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handle is hein.crs/govbafk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ~.Research Service Executive Order to Reduce the Number of Federal Advisory Committees June 27, 2019 On June 14, 2019, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13875, Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees. The E.O. intends to evaluate, reduce, and limit the number of federal advisory committees (FACs) subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA; 5 U.S.C. Appendix-Federal Advisory Committee Act; as amended), including statutory committees established by Congress. E.O. 13875 is similar to a previous E.O. issued by President William Clinton. Questions remain, however, about whether President Clinton's E.O. was effective in reducing the number of and costs associated with FACs and how the implementation and outcome of the recent E.O. may differ. What Are Federal Advisory Committees? FACs provide a formal forum for members of the public to provide expertise, advice, and recommendations to the federal government on a variety of issues. FACs are often established to acquire new ideas from non-governmental experts, remove certain controversial topics from politically charged arenas, and reduce the workload of executive branch employees and Members of Congress. Many of the roughly 1,000 FACs are required to operate according to FACA requirements for open meetings, records access, and reporting requirements. A FAC may be established in one of four ways: (1) required by statute, (2) authorized by statute, (3) under general agency authority, or (4) by presidential directive. Unlike a FAC that is statutorily required, a FAC authorized by statute may be created if an agency agrees that it is necessary. No statutorily required FAC may be terminated without congressional cooperation. The General Services Administration's (GSA) Committee Management Secretariat is responsible for all administrative matters relating to FACs. Clinton Administration Efforts to Reduce Federal Advisory Committees In 1993, President Clinton issued E.O. 12838 to reduce the number of FACs. President Clinton ordered a one-third reduction of FACs established by presidential directive, under agency authority, or authorized Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11139 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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