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2 U.S.C. § 1824a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 1824a. Recyclable materials
(a) Collection and sale of recyclable materials
(1) Establishment of program
The Architect of the Capitol shall establish a program for the collection and sale of recyclable materials collected from or on the Capitol buildings and grounds, in accordance with the procedures applicable under subchapter III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, to the sale of surplus property by an executive agency.
(2) Exclusion of materials subject to other programs
The program established under this section shall not apply with respect to any materials which are subject to collection and sale under—
(A) section 6516 of this title;
(B) section 5540 of this title;
(C) section 2026 of this title; or
(D) any other authorized program for the collection and sale of recyclable materials.
(b) Revolving fund
(1) In general
There is established in the Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, which shall consist of—
(A) proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials under the program established under this section; and
(B) such amounts as may be appropriated under law.
(2) Use of fund
Amounts in the revolving fund established under paragraph (1) shall be available without fiscal year limitation to the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the Architect providing prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate—
(A) to carry out the program established under this section;
(B) to carry out authorized programs and activities of the Architect to improve the environment; and
(C) to carry out authorized programs and activities of the Architect to promote energy savings.
(c) Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1101, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 822; Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1303, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 429.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified as a note under section 1811 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–76 substituted “fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter” for “each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013”.
2 U.S.C. § 1868a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 1868a. Semiannual report of disbursements
(a) Reports required
Not later than 60 days after the last day of each semiannual period, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to Congress, with respect to that period, a detailed, itemized report of the disbursements for the operations of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
(b) Contents
The report required by subsection (a) shall include—
(1) the name of each person who receives a payment from the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
(2) the quantity and price of any item furnished to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
(3) a description of any service rendered to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, together with a statement of the time required for the service, and the name, title, and amount paid to each person who renders the service;
(4) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or received or expended by, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol and any unexpended balances of such amounts;
(5) the information submitted to the Comptroller General under section 3523(b) of title 31; and
(6) such additional information as may be required by regulation of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(c) Printing
Each report under this section shall be printed as a House document.
(d) Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to the semiannual periods of January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31 of each year, beginning with the semiannual period in which this section is enacted.
(Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1301, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 428.)
2 U.S.C. § 1907a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 1907a. Authority to transfer amounts between salaries and general expenses
During fiscal year 2014 and any succeeding fiscal year, the Capitol Police may transfer amounts appropriated for the fiscal year between the category for salaries and the category for general expenses, upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1001, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 424.)
2 U.S.C. § 1907b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 1907b. Funds available for workers compensation payments
Available balances of expired United States Capitol Police appropriations shall be available to the Capitol Police to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees’ Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5.
(Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1002(a), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 424.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section applicable with respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 1002(c) of Pub. L. 113–76, set out as an Effective Date of 2014 Amendment note under section 1907 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 5508 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5508. Account in House of Representatives for Employees’ Compensation Fund
(a) Establishment
There is hereby established an account in the House of Representatives for purposes of making payments of the House of Representatives to the Employees’ Compensation Fund under section 8147 of title 5, and for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the House.
(b) Payments made from account
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments may be made from the account established under subsection (a) at any time after October 7, 1997, without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to make such payments is incurred.
(c) Category of allowances and expenses
The account established under subsection (a) shall be treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 5507(a) of this title.
(Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 109, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 102(a), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 422.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 95d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1998, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–76 substituted “, and for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the House.” for period at end.
heading: Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 102(b), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 422, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.”
2 U.S.C. § 6518 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 6518. Workers compensation payments
(a) In general
Available balances of expired appropriations which are subject to disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate shall be available to the Secretary of the Senate to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees’ Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5.
(b) Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter.
(Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 420.)
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Federal Advisory Committee Act”.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 1, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770.)
heading: Short Title of 1997 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 105–153, § 1, Dec. 17, 1997, 111 Stat. 2689, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 15 of Pub. L. 92–463, set out in this Appendix, amending section 3 of Pub. L. 92–463, set out in this Appendix, renumbering former section 15 of Pub. L. 92–463, set out in this Appendix, as section 16, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 3 and 15 of Pub. L. 92–463, set out in this Appendix] may be cited as the ‘Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997’.”
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 4. Applicability; restrictions
(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;
(2) the Federal Reserve System; or
(3) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, if the Director of National Intelligence determines that for reasons of national security such advisory committee cannot comply with the requirements of this Act.
(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.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 4, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 771; Pub. L. 111–259, title IV, § 410(a), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2724.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2010—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 111–259 added par. (3).
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 5. Responsibilities of Congressional committees; review; guidelines
(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.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 5, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 771.)
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 6. Responsibilities of the President; report to Congress; annual report to Congress; exclusion
(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.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 6, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 772; Pub. L. 97–375, title II, § 201(c), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1822.)
heading: Termination of Reporting Requirements
text: For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions in subsec. (c) of this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 173 of House Document No. 103–7.
heading: Amendments
text: 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.
heading: Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 97–375, title II, § 201(c), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1822, provided that the amendment made by that subsection is effective July 1, 1983.
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 8. Responsibilities of agency heads; Advisory Committee Management Officer, designation
(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.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 8, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 773; 1977 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: “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, § 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.
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 9. Establishment and purpose of advisory committees; publication in Federal Register; charter: filing, contents, copy
(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.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 9, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 773; 1977 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: “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, § 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.
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 11. Availability of transcripts; “agency proceeding”
(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.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 11, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 775.)
heading: References in Text
text: 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.
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 12. Fiscal and administrative provisions; record-keeping; audit; agency support services
(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.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 12, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 775.)
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 13. Responsibilities of Library of Congress; reports and background papers; depository
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.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 13, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 775; 1977 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 5F, eff. Nov. 20, 1977, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: “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, § 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.
(Title 5 Appendix)
§ 16. Effective date
Except as provided in section 7(b), this Act shall become effective upon the expiration of ninety days following October 6, 1972.
(Pub. L. 92–463, § 16, formerly § 15, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776; renumbered § 16, Pub. L. 105–153, § 2(b), Dec. 17, 1997, 111 Stat. 2689.)