2019 US Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security
Chapter 1 - Homeland Security Organization
Subchapter VIII - Coordination With Non-Federal Entities; Inspector General; United States Secret Service; Coast Guard; General Provisions
Part H - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 451 - Advisory committees
| 6 U.S.C. § 451 (2019) |
| §451. Advisory committees |
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(a) In general
The Secretary may establish, appoint members of, and use the services of, advisory committees, as the Secretary may deem necessary. An advisory committee established under this section may be exempted by the Secretary from Public Law 92–463, but the Secretary shall publish notice in the Federal Register announcing the establishment of such a committee and identifying its purpose and membership. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, members of an advisory committee that is exempted by the Secretary under the preceding sentence who are special Government employees (as that term is defined in section 202 of title 18) shall be eligible for certifications under subsection (b)(3) of section 208 of title 18 for official actions taken as a member of such advisory committee. (b) TerminationAny advisory committee established by the Secretary shall terminate 2 years after the date of its establishment, unless the Secretary makes a written determination to extend the advisory committee to a specified date, which shall not be more than 2 years after the date on which such determination is made. The Secretary may make any number of subsequent extensions consistent with this subsection. |
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(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, §871, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2243.) |
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Public Law 92–463, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, known as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY |
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| Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY CHAPTER 1 - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION SUBCHAPTER VIII - COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS Part H - Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 451 - Advisory committees |
| section 451 |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
| No |
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| 86 Stat. 770 116 Stat. 2243 |
| Public Law 92-463, Public Law 107-296 |
