Public Law 92-463

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Public Law 92-463 is the United States federal statute enacted in 1972 that established the Federal Advisory Committee Act, governing the creation and operation of federal advisory committees to ensure transparency and public involvement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal statute
public law
aimsToPrevent undisclosed or secret advisory committees influencing federal policy
unnecessary proliferation of federal advisory committees
appliesTo federal advisory committees
assignsOversightTo Administrator of General Services
U.S. General Services Administration
surface form: General Services Administration
codifiedAs 5 U.S.C. App.
5 U.S.C. Appendix
codifiedIn Title 5 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned October 6, 1972
effectiveDate October 6, 1972
enactedBy 92nd United States Congress
exempts advisory committees composed wholly of full-time federal officers or employees
advisory committees created by the National Academy of Public Administration under certain conditions
advisory committees created by the National Academy of Sciences under certain conditions
hasAcronym FACA
hasShortTitle Federal Advisory Committee Act
imposes limitations on the duration of advisory committees unless renewed
reporting requirements on federal advisory committees
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legislativeHistory enacted during the 92nd United States Congress in response to concerns about advisory committee influence and secrecy
policyArea administrative law
government transparency
public participation in government
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 92-463
purpose to ensure public involvement in the work of federal advisory committees
to ensure that advice by advisory committees is objective and accessible to the public
to govern the establishment and operation of federal advisory committees
to provide transparency in the activities of federal advisory committees
regulates creation of federal advisory committees
operation of federal advisory committees
relatedTo Freedom of Information Act
Government in the Sunshine Act
requires advance notice of advisory committee meetings
balanced membership of advisory committees
charter for each covered advisory committee
keeping minutes and records of advisory committee meetings
open meetings of advisory committees except under specific exemptions
public access to advisory committee records subject to FOIA exemptions
scope executive branch advisory committees
independent agency advisory committees
signedBy Richard Nixon
signingPresident Richard Nixon
statutesAtLargeCitation 86 Stat. 770
yearEnacted 1972

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FACA publicLawNumber Public Law 92-463
subject surface form: Federal Advisory Committee Act