‘‘(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 
the Advisory Committee shall be open to the 
public. 
‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Time-
ly notice of each meeting of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be published in the Federal Reg-
ister and be submitted to trade publications and 
publications of general circulation. 
‘‘(D) SUBGROUPS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee may establish such workgroups or sub-
groups as it deems necessary for the purpose of 
compiling information or conducting research. 
However, such workgroups may not conduct 
business without the direction of the Advisory 
Committee and must report in full to the Advi-
sory Committee. 
‘‘(9) QUORUM.—Nine members of the Advisory 
Committee shall constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(d) EXPENSES.—The expenses of the Advisory 
Committee that the Secretaries determine to be reasonable 
and appropriate shall be paid by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL SERV-
ICES, AND ADVICE.—A designated Federal Officer shall 
be jointly appointed by the Secretaries to provide to the 
Advisory Committee the administrative support, technical 
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services, and advice that the Secretaries determine to be 
reasonable and appropriate. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30 
of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit 
a report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate. If circumstances arise in which the Advisory 
Committee cannot meet the September 30 deadline 
in any year, the Secretaries shall advise the Chair-
persons of each such Committee of the reasons for 
such delay and the date on which the submission of 
the report is anticipated. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall describe— 
‘‘(A) the activities of the Advisory Com-
mittee during the preceding year; 
‘‘(B) the reports and recommendations 
made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre-
taries during the preceding year; and 
‘‘(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 
Secretaries as a result of the recommendations. 
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‘‘(g) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 
(b) CONTINUANCE AND ABOLISHMENT OF EXISTING 
WILDLIFE
AND
HUNTING
HERITAGE
CONSERVATION 
COUNCIL.—The Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conserva-
tion Council established pursuant to section 441 of the 
Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 1457), section 2 of the Fish 
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), and other Acts 
applicable to specific bureaus of the Department of the 
Interior— 
(1) shall continue until the date of the first 
meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Con-
servation Council established by the amendment 
made by subsection (a); and 
(2) is hereby abolished effective on that date. 
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