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The article offers information on the reasons for creation of a federal advisory committee. Among the reasons discussed include to increase public participation and access to debates and discussions in policymaking, to avoid blame on political issues, and obtain fresh concepts from outside experts. It also mentions the advantage of such committees to federal agencies with technical or scientific agenda such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Federal advisory committees provide a formal forum for members of the public to provide advice and recommendations to the federal government on issues ranging from how to support trade goals of small and minority-owned businesses to which drugs best treat arthritis pain. Many of the roughly 1,000 federal advisory committees that operate at any given time are required to operate pursuant to the open meetings, records access, and reporting requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Advisory committees are established for a number of reasons. These reasons often include acquiring new ideas from non-governmental experts, removing certain controversial topics from politically charged arenas, and reducing the workload of executive branch employees and Members of Congress. Historically, Congress has established the majority of federal advisory committees. Of more than 1,000 federal advisory committees operating pursuant to FACA (FACA committees) in FY2015, for example, 722 (71.6%) were mandated or authorized by Congress--539 (53.4%) of which were required by statute while 183 (18.1%) were authorized, but not required, by statute. Other FACA committees were established by executive branch agencies or the President. In FY2015, 20 new FACA committees that were required to be created by statute began operations. Five of these 20 new FACA committees were required to be established within the Department of the Interior--more than any other federal agency. Legislative provisions seeking to establish 11 additional FACA committees have been introduced but not enacted in the 114th Congress. Should Congress want to authorize a new federal advisory committee, there are several statutory choices that might be considered. These considerations include a committee's mandate, membership requirements, powers, funding, and termination. This report provides a brief overview on how Congress can establish federal advisory committees, and provides some considerations as to why a federal advisory committee may or may not be an appropriate mechanism to assist a particular policy or funding question. The report also explores why FACA may or may not be appropriate for application to particular advisory committees. It presents data on the number of active FACA committees established by Congress with special emphasis on the committees established in FY2015. This report concludes by presenting a list of the federal advisory committees currently proposed for statutory establishment in the 114th Congress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on membership to federal advisory committee under the U.S. Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). It mentions that membership may be affected by federal ethics regulations and statutes and the Congress may provide guidelines for appointments. A table is also presented which show examples of statutory creation of membership structure including the Department of Interior, Medal of Valor Review Board, and the Department of Justice.

The article focuses on the provisions of the U.S. Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Topics discussed include the possible placing of additional chartering, oversight requirements, and record-keeping, the exemption of the North American Wetlands Conservation Council of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from FACA, and the required reporting of operations and costs.

The article offers information on the role of the U.S. Congress on the creation of Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) committees. Topics discussed include the creation of the Congress of majority of the FACA committees, the comparison of the Congress' statutorily required and authorized committees, and a table that lists the federal advisory committees required by statute in different departments including Department of Defense, Department of Interior, and Department of Labor.

A table is presented which lists the advisory committees which proposed for the establishment by statute in the 114th U.S. Congress, including the Water Resources Advisory Committee, the Research Policy Board, and the National Geospatial Advisory Committee.

The article discusses the creation and the functions of federal committees in the U.S. government. It mentions that committees such as the Founding Fathers Advisory Committee that is established for the federal government are required to generate a report or recommendations to the U.S. President and the Congress. It adds that there will be a need for a law to establish an advisory committee and additional provisions on the way the executive branch should response to committee recommendations.

The article offers information on staff and members of advisory committees. It mentions that committees may include consultants, committee management officer (CMO), and executive director. Among the duties of CMO are ensuring compliance with the U.S. Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), approving agendas, and maintaining required records on membership and cost.

The article focuses on federal advisory committee establishment and charter. Topics discussed include several elements of advisory committee charters such as the federal advisory committee's name, information on its objectives and scope, and establishment authority, the statutory language that establishes an advisory committee, and the autonomy of the advisory committee.

The article discusses the functions and requirements to establish federal advisory committees. Topics include the role of federal advisory committees to enable formal participation of private-sector citizens in federal policymaking, the bodies that can create the committee such as the Congress, President, or agency head, and the reasons for creating the committee including to obtain experts of a particular field, enable participation of stakeholders in policymaking, and reduce workloads.

The article focuses on the rights of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) committee to automatically terminate the committee two years after its establishment.

The article offers information on the provisions in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA (FACA) passed in the U.S. Congress, focusing on the funding of the federal advisory committee.

The article discusses the things that constitute the bylaws of a government-formed committee including the election procedures, vote tallying and filling up a membership vacancy.

The article discusses the authorities that a duly established committee may have under the law whether it is established by the U.S. Congress or being exempted from the U.S. Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) particularly in terms of hiring personnel.

The article offers information on compensation of advisory committee members, who are not officers or employees of the federal government, for their work and travel expenses pursuant to U.S. Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

The article discusses several considerations for the establishment of an advisory committee such as establishing committee membership, allocating support staff, proper funding, and office space, and setting its mission.