Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
Continues Multiple Federal Advisory Committees and Delegates Oversight to Agencies
What it does
Agency and department heads must perform the President's Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the listed advisory committees, following General Services Administration guidelines.
Real-world impact
- Keeps listed advisory committees operating through September 30, 2003.
- Assigns presidential oversight duties to heads of departments and agencies.
- Revokes orders creating terminated committees, removing outdated committee authorities.
Topics
Summary
This order continues a list of federal advisory committees until September 30, 2003, keeping them authorized to operate. It names the head of each listed department or agency to perform the President's responsibilities under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, using guidelines set by the Administrator of General Services.
The order also revokes earlier executive orders that created committees whose work is finished and supersedes parts of a prior order; it takes effect September 30, 2001.
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