Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
Continues Multiple Federal Advisory Committees Through September 2019
What it does
Agencies must continue the listed federal advisory committees until September 30, 2019, and department heads will carry out the President's advisory committee responsibilities.
Real-world impact
- Keeps the listed advisory committees active through September 30, 2019.
- Designates department and agency heads to perform presidential advisory functions.
- Supersedes parts of a 2015 order and revokes a 2017 infrastructure council.
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Summary
This order continues a list of federal advisory committees until September 30, 2019, keeping them active to provide advice to the government. The departments and agencies named after each committee will perform the President's duties under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, meaning those department heads handle oversight instead of the President. The order also supersedes sections of a 2015 order and revokes a 2017 order that established a presidential infrastructure council. It is effective September 30, 2017.
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