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(1) There is established in the Department an independent Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Advisory Committee") which shall provide advice and counsel to the authorizing committees and to the Secretary on student financial aid matters.
(F) to collect information on Federal regulations, and on the impact of Federal regulations on student financial assistance and on the cost of receiving a postsecondary education, and to make recommendations to help streamline the regulations for institutions of higher education from all sectors.
In the exercise of its functions, powers, and duties, the Advisory Committee shall be independent of the Secretary and the other offices and officers of the Department. Notwithstanding Department of Education policies and regulations, the Advisory Committee shall exert independent control of its budget allocations, expenditures and staffing levels, personnel decisions and processes, procurements, and other administrative and management functions. The Advisory Committee's administration and management shall be subject to the usual and customary Federal audit procedures. Reports, publications, and other documents of the Advisory Committee, including such reports, publications, and documents in electronic form, shall not be subject to review by the Secretary. The recommendations of the Committee shall not be subject to review or approval by any officer in the executive branch, but may be submitted to the Secretary for comment prior to submission to the authorizing committees in accordance with subsection (f). The Secretary's authority to terminate advisory committees of the Department pursuant to section 1233g(b) 1 of this title ceased to be effective on June 23, 1983.
(A) Four members shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, of whom two members shall be appointed from recommendations by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and two members shall be appointed from recommendations by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(B) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, of whom two members shall be appointed from recommendations by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, and two members shall be appointed from recommendations by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(C) Three members shall be appointed by the Secretary, of whom at least one member shall be a student.
(2) Each member of the Advisory Committee, with the exception of a student member, shall be appointed on the basis of technical qualifications, professional experience, and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of higher education, student financial aid, financing post-secondary education, and the operations and financing of student loan guarantee agencies.
(3) The appointment of a member under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be effective upon publication of such appointment in the Congressional Record.
(11) make special efforts to advise Members of Congress and such Members&apos; staff of the findings and recommendations made pursuant to this paragraph.
(2) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of a predecessor shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. A member of the Advisory Committee serving on August 14, 2008, shall be permitted to serve the duration of the member's term, regardless of whether the member was previously appointed to more than one term.
(3) No officers or full-time employees of the Federal Government shall serve as members of the Advisory Committee.
(4) The Advisory Committee shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from among its members.
(5) Six members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum.
(6) The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman or a majority of its members.
(1) The Advisory Committee may appoint such personnel as may be determined necessary by the Chairman without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but no individual so appointed shall be paid in excess of the rate authorized for GS–18 of the General Schedule. The Advisory Committee may appoint not more than 1 full-time equivalent, nonpermanent, consultant without regard to the provisions of title 5. The Advisory Committee shall not be required by the Secretary to reduce personnel to meet agency personnel reduction goals.
(2) In carrying out its duties under this chapter, the Advisory Committee shall consult with other Federal agencies, representatives of State and local governments, and private organizations to the extent feasible.
(3)(A) The Advisory Committee is authorized to secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this section and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Advisory Committee, upon request made by the Chairman.
(B) The Advisory Committee may enter into contracts for the acquisition of information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this section.
(4) The Advisory Committee is authorized to obtain the services of experts and consultants without regard to section 3109 of title 5 and to set pay in accordance with such section.
(5) The head of each Federal agency shall, to the extent not prohibited by law, cooperate with the Advisory Committee in carrying out this section.
(6) The Advisory Committee is authorized to utilize, with their consent, the services, personnel, information, and facilities of other Federal, State, local, and private agencies with or without reimbursement.
(5) conduct a study in accordance with subsection (m).
The Advisory Committee shall make recommendations to the Secretary and the authorizing committees for consideration of future legislative action regarding redundant or outdated regulations consistent with the Secretary's requirements under section 1099c–2 of this title.
(ii) provide a succinct description of each regulation or proposed regulation that is generally relevant to institutions of higher education from all sectors.
(iii) publishes the study conducted by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences under section 1106 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act.
(ii) suggestions provided through the website for streamlining or eliminating duplicative regulations.
(A) The impact of such programs on baccalaureate attainment rates.
(B) The degree to which a student's total cost of attaining a baccalaureate degree can be reduced by such programs.
(C) The ways in which low- and moderate-income students can be specifically targeted by such programs.
(D) The ways in which nontraditional students can be specifically targeted by such programs.
(E) The cost-effectiveness for the Federal Government, States, and institutions of higher education to implement such programs.
Section 1233g of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §212(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913.
A prior section 1098, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, §491, as added Pub. L. 96–374, title IV, §451(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1454; amended Pub. L. 98–79, §11, Aug. 15, 1983, 97 Stat. 484, related to a National Commission on Student Financial Assistance, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.
2014—Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 113–174 substituted "2015" for "2014".
2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(b), substituted "authorizing committees" for "Congress".
Subsec. (a)(2)(D) to (F). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(1), added subpars. (D) to (F).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(b), substituted "authorizing committees" for "Congress".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(2), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) relating to appointment and qualifications of Advisory Committee members.
Subsec. (d)(6). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(3)(A), (b), substituted "authorizing committees" for "Congress" and struck out ", but nothing in this section shall authorize the committee to perform such studies, surveys, or analyses" before semicolon.
Subsec. (d)(9) to (11). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(3)(B)–(D), added pars. (9) and (10) and redesignated former par. (9) as (11).
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(4)(A), substituted "4 years" for "3 years" in introductory provision.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(4)(B), substituted "A member of the Advisory Committee serving on August 14, 2008, shall be permitted to serve the duration of the member's term, regardless of whether the member was previously appointed to more than one term." for "A member of the Advisory Committee shall, upon request, continue to serve after the expiration of a term until a successor has been appointed. A member of the Advisory Committee may be reappointed to successive terms on the Advisory Committee."
Subsec. (j)(1). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(5)(A), inserted "and simplifications" after "delivery processes" and struck out "including the implementation of a performance-based organization within the Department, and report to Congress regarding such modernization on not less than an annual basis," before "including recommendations for improvement".
"(5) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding redundant or outdated provisions of and regulations under this chapter, consistent with the Secretary's requirements under section 1099c–2 of this title."
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(6), substituted "2014" for "2004".
Subsecs. (l), (m). Pub. L. 110–315, §494C(a)(7), added subsecs. (l) and (m).
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–244, §490C(1), substituted ", expenditures and staffing levels" for "and expenditures" in second sentence and inserted "Reports, publications, and other documents of the Advisory Committee, including such reports, publications, and documents in electronic form, shall not be subject to review by the Secretary." after third sentence.
Subsec. (e)(3) to (6). Pub. L. 105–244, §490C(2), added par. (3) and redesignated former pars. (3) to (5) as (4) to (6), respectively.
"(1) Members of the Advisory Committee who are officers or full-time employees of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as officers or employees of the United States; but they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
"(2) Members of the Advisory Committee who are not officers or full-time employees of the United States may each".
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 105–244, §490C(4), inserted "determined" after "as may be" and inserted at end "The Advisory Committee may appoint not more than 1 full-time equivalent, nonpermanent, consultant without regard to the provisions of title 5. The Advisory Committee shall not be required by the Secretary to reduce personnel to meet agency personnel reduction goals."
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 105–244, §490C(5), substituted "$800,000" for "$750,000".
"(4) assess the adequacy of methods of monitoring student debt burden."
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 105–244, §490C(7), substituted "2004" for "1998".
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 105–244, §490C(8), struck out heading and text of subsec. (l) which directed Advisory Committee to conduct a study of means of simplifying all aspects of loan programs under part B of this subchapter.
1993—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 103–208, §2(h)(45), struck out "sections 1070a–1 through 1070a–5 of this title and" after "established under".
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 103–208, §2(h)(46), substituted "subchapter III" for "subtitle III" before "of chapter 53 of such title".
1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–325, §496(a), inserted after first sentence "Notwithstanding Department of Education policies and regulations, the Advisory Committee shall exert independent control of its budget allocations and expenditures, personnel decisions and processes, procurements, and other administrative and management functions. The Advisory Committee's administration and management shall be subject to the usual and customary Federal audit procedures."
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 102–325, §496(b)(1), struck out "and in assessing the impact of legislative and administrative policy proposals" after "student aid".
Subsec. (d)(4) to (9). Pub. L. 102–325, §496(b)(2)–(6), added par. (4), redesignated former pars. (4) to (7) as (5) to (8), respectively, and added par. (9).
Subsec. (h)(4). Pub. L. 102–325, §496(c), substituted "without regard to" for "in accordance with" and inserted before period at end "and to set pay in accordance with such section".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102–325, §496(d), substituted "$750,000" for "$500,000".
Subsecs. (j) to (l). Pub. L. 102–325, §496(e), added subsecs. (j) to (l) and struck out former subsec. (j), which related to special institutional lender study.
1987—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–50, §15(16), inserted at end "The Secretary's authority to terminate advisory committees of the Department pursuant to section 1233g(b) of this title ceased to be effective on June 23, 1983."
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 100–50, §15(17), substituted "In each fiscal year not less than $500,000" for "An amount, not to exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year".
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 100–50, §15(18), added subsec. (j).

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