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4 Legislative History of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, P.L. 92-463 1 (1972)

handle is hein.leghis/fedca0005 and id is 1 raw text is: if May 9, 1973 MEMORANDUM The Federal Advisory Committee Act and Federal Agency Advisory Committees 1/ The Federal Advisory Committee Act,- passed by the 92nd Congress, was signed into law by the President on October 6, 1972. The Act was intended to accomplish the establishment of a system governing the creation and operation of advisory committees in the executive branch of the Federal Government */ ... .,. This memorandum will briefly explore the purposes of the Act, relevant legislative history, and current implementa- tion as it applies to advisory committees to Federal departments 3/ or agencies.- I. BACKGROUND A. General Developments -- 1957-1970 The Congressional effort to institute some control over what it considered an unwieldy proliferation of advisory l/ Pub. L. No. 9?-463, 86 Stat. 770. The Act became effective ninety days after enactment, on January 5, 1973. The text of the Act is attached as Appendix A. 2/ Id. (Title of Act). 3/ The Act applies to Congressional and Presidential advisory Fommittees or commissions, as well, and creates specific obliga- tions in the President and Congress to review and supervise the establishment and use of such committees.

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