6 U.S.C. § 451 Advisory Committees

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 6 U.S.C. § 451

(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 chapter 10 of title 5, 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) Termination

Any 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.

Cite as 6 U.S.C. § 451

Source: Pub. L. 107-296, title VIII, §871, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2243; Pub. L. 117-286, §4(a)(16), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4307.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

2022-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117-286 substituted "chapter 10 of title 5," for " Public Law 92-463".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL

Pub. L. 117-263, div. G, title LXXI, §7116(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3636, provided that:

"(1) DEFINITIONS.-In this subsection:

"(A) COUNCIL.-The term 'Council' means the council established under paragraph (2).

"(B) DEPARTMENT.-The term 'Department' means the Department of Homeland Security.

"(C) ECONOMIC SECURITY.-The term 'economic security' has the meaning given such term in section 890B(c)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 474(c)(2) ).

"(D) SECRETARY.-The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

"(2) ESTABLISHMENT.-In accordance with the mission of the Department under section 101(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 111(b) ), and in particular paragraph (1)(F) of such section, the Secretary shall establish a standing council of Department component heads or their designees, to carry out the duties described in paragraph (3).