§ 87j. — Advisory committee.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC87j]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 3--GRAIN STANDARDS
Sec. 87j. Advisory committee
(a) Establishment; number and terms of members
Not later than ninety days after October 24, 1988, the Secretary
shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice to the Secretary
with respect to implementation of this chapter consistent with the
declarations of policy in section 74 of this title. The advisory
committee shall consist of fifteen members, appointed by the Secretary,
who represent the interests of all segments of the grain producing,
processing, storing, merchandising, consuming, and exporting industries,
including grain inspection and weighing agencies and scientists with
expertise in research related to the policies established in section 74
of this title. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed to
three-year terms, except that of the initial fifteen members of the
advisory committee first appointed following the enactment of this
section, five shall be appointed for terms of one year and five shall be
appointed for terms of two years. No member of the advisory committee
may serve successive terms.
(b) Federal Advisory Committee Act as governing
The advisory committee shall be governed by the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act [5 U.S.C. App.].
(c) Clerical assistance and staff personnel
The Secretary shall provide the advisory committee with necessary
clerical assistance and staff personnel.
(d) Compensation and travel expenses
Members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation,
if not otherwise officers or employees of the United States, except that
members shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business
in the performance of services under this chapter, be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized under
section 5703 of title 5.
(e) Expiration of Secretary's authority
The authority provided to the Secretary for the establishment and
maintenance of an advisory committee under this section shall expire on
September 30, 2005.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, Sec. 21, as added Pub. L. 100-518,
Sec. 2(5), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2586; amended Pub. L. 103-156,
Secs. 13(b)(1), 14(c), Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1529, 1530; Pub. L. 103-
354, title II, Sec. 293(a)(7), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237; Pub. L.
106-472, title I, Sec. 109, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2060.)
References in Text
The enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), means
Oct. 24, 1988, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 100-518.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-472 substituted ``2005'' for
``2000''.
1994--Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 103-354 substituted ``Secretary''
for ``Administrator''.
1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-156, Sec. 13(b)(1), struck out
``(1)'' before ``Not later than'' and struck out par. (2) which read as
follows: ``To ensure a smooth transition, the advisory committee
established under section 87i of this title (as in effect prior to
October 1, 1988) shall continue in existence until all members of the
advisory committee established under this section are appointed; and the
Secretary may appoint members of the advisory committee established
under section 87i of this title to serve on the advisory committee
established under this section, without regard to the time of service of
such members on the advisory committee established under section 87i of
this title.''
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-156, Sec. 14(c), added subsec. (e).
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-472 effective as if enacted Sept. 30, 2000,
see section 111 of Pub. L. 106-472, set out as a note under section 79
of this title.
Effective and Termination Dates
That part of section 2 of Pub. L. 100-518 which provided that
section was effective for period Oct. 1, 1988, through Sept. 30, 1993,
inclusive, was repealed, effective Sept. 30, 1993, by Pub. L. 103-156,
Secs. 13(a), 16(b), Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1529, 1530.
