 2 of 1978, Sec. 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out
under section 1101 of this title, which transferred functions
vested by statute in United States Civil Service Commission to
Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise
specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1-102 of
Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under
section 1101 of this title.
''Administrator'', ''Administrator's'', ''Administrator of
General Services'', and ''General Services Administration''
substituted for ''Director'', ''Director's'', ''Director, Office of
Management and Budget'', and ''Office of Management and Budget'' in
text pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, Sec. 5F, 42 F.R. 56101,
91 Stat. 1634, set out in this Appendix, which transferred
functions of Office of Management and Budget and Director thereof
relating to Committee Management Secretariat to Administrator of
General Services, effective Nov. 20, 1977, as provided by section 1
of Ex. Ord. No. 12024, Dec. 1, 1977, 42 F.R. 61445, set out under
section 2 of this Act in this Appendix.
MISC5 REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS-16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATES
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or
to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be
considered references to rates payable under specified sections of
this title, see section 529 (title I, Sec. 101(c)(1)) of Pub. L.
101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 of this title.
SECREF SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 568 of this title.
HEAD Sec. 8. Responsibilities of agency heads; Advisory Committee
Management Officer, designation
STATUTE (a) Each agency head shall establish uniform administrative
guidelines and management controls for advisory committees
established by that agency, which shall be consistent with
directives of the Administrator under section 7 and section 10.
Each agency shall maintain systematic information on the nature,
functions, and operations of each advisory committee within its
jurisdiction.
(b) The head of each agency which has an advisory committee shall
designate an Advisory Committee Management Officer who shall -
(1) exercise control and supervision over the establishment,
procedures, and accomplishments of advisory committees
established by that agency;
(2) assemble and maintain the reports, records, and other
papers of any such committee during its existence; and
(3) carry out, on behalf of that agency, the provisions of
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to such
reports, records, and other papers.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 8, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 773; 1977 Reorg.
Plan No. 1, Sec. 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat.
1634.)
TRANS TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
''Administrator'', meaning Administrator of General Services,
substituted for ''Director'', meaning Director of Office of
Management and Budget, in subsec. (a) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 1
of 1977, Sec. 5F, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634, set out in this
Appendix, which transferred functions of Office of Management and
Budget and Director thereof relating to Committee Management
Secretariat to Administrator of General Services, effective Nov.
20, 1977, as provided by section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 12024, Dec. 1,
1977, 42 F.R. 61445, set out under section 2 of this Act in this
Appendix.
HEAD Sec. 9. Establishment and purpose of advisory committees;
publication in Federal Register; charter: filing, contents,
copy
STATUTE (a) No advisory committee shall be established unless such
establishment is -
(1) specifically authorized by statute or by the President; or
(2) determined as a matter of formal record, by the head of the
agency involved after consultation with the Administrator, with
timely notice published in the Federal Register, to be in the
public interest in connection with the performance of duties
imposed on that agency by law.
(b) Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute or
Presidential directive, advisory committees shall be utilized
solely for advisory functions. Determinations of action to be
taken and policy to be expressed with respect to matters upon which
an advisory committee reports or makes recommendations shall be
made solely by the President or an officer of the Federal
Government.
(c) No advisory committee shall meet or take any action until an
advisory committee charter has been filed with (1) the
Administrator, in the case of Presidential advisory committees, or
(2) with the head of the agency to whom any advisory committee
reports and with the standing committees of the Senate and of the
House of Representatives having legislative jurisdiction of such
agency. Such charter shall contain the following information:
(A) the committee's official designation;
(B) the committee's objectives and the scope of its activity;
(C) the period of time necessary for the committee to carry out
its purposes;
(D) the agency or official to whom the committee reports;
(E) the agency responsible for providing the necessary support
for the committee;
(F) a description of the duties for which the committee is
responsible, and, if such duties are not solely advisory, a
specification of the authority for such functions;
(G) the estimated annual operating costs in dollars and
man-years for such committee;
(H) the estimated number and frequency of committee meetings;
(I) the committee's termination date, if less than two years
from the date of the committee's establishment; and
(J) the date the charter is filed.
A copy of any such charter shall also be furnished to the Library
of Congress.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 9, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 773; 1977 Reorg.
Plan No. 1, Sec. 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat.
1634.)
TRANS TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
''Administrator'', meaning Administrator of General Services,
substituted for ''Director'', meaning Director of Office of
Management and Budget, in subsecs. (a)(2) and (c) pursuant to
Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, Sec. 5F, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634,
set out in this Appendix, which transferred functions of Office of
Management and Budget and Director thereof relating to Committee
Management Secretariat to Administrator of General Services,
effective Nov. 20, 1977, as provided by section 1 of Ex. Ord. No.
12024, Dec. 1, 1977, 42 F.R. 61445, set out under section 2 of this
Act in this Appendix.
HEAD Sec. 10. Advisory committee procedures; meetings; notice,
publication in Federal Register; regulations; minutes;
certification; annual report; Federal officer or employee,
attendance
STATUTE (a)(1) Each advisory committee meeting shall be open to the
public.
(2) Except when the President determines otherwise for reasons of
national security, timely notice of each such meeting shall be
published in the Federal Register, and the Administrator shall
prescribe regulations to provide for other types of public notice
to insure that all interested persons are notified of such meeting
prior thereto.
(3) Interested persons shall be permitted to attend, appear
before, or file statements with any advisory committee, subject to
such reasonable rules or regulations as the Administrator may
prescribe.
(b) Subject to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the
records, reports, transcripts, minutes, appendixes, working papers,
drafts, studies, agenda, or other documents which were made
available to or prepared for or by each advisory committee shall be
available for public inspection and copying at a single location in
the offices of the advisory committee or the agency to which the
advisory committee reports until the advisory committee ceases to
exist.
(c) Detailed minutes of each meeting of each advisory committee
shall be kept and shall contain a record of the persons present, a
complete and accurate description of matters discussed and
conclusions reached, and copies of all reports received, issued, or
approved by the advisory committee. The accuracy of all minutes
shall be certified to by the chairman of the advisory committee.
(d) Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) of this section shall not apply
to any portion of an advisory committee meeting where the
President, or the head of the agency to which the advisory
committee reports, determines that such portion of such meeting may
be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of
section 552b of title 5, United States Code. Any such determination
shall be in writing and shall contain the reasons for such
determination. If such a determination is made, the advisory
committee shall issue a report at least annually setting forth a
summary of its activities and such related matters as would be
informative to the public consistent with the policy of section
552(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(e) There shall be designated an officer or employee of the
Federal Government to chair or attend each meeting of each advisory
committee. The officer or employee so designated is authorized,
whenever he determines it to be in the public interest, to adjourn
any such meeting. No advisory committee shall conduct any meeting
in the absence of that officer or employee.
(f) Advisory committees shall not hold any meetings except at the
call of, or with the advance approval of, a designated officer or
employee of the Federal Government, and in the case of advisory
committees (other than Presidential advisory committees), with an
agenda approved by such officer or employee.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 10, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 774; Pub. L.
94-409, Sec. 5(c), Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1247; 1977 Reorg. Plan
No. 1, Sec. 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634.)
MISC1 AMENDMENTS
1976 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94-409 inserted ''portion of an''
after ''to any'' and substituted provisions relating to
determinations for closing to the public such portion of the
meeting in accordance with section 552b(c) of title 5, for
provisions relating to determinations of matters listed in section
552(b) of title 5.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 94-409 effective 180 days after Sept. 13,
1976, see section 6 of Pub. L. 94-409, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 552b of this title.
TRANS TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
''Administrator'', meaning Administrator of General Services,
substituted for ''Director'', meaning Director of Office of
Management and Budget, in subsec. (a)(2), (3) pursuant to Reorg.
Plan No. 1 of 1977, Sec. 5F, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634, set out
in this Appendix, which transferred functions of Office of
Management and Budget and Director thereof relating to Committee
Management Secretariat to Administrator of General Services,
effective Nov. 20, 1977, as provided by section 1 of Ex. Ord. No.
12024, Dec. 1, 1977, 42 F.R. 61445, set out under section 2 of this
Act in this Appendix.
SECREF SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 566 of this title; title
15 section 4806; title 19 sections 2155, 2605; title 20 sections
1233h, 9011; title 30 section 1229; title 42 sections 1395ww, 6273,
7704; title 46 section 4508; title 49 section 30306.
HEAD Sec. 11. Availability of transcripts; ''agency proceeding''
STATUTE (a) Except where prohibited by contractual agreements entered
into prior to the effective date of this Act, agencies and advisory
committees shall make available to any person, at actual cost of
duplication, copies of transcripts of agency proceedings or
advisory committee meetings.
(b) As used in this section ''agency proceeding'' means any
proceeding as defined in section 551(12) of title 5, United States
Code.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 11, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 775.)
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Effective date of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), as
meaning effective upon expiration of ninety days following
enactment of Pub. L. 92-463 on Oct. 6, 1972, see section 15 of Pub.
L. 92-463.
SECREF SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 15 section 4806; title 19
sections 2155, 2605; title 20 section 9011; title 42 section 6273.
HEAD Sec. 12. Fiscal and administrative provisions; record-keeping;
audit; agency support services
STATUTE (a) Each agency shall keep records as will fully disclose the
disposition of any funds which may be at the disposal of its
advisory committees and the nature and extent of their activities.
The General Services Administration, or such other agency as the
President may designate, shall maintain financial records with
respect to Presidential advisory committees. The Comptroller
General of the United States, or any of his authorized
representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit and
examination, to any such records.
(b) Each agency shall be responsible for providing support
services for each advisory committee established by or reporting to
it unless the establishing authority provides otherwise. Where any
such advisory committee reports to more than one agency, only one
agency shall be responsible for support services at any one time.
In the case of Presidential advisory committees, such services may
be provided by the General Services Administration.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 12, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 775.)
SECREF SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 20 section 9011.
HEAD Sec. 13. Responsibilities of Library of Congress; reports and
background papers; depository
STATUTE Subject to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the
Administrator shall provide for the filing with the Library of
Congress of at least eight copies of each report made by every
advisory committee and, where appropriate, background papers
prepared by consultants. The Librarian of Congress shall establish
a depository for such reports and papers where they shall be
available to public inspection and use.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 13, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 775; 1977 Reorg.
Plan No. 1, Sec. 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat.
1634.)
TRANS TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
''Administrator'', meaning Administrator of General Services,
substituted in text for ''Director'', meaning Director of Office of
Management and Budget, pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, Sec.
5F, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634, set out in this Appendix, which
transferred functions of Office of Management and Budget and
Director thereof relating to Committee Management Secretariat to
Administrator of General Services, effective Nov. 20, 1977, as
provided by section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 12024, Dec. 1, 1977, 42 F.R.
61445, set out under section 2 of this Act in this Appendix.
HEAD Sec. 14. Termination of advisory committees; renewal; continuation
STATUTE (a)(1) Each advisory committee which is in existence on the
effective date of this Act shall terminate not later than the
expiration of the two-year period following such effective date
unless -
(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory
committee is renewed by the President or that officer by
appropriate action prior to the expiration of such two-year
period; or
(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act
of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
(2) Each advisory committee established after such effective date
shall terminate not later than the expiration of the two-year
period beginning on the date of its establishment unless -
(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government such advisory
committee is renewed by the President or such officer by
appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or
(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act
of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
(b)(1) Upon the renewal of any advisory committee, such advisory
committee shall file a charter in accordance with section 9(c).
(2) Any advisory committee established by an Act of Congress
shall file a charter in accordance with such section upon the
expiration of each successive two-year period following the date of
enactment of the Act establishing such advisory committee.
(3) No advisory committee required under this subsection to file
a charter shall take any action (other than preparation and filing
of such charter) prior to the date on which such charter is filed.
(c) Any advisory committee which is renewed by the President or
any officer of the Federal Government may be continued only for
successive two-year periods by appropriate action taken by the
President or such officer prior to the date on which such advisory
committee would otherwise terminate.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 14, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776.)
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Effective date of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), as
meaning effective upon expiration of ninety days following
enactment of Pub. L. 92-463 on Oct. 6, 1972, see section 15 of Pub.
L. 92-463.
EXEC EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11827
Ex. Ord. No. 11827, Jan. 4, 1975, 40 F.R. 1217, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 11915, May 10, 1976, 41 F.R. 19195, which provided for the
continuance of certain federal advisory committees, was superseded
by Ex. Ord. No. 11948, Dec. 20, 1976, 41 F.R. 55705, formerly set
out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11948
Ex. Ord. No. 11948, Dec. 20, 1976, 41 F.R. 55705, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 12007, Aug. 22, 1977, 42 F.R. 42839; Ex. Ord. No.
12029, Dec. 14, 1977, 42 F.R. 63631, which provided for the
continuance of certain federal advisory committees, was superseded
by Ex. Ord. No. 12110, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1069, formerly set
out below.
EX. ORD. NO. 12007. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
Ex. Ord. No. 12007, Aug. 22, 1977, 42 F.R. 42839, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the
United States of America, in order to terminate certain advisory
committees in accordance with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. (a) The Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of
Women is terminated.
(b) Executive Order No. 11126 of November 1, 1963, as amended by
Executive Order No. 11221 of May 6, 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2000e note), is
further amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (5) of Section 102 is revoked.
(2) Section 103, in order to delete a reference to the Council,
is amended to read as follows:
''Annually the Committee shall transmit a report to the President
concerning the status of women.''
(3) Part II is revoked.
(4) The second sentence of Section 301, in order to delete
references to the Council, is amended to read as follows:
''To the extent practical and to the extent permitted by law (1)
all Executive agencies shall cooperate with the Committee and
furnish it such information and assistance as may be necessary for
the performance of its functions, and (2) the Secretary of Labor
shall furnish staff, office space, office facilities and supplies,
and other necessary assistance, facilities, and services for the
Committee.''
Sec. 2. (a) The Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental
Quality is terminated.
(b) Part II of Executive Order No. 11472 of May 29, 1969, as
amended by paragraphs (7) and (8) of Section 4 of Executive Order
No. 11514 of March 5, 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note), is revoked.
Sec. 3. (a) The Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise is
terminated.
(b) Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11625 of October 13, 1971
(15 U.S.C. 631 note), is revoked.
Sec. 4. (a) The Consumer Advisory Council is terminated.
(b) Executive Order No. 11583 of February 24, 1971 (20 U.S.C.
2982 note), is amended as follows:
(1) The second sentence of subsection (b)(1) of Section 2 is
amended by deleting ''(including the Consumer Advisory Council
established in section 5 of this order)''.
(2) Section 5 is revoked.
Sec. 5. (a) The President's Advisory Board on International
Investment is terminated.
(b) Executive Order No. 11962 of January 19, 1977 (22 U.S.C. 3107
note), is revoked.
Sec. 6. Subsections (a), (g), (i), and (j) of Section 1 of
Executive Order No. 11948 of December 20, 1976 (formerly set out as
a note under this section), which extended the above advisory
committees until December 31, 1978, is superseded.
Jimmy Carter.
EX. ORD. NO. 12029. TERMINATION OF A PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Ex. Ord. No. 12029, Dec. 14, 1977, 42 F.R. 63631, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the
United States of America, in order to terminate an advisory
committee in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. (a) The Quetico-Superior Committee is terminated.
(b) Executive Order No. 11342, as amended, is revoked.
Sec. 2. Subsection (e) of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11948
of December 20, 1976 (formerly set out as a note under this
section), which extended the above advisory committee until
December 31, 1978, is superseded. Jimmy Carter.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12110
Ex. Ord. No. 12110, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1069, which provided
for the continuance of certain federal advisory committees, was
superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12258, Dec. 31, 198, 46 F.R. 1251, as
amended, formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12258
Ex. Ord. No. 12258, Dec. 31, 1980, 46 F.R. 1251, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 12271, Jan. 15, 1981, 46 F.R. 4677; Ex. Ord. No.
12299, Mar. 17, 1981, 46 F.R. 17751; Ex. Ord. No. 12305, May 5,
1981, 46 F.R. 25421; Ex. Ord. No. 12336, Dec. 21, 1981, 46 F.R.
62239, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal
advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12399, Dec. 31,
1982, 48 F.R. 379, formerly set out below.
EX. ORD. NO. 12305. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
Ex. Ord. No. 12305, May 5, 1981, 46 F.R. 25421, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of
the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),
the following Executive Orders, establishing advisory committees,
are hereby revoked and the committees terminated:
(a) Executive Order No. 12059 of May 11, 1978, as amended (28
U.S.C. 44 note), establishing the United States Circuit Judge
Nominating Commission;
(b) Executive Order No. 11992 of May 24, 1977 (28 U.S.C. note
prec. chapter 1), establishing the Committee on Selection of
Federal Judicial Officers;
(c) Executive Order No. 12084 of September 27, 1978, as amended
by Executive Order 12097 of November 8, 1978 (28 U.S.C. 133 note),
establishing the Judicial Nominating Commission for the District of
Puerto Rico; and
(d) Executive Order No. 12064 of June 5, 1978 (26 U.S.C. 7443
note), establishing the United States Tax Court Nominating
Commission.
Subsections (g), (i), (j) and (k) of Section 1-101 of Executive
Order No. 12258 (formerly set out as a note under this section),
extending these committees, are also revoked. Ronald Reagan.
EX. ORD. NO. 12379. TERMINATION OF BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND
COMMISSIONS
Ex. Ord. No. 12379, Aug. 17, 1982, 47 F.R. 36099, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and statutes of the United States of America, and to terminate the
establishing authorities for committees that are inactive or no
longer necessary, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Executive Order No. 12071, as amended (29 U.S.C. 1001
note), establishing the President's Commission on Pension Policy,
is revoked.
Sec. 2. Executive Order No. 12042, creating a Board of Inquiry to
Report on Labor Disputes Affecting the Bituminous Coal Industry in
the United States, is revoked.
Sec. 3. Executive Order No. 12085, creating an Emergency Board to
Investigate a Dispute Between the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company and Certain of Its Employees, is revoked.
Sec. 4. Executive Order No. 12132, creating an Emergency Board to
Investigate a Dispute Between the National Railway Labor Conference
and Certain of Its Employees, is revoked.
Sec. 5. Executive Order No. 12095, creating an Emergency Board to
Investigate a Dispute Between Wien Air Alaska, Inc., and Certain
Individuals, is revoked.
Sec. 6. Executive Order No. 12159, creating an Emergency Board to
Investigate Disputes Between the Chicago, Rock Island, Pacific
Railroad and Peoria Terminal Company and Brotherhood of Railway,
Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station
Employees; and the United Transportation Union, is revoked.
Sec. 7. Executive Order No. 12182, creating an Emergency Board to
Investigate a Dispute Between the Long Island Rail Road and Certain
of Its Employees, is revoked.
Sec. 8. Executive Order No. 12207, creating an Emergency Board to
Investigate a Dispute Between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Corporation and Certain of Its Employees, is revoked.
Sec. 9. Executive Order No. 12262 (29 U.S.C. 1001 note),
establishing an Interagency Employee Benefit Council, is revoked.
Sec. 10. Executive Order No. 12275 (20 U.S.C. 951 note),
establishing the Design Liaison Council, is revoked.
Sec. 11. Executive Order No. 11829, as amended (25 U.S.C. 640d
note), establishing the Hopi-Navajo Land Settlement Interagency
Committee, is revoked.
Sec. 12. Executive Order No. 11022, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3001
note), establishing the President's Council on Aging, is revoked.
Sec. 13. Executive Order No. 12192 (42 U.S.C. 2021 note),
establishing the State Planing (Planning) Council on Radioactive
Waste Management, is revoked.
Sec. 14. Executive Order No. 12075, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450
note), establishing the Interagency Coordinating Council, is
revoked.
Sec. 15. Executive Order No. 11782 (12 U.S.C. 2281 note),
establishing the Federal Financing Bank Advisory Council, is
revoked.
Sec. 16. Executive Order No. 12089, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2401
note), establishing the National Productivity Council, is revoked.
Sec. 17. Executive Order No. 11330, as amended (42 U.S.C. note
prec. 2711), establishing the President's Council on Youth
Opportunity, is revoked.
Sec. 18. Executive Order No. 11256, establishing the President's
Committee on Food and Fiber and establishing the National Advisory
Commission on Food and Fiber, is revoked.
Sec. 19. Executive Order No. 11654 (15 U.S.C. 278f note),
continuing the Federal Fire Council, is revoked.
Sec. 20. Executive Order No. 12083, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7101
note), establishing the Energy Coordinating Committee, is revoked.
Sec. 21. Executive Order No. 12285, as amended and ratified (50
U.S.C. 1701 note), establishing the President's Commission on
Hostage Compensation, is revoked.
Sec. 22. Executive Order No. 12202, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5848
note), establishing the Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee, is
revoked.
Sec. 23. Executive Order No. 12194 (42 U.S.C. 1321 note),
establishing the Radiation Policy Council, is revoked.
Sec. 24. The Veterans' Federal Coordinating Committee (Weekly
Compilation of Presidential Documents, volume 14, number 41, page
1743) is terminated.
Sec. 25. The President's Council on Energy Efficiency (Weekly
Compilation of Presidential Documents, volume 16, numbers 18 and
30, pages 790 and 1404) is terminated. Ronald Reagan.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12399
Ex. Ord. No. 12399, Dec. 31, 1982, 48 F.R. 379, which provided
for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was
superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319,
formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12489
Ex. Ord. No. 12489, Sept. 28, 1984, 49 F.R. 38927, which provided
for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was
superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319,
formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12534
Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319, which provided
for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was
superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12610, Sept. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 36901,
formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12610
Ex. Ord. No. 12610, Sept. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 36901, which provided
for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was
superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12692, Sept. 29, 1989, 54 F.R. 40627,
formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12692
Ex. Ord. No. 12692, Sept. 29, 1989, 54 F.R. 40627, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 12704, Feb. 26, 1990, 55 F.R. 6969, which provided for
the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was
superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12774, Sec. 4, Sept. 27, 1991, 56 F.R.
49835, formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12774
Ex. Ord. No. 12774, Sept. 27, 1991, 56 F.R. 49835, which provided
for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was
superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12869, Sec. 5, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R.
51751, set out below.
EX. ORD. NO. 12838. TERMINATION AND LIMITATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
Ex. Ord. No. 12838, Feb. 10, 1993, 58 F.R. 8207, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (''FACA''), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it
is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Each executive department and agency shall terminate
not less than one-third of the advisory committees subject to FACA
(and not required by statute) that are sponsored by the department
or agency by no later than the end of fiscal year 1993.
Sec. 2. Within 90 days, the head of each executive department and
agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, for each advisory committee subject to FACA sponsored by
that department or agency: (a) a detailed justification for the
continued existence, or a brief description in support of the
termination, of any advisory committee not required by statute; and
(b) a detailed recommendation for submission to the Congress to
continue or to terminate any advisory committee required by
statute. The Administrator of General Services shall prepare such
justifications and recommendations for each advisory committee
subject to FACA and not sponsored by a department or agency.
Sec. 3. Effective immediately, executive departments and agencies
shall not create or sponsor a new advisory committee subject to
FACA unless the committee is required by statute or the agency head
(a) finds that compelling considerations necessitate creation of
such a committee, and (b) receives the approval of the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget. Such approval shall be granted
only sparingly and only if compelled by considerations of national
security, health or safety, or similar national interests. These
requirements shall apply in addition to the notice and other
approval requirements of FACA.
Sec. 4. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
issue detailed instructions regarding the implementation of this
order, including exemptions necessary for the delivery of essential
services and compliance with applicable law.
Sec. 5. All independent regulatory commissions and agencies are
requested to comply with the provisions of this order.
William J. Clinton.
EX. ORD. NO. 12869. CONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
Ex. Ord. No. 12869, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51751, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 12882, Sec. 4(c), Nov. 23, 1993, 58 F.R. 62493,
provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in accordance
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Each advisory committee listed below is continued
until September 30, 1995:
(a) Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive
Order No. 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior) (3 U.S.C.
110 note);
(b) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health;
Executive Order No. 12196, as amended (Department of Labor) (5
U.S.C. 7902 note);
(c) President's Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive
Order No. 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management);
(d) President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities; Executive
Order No. 12367, as amended (National Endowment for the Arts);
(e) President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization; Executive Order No. 12216 (Department of Labor) (22
U.S.C. 271 note);
(f) President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Executive Order
No. 11776, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services) (42
U.S.C. note prec. 6000);
(g) President's Committee on the National Medal of Science;
Executive Order No. 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation)
(42 U.S.C. 1881 note);
(h) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Executive
Order No. 12345, as amended (Department of Health and Human
Services) (42 U.S.C. 300u-5 note);
(i) President's Export Council; Executive Order No. 12131, as
amended (Department of Commerce) (50 App. U.S.C. 2401 note); and
(j) President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee; Executive Order No. 12382, as amended (Department of
Defense).
Sec. 2. (Revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12882, Sec. 4(c), Nov. 23, 1993,
58 F.R. 62493.)
Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive
order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act that are applicable to the committees listed in
sections 1 and 2 of this order, except that of reporting annually
to the Congress, shall be performed by the head of the department
or agency designated after each committee, in accordance with the
guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of
General Services.
Sec. 4. The following Executive orders or sections thereof, which
established committees that have terminated or whose work is
completed, are revoked:
(a) Executive Order No. 12792, establishing the National
Commission on America's Urban Families;
(b) Executive Order No. 12813, as amended by Executive Order No.
12815, establishing the President's Commission on the Management of
the Agency for International Development (AID) Programs;
(c) Executive Order No. 12720, as amended by Executive Order No.
12783 (7 U.S.C. 2204b note), establishing the President's Council
on Rural America;
(d) Executive Order No. 12696, as amended by Executive Order No.
12756 (21 U.S.C. 1501 note), establishing the President's Drug
Advisory Council;
(e) Executive Order No. 12687, as amended by Executive Orders
Nos. 12741 and 12785 (20 U.S.C. 1221 note), establishing the
President's Education Policy Advisory Committee; and
(f) Section 5 of Executive Order No. 12675 (42 U.S.C. 2451 note),
establishing the Vice President's Space Policy Advisory Board.
Sec. 5. Executive Order No. 12774 (formerly set out as a note
under this section) is superseded.
Sec. 6. This order shall be effective September 30, 1993.
William J. Clinton.
SECREF SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 8473 of this title; title
7 sections 5843, 5853; title 12 section 4703; title 15 section
4603; title 16 sections 1a-14, 410nn-3, 410oo-5, 410qq-2, 410ww-21,
430g-8, 460ww-5, 463, 1274, 5404; title 20 section 5508; title 21
sections 360c, 360j; title 29 sections 765, 1142; title 33 section
2251; title 42 sections 218, 254j, 299c, 299c-1, 300d-1, 300j-5,
300v-3, 2471a, 11221, 12623, 12653l, 13458, 14131; title 44 section
2701; title 49 sections 30306, 44508.
HEAD Sec. 15. Effective date
STATUTE Except as provided in section 7(b), this Act shall become
effective upon the expiration of ninety days following October 6,
1972.
SOURCE (Pub. L. 92-463, Sec. 15, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776.)