Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§2 Advisory commission
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE › § 2
Summary
Council must nominate up to seven people to the President, who appoints an advisory commission. Members need expertise in industry, utilities, or natural-resource development, or council-accepted qualifications. They get no pay but are reimbursed for actual travel and living expenses for meetings or investigations. The council sets meetings.
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Title 50, §2
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The Council of National Defense shall nominate to the President, and the President shall appoint, an advisory commission, consisting of not more than seven persons, each of whom shall have special knowledge of some industry, public utility, or the development of some natural resource, or be otherwise specially qualified, in the opinion of the council, for the performance of the duties hereinafter provided. The members of the advisory commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be allowed actual expenses of travel and subsistence when attending meetings of the commission or engaged in investigations pertaining to its activities. The advisory commission shall hold such meetings as shall be called by the council or be provided by the rules and regulations adopted by the council for the conduct of its work.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Advisory CommissionsAdvisory commissions 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 commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory commissions 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 commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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50 U.S.C. § 2
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73