‘‘(B) OPEN
MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 
the Advisory Committee shall be open to the pub-
lic. 
‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Timely 
notice of each meeting of the Advisory Committee 
shall be published in the Federal Register 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 Com-
mittee 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 Advi-
sory Committee the administrative support, technical serv-
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ices, and advice that the Secretaries determine to be reason-
able 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 Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. If 
circumstances arise in which the Advisory Committee 
cannot meet the September 30 deadline in any year, 
the Secretaries shall advise the Chairpersons of each 
such Committee of the reasons for such delay and the 
date on which the submission of the report is antici-
pated. 
‘‘(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 Ad-
visory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(h) ABOLISHMENT OF THE EXISTING WILDLIFE AND 
HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUNCIL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE.—Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Coun-
cil formed in furtherance of section 441 of the Revised Stat-
utes (43 U.S.C. 1457), the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 
(16 U.S.C. 742a), and other Acts applicable to specific bu-
reaus of the Department of the Interior is hereby abol-
ished.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 249 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2799 
[Report No. 113–336, Part I] 
A BILL 
To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage 
Conservation Council Advisory Committee to ad-
vise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agri-
culture on wildlife and habitat conservation, 
hunting, recreational shooting, and for other pur-
poses. 
JANUARY 29, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
JANUARY 29, 2014 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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