§ 364c. — Studies, investigations, and records; staff assistance; advisory committees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC364c]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 11A--BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
Sec. 364c. Studies, investigations, and records; staff
assistance; advisory committees
The Secretary shall cause such studies and investigations to be made
and such records to be kept as may be necessary or desirable in carrying
out the purposes of this chapter, and he shall provide a place of
meeting and staff assistance to the Board. The staff shall be
responsible to the Secretary, who shall prescribe its relations to the
Board and the committees of the Board. The Secretary may establish from
time to time, upon recommendation of the Board, advisory committees of
United States citizens who are recognized experts in their respective
fields to assist in the solution of special problems arising under this
chapter.
(July 25, 1947, ch. 330, Sec. 4, 61 Stat. 456.)
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out
under section 1451 of this title.
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973,
unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an
officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by
appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in
the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is
otherwise provided by law. Advisory committees established after Jan. 5,
1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period
beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a
committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal
Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the
expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee
established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law.
See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
