Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/6106
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16 U.S. Code § 6106 - Cooperation
§ 6106.
(a) In generalIn carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall—
(1) support and coordinate existing efforts to conserve neotropical migratory bird species, through—
(b) Advisory group
To assist in carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. The advisory group as a whole shall have expertise in the methods and procedures set forth in section 6103(2) of this title in each country and region of the Western Hemisphere [1]
(2) Public participation
(A) MeetingsThe advisory group shall—
(3) Exemption from Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 106–247, § 7, July 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 595; Pub. L. 109–363, title III, § 302(f)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2076.)
2006—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–363 inserted at end “The advisory group as a whole shall have expertise in the methods and procedures set forth in section 6103(2) of this title in each country and region of the Western Hemisphere”.
Pub. L. 109–363, title III, § 302(f)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2076, provided that:
“The Secretary of the Interior is encouraged to convene an advisory group under section 7(b)(1) of such Act [Pub. L. 106–247, subsec. (b)(1) of this section] by not later than 6 months after the effective date of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006]. This paragraph shall not be considered to authorize delay of the schedule previously established by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the submission, judging, and awarding of grants.”