§ 1701h. — Advisory committees; payment of transportation and other expenses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC1701h]
TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 13--NATIONAL HOUSING
Sec. 1701h. Advisory committees; payment of transportation and
other expenses
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to
establish such advisory committee or committees as he may deem necessary
in carrying out any of his functions, powers, and duties under this or
any other Act or authorization. Persons serving without compensation as
members of any such committee may be paid transportation expenses and
not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by
section 5703 of title 5.
(July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title VI, Sec. 601, 63 Stat. 439; Aug. 2, 1954,
ch. 649, title VIII, Sec. 807, 68 Stat. 645; Pub. L. 89-117, title XI,
Sec. 1106, Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 503; Pub. L. 90-19, Sec. 6(h), May
25, 1967, 81 Stat. 22; Pub. L. 98-479, title II, Sec. 202(c), Oct. 17,
1984, 98 Stat. 2228.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63
Stat. 413, as amended, known as the Housing Act of 1949, which is
classified principally to chapter 8A (Sec. 1441 et seq.) of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1441 of Title 42
and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Housing Act of 1949, and not as
part of the National Housing Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-479 substituted ``section 5703 of title 5'' for
``section 5 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2)''.
1967--Pub. L. 90-19 substituted ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development'' and ``he'' for ``The Housing and Home Finance
Administrator and the head of each constituent agency of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency'' and ``each'', respectively.
1965--Pub. L. 89-117 struck out provision that declared inapplicable
the conflict-of-interest statutes in the case of members of advisory
committees.
1954--Act Aug. 2, 1954, permitted heads of constituent agencies of
the Housing and Home Finance Agency to establish advisory committees,
inserted provisions relating to inapplicability of the conflict-of-
interest statutes with respect to committee members serving without
compensation, and inserted provisions relating to payment of expenses.
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. 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.
Ex. Ord. No. 10486. Advisory Committee on Government Housing Policies
and Programs
Ex. Ord. No. 10486, Sept. 12, 1953, 18 F.R. 5561, provided:
1. There shall be established the Advisory Committee on Government
Housing Policies and Programs.
2. The Committee shall make, or cause to be made, studies and
surveys of the housing policies and programs of the Government and the
organization within the Executive Branch for the administration of such
policies and programs, and shall advise the Housing and Home Finance
Administrator and the President with respect thereto.
3. The Housing and Home Finance Administrator shall serve as the
Chairman of the Committee, and the other members of the Committee shall
be appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Executive Order and
Section 601 of the Housing Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 439) [this section].
4. To work directly with the Housing and Home Finance Administrator
in the task of directing specific studies and surveys and developing
concrete recommendations, there shall be in the Committee an Executive
Committee, consisting of members of the Committee designated for such
purpose, and the Housing and Home Finance Administrator shall serve as
the Chairman of such Executive Committee.
5. Administrative expenses in connection with the work of the
Committee, including expenses of advisers and consultants appointed by
the Chairman in connection therewith, shall, upon authorization therefor
by the Chairman or his delegate, be paid pursuant to the authority
therefor under the heading, ``Housing and Home Finance Agency, Office of
the Administrator'' in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954 (Public
Law 207, Eighty-third Congress, approved August 7, 1953).
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1701h-1 of this title; title
20 section 802.
