42 U.S.C. § 4025 — Flood insurance advisory committee

(a) Appointment; duties The Administrator^* must appoint a flood insurance advisory committee^* regardless of the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and such committee must advise the Administrator in the preparation of any regulations prescribed under this chapter and about policy matters arising in the administration of this chapter, and must perform such other responsibilities as the Administrator may, from time to time, assign to such committee. (b) Membership Such committee must consist of no more than fifteen persons and such persons must be selected from among representatives of— (1) the insurance industry, (2) State^* and local governments, (3) lending institutions, (4) the homebuilding industry, and (5) the general public. (c) Compensation and travel expenses Members of the committee must, while attending conferences or meetings thereof, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Administrator but not exceeding $100 per day, including traveltime, and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem instead of subsistence, as is authorized under section 5703 of title 5 for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.