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 112 STAT. 1754 PUBLIC LAW 105-244 —OCT. 7, 1998 SEC. 490B. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA AUTHORITY. Part G of title IV is further amended by inserting immediately after section 490 (20 U.S.C. 1097) the following: 20 USC 1097a. 'SEC. 490A. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS. "(a) AUTHORITY.— To assist the Secretary in the conduct of investigations of possible violations of the provisions of this title, the Secretary is authorized to require by subpoena the production of information, documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other documentary evidence pertaining to participation in any program under this title. The production of any such records may be required from any place in a State. "(b) ENFORCEMENT. —In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, the Secretary may request the Attorney General to invoke the aid of any court of the United States where such person resides or transacts business for a court order for the enforcement of this section.". SEC. 490C. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSIST- ANCE. Section 491 (20 U.S.C. 1098) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in the second sentence, by striking "and expenditures" and inserting ", expenditures and staffing levels"; and (B) by inserting after the third sentence the following: "Reports, publications, and other documents of the Advisory Committee, including such reports, publications, and documents in electronic form, shall not be subject to review by the Secretary."; (2) in subsection (e)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3) No officers or full-time employees of the Federal Government shall serve as members of the Advisory Committee."; (3) in subsection (g), by striking "(1) Members" and all that follows through "of the United States may each" and inserting "Members of the Advisory Committee may each"; (4) in subsection (h)(1)— (A) by inserting "determined" after "as may be"; and (B) by adding at the end the following: "The Advisory Committee may appoint not more than 1 full-time equivalent, nonpermanent, consultant without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code. The Advisory Committee shall not be required by the Secretary to reduce personnel to meet agency personnel reduction goals."; (5) in subsection (i), by striking "$750,000" and inserting "$800,000 "; (6) by amending subsection (j) to read as follows: "(j) SPECIAL ANALYSES AND ACTIYITIES.— The Advisory Committee shall— Reports. "(1) monitor and evaluate the modernization of student financial aid systems and delivery processes, including the implementation of a performance-based organization within the

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