An act to authorize the establishment of a system governing the rreation and operation of advisory committees in the executive branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Other names for this bill
This bill can be referred to as FACA (acronym for Federal Advisory Committee Act).
This bill governs Federal Advisory Committees
This bill provides rules that Federal Advisory Committees must follow.
These provisions include...
o The committee membership must represent diverse views.
o The committee must operate in the public view. Most meetings must be open to the public. Materials provided to committee members must be made available to the public.
o The committee must be disbanded once it has completed its objective.
o The committee must operate in the public view. Most meetings must be open to the public. Materials provided to committee members must be made available to the public.
o The committee must be disbanded once it has completed its objective.
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For more, read this Congressional Research Service report.