§ 663. — 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: 30USC663]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 18--COAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 663. Advisory committees
(a) Minutes of meetings
Any advisory committee appointed under the provisions of this
chapter shall keep minutes of each meeting, which shall contain as a
minimum (1) the name of each person attending such meeting, (2) a copy
of the agenda, and (3) a record of all votes or polls taken during the
meeting.
(b) Availability of minutes or reports
A copy of any such minutes or of any report made by any such
committee after final action has been taken thereon by the Secretary
shall be available to the public upon request and payment of the cost of
furnishing such copy.
(c) Compensation; travel expenses
Members of any advisory committee appointed from private life under
authority of this section shall each receive $50 per diem when engaged
in the actual performance of their duties as a member of such advisory
committee. Such members shall also be entitled to travel expenses and
per diem in lieu of subsistence at the rates authorized by section 5703
of title 5 for all persons employed intermittently as consultants or
experts receiving compensation on a per diem basis.
(d) Exemption from conflict-of-interest statutes
Service by an individual as a member of such an advisory committee
shall not subject him to the provisions of section 1914 of title 18, or,
except with respect to a particular matter which directly involves the
Office of Coal Research or in which the Office of Coal Research is
directly interested, to the provisions of sections 281, 283, or 284 of
title 18 or of section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99).
(Pub. L. 86-599, Sec. 3, July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 336.)
References in Text
Sections 281, 283, 284, and 1914 of title 18, referred to in subsec.
(d), were repealed by Pub. L. 87-849, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat.
1126, ``except as they [sections 281 and 283] may apply to retired
officers of the armed forces of the United States'', and were supplanted
by sections 203, 205, 207, and 209, respectively, of Title 18, Crimes
and Criminal Procedure. For further details, see Exemptions note set out
under section 203 of Title 18.
Section 190 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in subsec. (d), was
repealed by Pub. L. 87-849, Sec. 3, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126. See
section 207 of Title 18.
Codification
In subsec. (c), ``section 5703 of title 5'' substituted for
``section 73b-2 of title 5'' on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 7(b),
Sept, 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Transfer of Functions
See note set out under section 661 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.