PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The President may create one or more advisory boards, including regional ones, to give periodic advice to the President, the Council of Economic Advisers, and other executive branch departments or agencies the President picks. Boards must include people from labor, small and large businesses, farming, consumers, state and local officials, and the general public. They must advise on matters tied to this chapter, the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and other national economic programs. The President must provide appropriate pay to board members under the law.

Title 15, §1022f

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(a)Establishment

An advisory board or boards (including regional advisory boards) may be established as the President deems appropriate, to advise and consult periodically with one or more of the following: The President, the Council of Economic Advisers, and such other departments and agencies of the executive branch of the Federal Government as the President shall determine.

(b)Composition; duties; compensation

Such advisory board or boards shall include appropriate representation of labor, small and larger businesses and industries, agriculture, consumers, State and local officials, and the public at large, and shall advise and consult with respect to matters related to this chapter, the Full Employment aand Balanced Growth Act of 1978 [15 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.], and other appropriate matters related to national economic programs and policies. The President shall, in accordance with applicable provisions of law, take the steps necessary to provide appropriate compensation to the members of such advisory board or boards.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 95–523, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1887, which is classified principally to chapter 58 (§ 3101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory BoardsAdvisory boards 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 board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§1022f Advisory Board or Boards