Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
Headline: Extends Federal Advisory Committees and Revises Their Responsibilities
What it does: Agency heads must carry out presidential duties for the listed advisory committees and keep those committees active through September 30, 2007.
- Keeps listed federal advisory committees operating through September 30, 2007.
- Transfers presidential oversight duties for these committees to agency heads.
- Revises rules for the infrastructure advisory council and changes science advisor membership limits.
Summary
This order continues a list of federal advisory committees and updates other related executive orders. It extends the listed committees' authorization until September 30, 2007, revises membership and duties for several councils, and revokes orders creating commissions whose work is finished.
The order assigns agency heads to perform the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, updates rules for the infrastructure advisory council, changes membership limits for science advisors, and makes other administrative adjustments to how these committees operate.
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