Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

2015-10-05Executive Order 13708
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Continues or Reestablishes Multiple Federal Advisory Committees Through 2017

What it does: Agency heads must carry out the President's Federal Advisory Committee Act responsibilities and continue or reestablish the listed advisory committees until September 30, 2017.

Real World Impact:
  • Keeps the listed advisory committees operating through September 30, 2017.
  • Makes department and agency heads responsible for committee oversight duties.
  • Shifts certain administrative references from the General Services Administrator to the National Archives.
Topics: federal advisory committees, government operations, agency oversight, public advisory boards

Summary

This order continues or reestablishes the long list of federal advisory committees named in section 1, keeping each committee in place until September 30, 2017. It also overrides prior related sections and makes a small amendment to a previous order.

The heads of the listed departments and agencies are assigned the President's responsibilities under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees. The change keeps these advisory groups functioning and clarifies which agency officials handle their oversight.

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