7 U.S.C. § 87j — Advisory committee

submitted 110 years ago by Pub. L. 100-518 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 307 words · no verdicts yet

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By late January 1989, the Secretary had to set up a 15-member advisory committee on grain inspection policy. Members serve three-year terms without pay, though they can claim travel expenses. The Secretary's authority to keep this committee running ends on September 30, 2025.

(a) No later than ninety days after October 24, 1988, the Secretary had to create a fifteen-member advisory committee to advise on carrying out this chapter's goals, as stated in section 74. Members represent the grain producing, processing, storing, merchandising, consuming, and exporting industries, including grain inspection and weighing agencies and scientists who study related policy. Members serve three-year terms, except that of the first fifteen members appointed, five served one-year terms and five served two-year terms. No member may serve more than two terms in a row. (b) The advisory committee is governed by chapter 10 of title 5. (c) The Secretary must give the committee the clerical help and staff it needs. (d) Members are not paid, unless they are already federal officers or employees, but they can be reimbursed for travel expenses, including a daily allowance, while away from home doing committee work, under section 5703 of title 5. (e) The Secretary's authority to keep running this advisory committee ends on September 30, 2025.

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(a) Establishment; number and terms of members

Not later than ninety days after October 24, 1988, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice to the Secretary with respect to implementation of this chapter consistent with the declarations of policy in section 74 of this title. The advisory committee shall consist of fifteen members, appointed by the Secretary, who represent the interests of all segments of the grain producing, processing, storing, merchandising, consuming, and exporting industries, including grain inspection and weighing agencies and scientists with expertise in research related to the policies established in section 74 of this title. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed to three-year terms, except that of the initial fifteen members of the advisory committee first appointed following the enactment of this section, five shall be appointed for terms of one year and five shall be appointed for terms of two years. No member of the advisory committee may serve successively for more than 2 terms.

(b) Chapter 10 of title 5 as governing

The advisory committee shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5.

The Secretary shall provide the advisory committee with necessary clerical assistance and staff personnel.

(d) Compensation and travel expenses

Members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, if not otherwise officers or employees of the United States, except that members shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services under this chapter, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized under section 5703 of title 5.

(e) Expiration of Secretary’s authority

The authority provided to the Secretary for the establishment and maintenance of an advisory committee under this section shall expire on September 30, 2025.1

Source credit: (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 21, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(5), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2586; amended Pub. L. 103–156, §§ 13(b)(1), 14(c), Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1529, 1530; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 293(a)(7), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237; Pub. L. 106–472, title I, § 109, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2060; Pub. L. 109–83, § 1(a), Sept. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2053; Pub. L. 114–54, title III, § 301(g), Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 116–216, § 7, Dec. 11, 2020, 134 Stat. 1050; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(20), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4307.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1916Enacted · Pub. L. 100-518 · 102 Stat. 2586
1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-156 · 107 Stat. 1529, 1530
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-354 · 108 Stat. 3237
2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-472 · 114 Stat. 2060
2005Amended · Pub. L. 109-83 · 119 Stat. 2053
2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-54 · 129 Stat. 520
2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-216 · 134 Stat. 1050
2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-286 · 136 Stat. 4307

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-518 on 1916-08-11.

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