Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1076

 91 STAT. 1042

PUBLIC LAW 95-1 IS—SEPT. 29, 1977 (4) do not exceed their proposed budgets by 10 per centum or $500, whichever is greater, without receiving prior approval for such additional expenditures from the Secretary as provided under section 1808 of this title. MEMBERSHIP ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES

7 USC 2285.

SEC. 1805. (a) No person other than an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture shall serve on an advisory committee for more than six consecutive years. (b) No person shall simultaneously serve on more than one advisory committee unless authorized by the Secretary. (c) All advisory committees shall, to the extent practicable, have— (1) a balanced membership reflecting the differing views of the groups substantially affected by the matters to be considered by such advisory committees; and (2) ethnic, racial, and sexual balance. (d) Each member of an advisory committee shall use his or her full name and principal place of residence, and shall provide the Secretary with (1) the names of persons or companies by whom he or she is employed, (2) his or her principal occupation, and (3) his or her major sources of income. Such information shall be forwarded to the appropriate committees of Congress having legislative jurisdiction or oversight responsibility with respect to the agency within the Department of Agriculture which established the advisory committee, as part of the annual report provided for in section 1807 of this title. (e) Not more than one officer or employee of any coiyoration or other entity, including all subsidiaries and affiliates thereof, shall serve on the same advisory committee at any one time, unless excepted by the Secretary. ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER REQUIREMENTS

7 USC 2286. 5 USC app. 1.

OPERATING COSTS

gjjc. 1806. In addition to complying with other requirements of section 9(c)(G) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, each advisory committee shall provide the following information to the Secretary when it files its charter— (1) a statement that the estimate of annual operating costs developed pursuant to section 9(c)(G) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act is inclusive of all private and public moneys to be spent by or on behalf of the advisory committee; and (2) specific estimates of— (A) the amount of Federal funds that will be used annually to support directly or indirectly the operation of the advisory committee; (B) the dollar value of the time and the expenses that will be incurred annually by Federal agencies and employees in assisting in the operation of the advisory committee; (C) the travel expenses, including per diem or subsistence in lieu thereof, that will be incurred annually by advisory committee members and Department of Agriculture employees in attending meetings of the advisory committee, including travel performed in support of the advisory committee's operation; and (D) all expenses that will be paid annually by sources outside the Government, including, but not limited to, expenses

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