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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’.”
Sec. 2. There is hereby delegated to the Administrator of General Services all the functions vested in the President by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except that, the annual report to the Congress required by Section 6(c) of that Act shall be prepared by the Administrator for the President's consideration and transmittal to the Congress.
Jimmy Carter. Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions
Barack Obama. §3. Definitions
1997—Par. (2). Pub. L. 105–153, in closing provisions, substituted “such term excludes (i) any committee that is composed wholly of full-time, or permanent part-time, officers or employees of the Federal Government, and (ii) any committee that is created by the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public Administration.” for “such term excludes (i) the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, (ii) the Commission on Government Procurement, and (iii) any committee which is composed wholly of full-time officers or employees of the Federal Government.”
Section 2(c) of Pub. L. 105–153 provided that:
“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section [enacting section 15 of Pub. L. 92–463, set out in this Appendix, amending this section, and redesignating former section 15 of Pub. L. 92–463, set out in this Appendix, as section 16] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 17, 1997].
“(2) Retroactive effect.—Subsection (a) [amending this section] and the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective as of October 6, 1972, except that they shall not apply with respect to or otherwise affect any particular advice or recommendations that are subject to any judicial action filed before the date of the enactment of this Act.”
“ ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of General Services” substituted for “ ‘Director’ means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget” in par. (1) 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.
2010—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 111–259 added par. (3).
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.
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.
Section 210(c) of Pub. L. 97–375 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective July 1, 1983.
1980—Subsec. (d)(1)(C). Pub. L. 96–523 added subpar. (C).
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–523 effective sixty days after Dec. 12, 1980, see section 3 of Pub. L. 96–523, set out as a note under section 3102 of this title.
“Director of the Office of Personnel Management” substituted for “Civil Service Commission” in subsec. (d) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, §102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of this title, which transferred functions vested by statute in United States Civil Service Commission to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of this title.
“Administrator”, “Administrator's”, “Administrator of General Services”, and “General Services Administration” substituted for “Director”, “Director's”, “Director, Office of Management and Budget”, and “Office of Management and Budget” in text 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.
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of this title, see section 529 [title I, §101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of this title.
“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.
“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.
1976—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–409 inserted “portion of an” after “to any” and substituted provisions relating to determinations for closing to the public such portion of the meeting in accordance with section 552b(c) of title 5, for provisions relating to determinations of matters listed in section 552(b) of title 5.
“Administrator”, meaning Administrator of General Services, substituted for “Director”, meaning Director of Office of Management and Budget, in subsec. (a)(2), (3) 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.
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.
“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.
Executive Order No. 11827
Ex. Ord. No. 11827, Jan. 4, 1975, 40 F.R. 1217, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11915, May 10, 1976, 41 F.R. 19195, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11948, Dec. 20, 1976, 41 F.R. 55705, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 11948
Ex. Ord. No. 11948, Dec. 20, 1976, 41 F.R. 55705, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12007, Aug. 22, 1977, 42 F.R. 42839; Ex. Ord. No. 12029, Dec. 14, 1977, 42 F.R. 63631, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12110, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1069, formerly set out below.
Ex. Ord. No. 12007. Termination of Certain Presidential Advisory Committees
Ex. Ord. No. 12007, Aug. 22, 1977, 42 F.R. 42839, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the United States of America, in order to terminate certain advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. (a) The Citizens’ Advisory Council on the Status of Women is terminated.
(b) Executive Order No. 11126 of November 1, 1963, as amended by Executive Order No. 11221 of May 6, 1965 [42 U.S.C. 2000e note], is further amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (5) of Section 102 is revoked.
(2) Section 103, in order to delete a reference to the Council, is amended to read as follows:
“Annually the Committee shall transmit a report to the President concerning the status of women.”
(3) Part II is revoked.
(4) The second sentence of Section 301, in order to delete references to the Council, is amended to read as follows:
“To the extent practical and to the extent permitted by law (1) all Executive agencies shall cooperate with the Committee and furnish it such information and assistance as may be necessary for the performance of its functions, and (2) the Secretary of Labor shall furnish staff, office space, office facilities and supplies, and other necessary assistance, facilities, and services for the Committee.”
Sec. 2. (a) The Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality is terminated.
(b) Part II of Executive Order No. 11472 of May 29, 1969, as amended by paragraphs (7) and (8) of Section 4 of Executive Order No. 11514 of March 5, 1970 [42 U.S.C. 4321 note], is revoked.
Sec. 3. (a) The Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise is terminated.
(b) Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11625 of October 13, 1971 [15 U.S.C. 631 note], is revoked.
Sec. 4. (a) The Consumer Advisory Council is terminated.
(b) Executive Order No. 11583 of February 24, 1971 [20 U.S.C. 2982 note], is amended as follows:
(1) The second sentence of subsection (b)(1) of Section 2 is amended by deleting “(including the Consumer Advisory Council established in section 5 of this order)”.
(2) Section 5 is revoked.
Sec. 5. (a) The President's Advisory Board on International Investment is terminated.
(b) Executive Order No. 11962 of January 19, 1977 [22 U.S.C. 3107 note], is revoked.
Sec. 6. Subsections (a), (g), (i), and (j) of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11948 of December 20, 1976 [formerly set out as a note under this section], which extended the above advisory committees until December 31, 1978, is superseded.
Jimmy Carter. Ex. Ord. No. 12029. Termination of a Presidential Advisory Committee
Ex. Ord. No. 12029, Dec. 14, 1977, 42 F.R. 63631, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the United States of America, in order to terminate an advisory committee in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. (a) The Quetico-Superior Committee is terminated.
(b) Executive Order No. 11342, as amended, is revoked.
Sec. 2. Subsection (e) of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11948 of December 20, 1976 [formerly set out as a note under this section], which extended the above advisory committee until December 31, 1978, is superseded.
Jimmy Carter. Executive Order No. 12110
Ex. Ord. No. 12110, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1069, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12258, Dec. 31, 198, 46 F.R. 1251, as amended, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 12258
Ex. Ord. No. 12258, Dec. 31, 1980, 46 F.R. 1251, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12271, Jan. 15, 1981, 46 F.R. 4677; Ex. Ord. No. 12299, Mar. 17, 1981, 46 F.R. 17751; Ex. Ord. No. 12305, May 5, 1981, 46 F.R. 25421; Ex. Ord. No. 12336, Dec. 21, 1981, 46 F.R. 62239, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12399, Dec. 31, 1982, 48 F.R. 379, formerly set out below.
Ex. Ord. No. 12305. Termination of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
Ex. Ord. No. 12305, May 5, 1981, 46 F.R. 25421, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended [5 U.S.C. App.], the following Executive Orders, establishing advisory committees, are hereby revoked and the committees terminated:
(a) Executive Order No. 12059 of May 11, 1978, as amended [28 U.S.C. 44 note], establishing the United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission;
(b) Executive Order No. 11992 of May 24, 1977 [28 U.S.C. note prec. chapter 1], establishing the Committee on Selection of Federal Judicial Officers;
(c) Executive Order No. 12084 of September 27, 1978, as amended by Executive Order 12097 of November 8, 1978 [28 U.S.C. 133 note], establishing the Judicial Nominating Commission for the District of Puerto Rico; and
(d) Executive Order No. 12064 of June 5, 1978 [26 U.S.C. 7443 note], establishing the United States Tax Court Nominating Commission.
Subsections (g), (i), (j) and (k) of Section 1–101 of Executive Order No. 12258 [formerly set out as a note under this section], extending these committees, are also revoked.
Ronald Reagan. Ex. Ord. No. 12379. Termination of Boards, Committees, and Commissions
Ex. Ord. No. 12379, Aug. 17, 1982, 47 F.R. 36099, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and to terminate the establishing authorities for committees that are inactive or no longer necessary, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Executive Order No. 12071, as amended [29 U.S.C. 1001 note], establishing the President's Commission on Pension Policy, is revoked.
Sec. 2. Executive Order No. 12042, creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on Labor Disputes Affecting the Bituminous Coal Industry in the United States, is revoked.
Sec. 3. Executive Order No. 12085, creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Norfolk and Western Railway Company and Certain of Its Employees, is revoked.
Sec. 4. Executive Order No. 12132, creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Its Employees, is revoked.
Sec. 5. Executive Order No. 12095, creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between Wien Air Alaska, Inc., and Certain Individuals, is revoked.
Sec. 6. Executive Order No. 12159, creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Chicago, Rock Island, Pacific Railroad and Peoria Terminal Company and Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees; and the United Transportation Union, is revoked.
Sec. 7. Executive Order No. 12182, creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Long Island Rail Road and Certain of Its Employees, is revoked.
Sec. 8. Executive Order No. 12207, creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and Certain of Its Employees, is revoked.
Sec. 9. Executive Order No. 12262 [29 U.S.C. 1001 note], establishing an Interagency Employee Benefit Council, is revoked.
Sec. 10. Executive Order No. 12275 [20 U.S.C. 951 note], establishing the Design Liaison Council, is revoked.
Sec. 11. Executive Order No. 11829, as amended [25 U.S.C. 640d note], establishing the Hopi-Navajo Land Settlement Interagency Committee, is revoked.
Sec. 12. Executive Order No. 11022, as amended [42 U.S.C. 3001 note], establishing the President's Council on Aging, is revoked.
Sec. 13. Executive Order No. 12192 [42 U.S.C. 2021 note], establishing the State Planing [Planning] Council on Radioactive Waste Management, is revoked.
Sec. 14. Executive Order No. 12075, as amended [42 U.S.C. 1450 note], establishing the Interagency Coordinating Council, is revoked.
Sec. 15. Executive Order No. 11782 [12 U.S.C. 2281 note], establishing the Federal Financing Bank Advisory Council, is revoked.
Sec. 16. Executive Order No. 12089, as amended [15 U.S.C. 2401 note], establishing the National Productivity Council, is revoked.
Sec. 17. Executive Order No. 11330, as amended [42 U.S.C. note prec. 2711], establishing the President's Council on Youth Opportunity, is revoked.
Sec. 18. Executive Order No. 11256, establishing the President's Committee on Food and Fiber and establishing the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber, is revoked.
Sec. 19. Executive Order No. 11654 [15 U.S.C. 278f note], continuing the Federal Fire Council, is revoked.
Sec. 20. Executive Order No. 12083, as amended [42 U.S.C. 7101 note], establishing the Energy Coordinating Committee, is revoked.
Sec. 21. Executive Order No. 12285, as amended and ratified [listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense], establishing the President's Commission on Hostage Compensation, is revoked.
Sec. 22. Executive Order No. 12202, as amended [42 U.S.C. 5848 note], establishing the Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee, is revoked.
Sec. 23. Executive Order No. 12194 [42 U.S.C. 1321 note], establishing the Radiation Policy Council, is revoked.
Sec. 24. The Veterans’ Federal Coordinating Committee (Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, volume 14, number 41, page 1743) is terminated.
Sec. 25. The President's Council on Energy Efficiency (Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, volume 16, numbers 18 and 30, pages 790 and 1404) is terminated.
Ronald Reagan. Executive Order No. 12399
Ex. Ord. No. 12399, Dec. 31, 1982, 48 F.R. 379, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 12489
Ex. Ord. No. 12489, Sept. 28, 1984, 49 F.R. 38927, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 12534
Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12610, Sept. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 36901, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 12610
Ex. Ord. No. 12610, Sept. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 36901, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12692, Sept. 29, 1989, 54 F.R. 40627, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 12692
Ex. Ord. No. 12692, Sept. 29, 1989, 54 F.R. 40627, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12704, Feb. 26, 1990, 55 F.R. 6969, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12774, §4, Sept. 27, 1991, 56 F.R. 49835, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 12774
Ex. Ord. No. 12774, Sept. 27, 1991, 56 F.R. 49835, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12869, §5, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51751, formerly set out below.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act (“FACA”), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:
William J. Clinton. Executive Order No. 12869
Ex. Ord. No. 12869, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51751, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12882, §4(c), Nov. 23, 1993, 58 F.R. 62493, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12974, Sept. 29, 1995, 60 F.R. 51875, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 12974
Ex. Ord. No. 12974, Sept. 29, 1995, 60 F.R. 51875, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13062, Sept. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 51755, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 13062
Ex. Ord. No. 13062, Sept. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 51755, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was partially superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13138, §4, Sept. 30, 1999, 64 F.R. 53880, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 13138
Ex. Ord. No. 13138, Sept. 30, 1999, 64 F.R. 53879, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13226, §4(c), Sept. 30, 2001, 66 F.R. 50524, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was partially superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13225, §4, Sept. 28, 2001, 66 F.R. 50292, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 13225
Ex. Ord. No. 13225, Sept. 28, 2001, 66 F.R. 50291, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13316, §4, Sept. 17, 2003, 68 F.R. 55256, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 13316
Ex. Ord. No. 13316, Sept. 17, 2003, 68 F.R. 55255, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was partially superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13385, §4, Sept. 29, 2005, 70 F.R. 57990, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 13385
Ex. Ord. No. 13385, Sept. 29, 2005, 70 F.R. 57989, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was partially superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13446, §4, Sept. 28, 2007, 72 F.R. 56176, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 13446
Ex. Ord. No. 13446, Sept. 28, 2007, 72 F.R. 56175, which provided for the continuance of certain Federal advisory committees, was partially superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13511, §3, Sept. 29, 2009, 74 F.R. 50910, set out below.
Ex. Ord. No. 13511. Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
Ex. Ord. No. 13511, Sept. 29, 2009, 74 F.R. 50909, provided:
(b) National Infrastructure Advisory Council; Executive Order 13231, as amended (Department of Homeland Security).
(d) President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Executive Order 13256 [revoked, and Board reestablished, by Ex. Ord. No. 13532] (Department of Education).
(k) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Executive Order 13265 [amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13545 so as to establish President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition] (Department of Health and Human Services).
(l) President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Executive Order 13226, as amended [revoked, and Council reestablished, by Ex. Ord. No. 13539] (Office of Science and Technology Policy).
(m) President's Export Council; Executive Order 12131, as amended (Department of Commerce).
(n) President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; Executive Order 12382, as amended (Department of Homeland Security).
Barack Obama. §15. Requirements relating to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration
The date of the enactment of the Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 105–153, which was approved Dec. 17, 1997.
A prior section 15 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act was renumbered section 16 by Pub. L. 105–153.
Section 3 of Pub. L. 105–153 provided that: “Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 17, 1997], the Administrator of General Services shall submit a report to the Congress on the implementation of and compliance with the amendments made by this Act [enacting this section, amending section 3 of Pub. L. 92–463, set out in this Appendix, and redesignating former section 15 of Pub. L. 92–463, set out in this Appendix, as section 16].”