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 PUBLIC LAW 95-113—SEPT. 29, 1977

91 STAT. 1043

borne by the committee members or other individuals, such as their employers, corporations, organizations, associations, or labor organizations. A N N U A L REPORT

SEC. 1807. (a) In addition to the other requirements of section 10 7 USC 2287. of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, each advisory 5 USC app. 1. committee within the Department of Agriculture, including all advisory committees as defined in section 1802(3) of this title and all other advisory committees within the Department of Agriculture established by statute or reorganization plan or established by the President, shall prepare, at least annually, a written report which shall contain— (1) a description of all recommendations and suggestions it has provided to any executive department, agency, or other authority of the United States, or any State, or any individual during the immediately preceding year; (2) a description of the response it has made during the immediately preceding year to specific recommendations and suggestions from any executive department, agency, or other authority of the United States, or any State, or any individual; (3) an itemization, in detail, of all costs incurred by it during Itemized costs. the immediately preceding year, including, but not limited to— (A) public money spent on transportation for advisory committee members and other Department of Agriculture employees engaged in the business of the advisory committee, including individuals who are not members of the advisory committee; (B) per diem allowances for temporary duty expenses for advisory committee members and for Department of Agriculture employees engaged in the work of the advisory committee who are not members of the advisory committee; (C) salaries and consultant fees paid to the advisory committee members, guest presenters, or other advisors or assistants to the advisory committee at meetings of the advisory committee; (D) the value of Department of Agriculture staff support time spent on the business of the advisory committee; (E) the cost of leasing, renting, or purchasing equipment, meeting rooms, and supplies for the advisory committee; (F) any additional cost involved in meetings of the advisory committee, including receptions, luncheons, dinners, and entertainment; (G) miscellaneous expenses, with a separate category for any major expense item peculiar to the advisory committee; and (H) such other expenses or cost items as may be relevant to full disclosure of the costs of operating the advisory committee; and (4) a list of the members of the advisory committee and, where applicable, the background information on each member required to be submitted under section 1805 of this title, (b) The report required by this section shall be transmitted to the Transmittal to Secretary, the appropriate committees of Congress having legislative Secretary and jurisdiction or oversight with respect to the agency within the Depart- congressional committees.

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